Kanoa Igarashi and Kirra Pinkerton claimed the individual titles and helped their respective nations, Japan and the United States, top the men's and women's team standings to clinch Paris 2024 qualification places at the World Surfing Games in Huntington Beach.

universality place goes to each sex in an attempt to provide opportunities to smaller nations.Host nation France

Tokyo 2020 time-trial champion Annemiek van Vleuten won the women’s road race at the International Cycling Union (UCI) Road World Championships in Wollongong in Australia despite the pain of a fractured elbow.

road race silver at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.Earlier this year she won the Giro d’Italia Donne, Tour de France

The United States, seeking a fourth consecutive title at the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Women's World Cup in Sydney, earned a crucial qualifying victory over China on the third day of competition to secure a quarter-final place.

fourth and last quarter-final qualifying place after a win and a loss - playing Serbia and Mali meeting France

Hosts Australia, surprisingly beaten in their opening day match of the International Basketball Federation Women's World Cup in Sydney, got back into full normal working as they defeated Mali 118-58 in their second Group B match.

the United States when this event last took place in 2018, Australia - who lost 57-70 to sixth seeds France

Emmanuel Grégoire, first Deputy Mayor of Paris, has praised the "spectacular accelerator" effect of the city’s imminent 2024 Games in terms of improving sporting infrastructure.

 "It incubates this idea in France and launches an experiment with 7,000 schools."

We are doing this with our 35,000 elementary schools in France, so 6.5 million children will benefit

The International Federation of Teqball (FITEQ) is seeking nominations to represent athletes and National Federations on its Executive Board.

National Federations.Rui Marques Leitão from Portugal is the current athletes' representative and Teqball France

Officials from the Paris 2024 Organising Committee have been given "sacred soil" from the ancient site in Olympia to help them promote the traditional Torch Relay.

Beyond connecting Olympia and Greece with Paris and France, we want to open the Games wide through this

sacred soil that I will have the honour of bringing  back to France."

three-day fact-finding mission by the Terre de Jeux group from Paris 2024 which links all areas of France

because the Olympic Torch Relay was not inaugurated until the 1936 Olympics.The Flame did travel to France

Peru's Tokyo 2020 Olympian Daniella Rosas strengthened her prospects of being chosen for Paris 2024 with another significant heat win in the International Surfing Association (ISA) World Surfing Games at Huntington Beach in California.

has registered multiple moments of brilliance to remain the last man standing for defending champions France

French President Emmanuel Macron wants to meet Paris 2024 construction authorities to ensure all safety measures regarding workers are being applied.

accidents recorded.Macron's initiative also takes the lead in the wake of calls from some politicians in France

FIFA World Cup, although there is not felt to be widespread support for this action, especially as France

Fifty years ago this month, 60 leading tennis players formed an organisation to "promote and protect " their interests.

seasons after turning professional.In 1962, Laver was only 24, but he won in his native Australia, France

standards.In 1962, it was reported that the winner of one professional singles tournament in the South of France

among them King's American compatriot Rosie Casals, Australia's Margaret Court and Francoise Durr of France

Paris 2024 chief executive Étienne Thobois has welcomed the minting of a special €10 (£8.74/$9.83) hexagonal silver commemorative coin as a symbol of French "know how".

Hosting this event is a magnificent symbol of the pride of France, integrating sport history and artistic

The United States' Chester Weber topped the individual standings at the end of the first day of the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) Driving World Championship in Pratoni del Vivaro.

and Hungary are eager to get on the podium as well.At present, Sebastien Vincent’s score of 62.23 has France

Holders the United States get off to a winning start on the opening day of the International Basketball Federation Women’s World Cup in Sydney, Australia.

not be used during the tournament.Also at the Sydney SuperDome hosts Australia were beaten 70-57 by France

for the hosts at the Women's Basketball World Cup in Sydney ©Getty ImagesGabby Williams impressed for France

Italy's lightweight women's double scull Olympic champions Valentina Rodini and Federica Cesarini missed out on a place in the final at the World Rowing Championships in Račice.

sculls semi-final in the fastest time of 7:02.46, with Gabriel Soares of Italy and Baptiste Savaete of France

Bridgestone has recruited five French athletes as brand ambassadors for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

At Bridgestone, we don't rely on luck," said Tom Adams, Bridgestone managing director for France and