Sweden claimed the women's and men's relay titles on the fourth day of the World Orienteering Championships in Doksy in the Czech Republic.

Miika Kirmula.A gap formed back to Poland's Wojciech Kowalski in third who held off Mathieu Perrin of France

Germany's Nils Politt of Bora-Hansgrohe won his maiden Tour de France stage on the 12th day of racing

#TDF2021 pic.twitter.com/wcyoKT2doE— Tour de France™ (@LeTour) July 8, 2021Although crosswinds caused

Education-Nippo in second.Pogačar remains in a strong position to win his second consecutive Tour de France

Defending champions United States maintained their 100 per cent record in the International Basketball Federation Under-19 World Cup in Latvia as they reached the quarter-finals with a 132-60 victory over South Korea at the Olympic Sports Center in Riga.

the expense of the hosts, whom they beat 57-44 at Daugavpils, with Babacar Sane top-scoring with 17.France

French paddlers Romane Prigent, Anatole Delassus and Tanguy Addison appear to be closing in on gold after producing impressive heat runs in hot conditions on the second day of the International Canoe Federation (ICF) Junior and Under-23 Canoe Slalom World Championships at Ljubljana in Slovenia.

of Team Jumbo-Visma made a brave attack far from the line to win the eleventh stage of the Tour de France

victoire de prestige à Malaucène.Regardez son dernier KM #TDF2021 pic.twitter.com/hIF9LOJNwX— Tour de France

the general classification in fifth, while Urán moves into second, 5:18 behind the defending Tour de France

Defending champions United States maintained their 100 per cent record in the International Basketball Federation Under-19 World Cup in Latvia tonight as they beat Australia 87-66 in their third and final Group D match.

to Spain earlier today in Riga, in tomorrow’s round of 16.Spain finished level on five points with France

pic.twitter.com/TpP8x9ojnH— FIBA (@FIBA) July 6, 2021But France finished top through a superior points

Britain’s Mark Cavendish needs one more win at the Tour de France to equal Belgian great Eddy Merckx’

⏩ Here are the highlights of the #TDF2021’s 10th stage. pic.twitter.com/XNNDkitBif— Tour de France™ (

If others can be inspired then that’s the greatest joy I can get out of this Tour de France."

Seven-time Paralympian Wakako Tsuchida is set to compete in triathlon at her home Paralympic Games in Tokyo after securing one of the bipartite allocations by World Triathlon.

when triathlon made its Paralympics debut at Rio 2016.Petra Lévay of Hungary, Annouck Curzillat of France

David Lappartient is set to be elected as President of the International Cycling Union (UCI) for a second term after being announced as the only candidate for the role.

to be elected in Europe.For Europe nine candidates are standing for seven posts - Michel Callot of France

The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) has announced five candidates are seeking to succeed René Fasel as President at the governing body’s Semi-Annual Congress in September.

Sports Federation.Tardif has been re-elected on three occasions.The official was the Chef de Mission for France

Evy Leibfarth, Tokyo 2020-bound as a member of the United States team, is among the athletes set to take part at the International Canoe Federation (ICF) Under-23 and Junior Canoe Slalom World Championships starting tomorrow in Slovenia.

of athletes with strong senior form, including 2020 ICF World Cup gold medallist Romane Prigent of France

the highly-rated German Elena Apel.In the men’s K1, 2019 junior world champion Anatole Delassus of France

The United States, Canada, Serbia and Argentina all made it two wins from two at the International Basketball Federation Under-19 World Cup, while Spain and Turkey both enjoyed dramatic wins.

In Group C in Latvia's capital Riga, Spain overcame France in overtime - a sweet response for a side

Morocco are targeting a first podium finish in the five-a-side blind football tournament at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics.

Apart from Brazil and Argentina, we have China, Spain, France and ourselves."

Australia’s Ben O'Connor rode to a solo victory on stage nine of the Tour de France in Tignes, as Slovenia

on the yellow jersey, but the Australia was able to celebrate a stage victory in his maiden Tour de France

Just to be taking part on the Tour de France in the first place is a dream," the 25-year-old said."

The Tour de France has had an extraordinary opening week.

@MarkCavendish#TDF2021 pic.twitter.com/9tMygrixNA— Tour de France™ (@LeTour) June 29, 2021After the

four wins at the Tour of Turkey and a success at the Tour of Belgium having led to talk of a Tour de France

become relatable, whereas before nobody could relate with Mark Cavendish," Millar said on ITV’s Tour de France

public certainly will not if he does match or break Belgian great Eddy Merckx's record of 34 Tour de France