After two-and-a-half years of managing to escape the jaws of COVID-19, it finally struck me and came just when I started to think that I might be one of the lucky ones.

International Cycling Union (UCI) updated its COVID-19 policy on the eve of the Grand Départ of the Tour de France

chain reaction (PCR) tests within seven days.Despite the updated rules, COVID-19 has hit the Tour de France

Bouchard of AG2R Citroën Team among the latest to withdraw following positive tests.Two-time Tour de France

The Netherlands' Annemiek van Vleuten secured her third Giro d'Italia Donne title as Chiara Consonni of Italy won the tenth stage of the race.

Attention now turns to the Tour de France Femmes, set to run from July 24 to July 31.It will cover 1,029km

The Netherlands began their title defence at the UEFA Women's Euro 2022 with a 1-1 stalemate against Olympic silver medallists Sweden in Group C.

C matches on July 13.Group D is due to start tomorrow with Belgium facing Iceland in Manchester and France

Chinese athletes Long Jinbao and Deng Lijuan reached the top in the men's and women's speed finals today at the International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) World Cup in Chamonix, beating European opponents in the last climbs of the day.

instalment of the International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) Speed World Cup Series 2022 in Chamonix, France

Wout van Aert triumphed on stage eight of this year's Tour de France as Tadej Pogačar increased his lead

and fifth on the stage respectively.Stage eight covered 186.3 kilometres as riders raced from Dole in France

Maillots distinctifs et classements après l'étape 8 #TDF2022 pic.twitter.com/FPAAb4ukHd— Tour de France

The 10th stage of the Tour de France is set to see competitors go from Aigle in Switzerland to Châtel

Pogačar produced another remarkable performance to claim back-to-back stage victories at the Tour de France

#TDF2022 pic.twitter.com/qGVneggXzI— Tour de France™ (@LeTour) July 8, 2022However, so did Vingegaard

Aigle.Spectators can visit the grounds tomorrow and Sunday (July 10) to watch action at the Tour de France

New Zealand, scheduled co-hosts with Australia of the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023, is set to stage the first World Cup playoff tournament for that event in February next year.

the September and October windows.China, Japan, Korea Republic, Philippines and Vietnam from Asia and France

Juju Watkins is tipped to lead favourites United States to their fifth Under-17 Women's Basketball World Cup title, with the tournament set to begin tomorrow in Debrecen.

before Mexico and Japan also face off.Group B sees Asian champions Australia compete against Slovenia, France

Former FIFA and UEFA Presidents Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini have been cleared of criminal charges during their trial in Switzerland.

fraud by the Federal Criminal Court in the southern city of Bellinzona along with Platini, a former France

Competition dates for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games have been announced, with the Games set to be held across 11 days, one less than Tokyo 2020.

the multi-sport event.Para athletics’ track and field events are planned to be held at the Stade de France

The Netherlands’ Pieter Jan Postma has continued his unbeaten run at the Finn World Masters, recording another two wins in Helsinki.

had recorded first-place finishes in each of the six races to stand on five net points.Laurent Hay of France

Rio 2016 Olympic gold medallist and biking superstar Nino Schurter could add a new record to a glittering career this weekend as the International Cycling Union (UCI) 2022 Mountain Bike World Cup circuit reaches Lenzerheide in the Swiss mountains.

only three points adrift of German rider Luca Schwarzbauer.In the women’s competition Leona Lecomte of France

country Olympic and sprint World Cup standings after a superb start to the season.Leona Lecomte of France

Two-time defending champion Tadej Pogačar has taken the general classification lead at the Tour de France

late dash to beat Australia’s Michael Matthews and France’s David Gaudu and claim his seventh Tour de France

@TamauPogi #TDF2022 pic.twitter.com/TNsF4hvcY6— Tour de France™ (@LeTour) July 7, 2022"Every time I

TotalEnergies also confirmed before the race that Daniel Oss of Italy has withdrawn from the Tour de France

the International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) World Cup is set to begin tomorrow in Chamonix, France

days ago.Americans Brooke Raboutou and Natalia Grossman will be hoping to challenge the Slovenian in France

France's Juliette Labous claimed her maiden Giro d'Italia Donne stage win as she surged to victory from the breakaway on the seventh leg of this year's race.

Majerus.Sierra was involved in a crash on stage five but Vos and Majerus cited the upcoming Tour de France