At the cultural crossroads of the world, New Yorkers will experience a thrilling first on Sunday, a World Cup cricket match hosted in a US city between Asian powerhouses: rivals India and Pakistan.

I'm very, very thrilled,” Ajith Shetty, president of two local cricket leagues told Agence France-Presse

The Olympic Torch Relay enjoyed a festive day in the Finistère before leaving Brest to begin a unique chapter in a special journey to light up five French overseas territories. This Friday, the relay continued its tour of Brittany, from surfing to hiking, with a palpable enthusiasm between Port-la-Forêt and Brest.

Former Miss France, Laury Thilleman, lit the cauldron on the Malbert quay before the Torch set off on

the French 3rd division title in wheelchair football, also plays boccia and dreams of representing France

Latvia announced, hesitantly due to the injuries KP has suffered this year, the addition of its star to the pre-list to win the OQT in Riga, but they are already rubbing their hands as the big man’s performance exploded the opening game of the 2024 NBA Finals.

against Brazil, its main opponent, and has the option of being part of the Olympics in Group B with France

Goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez wants to fulfil his dream of playing in the Olympic Games and is ready to "fight" with his club to achieve it and try to win Argentina's third gold medal in history, just as he did at the Qatar 2022 World Cup.

clubs are not obliged to release players for the Olympic Football Tournament, which will be held in France

team.That may not be the case for Argentina's star goalkeeper, who saved penalties in the final against France

Half of the peloton, including race leader Remco Evenepoel and his main rival Primoz Roglic, crashed out of the fifth stage of the French race. The lack of ambulances to evacuate the injured forced the stage to be neutralised for the remaining kilometres. Fortunately there were no serious injuries.

The eight-day race is a warm-up for the Tour de France in three weeks' time.

(@dauphine) June 6, 2024The world time trial champion and one of the favourites to win the Tour de France

of the massive crash.Two riders from the Visma team, winners of the last two editions of the Tour de France

significant absences if they are unable to recover in time to join the double world champion at the Tour de France

With 50 days to go until Paris 2024, World Rugby has unveiled the official match schedule for the highly anticipated World Rugby Sevens Repechage tournament in Monaco from 21-23 June. It will serve as the final qualifying tournament for Paris 2024.

  Rugby Sevens will provide an unforgettable curtain-raiser at the Stade de France as the first

GETTY IMAGESOn the men's side, France, who were crowned HSBC SVNS 2024 Champions champions in Madrid

League Winners New Zealand, HSBC SVNS Grand Final Champions Australia, Ireland and USA will join hosts France

the most in-demand events of the Paris Games, following the huge success of Rugby World Cup 2023 in France

The return of the Olympic Torch to Brittany was welcomed with enthusiasm and provided an excellent opportunity to showcase the Morbihan, an Atlantic region with an attractive coastline and a rich historical heritage.

Sports Federation in Lorient and 124 torchbearers taking turns to carry the Olympic torch, including France

 On the 26th stage of the relay, the torch continued its journey through the west of France.

following in the footsteps of the many visitors who make this the third most visited pilgrimage site in France

The France international, the country's all-time leading goalscorer, has won eight Champions and 12 French

Double Olympic champion Helen Glover is  among 42 athletes, across 10 boats, who will represent Great Britain at the Paris 2024 Games after the team was announced on Wednesday.

is scheduled to take place from 27 July-3 August at the National Olympic Nautical Stadium of Île-de-France

The Mavericks superstar will join his national team in Greece in order to access Paris 2024, as long as his knees hold up after playing in his first NBA Finals, which start on Thursday.

France qualified as the host nation, along with seven other teams.

Greece or Slovenia, and the other by Spain.On the other side, Group B, already has Japan, Germany and France

The 24-year-old will head to France for his second Olympics, carrying genuine medal hopes.

Enthusiasm is growing for surfing at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Teahupo'o, Tahiti, more than 15,000km from the French capital, where the world's top 48 surfers will compete for gold from 27 July.

- or rather 15,700 km from the French capital, on another continent and 12 hours ahead of mainland France

On Wednesday, the Olympic torch visited an area of great diversity and the collective relay was dedicated to tennis, led by Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, but also including actress Virginie Ledoyen and former footballer Christian Karembeu. Roger-Yves Bost, equestrian Olympic champion at Rio 2016, lit the ceremonial cauldron.

The torch continued to explore the west of France, spending a final day in the Pays de la Loire region

To mark World Environment Day on 5 June, cycling's world governing body - the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) - released its sustainability report from the 2023 Cycling World Championships which took place in Scotland last August.

The second UCI Cycling World Championships will be held in Haute-Savoie, France in 2027.

The FIS Council convened in Reykjavik ahead of the 55th International Ski Congress to determine the upcoming hosts of the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships. Several pivotal decisions were made, notably concerning the championships set for 2029 and 2031.

GETTY IMAGESApart from the Alpine World Ski Championships, the Council unveiled that Tignes, France,

The 21st edition of the programme organised by the NBA and the International Basketball Federation came to an end on 3 June. It highlighted the best of the 60 high school prospects who attended master classes with NBA and WNBA players and coaches in the Spanish city.

countries across Europe and the Middle East, including Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Estonia, Finland, France

Ognjen Srzentic – Serbia (#33)Declan Duru – Germany (#40)Diego Garavaglia – Italy (#41)Jahel Trefle – France

Luigi Suigo – Italy (#56)Pavle Backo – Serbia (#59)Janja Dragisic – Montenegro (#18)Maewenn Poilve - France