Giovanni Ficarra and Brienne Miller have been crowned champions of the men's and women's solo events at the 2021 World Rowing Beach Sprint Finals in Oeiras in Portugal.

the line with a somersault to take the silver medal.Canada's Miller came up against Maya Cornut of France

Julian Alaphilippe triumphed in the men’s elite road race for the second successive year after the Frenchman’s repeat attacks were rewarded with a solo win at the International Cycling Union (UCI) Road World Championships in Flanders.

Evenepoel led a strong group clear.Alaphilippe bridged across as a leading group of 17 riders formed, with France

The International Cycling Union (UCI) announced Rwanda as the host nation for the 2025 Road World Championships on Friday (September 24), which will mark the first time the event takes place on the African continent.

I also note that the President of France went recently to meet Paul Kagame.

Luc Tardif is the new President of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) after being elected at the body's Semi-Annual Congress in Saint Petersburg.

The 68-year-old has led ice hockey in France, firstly in the French Federation of Ice Sports and since

five-time Olympic biathlon champion Martin Fourcade.Tardif is the 14th IIHF President and the second from France

Per Strand Hagenes won the junior men's title at the International Cycling Union (UCI) Road World Championships in the Flanders region of Belgium, while Italy's Filippo Baroncini became men's under-23 world champion in a race that saw Eritrea earn its first medal at this event.

doing so, he became the first Norwegian to become junior men's road world champion.Romain Grégoire of France

The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) will elect its first new President since 1994 at its Semi-Annual Congress in Saint Petersburg tomorrow, with five candidates looking to succeed René Fasel.

its vice-president as well as an IIHF Council member in 2016.The final candidate is Luc Tardif from France

A project which would have transformed the Gare du Nord railway station in Paris has been abandoned in the lead-up to the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

 Trains from Gare du Nord serve destinations in Northern France, as well as London, Brussels and

The 2021 Super League Triathlon (SLT) Championship Series draws to a close in Malibu tomorrow, with Britons Jonny Brownlee and Jess Learmonth topping the men's and women's leaderboards going into the final race.

winning last weekend's leg in Jersey, taking him up to 39 points.Defending champion Vincent Luis of France

The second leg of the International Cycling Union's (UCI) new Track Champions League competition has had to be called off because the French venue is being used as a COVID-19 vaccination centre.

two-hour programme designed with broadcasters in mind, and take place on Saturdays.Not having an event France

The United States enjoyed a fine day at the Nebelhorn Trophy - the final figure skating qualifier for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics - with Vincent Zhou and Alysa Liu starring in the short programme.

competition, scoring 97.35 points from the judges at the event in Oberstdorf in Germany.Adam Siao Him Fa of France

Finnish Ice Hockey Association (FIHA) President Harry Nummela believes the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Council needs to be governed by countries that have "strong positions" within the sport.

Břiza of the Czech Republic, Sergey Goncharov of Belarus, Franz Reindl of Germany and Luc Tardiff of France

Plans have been approved for the volunteer and Torch Relay programmes in preparation for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

objectives, including "enabling the participation of as many French people as possible", "showcasing France

Olympic silver medallists Agnieszka Kobus-Zawojska and Kjetil Borch have been tipped for success at the 2021 World Rowing Beach Sprint Finals in Oeiras in Portugal.

AfycsZSG16— World Rowing (@WorldRowing) September 21, 2021Despite the Italians' experience, all eyes are on France

Jill Ellis is set to lead a comprehensive review of the women's football calendar after being named as the head of FIFA's Technical Advisory Group.

since the first FIFA Women’s World Cup was contested by 12 national teams in 1991.The last edition, in France

India and Mexico each have two chances to win first-ever world titles at the World Archery Championships in Yankton in the United States.

medals in the past 21 World Championships in the event.The Asian team got off to a slow start against France