French Olympic champion Allison Pineau has said she is frustrated with the decision to keep handball in Lille for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, with no competition set to take place in the capital itself.

The tournaments are to be held at the Stade Pierre Mauroy in the northern city which is 225 kilometres

Paris 2024 organisers have confirmed that shooting will now not take place in Seine-Saint-Denis, but boxing preliminaries are set to move there instead.

would take another sport away from Paris and nearby areas.So far, handball has been confirmed for the Pierre

Mauroy Stadium in Villeneuve-d'Ascq, near Lille, while sailing will take place in Marseille.Boxing preliminaries

Paris 2024.Volleyball, badminton and swimming have already been moved away by organisers, although the Stade

International Basketball Federation (FIBA) secretary general Andreas Zagklis has claimed that the sport's biggest stars could miss Paris 2024 if matches are played in Lille as organisers propose.

criticising Hall Six of the Arena Paris Sud, which was the initial site for the preliminary round.The Pierre-Mauroy

The multi-use Stade Pierre-Mauroy was one of the venues used at EuroBasket 2015, features a retractable

Châteauroux is now favourite to host shooting at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics and Paralympics, according to reports in France.

would take another sport out of the French capital itself.So far, handball has been confirmed for the Pierre

Mauroy Stadium in Villeneuve-d'Ascq, near Lille, while sailing will take place in Marseille.Surfing

badminton and swimming have already been moved away from the department by organisers, although the Stade

Uruguay have qualified for a third consecutive Rugby World Cup after staging a second-leg turnaround in Montevideo in the playoff against the United States, earning the first Americas qualification spot.

three-time winners New Zealand, Italy and the hosts, whom they will play in their first match at the Stade

Pierre-Mauroy in Lille.Uruguay have never progressed past the pool stage of the Rugby World Cup in their

Bordeaux, Lyon, Marseille, Nantes, Nice, Paris and Saint-Etienne have been approved as the venues for football competition at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

Velodrome is the largest of the venues chosen, boasting a capacity of 67,394.Matmut Atlantique and Stade

Bordeaux and Saint-Etienne respectively, have capacities of just over 40,000.Nice’s Allianz Rivera and the Stade

Toulouse, home to Ligue 2 outfit Toulouse, missed out on selection as a football venue at the Games.The Stade

Pierre-Mauroy at Villeneuve-d'Ascq, near Lille, had also presented a dossier last month.The venue was

Seven French cities have made final teleconference presentations to the Paris 2024 Organising Committee seeking the six remaining chances of hosting matches in the  Olympic football tournament.

Toulouse are now in competition for the remaining places, with one due to miss out, L'Équipe reports.The Stade

Pierre-Mauroy at Villeneuve-d'Ascq, near Lille, also presented a dossier but seems likely to be chosen

Paris 2024 chief executive Etienne Thobois has said he is "looking carefully" at the simplification measures set to be put in place for next year's Olympic and Paralympic in Tokyo.

scrap temporary swimming and volleyball venues.Swimming, which was due to take place in front of the Stade

 Volleyball is expected to be moved from Le Bourget to Stade Pierre-Mauroy in Villeneuve-d'Ascq,

Paris 2024 has approved scrapping temporary swimming and volleyball venues as part of plans to reduce the budget for the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

month they planned to remove one of the two aquatics centres, which was due to be built in front of the Stade

Bourget had been rumoured in the French media in recent weeks.Volleyball is expected to be moved to Stade

Pierre-Mauroy in Villeneuve-d'Ascq, which is the home of Ligue 1 side LOSC Lille.The venue hosted the

urban sports park being proposed by organisers and set to be housed near the Champs-Élysées, while Stade

Organisers of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris have confirmed they are considering scrapping temporary swimming and volleyball venues as part of their drive to cut costs.

insidethegames plans to remove one of the two aquatics centres, which was due to be built in front of the Stade

recent weeks.According to French newspaper L'Équipe, Paris 2024 is looking at moving volleyball to Stade

Pierre-Mauroy in Villeneuve-d'Ascq.The stadium, home of Ligue 1 side LOSC Lille, is due to host football

Pierre-Mauroy among those which may be cut from the provisional list of nine.Organisers claim climbing

urban sports park being proposed by organisers and set to be housed near the Champs-Élysées, while Stade

Paris 2024 say its concept review for the Olympic and Paralympic Games is focusing on budget control, environmental ambition, the spectacular dimension of the project, and delivering a useful Games for people with a strong legacy.

Stade Pierre-Mauroy might be cut as a football venue but could stage volleyball competition ©Getty ImagesOrganisers

newspaper L'Équipe, Paris 2024 is looking at moving volleyball from a temporary facility in Le Bourget to Stade

Pierre-Mauroy in Villeneuve-d'Ascq.The stadium, home of Ligue 1 side LOSC Lille, is due to host football

reported the Organising Committee could reduce the number of venues for the football tournaments, with Stade

Pierre-Mauroy among those which may be cut from the provisional list of nine.Paris 2024 is trying to

Organisers of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris are reportedly considering changing the volleyball venue as part of their cost-cutting measures.

newspaper L'Équipe, Paris 2024 is looking at moving volleyball from a temporary facility in Le Bourget to Stade

Pierre-Mauroy in Villeneuve-d'Ascq.The stadium, home of Ligue 1 side LOSC Lille, is due to host football

reported the Organising Committee could reduce the number of venues for the football tournaments, with Stade

Pierre-Mauroy among those which may be cut from the provisional list of nine.Stade Pierre-Mauroy can

be transformed into a venue for indoor sports ©Getty ImagesStade Pierre-Mauroy - which has a retractable

Croatia secured the Davis Cup – soon to be revolutionised - for the second time as Marin Čilić ended France’s defence of the trophy with a straight sets win over Lucas Poulle in Lille.

France, 2-0 down, had pushed the final into a third day after Nicolas Mahut and Pierre-Hugues Herbert

Čilić, the world number seven, 7-6, 6-3, 6-3 win in the first of the scheduled matches today at the Stade

Pierre Mauroy gave Croatia an unassailable 3-1 lead and lift the trophy for the first time since 2006

Defending champions France booked their place in the Davis Cup final once again after Julien Benneteau and Nicolas Mahut won their doubles match today in straight sets.

The 6-0, 6-4, 7-6 win over Spain’s Feliciano Lopez and Marcel Granollersat the Stade Pierre Mauroy in

Defending champions France and Croatia are on the brink of reaching the Davis Cup final after they each went 2-0 up in their respective semi-finals against Spain and the United States today.

Lucas Pouille beat Roberto Bautista-Agut in tight five-set contest to double their advantage at the Stade

Pierre Mauroy in Lille.Borna Coric beat Steve Johnson in three sets to put Croatia ahead in their tie