Athletes continued their quests to reach Tokyo 2020 on the first day of the European Karate Championships at Poreč in Croatia.

-4.Prekovic will face Anita Serogina of Ukraine in the final after Serogina beat Leila Heurtault of France

The green light has been given to this year's European Softball Championships after dates for the tournaments were confirmed.

Sweden, Lithuania and France.Italy will so far be joined by The Netherlands, Czech Republic, Spain, France

Indonesia's Shesar Hiren Rhustavito, who is the top seed in the men's singles, has made it through to the last 16 on day two of the Badminton World Federation (BWF) 2021 Spain Masters at the Palacio de Deportes Carolina Marín in Huelva.

Hediana Julimarbela of Indonesia, who won 21-18, 21-10.Fifth seeds Fabien Delrue and Lea Palermo of France

Nicole Sapstead today announced she is leaving as the chief executive of UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) after six years, to take up a a new role with the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA).

delivered to Sir Bradley Wiggins in 2011, the year before he became the first Briton to win the Tour de France

The National Olympic Committee of Lithuania (LNOC) has announced plans for an Olympic Festival in the country during Tokyo 2020.

chance to meet athletes and try out Olympic sports.Similar festivals are planned for Czech Republic, France

Russia’s Kliment Kolesnikov lowered his own world record as he cruised to gold in the men’s 50 metres backstroke on the second day of swimming action at the European Aquatics Championships in Budapest.

100m butterfly saw a tie for the gold medal between Anna Ntountounaki of Greece and Marie Wattel of France

Uganda’s Joshua Cheptegei has not ruled out a world record in the 3,000 metres he will run at the conclusion of a talent-stacked World Athletics Continental Tour Gold meeting in Ostrava.

French record of 75.38m earlier this year, as her main likely rival.Zango, who lives and trains in France

Number one seeds Kim Astrup and Anders Skaarup Rasmussen of Denmark progressed to the last 16 with a dominant win in the men's doubles on the opening day of the Badminton World Federation (BWF) 2021 Spain Masters at the Palacio de Deportes Carolina Marín in Huelva.

and Mads Vestergaard 19-21, 21-13, 21-14.Brothers and fourth seeds Christo and Toma Junior Popov of France

21-14 win over Spain's Alejandro Alcala and Alvaro Vazquez.France's Lucas Corvee and Ronan Labar of France

Madrid has been chosen to host the European Athletics Team Championships Super League in 2023 - but may be offered the 2025 version instead if the event becomes part of the 2023 European Games due to be held at Kraków in Poland.

Super League has been streamlined from 12 to eight teams for 2021 and Poland will face opposition from France

Lamine Diack, the disgraced former President of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), has called for "prayers for justice to be done" in his ongoing case after returning to his native Senegal following house arrest in Paris since 2015.

unlikely to spend any time in jail.Simon Ndiaye, a lawyer for Diack, revealed he had been allowed to leave France

appropriate time".Diack was in a wheelchair after arriving at Blaise Diagne airport on board an Air France

all-round remarkable citizen", claiming his return was "a moment of joy and pride".Seck added: "His time in France

while his father was in charge.Papa Massata Diack lives in Senegal, which refused to extradite him to France

This year's European Sambo Championships and European Youth and Junior Sambo Championships are set to welcome athletes from 28 countries later this month in the Cypriot city Limassol.

Cyprus, Latvia, North Macedonia, Moldova, The Netherlands, Poland, Russia, Romania, Serbia, Ukraine, France

Today, athletes from Georgia, Belarus, Ukraine and France are clearly competing with the favourites -

Italy and Spain won the first team medals of the European Para Swimming Championships as the Italians held onto their place at the top of the medals table in Madeira.

Spain finished third.However, the Spaniards won the next race, the mixed 4x100m medley, seeing off France

France has been awarded the hosting rights for the 2022 Wheelchair Rugby European Championship Division

 "France has long been a member of the IWRF and have developed their national clubs and featured

 "France has made a commitment to event hosting and we are excited to continue to work with France

The business which in 2015 bought rights to broadcast the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games across most of Europe has been brought under the control of AT&T, the United States-based telecoms company.

Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games across most of Europe in 2015 ©Getty ImagesThe only other exceptions were France

Tom Pidcock boosted his prospects of competing at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games by earning victory at the International Cycling Union Mountain Bike World Cup in Nové Město.

crossing a further 12 seconds adrift to complete the podium places.Leogang in Austria and Les Gets in France