Hosts China were among the women's teams to book their spots in the quarter-finals at the World Team Table Tennis Championships in Chengdu today, as the round-of-16 matches got underway in the men's event too.

pic.twitter.com/D4HurJih4Z— World Table Tennis (@WTTGlobal) October 5, 2022Slovakia won 3-1 against France

Tokyo 2020 gold medal winning siblings Uta and Hifumi Abe headline an exciting line-up following the draw for the World Judo Championships here in Tashkent.

the most competitive, which could feature a rematch of the Olympic final against Amandine Buchard of France

Defending champions China are to face India and Hungary in the opening knockout round of the men's and women's competitions at the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) World Team Table Tennis Championships after concluding the group stage unbeaten.

Commonwealth Games gold medallists, settled for third to meet China after losing 3-0 to Group Two winners France

, who are scheduled to face England next.Germany finished between France and India following their own

Hungary in Group Two are first-place Japan and second-place Slovakia, who are due to face South Korea and France

The 100th anniversary of Eric Liddell's Olympic 400 metres gold medal in Paris is to be commemorated by a special celebration in 2024 led by British Olympic Association President the Princess Royal, who has been named as patron for an event to be known as "The Eric Liddell 100".

three-quarter from 1922 for 1923 and was only once on the losing side.He scored tries against Ireland, France

Paris is among a group of French cities that have decided against showing FIFA World Cup matches on big screens or setting up fan zones, in protest at host nation Qatar's record on human rights.

Reims and Rodez to boycott setting up fan zones for the competition.Fan zones were commonplace across France

Rabadan, the Paris Deputy Mayor in charge of sport and the Olympic and Paralympic Games, told Agence France-Presse"The

France are the defending champions and in Group D at the tournament alongside Australia, Denmark and

The President of the French Olympic and Sports Committee (CNOSF), Brigitte Henriques, has filed a complaint for "psychological violence" against the sacked former secretary general of the body, Didier Séminet.

two years before the start of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, remain unclear, but Agence France-Presse

Enedis has officially opened a renovated source substation that is set to play a key role in powering the Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics.

pic.twitter.com/DqcocZj5FH— Enedis en Île-de-France Est (@enedis_idf_est) September 21, 2022Enedis, a

Choutet, deputy prefect of Seine-Saint-Denis, Laurent Perrault, regional director of Enedis in Île-de-France

The French Prudential Supervision and Resolution Authority has approved a licence for the FIFA Clearing House (FCH) to enable it to operate as a payment institution.

Stakeholders Committee prior to the FIFA Council endorsing it in October 2018 and has been set up in France

Diego Maradona's shirt that sold for a record amount at an auction earlier this year has gone on display in Qatar as part of a special exhibition to coincide with the country hosting the FIFA World Cup.

The jersey has been through quite a journey," she told Agence France-Presse."

Belgium qualified for the Paris 2024 Olympics after being crowned champions of the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) Jumping Nations Cup at the Real Club de Polo de Barcelona in Spain.

oWR0HxJQn6— The FEI (@FEI_Global) October 2, 2022Belgium needed to produce such a high-level display as France

Titouan Perrin-Ganier of France claimed his fifth rainbow jersey at the 2022 International Cycling Union

entering the race and proved why she is one of the best in the category yet again.Coline Clauzure of France

Commonwealth Games gold medallists India continued their mighty form by upsetting second seeds Germany in the men's event at the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) World Team Table Tennis Championships in Chengdu.

champion Dang Qiu, winning 10-12, 7-11, 11-8, 11-8, 11-9.India won the match 3-1 overall and now join France

) October 2, 2022In the women's competition, Chinese Taipei almost suffered a devastating defeat to France

Colombian cyclist Nairo Quintana has parted ways with Arkéa-Samsic after three seasons despite signing a contract extension earlier this year in August.

for tramadol to enhance physical performance.Nairo Quintana finished sixth in the most recent Tour de France

As someone who has not watched his national side qualify for the tournament since he was in nappies, my passion for the FIFA World Cup goes far beyond who lifts the trophy.

scorer in the 1998 FIFA World Cup Final, lifting the trophy ©Getty ImagesFast forward to 1998 and hosts France

All eyes will be on defending champions Gaia Tormena of Italy and Simon Gegenheimer of Germany as the 2022 International Cycling Union (UCI) Mountain Bike Cross-Country Eliminator (XCE) World Championships is heading to Barcelona.

Mountainbike (@CityMTB) September 26, 2022However, with four-time UCI World Champion Titouan Perrin-Ganier of France