Group-stage competition concluded on the fourth day of the Wheelchair Tennis World Team Cup.

in the doubles.The United States topped Group C with two victories, including a 3-0 triumph against France

against South Africa sealing top spot, with Argentina following a 3-0 victory over Brazil.The US and France

Rizki Juniansyah bettered one of his own world records on the way to winning Indonesia's second gold medal at the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Junior World Championships in Heraklion in Crete.

lifts.The German Antonia Ackermann was third in the snatch but dropped away as Marie Mantaropoulos of France

Swiss great Nino Schurter is on the brink of claiming the record for the most wins on the International Cycling Union (UCI) Mountain Bike World Cup circuit as he prepares to take on the Albstadt course in Germany.

while Pidcock is skipping the Giro d’Italia to compete.For the women’s event, Pauline Ferrand-Prévot of France

A total of 176 riders are set to line-up in Hungarian capital Budapest for the start of this year's Giro d'Italia.

Alpecin-Felix will be one of 39 debutants taking part in this year's Giro.Van der Poel marked his Tour de France

French Judo Federation high performance director Larbi Benboudaoud has admitted the country faces a challenge bringing through the next generation of stars in time for their home Paris 2024 Olympics.

France topped the medal table at last month's European Championships in Sofia, where new faces were given

The Netherlands made a strong start to their title defence in the women’s Wheelchair Tennis World Team Cup by brushing aside the challenge of South Africa in Vilamoura.

Group D, with the result seeing the third seeds join Brazil at the top of the standings.Group C saw France

World Taekwondo's Classification Committee chair Hadwah Abdelmatloub Moawad has revealed plans to train more classifiers, with the aim of expanding the sport of Para-taekwondo.

women's weight divisions featured at the Games, which is set to increase to five at the next edition in France

International Olympic Committee (IOC) vice-president Juan Antonio Samaranch has encouraged Hungary to target hosting the Olympic Games.

Session.Budapest was also in the mix to bid for the 2024 Olympics, which are scheduled to be held in Paris, France

French wushu fighter Juliette Vauchez has been named as the International World Games Association (IWGA) Athlete of the Month for April.

compete in the talou Chángquán discipline of the martial art.She is set to become the first athlete from France

"wushu is really a story that covers all my life", is aiming to promote the development of wushu in France

medallist Logan Martin is set to be one of the 26 speakers at the Urban Sports Summit in Montpellier in France

National Basketball Association (NBA) star Joel Embiid is hoping to represent hosts France at the Paris

personally started the naturalisation processes and that he would then like to be able to play for France

Winter sport powerhouse Norway has named its Alpine skiing squad for the 2022-2023 season, with Aleksander Aamodt Kilde among the headline names.

selected is Ragnhild Mowinckel, who won the super-G at the World Cup Finals in Courchevel-Meribel in France

Top seeds Japan and defending champions The Netherlands have begun the men's event of the Wheelchair Tennis World Team Cup with cruising wins over Brazil and Sri Lanka respectively in Vilamoura.

ImagesOther men’s results included the United States recording a 2-1 win over Israel, South Korea edging past France

Italy claimed team and individual gold at the International Fencing Federation Men’s Foil World Cup in Plovdiv, Bulgaria.

defeated semi-finalists Marini and Szemes earned bronze medals.In the men’s team event, Italy beat France

while in the bronze medal match the United States edged past Japan 45-42.Earlier in the semi-finals France

French President Emmanuel Macron believes that the Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics can serve as "a historic opportunity" for the country to host major esports events.

of the nation," and believes the Games could help to catalyse the further development of esports in France

why I also want us to have a strategic approach to continue creating the right conditions to promote France

Emmanuel Macron is aiming for France to host major esports events including the League of Legends World