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Thomas makes up for previous day’s slip-up to win Tour de Romandie

  • Cycling

Geraint Thomas won the Tour de Romandie today after recovering his fortunes in the concluding 16 kilometres time trial following his bizarre spill within sight of the line on the previous day. 

Britain’s 2018 Tour de France winner, riding for Ineos Grenadiers, had fallen in cold and wet conditions



Divided views on athlete power and doping bans in feedback on future IWF Constitution

  • Weightlifting

Athlete empowerment, punishments for multiple doping violations, and age and term limits for Executive Board members are some of the points of contention among nations who have sent feedback on a draft Constitution to the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF).

oversight" and would remove any mention of "evidence of systemic doping".Goegebuer backed a proposal from France


Twitter says online abuse "unrepresentative of overall football conversation" as English football leads social media boycott

  • Football

Twitter has responded to the three-day boycott of social media by much of British sport and numerous international bodies in protest at online abuse by saying that racist or sexist comments are unrepresentative of "the overall football conversation".

Former France and Arsenal striker Thierry Henry said the boycott of social media over the weekend is


More final line-ups confirmed on day two of the Karate 1-Premier League in Lisbon

  • Karate

More final line-ups were confirmed on the second day of action at the Karate 1-Premier League in Lisbon, Portugal.

Jovana Prekovic of Serbia produced a stunning performance to comprehensively beat Leila Heurtault of France

Poorshab of Iran reached his second consecutive Premier League final after beating Farouk Abdesselem of France


Dominant victories across the classes in first Rowing World Cup in Zagreb

  • Rowing

There were plenty of dominant performances in the finals of the first Rowing World Cup regatta at Jarun Lake in Zagreb, Croatia.

Getty ImagesBehind them there was a real battle for the remaining medals, which ended with silver for France

clear water inside the first quarter of the race as they claimed an impressive victory.Silver went to France

silver medal ensued behind with Poland edging out Switzerland 1 into bronze.There was more success for France

while the bronze went to Turkey.In the women’s quadruple sculls Germany opened up an early lead before France

Schultze, Carlotta Nwajide, Frieda Haemmerling and Franziska Kampmann held on to take gold.Silver went to France


Ecuador's women sprinters earn surprise Tokyo 2020 place at World Athletics Relays in Poland

  • Athletics

Ecuador’s women’s 4x100 metres team, who arrived in Poland ranked 40th in the world standings, will be among the 16 teams contesting the Olympic title this summer after setting a national record of 43.86sec tonight at the World Athletics Relays Silesia21.

, and hosts Poland, whose time of 43.64 was the third fastest behind that of the final heat winners France


Spain to host 2021 European Wheelchair Basketball Championships

  • Wheelchair Basketball News

The International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) Europe have announced that Spain will host the Men's and Women's 2021 European Wheelchair Basketball Championships in December.

Dubai in the United Arab Emirates.Britain, Spain, Turkey, Germany, Italy, Poland, The Netherlands, France

within the next few months, with a date yet to be confirmed.Britain, The Netherlands, Germany, Spain, France



Michael Pavitt: German curling team seek to overcome disadvantage at World Championships

  • Inside the Blogs

I have unexpectedly become invested in the fortunes of Germany’s curling team this week, as the World Women's Curling Championships began in Calgary.

It was a Presidential decision, a strong stance that dictated the rest," Giresse told France Football

in 2015.The three-time French footballer of the year, who formed part of the midfield which helped France


Will social media companies heed the sound of silence as sport’s boycott seeks to combat online racism and abuse?

  • The Big Read

We’ve been hearing a lot about "solidarity” in sport recently. The word was used numerous times in the self-serving statements put out by those behind the European Super League project that briefly threatened to put 12 of the best football teams into a hermetically sealed revenue-generating unit.

Players Association, rugby union is taking action through England Rugby, Scottish Rugby, Welsh Rugby, France

sportswomen found that one third had suffered abuse on social media.In March, the former Arsenal and France


Reigning champions Slovenia to face Lithuania in EuroBasket 2022 group stage

  • Basketball

Reigning champions Slovenia are set to face Lithuania and four other nations in Group B in Cologne after the draw for the 2022 International Basketball Federation (FIBA) EuroBasket was conducted by organisers.

won the EuroBasket for the first time in 2017, are due to play 2015 runners-up Lithuania as well as France


Grand Winners impress as eliminations begin at Karate 1-Premier League tournament in Lisbon

  • Karate

Grand Winners impressed on the opening day of the latest Karate 1-Premier League event in Lisbon, an important event as karatekas build up to the sport’s scheduled debut at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

In the Male Kumite under-67 kilograms category Grand Winner and world champion Steven Dacosta of France

Tsukii of the Philippines booked her place in the final by upsetting fan favourite Alexandra Recchia of France


Russia claim three team golds on day two of European Gymnastics Trampoline Championships

  • Gymnastics

Russia claimed three team gold medals on the second day of the European Gymnastics Trampoline Championships, which saw senior finals take centre stage.

by European champion Yana Pavlova to score 165.470.Belarus took silver with a score of 159.550 while France

and France ?? victorious in senior Team finals at #TraSochi2021?

European Gymnastics (@UEGymnastics) April 30, 2021In the women’s team tumbling discipline, victory went to France

which was won by Belarus with a score of 183.805.The silver medal went to Portugal with 175.470 while France


IBSA Goalball confirms line-up for European Championships B

  • Goalball News

The International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) Goalball has confirmed the countries that will compete at the 2021 European Championships B in Lahti.

their spots, according to the IBSA Goalball.In the women’s competition, hosts Finland, Denmark, Spain, France