champions Russia bounced back from world number two Daniil Medvedev’s shock singles loss to defeat France

trailed Medvedev by a set and 3-0 before storming back to claim a stunning 6-7, 7-5, 7-6 victory to put France

as he downed Arthur Rinderknech 2-6, 7-5, 6-3 in the second singles match before helping Russia beat France

Hubert Hurkacz and Kamil Majchrzak both helped Poland to their first Group D victory on Saturday against Greece on the opening day of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Cup in Sydney.

same pool.Argentina then beat Georgia 3-0 in Group D.The action continues tomorrow with Russia against France

Incredible as it may seem, the concept of fair play has been around for centuries. Even British playwright William Shakespeare described it several times, for example in The Tempest, he wrote "Yes, for a score of kingdoms you should wrangle, And I would call it, fair play."

ICSSPE.FIFA's Sir Stanely Rous and William Jones of FIBA were elected vice-presidents, and Jacques Ferran of France

The next edition of the Military World Winter Games in Bavaria will not take place because of the emergence of the Omicron COVID-19 variant. 

sporting events in Bavaria at present, including International Ski Federation World Cup legs.Italy, France

Jazmine Fenlator-Victorian is set to represent Jamaica in the two-woman bobsleigh event at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics following her performances on the North American Cup circuit.

the United States, Russian Olympic Committee, China and Switzerland receiving two.Austria, Romania, France

Norway's Aleksander Aamodt Kilde was dominant in the men's super-G in Bormio today, to claim his 10th career International Ski Federation (FIS) Alpine Ski World Cup race victory.

in the overall standings, having finished 13th today.Kriechmayr is fourth and Alexis Pinturault of France

Olympic champion Johannes Høsflot Klæbo of Norway made a winning return to the Tour de Ski as he claimed victory in the men's freestyle sprint at the Cross-Country World Cup in Lenzerheide.

because of COVID-19 concerns, took victory in the final after clocking 2min 39.04sec.Richard Jouve of France

Beijing 2022 is shaping up to be a strange Winter Olympics for a number of groups, for athletes, for reporters - and for sponsors.

EDF Energy, then a wholly-owned subsidiary of the French state-owned power supplier Electricité de France

Fresh off his victory in the World Chess Championship earlier this month, Norway's Magnus Carlsen will now seek to defend his world blitz and rapid titles, with competition due to begin on Sunday (December 26).

Carlsen's, right, primary challengers ©Getty ImagesAlireza Firouzja, formerly of Iran and now competing for France

Further positive COVID-19 cases have hit the International Ski Federation (FIS) Women's Alpine Ski World Cup circuit with Austria's Katharina Liensberger and New Zealand's Alice Robinson joining Switzerland's Lara Gut-Behrami in having tested positive for the virus. 

champion, and has won three FIS Alpine Ski World Cup events.She also missed the back-to-back World Cups in France

Ten Olympians have been added to the International Modern Pentathlon Union's (UIPM) 5th Discipline Working Group, while it has been announced that UIPM President Klaus Schormann will act as chair.

Egypt.Cooke won the world title in 2018 while Hefny is a team world champion from 2016.Valentin Prades of France

Uyghur, Tibetan and Hongkonger activists have written an open letter calling on athletes to boycott the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games.

announced a diplomatic boycott of Beijing 2022 in protest at China’s human rights record.Others including France

Lise Cosimi has been appointed as general manager of the French National Olympic and Sports Committee (CNOSF), arriving with a strong background in broadcast media.

lead the French National Olympic Committee, especially in preparation for the 2024 Olympic Games in France

The United States-led diplomatic boycott of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games has been condemned by Iran.

nuclear talks aimed at restoring a 2015 nuclear deal Iran signed with the US, China, United Kingdom, France

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has published its anti-doping rule violations (ADRVs) report for 2019, with Russia and Italy responsible for the most cases.

respectively.Russia and Italy had also occupied the top two positions in the 2018 report.Brazil, Iran, France