The 53-year-old Para climbing legend Kobayashi Koichiro of Japan was among those to progress through lead qualifying at the final International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) Paraclimbing World Cup event of the year at the Sender One Climbing Gym in Los Angeles.

adding to what should be a well-contested final with her qualifying score of 2.24.Solenne Piret of France

Paraclimbing World Cup of the year, following events in Innsbruck in Austria in June and Briançon in France

India earned a tournamnet-best haul of 40 medals, including 16 golds, at the rifle, pistol and shotgun International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Junior World Championships in Lima, adding a further four successes on the final day of competition.

three titles through Max Braun and Larissa Weindorf in the mixed team 50m rifle prone.Two victories for France

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.

qualified based on their performance in Japan in 2019, and Los Teros will join them at the 2023 edition in France

to win a playoff against Canada.The South American country will play in Pool A of the tournament in France

appearances, winning three of 15 matches.For the first time ever, Canada will not be at a Rugby World Cup in France

Defending champions Japan and record 14-time winners China cruised to victories on the opening day of action in badminton's Uber Cup in Denmark.

Japan top Group A after winning all five of its matches against France, while women's double Olympic

secure a 3-2 win for Thailand.Hosts and bronze medallists in 2018 Denmark started with a win against France

Slovenian two-time Tour de France winner Tadej Pogačar of UAE Team Emirates added another race victory

French midfielder Adrien Rabiot is to miss tomorrow's UEFA Nations League final against Spain after testing positive for COVID-19.

Rabiot played 75 minutes of Thursday's (October 7) semi-final victory as France came back from 2-0 behind

champions Italy's 37-match unbeaten run with a 2-1 win in Wednesday's (October 6) semi-final.As reported by France

Getty ImagesHe made the 26-man squad for this summer's UEFA Euro 2020, playing in all four matches as France

French Ice Sports Federation (FFSG) President Nathalie Péchalat has been names France's Chef de Mission for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.

have entrusted the role of Chef de Mission to Nathalie Péchalat, I have full confidence in her to make France

France won five gold medals at Pyeongchang 2018 - the country's best Winter Olympic performance to date

Back-to-back champions Russia are looking to equal the United States' record of four International Swimming Federation (FINA) World Women's Junior Water Polo Championship titles as the 2021 edition gets underway in Israel tomorrow.

two teams - The Netherlands and Spain - will likely battle it out for pole position.South Africa and France

Lionel Messi, Jorginho and N'Golo Kante have been named on the 30-man shortlist for the men's Ballon d'Or award while Barcelona trio Jennifer Hermoso, Lieke Martens and Alexia Putellas feature on the women's nominations.

Christine Endler of Chile make up the rest of the nominees.The winner of the awards, which is organised by France

Football, will be announced on 29 November at Paris' Theatre du Chatelet in France.

Primož Roglič will be looking to convert his red hot form into victory in Il Lombardia this weekend, the Slovenian one of several climbers eager to claim the final Monument victory of the year.

Roglič has been in sensational form in 2021, even if his attempt to avenge his agonising 2020 Tour de France

Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo laid the first stone of the Arena Porte de la Chapelle project, which is being built in preparation for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Seine-Saint-Denis Department Council, and Nicolas Borit, deputy managing director of Bouygues Construction France

Fourteen-time Uber Cup winners China will begin its campaign to recapture the title against Canada in one of the opening ties tomorrow in Aarhus in Denmark.

at its home Olympics, will begin its title defence in the second session of the opening day against France

France produced a dramatic comeback to defeat Belgium in the semi-finals of the UEFA Nations League,

seemingly put the game beyond the French, Kevin de Bruyne providing assists for both goals.However, France

Italy and end their 37-game unbeaten run ©Getty ImagesYesterday, Spain dismantled Italy and will meet France

Kseniia Galitskaia picked up Russia's second gold medal of the International Judo Federation (IJF) World Junior Judo Championships in the Italian city of Olbia, with Romania and The Netherlands also getting off the mark on day two.

first women's under-57kg bronze at the expense of Italy's Veronica Toniolo, before Faiza Mokdar of France

Britain's Katie Archibald claimed her second gold at the European Cycling Union (UEC) Elite Track European Championships as she won the women's omnium on the third day of competition in Grenchen in Switzerland.

the points race to finish with 154 points, well clear of her nearest challenger Victoire Berteau of France