triumphed in the first of two Women’s Alpine Skiing World Cup giant slalom events in Courchevel in France

Eurovision Sport has extended its ongoing agreement with L'Equipe, allowing the French broadcaster media rights for the International Biathlon Union (IBU) World Cup circuit and World Championships until the end of the 2025-2026 season.

dating back to the 2015-2016 campaign.L'Équipe is the exclusive free-to-air broadcaster of IBU events in France

The prolongation reflects the growing popularity of biathlon in France in recent years and the huge appetite

France has some of the best biathletes in the world, with Émilien Jacquelin and Quentin Fillon Maillet

The International Basketball Federation's (FIBA) secretary general Andreas Zagklis said the organisation is "more than satisfied" with its 3x3 discipline's Olympic debut at Tokyo 2020 and believes in its global potential.

commented,"In Russia, the [men's] final was the most-watched event, if I'm not mistaken on Match TV, and in France

Adidas has become the new official equipment provider for France Judo after an agreement was struck between

, is the Adidas world licensee for combat sports and has Cédric Dermee, who previously competed for France

We feel a new impetus from France Judo, its President, Stéphane Nomis, and his entire team," Dermee said

 "France Judo has been very sensitive to this Adidas international programme, and its emblematic

 At the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, France won gold in the first ever mixed team judo event."

 "It is in Adidas that we will criss-cross the four corners of France, and it is with them that

Athletes from France and Switzerland took all the gold medals at the first leg of the International Ski

that speed up by winning the gold medal in front of Norwegian Hans-Inge Klette.Thibault Anselmet of France

five.View this post on InstagramA post shared by ISMF Skimo (@ismf_skimo)Axelle Gachet-Mollaret gave France

the men's race, finishing in 1:46.46.8, with Boscacci taking the silver.William Bon Mardion, also of France

Federation Women's World Championship titles with a dramatic comeback victory over Olympic champions France

Italy's Sofia Goggia secured her second victory at this weekend's women's Alpine Ski World Cup double-header on the Piste Oreiller-Killy in Val d'Isère, triumphing in the super-G discipline.

is scheduled for Zauchensee in Austria on January 16.The Alpine Ski World Cup circuit continues in France

Henrik Kristoffersen went from seventh to first with an excellent second run to win the giant slalom race in Alta Badia, where Marco Odermatt extended his overall Alpine Ski World Cup lead.

then produced a 1:12.82 second-round run to move into a lead he would not relinquish.Mathieu Faivre of France

Swedish star Elvira Öberg built on her first victory on the circuit yesterday with another gold medal, this time in the women's mass start, on the final day of the International Biathlon Union (IBU) World Cup in Annecy Le Grand-Bornand.

today, finishing in a time of 35min 21.7sec.She crossed the line 10.7sec in front of Julia Simon of France

sixth.Émilien Jacquelin goes top of the men's World Cup standings ©Getty ImagesÉmilien Jacquelin gave France

Sandra Näslund of Sweden kept her impressive Ski Cross World Cup form going by winning her fourth race in five this season in Italian venue Innichen.

Rohrweck and Sweden's Erik Mobärg, who were respectively sixth to eighth.Terence Tchiknavorian from France

There are now less than 50 days until the start of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and the challenges seem to have piled up for organisers recently.

 Unanimity has not been reached in the European Union, however, with France, Germany and Italy among

Håvard Solås Taugbøl sprinted to a maiden International Ski Federation (FIS) Cross-Country World Cup win in Dresden, while Maja Dahlqvist's domination continued in the women's race.

second place, finishing 0.15sec behind Taugbøl in a tight final at the German venue.Lucas Chanavat of France

Australia's Jakara Anthony secured her second win of the Alpe d'Huez leg of the International Ski Federation's Freestyle Ski World Cup as she triumphed in the dual moguls event.

Fresh from winning the moguls in France yesterday, Anthony edged past Russia's Anastasia Smirnova in

dual moguls, Canada's Mikaël Kingsbury followed up his win in Idre Fjäll last weekend with another in France

Britain's Charlotte Dujardin won leg four of the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) Dressage World Cup at the London International Horse Show with a grand prix freestyle personal best of 89.040 per cent.

Leipzig.The German has 65 points, with Dutch rider Thamar Zweistra in second place and Morgan Barbançon of France

winning her first International Biathlon Union (IBU) Cup race of her career in Annecy Le Grand-Bornand in France

Maillet has a slim lead in the Biathlon World Cup standings ©Getty ImagesQuentin Fillon Maillet of France

moving him into first above Sweden's Sebastian Samuelsson, who finished 11th today.Émilien Jacquelin of France