Britain could launch another bid for the Olympic and Paralympic Games, but the United Kingdom Government look set to back it only if it is from a city outside London.

the UK plan to bid for in the near future is the 2025 Women’s Rugby World Cup and the 2026 Tour de France

The Vegas Shoot and the Indoor Archery World Series Finals returns tomorrow night (February 5) for the top 16 archers in each category.

men's compound category, he is not listed to attend.Instead, number two seed Nicolas Girard will lead France

International Biathlon Union (IBU) World Cup leaders Quentin Fillon Maillet of France and Norway's Marte

Axelle Gachet-Mollaret and Xavier Gachet triumphed for France at the International Ski Mountaineering

.Sweden's Tove Alexandersson pocketed the silver medal after a 1:39:42 finish while Emily Harrop of France

A total of 21 medals are up for grabs in the first International Skyrunning Federation SkySnow World Championships due to begin in the Spanish Sierra Nevada mountains tomorrow.

nominated nine athletes to lead the country.Other participating countries include Bolivia, Chile, Finland, France

Germany's capital Berlin is set to stage the first leg of this year's International Chess Federation Grand Prix, with top seed Ding Liren of China one of two players forced to withdraw shortly before the tournament starts because of "visa and health issues".

Russian players' presence in Pool A with Alexander Grischuk.The US' Hikaru Nakamura and Etienne Bacrot of France

The Europe 4 All Aquatics (E4AA) group has unveiled a full list of 19 candidates for the upcoming European Swimming League (LEN) elections at Saturday's (February 5) Extraordinary Congress in Frankfurt, which it argues reflects its founding principle of "Unity in Vision".

upcoming election "drawn from every region of Europe".Sweden's Christer Magnusson, Gilles Sezionale of France

The International Testing Agency (ITA) has published the results of its pre-Games anti-doping programme which, it claims, covers a "higher risk period for doping offences" prior to the Winter Olympics here.

ITA that NADOs in Russia, Germany, the United States, Canada, Norway, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, France

Norway has been tipped to top the medals table at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, as Gracenote published its final forecast for the Games.

France??Japan??

7eXz0B6cNb— Gracenote Olympic (@GracenoteGold) February 2, 2022Switzerland, the Netherlands, Sweden, France

Canadian Mikaël Kingsbury and Japan's Ikuma Horishima are firm favourites for the gold medal in men's moguls, with qualification set to get underway tomorrow at the Genting Snow Park in Zhangjiakou and launch freestyle skiing at Beijing 2022.

three wins and two further podiums.The 17-year-old is set to make an Olympic debut.Perrine Laffont of France

is the reigning world champion in halfpipe and slopestyle.Estonia's Kelly Sildaru and Tess Ledeux of France

Tennis stars Novak Djokovic and Ashleigh Barty are among the nominees for the 2022 Laureus Sports Awards, which were announced today. 

the Laureus World Comeback of the Year Award.Cavendish overcame depression to win a second Tour de France

French National Olympic and Sports Committee (CNOSF) President Brigitte Henriques and Beijing 2022 Chef de Mission Nathalie Péchalat will miss the start of the Winter Olympics here following positive COVID-19 tests.

Respecting the health protocols applicable in France and within the framework of these Games, they will

Fat Tire, an American beer brand from Colorado, has called for the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to require its sponsors to have a climate change plan as part of their agreements.

already deemed unreliable for future Games ©Getty ImagesSquaw Valley in the United States, Chamonix in France

French Sports Minister Roxana Mărăcineanu will travel here for 2022 Winter Olympics, although the date of her visit has not yet been announced.

the 46-year-old Mărăcineanu is expected to assume greater significance over the next few months as France

Egan Bernal has admitted he had 95 per cent chance of being paralysed following his training crash in his native Colombia last Monday (January 24).

with Ineos Grenadiers earlier this month, with the Colombian having targeted a return to the Tour de France

in July.The 25-year-old won the Tour de France in 2019 and was crowned Giro d’Italia champion for the