Members of the Afghanistan women’s junior football team and their families have fled to neighbouring Pakistan, following the Taliban’s return to power.

against Afghanistan in November were there to be a clampdown on women’s access to cricket.As per Agence France-Presse

A total of 12 athletes have been provisionally selected by the Commonwealth Games Association of the Isle of Man (IOM CGA) for Birmingham 2022, including cyclist Mark Cavendish.

former road race world champion and became the joint-record holder for stage wins at this year's Tour de France

Defending champions Serbia are safely through to the semi-finals of Men's EuroVolley with a straight-sets win against The Netherlands, while co-hosts Poland triumphed over Russia in a heavyweight clash at Ergo Arena in Gdańsk.

where he Czech hosts are aiming to build on yesterday’s remarkable victory against Olympic champions France

Double Olympic hammer throw gold medallist Yuriy Sedykh, accused of doping during his career, has died at the age of 66, it was announced today.

and the Soviet Union's intensive talent-scouting programme.Following his retirement, Sedykh moved to France

putter Natalya Lisovskaya, the 1988 Olympic gold medallist.Their daughter Alexia won hammer gold for France

France are women's inline hockey world champions for the first time after a dominant tournament in Roccaraso

Joly-Vuillemin's first-half goal securing the trophy.It was a solid defence which was the bedrock of France

triumph over the United States, the defending champions.A 3-1 quarter-final win over Argentina saw France

Olympic champions France suffered a shock defeat to the Czech Republic in Men's EuroVolley, while 2019

co-hosts.The Czechs entered the court fired up and flew out of the blocks.After a comfortable first two sets, France

Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo has confirmed her candidacy in the French Presidential race, vowing to tackle class prejudices and climate change.

Today, for this France which gave me my chance, I am worried," Hidalgo said."

This France of freedom sees its freedoms shrinking like a skin of sorrow."

This France of equality sees injustices growing every day."

This France of fraternity is divided into hostile groups, into separate communities, into factions which

Dates have been finalised for the 2022 Vuelta a España as organisers revealed details of the opening three stages in The Netherlands.

to host all three of cycling's Grand Tours.The city previously hosted the the start of the Tour de France

The final World Rally Championship (WRC) event of the season will no longer take place in Japan this November because of the COVID-19 pandemic, with a new host to be announced.

Acropolis Rally in Greece, the ninth WRC event of the season.Defending champion Sébastien Ogier of France

Hosts Colombia finished as the best performers with five golds after the final day of competition at the International Cycling Union (UCI) Track Cycling Nations Cup, with Martha Bayona Pineda adding to her multiple medal haul.

took place in the build-up to the UCI Track World Championships, scheduled to take place in Roubaix in France

Class prevailed in the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) 3x3 Europe Cup as tournament favourites Serbia and formidable Spain won the men's and women's tournaments respectively.

they deserved the label by bulldozing their way through the knockout rounds in Paris.Serbia met hosts France

France.The Spaniards delivered a demolition job against Ukraine in their quarter-final, winning 22-10.France

overall title at the season-ending International Canoe Federation (ICF) Slalom World Cup in Pau in France

points ahead of Fox and Apel was third.In the men's C1, Rio 2016 gold medallist Denis Gargaud-Chanut of France

Sonny Colbrelli delivered home success in the men’s road race on the final day of the European Cycling Union (UEC) Road Championships in Trentino.

Evenepoel featured in the move alongside their respective team mates Matteo Trentin and Ben Hermans.Tour de France

A few months before he died, aged 46, George Orwell wrote in his diary: "At 50, everyone has the face he deserves."

zero - a survivor of a potentially fatal testicular cancer who went on to win seven successive Tour de France

Sebastián, followed by an overall victory in the penultimate Tour DuPont, as well as another Tour de France

However, he was able to compete for only five days in the Tour de France.

A stupendous sequence of success was about to begin for him…In 1999 Armstrong won the Tour de France

victory ©Getty ImagesIn 2004 Armstrong won five stages en route to his sixth Tour de France title.

Russia stole the show in the pool stage of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) 3x3 Europe Cup 2021 in Paris as both its men's and women's teams achieved a 100 per cent win rate.

meet Pool A runners-up Germany in the next round as the Germans beat Israel 19-14 but faltered against France

, going down 21-12.France dominated Israel 22-10 and are set to play Romania in the last eight.???

victories over Estonia and Slovenia 20-18 and 21-14, respectively.Top seeds Serbia will meet hosts France