Slovakia delivered a crushing blow to Denmark’s ambitions on the final day of qualifying at the International Ice Hockey Federation World Championship in Finland with a 7-1 win that left the Danes, who had earned a historic win over defending champions Canada the previous day, out in the cold.

over them means they will next face Canada, who concluded their patchy qualifying with a 7-1 win over France

Michel Drucker, the popular French journalist and TV host who first broadcast in connection with the Olympics in 1964, plans to be involved in coverage of the Paris 2024 Games.

Drucker, who turns 80 in September, told Le Parisien that he will host a daily talk-show for France Télévisions

European qualifiers for the Men's World Floorball Championship are set to take place in three different locations, starting today in Italy, with competition continuing in Latvia as of tomorrow.

IFF WFC 2022 (@iffwfc) May 24, 2022In Kocēni, Group C consists of world champions Sweden, Hungary and France

The hosts of four International Ski Federation (FIS) World Championships are due to be appointed tomorrow as the FIS Congress begins in Milan and online.

Toussaint form Andorra, Canadian Diedra Dionne, Portugal's Pedro Farromba, Anne-Chantal Pigelet from France

France and Brazil have concluded the International School Sport Federation (ISF) Gymnasiade level at

Home favourite Natalia Grossman won her second consecutive women's boulder International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) World Cup in Salt Lake City, with French youngster Mejdi Schalck clinching a maiden triumph in the men's event.

fifth.Sterrer had jointly top scored with Raboutou in the semi-finals earlier in the day.Mejdi Schalck of France

Switzerland recovered from a slow start to beat France as they kept their perfect record at this year

Goals from Alexandre Texier and Valentin Claireaux put France 2-0 in front inside the first 13 minutes

Three-time Olympic gold medallist Áron Szilágyi of Hungary won the International Fencing Federation (FIE) Grand Prix in Padua to take home the historic Luxardo Trophy for the third time in his career.

15-14 to clinch the sabre title.Earlier, Szilagyi posted a convincing 15-9 win over Eliott Bibi of France

in the semi-finals.Meanwhile, Bongil had to sweat it out 15-14 against Bolade Apithy, also of France

the other women’s semi-finals, Takashima got the better of 2018 world champion Caroline Queroli of France

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Pablo Varillas ©Getty ImagesMaria Sakkari of Greece fires a backhand during her win over Clara Burel of France

Argentina’s women’s team showed their class once again as they beat Germany 3-1 in the International Hockey Federation (FIH) Pro League while the men’s team suffered a 2-4 defeat to Germany on penalties.

At the Lee Valley Tennis and Hockey Centre in London, England’s men’s team got the better of France again

the rout.Timothée Clément scored a consolation for France.England are now in fifth position, while France

Italian home favourite Giulio Ciccone claimed an impressive breakaway victory at the 15th stage of the Giro d'Italia in Cogne, while Ecuador's reigning men's road race Olympic champion Richard Carapaz remains in pole position for a second general classification victory.

This is my most beautiful win," he said, as reported by Agence France-Presse."

It's better than the yellow jersey at the Tour de France, better than my first wins at the Giro because

The International Cycling Union (UCI) announced Fort William as one of the hosts for the 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships during the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup leg in Scotland where Amaury Pierron and Nina Hoffmann claimed the titles.

annually since 2002.In terms of the action at the Fort William Mountain Bike World Cup leg, Pierron of France

2022Britain’s Laurie Greenland finished third after clocking 0.916 secs behind the winner.Benoît Coulanges of France

The Netherlands’ Demi Vollering has ended a quiet Vuelta a Burgos Féminas by finishing first on the final stage of the event while Juliette Labous took the overall title in Spain.

rider completed the route from Covarrubias to Lagunas de Neila in 3 hours 39 mins 39 secs.Labous of France

New Zealand came from behind to defeat Australia at the women’s World Rugby Sevens Series in Toulouse as Fiji were crowned men’s champions with victory over Ireland.

pushed Fiji hard only to fall short.Tries from Paulin Riva, Jordan Sepho and Jonathan Laugel helped France

Kim Bo-mi overcame Yoo Hyun-young in an all-South Korean women’s 10 metres air pistol final at the International Shooting Sport Federation Grand Prix in Granada.

South Korea with bronze.European Games champion Sergey Richter of Israel defeated Alexis Raynaud of France