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

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

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

France's Marie Barrue and Belgium's Arthur de Jonghe were opening day winners at the Hempel Sailing World Cup Series in Amsterdam today.

this World Cup.Bart Lambriex is in joint first in the 49er class ©Getty ImagesIn the ILCA 6 class, France

I'm confused: I was just about getting used to the received wisdom that the building of new, permanent Olympic-related sports infrastructure was nearly always Bad with a capital B when two things contrive to bring my old doubts rushing back to the surface.

Champions League final.I am not suggesting for a moment that this was linked to the design of the Stade de France

during that rather fraught and tetchy 2024-2028 Olympic bidding process that there must be some in France

surrounded the UEFA Champions League final have done little to improve the reputation of the Stade de France

Iraq and India both won their first medals at an International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) Judo Grand Prix on the second day of competition in Nur-Sultan.

Britain, the Paralympic champion at under-100kg.Tokyo 2020 bronze medallist Helios Latchoumanaya of France

Hovhannes Bachkov claimed his third European title and second at the European Men's Boxing Championships, with the Armenian standing at the top of the podium in front of a home crowd in Yerevan.

80kg contest.Artjom Ageyev defeated Alfred Commey of Italy by a 4-1 split decision.Billal Bennama of France

Czech Republic's Olympic champion Jiří Lipták and Finland's Noora Antikainen claimed men's and women's trap gold medals on the second day of finals at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup in Baku.

Piotrowska and Maciej Kowalewicz of Poland who won 17-15 against Oceanne Muller and Brian Baudouin from France

Canada has pulled out of a men's football friendly fixture Iran, after the country's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was among the high-profile figures who voiced their opposition, describing the match as a "bad idea".

forward to cheering on our men's soccer team during the 2022 World Cup," she said, as reported by Agence France-Presse.Iran's

Eleven of the 12 players who represented Canada in wheelchair rugby at last year's Paralympic Games in Tokyo have been included in the squad for next month's Canada Cup.

United States won the silver medal at Tokyo 2020, with Japan finishing third.Australia, Denmark and France

decision-making, responsibility and behaviours of all entities involved" at key Paris 2024 venue the Stade de France

Minister of Sport, had blamed the police violence after the UEFA Champions League Final at the Stade de France

no violence between supporters.Some supporters were attacked with pepper spray outside the Stade de France

treatment of Liverpool fans before Saturday (May 28) evening's UEFA Champions League final at the Stade de France

, much and many thanks.French police used tear gas on football fans trying to get into the Stade de France

Men’s world number one Paul Coll of New Zealand battled from a game down to reach the quarter-finals of squash’s El Gouna International.

compatriot Fares Dessouky in the quarter-finals, after the eighth seed overcame Baptiste Masotti of France

The Netherlands continued to be a thorn to Argentina as they prevented their opponents from claiming the women’s International Hockey Federation (FIH) Pro League title by repeating yesterday’s shoot-out heroics at the HC Union.

South Africa 3-0.James Albery, Will Calnan and James Gall netted for England.Elsewhere Belgium beat France

The gold medal matches have been confirmed for the European Men's Boxing Championships in Yerevan, following the conclusion of 26 semi-final qualifiers today.

Among them were world bronze medallists Billal Bennama of France and Georgia's Lasha Guruli.Bennama was

Baldassi.Bachkov defeated Hungary's Richard Kovacs unanimously and is now to take on Lounes Hamraoui of France