tomorrow with the stage race offering key preparation for riders ahead of the Giro d’Italia and Tour de France

Danish men's doubles player Joel Eipe has tested positive for COVID-19 and been ruled out of the European Badminton Championships in Kyiv in Ukraine.

a potential semi-final game with Germany's Yvonne Li on the cards.Third seed Li plays Qi Xuefei of France

Slovenia’s Tadej Pogačar and Demi Vollering of The Netherlands triumphed at Liège–Bastogne–Liège after triumphing in sprint finishes from breakaway groups at the one-day race in Belgium.

with 13 kilometres of the 259.5km race remaining.Pogačar formed part of the move, with the Tour de France

Marco Scolaris has been re-elected unopposed as President of the International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC).

the IFSC Executive Board were also held, with new members Wolfgang Wabel of Germany and Pierre You of France

The Football Association (FA) will join the Premier League, the English Football League (EFL), the Professional Footballers' Association, the League Managers Association and other groups in a social media boycott in response to discriminatory abuse players and others connected to the game have received online.

against abuse, with Birmingham City and Rangers holding similar protests afterwards.Former Arsenal and France

In the final months of 2018, two contrasting views were put forward outlining the battle between the established order of sport governance and commercial entities.

League after the successful EuroLeague breakaway ©Getty ImagesWith leading politicians from Britain, France

Rachael Blackmore’s achievement this month in becoming the first female jockey to win the Grand National, in company with Minella Times, marked a heady high point for women in sport - that is, the wider world of men's and women's sport.

Cox and Amy Perrett, officiated at the Rio 2016 Olympics.Perrett refereed the women’s match between France

The International Biathlon Union (IBU) has launched the Biathlon Climate Challenge, which aims to connect an active lifestyle with climate action.

restoration.Germany’s Franziska Preuß, Italy’s Dorothea Wierer, Estonia’s Regina Oja, Émilien Jacquelin of France

Teenage sensation Prithika Pavade and Yuan Jia Nan are set to represent France at this year’s Tokyo 2020

Defending champion Lizzie Deignan has been forced to pull out of tomorrow’s Liège-Bastogne-Liège because of illness.

Tour de France winner Tadej Pogačar of Slovenia and UAE Team Emirates team-mate Marc Hirschi of Switzerland

Denmark's Anne-Marie Rindom and Germany's Philipp Buhl have claimed the women's laser radial and men's laser titles at the International Laser Class Association (ILCA) Vilamoura International Championship.

and ninth place finishes saw him drop down to third with a net total of 81.Jean Baptiste Bernaz of France

Marco Scolaris is set to extend his 12-year reign as International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) President after it was confirmed he would stand unopposed at tomorrow’s elections.

Toru in the running along with Germany’s Wolfgang Wabel and Switzerland’s Nils Glatthard.Pierre You of France

The International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Running Target World Championship has been postponed for a second time due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Chateauroux in France had been scheduled to host the event in 2020 before it was pushed back to June

Britain's Michael Beckett and Denmark's Anne-Marie Rindom are one step closer to claiming wins at the International Laser Class Association (ILCA) Vilamoura International Championship on the penultimate day of competition.

chasing the top three on 74 and 76 points respectively.Winning the 10th round was Jean Baptiste Bernaz of France

The advantage of Russia's Ian Nepomniachtchi was cut down to half a point after a draw on round 11 of the International Chess Federation (FIDE) Candidates Tournament in Yekaterinburg.

pic.twitter.com/dBhB60Khb7— International Chess Federation (@FIDE_chess) April 23, 2021Maxime Vachier-Lagrave of France