Japan have climbed into second in the medals table at the International Judo Federation (IJF) Tel Aviv Grand Slam after triumphs in the women's categories for Megumi Horikawa and Shiho Tanaka.

which delivered the win.Australia's Aoife Coughlan lost to former world champion Marie-Eve Gahié of France

juji-gatame for ippon when both athletes were visibly tired.After yesterday's stunning performances, France

Ryan Regez became the gold medallist today in the men's ski cross final here at Genting Snow Park, beating Swiss compatriot Alex Fiva to the line at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games.

down the slopes, Ryo Sugai of Japan.In the quarter-finals, 2019 World Cup champion Bastien Midol of France

An agreement on the financing for development of the 2024 Olympic sailing venue in Marseille could be signed next month, according to Solideo managing director Nicolas Ferrand, who also admitted Games construction costs have increased above inflation projections.

be so high ©Getty ImagesNice is also set to stage football matches, with two cities in the south of France

Germany made it back-to-back wins on their return to men's Hockey Pro League action with a second-half scoring spree against bottom side South Africa in Potchefstroom.

After scoring twice in last night's 4-1 victory over France, Tom Grambusch put the Germans in front early

season.The men's Pro League is set to continue on Saturday (February 19) with South Africa taking on France

There were further upsets as individual finalists were decided at the European Indoor Archery Championships in Laško, with Tokyo 2020 silver medallist Mauro Nespoli of Italy knocked out at the quarter-final stage of the men's recurve.

last-four tie thanks to wins against Portugal and Iceland, respectively.Top men's compound qualifiers France

competitions.In the women's, Ukraine saw off Moldova 6-0 and will face Russia for a place in the final, while France

against Turkey next.Italy cruised into a men's semi-final against Belarus by thrashing Poland 6-0, which France

Olympic 1500 metres champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen earned his first senior world record in Liévin tonight as he clocked 3min 30.60sec at the fourth of this season's World Athletics Indoor Tour Gold meetings.

year-old Norwegian, who set a European indoor 1500m record of 3:31.80 in winning at the Meeting Hauts-de-France

French biathlon champion Martin Fourcade and Swedish skier Frida Hansdotter have been voted on to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Athletes' Commission following an election at Beijing 2022. 

Handotter joined the press conference to announce their election via video-links from their homes in France

1996, and Jean-Christophe Rolland, a gold medallist in the coxless pair at Sydney 2000.It will mean France

Germany secured their first win of the men's Hockey Pro League season in an entertaining 3-2 victory over France

and 59 minutes proved decisive for Germany, with a last-minute volley from Etienne Tynevez providing France

ImagesGermany are due to face bottom side South Africa in Potchefstroom tomorrow before a rematch against France

Germany are seventh in the standings after three matches, although victory tomorrow would move them above France

Olympic champion Mete Gazoz of Turkey suffered a shock defeat to Britain's Tom Hall in the men's recurve round of 16 at the European Archery Indoor Championships in Laško.

a last-eight tie against Frenchman Thomas Chirault.Second-best qualifier Jean-Charles Valladont of France

Two-time Olympic medallist and World Sailing Athletes' Commission chair Jo Aleh has targeted a return to the Games at Paris 2024, following a five-year break.

Tokyo 2020.Sailing events at Paris 2024 are due to be held off the coast of Marseille in the south of France

London has been awarded the first of six races in the inaugural eSkootr Championship (eSC) series, with Britain's capital set to host what is billed as the "first-ever electric scooter race" on May 13 and 14 this year.

Switzerland is scheduled to hold the second event on May 27 and 28, followed by a leg in France on June

Sport Inclusion Australia alongside national and state sporting organisations have been given the green light to host the first Virtus Oceania Asia Games (OAGames), with an estimated 1,000 international athletes and officials expected to attend.

globally".The OAGames will lead into future competitions such as the Virtus Global Games 2023 in Vichy, France

France's Clément Noël took the men's slalom gold medal today at the Yanqing National Alpine Skiing Centre during the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games, winning by more than six-tenths of a second.

Meillard of Switzerland completed the top-five.Defending overall World Cup champion Alexis Pinturault of France

Gilles De La Bourdonnaye, a three-times Paralympic Games table tennis gold medallist, has been appointed as the table tennis sport manager for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

keen to use the Games’ preparation to engage the French population and further grow table tennis in France

France secured their second win of the men's International Hockey Federation (FIH) Pro League season

quarter short on goalmouth action - aside from substitute Estiaan Kriek's superb save from Baumgarten - France

France are due to be back in action tomorrow against Germany in Potchefstroom, before South Africa face