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Mauritius

  • Birmingham 2022 Chef de Mission interviews

Mauritius did not win a medal at the first nine Commonwealth Games the country attended, but since then they have always appeared on the podium.

country's 13 medals have come in the ring with the nation, previously a territory of both Britain and France



David Owen: Quirky, historic and still outstanding - London 2012 a decade on

  • Inside the Blogs

The City of London Corporation has kindly invited me to a reception marking the 10th anniversary of the London 2012 Olympic Games.

reaction that has remained with me came at the Copper Box, less than two minutes into the Britain versus France

handball clash.This was the very definition of a mismatch, with handball a minority sport in Britain and France

red-shirted Brits astonishingly took the lead.It was too good to last: the final score was 44-15 to France


US ease into men's and women's flag football quarter-finals at Birmingham 2022 World Games

  • American Football World Games

Group stage matches in the flag football competition concluded at the Birmingham 2022 World Games, with hosts the United States easing into the men's and women's quarter-finals.

round Group B.After getting their campaign off to a fine start yesterday with a 38-18 victory over France

National Football Team (@USNFT) July 12, 2022The Danes' 20-13 win against France earlier in the day ensured

they went through in second place.Panama finished with a 34-13 triumph over France to secure third place.Germany

facing the US or Germany in the last four.Denmark take on Mexico and Italy have been pitted against France

bottom of the group, with Panama taking on Italy in the same half of the draw.Mexico are due to play France


Groups finalised for 2022 FIFAe Finals in Copenhagen

  • Non-Olympic Sports

Groups for the 2022 FIFAe World Cup, FIFAe Club World Cup and the FIFAe Nations Cup set to be held at the Bella Arena in Copenhagen from July 14 to July 30 have been confirmed.

with the possibility of fans joining the event for the first time.Reigning FIFAe Nations Cup champions France


Conradie stars in win over Kenya as Namibia qualify for 2023 Rugby World Cup

  • Rugby Sevens

defeated Kenya 36-0 in the Rugby Africa Cup final to book their place into next year’s Rugby World Cup in France

tries and captain Johan Deysel grabbed the other as Namibia clinched the title in Aix-en-Provence in France

Allister Coetzee, will go into pool A at the 2023 Rugby World Cup where they are set to meet hosts France


FFHB President Bana wants Paris 2024 handball tournament moved to capital

  • Paris 2024

President of the French Handball Federation (FFHB) Philippe Bana has requested that the country's side can play its Paris 2024 matches in the capital instead of the planned venue in Lille.

France won both the men's and women's handball gold medals at Tokyo 2020.Bana feels that a sport that

France perform so well in should be rewarded with the spotlight in a central location at its home games.He


United States and Austria win opening women’s and men’s flag football matches at World Games

  • American Football World Games

The United States and Austria won the opening women’s and men’s matches as flag football made its debut at the World Games in Birmingham, Alabama today.

these received by Joann Overstreet.Elsewhere in the women’s preliminary round Group A Austria defeated France

beat Japan 34-13, Italy snuck past Brazil 25-19, the US defeated Austria 27-21, and Panama dominated France




Defending champions Brazil end Men's Volleyball Nations League round robin with win over Japan

  • Volleyball

Defending champions Brazil have ended the round robin phase of the Men's Volleyball Nations League with a win against hosts Japan in Osaka.

-23, 25-22.The result means that they finish joint-sixth overall with Japan.Olympic gold medallists France

France (25-22, 23-25, 25-23, 25-19).? Top Scorers: Ezequiel Palacios & Luciano Vicentin ??

quarter-finals.Top seeds Italy are set to play the Dutch while Japan are due to face a re-match against France



Jungels wins stage nine as Pogačar maintains overall lead at Tour de France

  • Cycling

Luxembourg’s Bob Jungels achieved his first Tour de France stage victory after making a solo breakaway

Maillots distinctifs et classements après l'étape 9#TDF2022 pic.twitter.com/aBUP0jp02w— Tour de France

Jumbo-Visma’s Vingegaard, 1min 17sec behind Pogačar.Tomorrow is a scheduled rest day with the Tour de France


Britain's Shriever and Whyte star at UEC BMX Racing European Championships

  • Cycling

Britain's Olympic medallists Bethany Shriever and Kye Whyte both secured their first continental gold medals as they were victorious at the European Cycling Union (UEC) BMX Racing European Championships in Dessel.

 Besançon in France is due to stage the next edition of the European Championships from July 7 to


France top standings at UCI Mountain Bike World Cup in Lenzerheide

  • Cycling

France finished the International Cycling Union (UCI) Mountain Bike World Cup in Lenzerheide on top of

bronze medal safely with 1:17:55 on the clock, 1:38 in front of fourth-placed Pauline Ferrand Prevot of France

in the cross-country Olympic discipline.A second gold came for France in the men's downhill final courtesy