Croatia and Denmark won the men's main-round groups at the European Beach Handball Championships in Varna in Bulgaria.

Defending champions Denmark finished with a 22-14, 23-7 win over France to remain undefeated.From the

six-team Group I, Spain, France and 2019 runners-up Norway joined them in the last eight.Norway won

consolation to finish fifth.Denmark play Portugal, Spain face Poland, Croatia play Norway and Russia take on France

their opponents qualified too in fourth.The Netherlands finished second with a 23-19, 20-14 win over France

Briançon will host the third International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) World Cup of the month, with lead action on the agenda at the French resort.

event on this season's World Cup circuit, following wins in Villars in Switzerland and Chamonix in France

The World Mountain Running Association (WMRA) World Cup circuit has moved on to France for La Montee

Officials in Izumisano City have announced a member of the Ugandan team has been reported missing prior to the Olympic Games here.

According to Agence France-Presse, Ssekitoleko is believed to have taken the train from Kumatori Station

Egypt's Mohamed ElShorbagy began his quest for a second Professional Squash Association (PSA) World Championships title and the world number one spot with a routine victory in Chicago.

leading Spain's Iker Pajares Bernabeu 11-9, 11-6, 7-7 when his opponent retired.In the women's draw, France

Paris 2024 has launched a website which lists potential training camp venues for athletes competing at the Summer Olympics and Paralympics in three years' time.

accommodation, a weights room, a sauna or an infirmary.Potential training camps are located in every region of France

Indian Ocean and New Caledonia in the Pacific.Potential training camps are located in every region of France

 "The regions of France are ready and waiting to welcome you and help you discover the wealth of

Home athletes won four of the nine titles on offer as Briançon in France staged the second International

Defending men's champions Denmark have secured a quarter-final place at the European Beach Handball Championships in Varna in Bulgaria.

and Germany are out.Denmark beat Hungary 2-1 and Ukraine 2-0 in group one.Spain beat Ukraine 2-0 and France

2-0, while France enjoyed a 2-1 win over Norway.Men's main-round matches got underway today at the European

Tadej Pogačar of UAE Team Emirates moved a significant step closer to the retention of his Tour de France

pic.twitter.com/IkT4ol04Mf— Tour de France™ (@LeTour) July 15, 2021Pogačar, aided by Polish UAE Team

Julia Damasiewicz and Maximilian Maeder have maintained their dominant starts to the Formula Kite Under-19 World Championships off the Gizzeria coast in southern Italy.

Italy’s Angelo Soli third on 14.The highest-placed competitor in the under-15 section is Enzo Louber of France

Bahrain Victorious have confirmed their hotel was searched by police after stage 17 of the Tour de France

riders have earned two stage wins at this year's Tour de France.It is the second successive Tour de France

World 1500 metres champion Timothy Cheruiyot, left out of the Kenyan Olympic team after finishing outside the top three qualifying places at last month’s trials, has been added to the squad for Tokyo 2020. 

thrilled to be part of the Kenyan Olympic team," Cheruiyot, now the favourite for gold, told Agence-France

Defending champion Tadej Pogačar of UAE Team Emirates extended his lead in the Tour de France general

#TDF2021 pic.twitter.com/iwKNYpH64l— Tour de France™ (@LeTour) July 14, 2021Pogačar then kicked clear

Indonesia's Susanto Megaranto won his opener to set up a second-round match with American world number two Fabiano Caruana at the Chess World Cup in Sochi.

 Seventh seed Maxime Vachier-Lagrave of France is to play Elshan Moradiabadi of the United States.Vachier-Lagrave's

88th seed and 1997 world team champion Vadim Zvjaginsev.Haria now plays 41st seed Etienne Bacrot from France

Denmark's men's team, the reigning champions, topped their European Beach Handball Championships group with four wins from four in Varna in Bulgaria, but 2019 runners-up Norway needed a shoot-out victory to progress.

ensured their spot in the next round with a 17-6, 22-8 victory over Romania.Finally in Group D, Poland, France

loss to progress.Poland topped the group via a 14-15, 22-18, 5-4 win over Russia, while Greece stopped France