Women are set to take charge of men's FIFA World Cup matches for the first time this year, with three included on the list of 36 referees appointed for the tournament in Qatar, as is the Zambian official who earlier this year twice ended a match too early.

Stéphanie Frappart from France, Salima Mukansanga from Rwanda and Japan's Yoshimi Yamashita have all

South Africa will seek to preserve their lead at the top of the men’s World Rugby Sevens Series in Toulouse as the season approaches its climax.

also feature in the pool.Argentina, England, Canada and Japan will compete in Pool A, with Fiji facing France

will compete in Pool A tomorrow, while New Zealand, Canada, Spain and Scotland contest Pool B.Ireland, France

New speed world record-holders Aleksandra Miroslaw and Kiromal Katibin are due to be back in action tomorrow in Salt Lake City.

weekend, as are the entire Seoul women's boulder podium - which was completed by Oriane Bertone from France

Young Ukrainian ice hockey players forced to flee their war-torn country are set to receive helmets, gloves, sticks and skates to ensure they can keep playing after the National Hockey League Players’ Association (NHLPA) joined forces with International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) to support a donation scheme.

distributed to Ukrainian youngsters, aged between six and 16, who are now living in the Czech Republic, France

Sweden have toppled Olympic champions Finland in a top of the table clash in Group B at the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Championship in Tampere.

the victory for Switzerland after Samuel Takac had reduced the deficit for Slovakia.Group A also saw France

Spain’s men and Argentina’s women both won their second matches in as many days as International Hockey Federation Pro League action continued in Valencia.

Spain’s men won a high-scoring encounter against France 4-2 at the Estadio Betero yesterday, but today

Menini.The win puts Spain in sixth place in the overall standings on 11 points from 10 matches, with France

Spain and Argentina won the latest double bill of matches in the International Hockey Federation’s Pro League competition.

In the men’s competition Spain won a high-scoring encounter against France 4-2 at the Estadio Betero

pressure paid off and Alejandro Davila pounced on a loose ball from close range to make it 2-1.A resilient France

a penalty stroke after Alonso’s shot had been stopped on the line by a foot.In the closing moments, France

Federation (@FIH_Hockey) May 17, 2022The win means Spain set in eighth place on eight points, while France

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has affirmed its opposition to the World Olympians Association's (WOA) refusal to back an outright ban on Russian and Belarusian athletes from sporting competitions.

Samaranch and led by Los Angeles 1984 modern pentathlon men's team bronze medallist Joël Bouzou of France

France's Tokyo 2020 gold medallist Romain Cannone won the individual title at the International Fencing Federation (FIE) Épée World Cup in Heidenheim as South Korea surged to victory in the team competition.

Richard Schmidt, Lukas Bellmann, Marco Brinkmann, and Samuel Unterhauser.Germany got the better of France

Olympic champions Finland maintained their perfect start to a home International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Championship by beating the United States in Tampere.

Morgan Geekie sealed Canada’s 5-1 victory to move top of the standings.Germany were 3-2 winners against France

Robin Godel was in fine form as he took the individual gold medal at the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) Eventing Nations Cup in Rome while also helping his Swiss compatriots to a team triumph.

It was a tense finish in the team event after France left him little room for error in the jumping round

United States Olympic champion Lee Kiefer and Italy's Tommaso Marini won gold medals in the International Fencing Federation (FIE) Foil Grand Prix in Incheon.

, Choi beat Italian world champion Alessio Foconi 15-14 while Marini defeated Maxilien Chastanet of France

15-13.Former world champions Miles Chamley-Watson of the US and Enzo Lefort of France were expected

Ukraine beat France in the men's football final to cap an outstanding campaign at the Deaflympics in

An overtime effort from Luke Hughes helped the United States avoid a group stage upset against Austria at the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Championships in Finland.

Austria and France were added into the tournament following the exclusion of Belarus and the Russian

Italy.France battled to a 2-1 win over Kazakhstan in the third group match of the day.The result sees France

The top seeds remained largely untroubled as second round action began at the Professional Squash Association World Squash Championships in Cairo.

2021 runner-up will now face Tesni Evans of Wales, after her second round opponent Coline Aumard of France