Russia won a top-of-the-group tie against hosts Hungary during the second round of group games at the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup in Debrecen.

their first game in Group A, with Georgina Buzzetti being the lead scorer with 16 points.Spain and France

head-to-head for top of the group.Louise Bussiere scored four three-pointers to score 20 points for France

The 2021 Tour de Pologne, Poland's sole World Tour race, is set to begin tomorrow in Lublin with all nineteen International Cycling Union (UCI) WorldTeams, two wildcard UCI ProTeams and the Polish national team scheduled to race.

The tour is usually held between two Grand Tours - the Tour de France and the Vuelta a España.However

, this year with the Tour de France starting earlier and numerous riders attending the Olympic Games

Bad weather put paid to plans to fly a giant Paris 2024 flag from the Eiffel Tower during the Olympic Handover Ceremony from Tokyo.

a national anthem had been performed in this way for an Olympic Handover Ceremony.The Patrouille de France

There was a marimba performance at the Louvre, the National Orchestra of France in the Radio France studios

celebrate the handover.As the sequence reached its climax the crack aerobatic squadron Patrouille de France

 Macron "shares his vision of the Games as an opportunity to foster a united, proud France that

"We did it" were the triumphant words of International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach as the Tokyo 2020 Olympics - a Games which were hit hard by an unprecedented global health crisis - came to a close here tonight.

accordance with tradition, I call upon the youth of the world to assemble three years from now in Paris, France

Fouzi Lekjaa, the President of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) and member of the FIFA Council, has branded opponents of proposals to make the World Cup a biennial event as "egotists", and said the idea would provide a real boost to African football.

FIFA announced the biggest change to the format of the competition since its expansion to 32 teams in France

Committee (ROC) men's volleyball team won a silver medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics after being defeated by France

;They led defending champions Brazil, who beat them in the semi-finals in Rio, and eventual winners France

Canada 3-0 in sets, avenged their defeat to Brazil with a 3-1 win and then fell one set short against France

the final, Russia's team valiantly battled back from two sets down to draw the contest level.However, France

The Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) handball team claimed the silver medal in the women's handball at Tokyo 2020 as two players were named in the all-star team of the tournament.

and silver medals in the European Championship and now Olympic Games.The ROC handball team lost to France

France's women outclassed the Russian Olympic Committee to complete the handball double at Tokyo 2020 and clinch their first Olympic title here today.

A superb second-half performance at both ends helped France earn a 30-25 victory over the ROC in a breathless

and Pauletta Foppa top-scored with seven goals, the latter with a 100 per cent shooting record, as France

France are the first nation to secure both men’s and women’s handball gold medals at the Games since

such a long time and the Olympic title is the best one in handball, the one we were missing," said France

The World Savate Championships in Weiz saw 24 national teams compete across multiple competitions.

in each of the women's classes, except for the 75+ kilogram category while in the men's tournament, France

Spain's Kilian Jornet and Maude Mathys of Switzerland were victorious on stage five of the World Mountain Running Association (WMRA) World Cup at Sierre-Zinal.

Netherlands' Nienke Brinkman carried her form from her win at the Zermatt Marathon.Anais Sabrie of France

France secured their first Olympic volleyball title as they survived a stirring fightback from the Russian

Ariake Arena.After falling 3-0 behind early on, the ROC dragged themselves back into the contest but France

fourth in the world and were expected to challenge for a podium place at the Games here.But few in France

of the International Volleyball Federation World League, Tokyo 2020 is only the fifth Olympics where France

Who would have predicted a final between Russia and France?" said France's Benjamin Toniutti."

France produced a stirring performance to exact revenge against Denmark as they triumphed 25-23 in a

Still hurting from their defeat to Denmark at Rio 2016, France, who won back-to-back titles at Beijing

got off to an explosive start with six goals scored inside the opening four minutes as Denmark and France

traded early blows.Denmark had led twice before being pegged back by France, who then started to gain

Mikkel Hansen and Mathias Gidsel saw Denmark cut the deficit but strikes from Dika Mem and Mahe gave France

a four-goal lead at half-time.Ludovic Fabregas scored the decisive goal with six seconds left as France

Sweden won a record fourth Olympic title in team jumping after a dramatic evening at the Baji Koen Equestrian Park.

competition with eight penalty points.At first, it looked like they would jump off for silver and bronze as France

France missed out on gold at the death when Penelope Leprevost, riding Vancouver de Lanlore, suffered

The official Tokyo 2020 Olympic programme is set to become one of the greatest curiosities in Olympic collecting.

part of the Olympic experience ©Getty ImagesHighlighted athletes include Teddy Reiner, who inspired France

their fourth consecutive men’s Olympic basketball title after seeing off the challenge of a resilient France

as well as late injury and COVID-19 related withdrawals from the squad.An 83-76 group stage loss to France

29 lead at the interval.America's top point scorer at the tournament moved onto 27 for the match as France

Jason Tatum contributed 19 points to the United States total as they beat France 83-76 ©Getty ImagesThe