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Three Greek victories at Multi European Taekwondo Games in Sofia

  • Taekwondo

Greece enjoyed a successful second day at the Multi European Taekwondo Games in Sofia, winning three of the available eight gold medals.

win in the men's under-45 kilograms category, with Ukraine's Emil Bovsunovskyi and Mehdi El Azhar of France

winner of the day, seeing off Moldova's Liviu Bugneac in the men's under-53kg final.Nolhan Rosemond of France




Sensational Pizzolato ends 100-year wait for Italy at European Weightlifting Championships

  • Weightlifting

Antonino Pizzolato sent a message to the rest of the weightlifting world with a phenomenal world-record performance at the European Championships in Tirana, Albania.

was third on 343kg.France, Ukraine and Sweden had winners in the women’s events.Dora Tchakounte of France

Hanhur took the 64kg title with 102-120-222, ahead of Nuray Gungor of Turkey and Vicky Graillot of France



Kunieda closes in on eighth French Open title after thrashing Oda

  • Wheelchair Tennis

Reigning Olympic champion Shingo Kunieda thrashed Tokito Oda in an all-Japanese men’s wheelchair singles semi-final to move within one victory of an eighth French Open title.

Martin De la Puente coming through in straight sets.Macarena Cabrillana of Chile and Emmanuelle Morch of France



World champion Shavdatuashvili headlines field at IJF Tbilisi Grand Slam

  • Judo

Three-time Olympic medallist and reigning world champion Lasha Shavdatuashvili will be hoping to make home advantage count when Georgian capital Tbilisi stages the latest International Judo Federation Grand Slam.

Tanaka and Ken Oyoshi.Kazakhstan is sending the second-biggest team behind Georgia with 25 judoka, while France


Huntington Beach to stage 2022 World Surfing Games

  • Surfing

Huntington Beach in the United States has been confirmed as host of this year’s International Surfing Association (ISA) World Surfing Games.

Last year’s World Surfing Games in El Salvador saw France claim the overall team points gold medal, beating

the team title when El Salvador staged last year's World Surfing Games ©ISAThere was also success for France


Italian pair Berta and Izzo combine for successful day at Hempel World Sailing Series

  • Sailing

Two-time Olympian Elena Berta and Jacopo Izzo of Italy achieved success on the second day of the Hempel World Cup Series in The Netherlands.

Israeli pair Maya Ashkenazi and Gal Zukerman came in second and third.The men's event saw Benoit Gomez of France

, which is one place in front of the 16-year-old Italian.Ecem Guzel of Turkey and Louise Cervera of France



COVID-19 outbreak rules US out of Canada Cup but Paralympic champions in field

  • Wheelchair Rugby News

Two Tokyo 2020 medallists are due to be in action at wheelchair rugby's Canada Cup, which starts tomorrow at the Richmond Olympic Oval.

for the first time last year, and will begin the Canada Cup by taking on Australia.Hosts Canada face France

following a coronavirus outbreak in the squad.That leaves just six teams participating, with further France-Britain


Under-fire French Ministers apologise for fan chaos but continue to defend handling of event at Senate hearing

  • Football

French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin has apologised to Liverpool fans for the treatment they received at the UEFA Champions League final in Paris, despite defending the handling of the events at the Parc des Princes on Saturday (May 28).

hearing claimed the events which saw French police clash with Liverpool fans "offered a poor image of France

on the international scene".With France set to host next year’s Rugby World Cup and the 2024 Olympics

The events that occurred in and around the Stade de France on Saturday night at the UEFA Champions League

to 30 people arrested at the venue, mostly British citizens.But Eric Ciotti, a far-right lawmaker in France

by UEFA on "decision-making, responsibility and behaviours of all entities involved" at the Stade de France


Paris 2024 boss Estanguet expresses regret over Champions League final on Sports Minister's first visit to Organising Committee

  • Paris 2024

Tony Estanguet has said Paris 2024 must learn lessons from the events of Saturday's (May 28) UEFA Champions League final as new French Minister of Sport and the Olympic and Paralympic Games Amélie Oudéa-Castéra visited the Organising Committee headquarters for the first time.

There was widespread criticism of scenes outside the Stade de France, which is set to be a primary venue

inevitably it challenges and we have to learn all the lessons," the Paris 2024 President told Agence France-Presse

Sports Minister "we are going to face multiple challenges like what happened this weekend," per Agence France-Presse.New


Heavyweights Russia and Belarus absent from trampoline European Championships in Rimini

  • Gymnastics

Italy is set to host the European Championships in Trampoline, Tumbling and Double Mini-Trampoline (DMT) for the first time in Rimini tomorrow, with competition set to be wide open due to the absence of Russia and Belarus, who led last year's medals table.

among the star names in the women's trampoline.The Minsk 2019 European Games champion Léa Labrousse of France