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Mauritius

  • Countries and Territories

Mauritius - July 2022Mauritius did not win a medal at the first nine Commonwealth Games the country attended, but since then they have always appeared on the podium.

country's 13 medals have come in the ring with the nation, previously a territory of both Britain and France


Cameroon

  • Countries and Territories

Cameroon - March 2022There are not many Commonwealth Games countries where French is the first language.

Step forward Cameroon - the West African nation which gained independence from France in 1960 and went


Wales

  • Countries and Territories

Wales - November 2021Birmingham 2022 will not be a home Commonwealth Games for Wales, but it won't be far off.

points race title from Gold Coast, while on the road it will be interesting to see if 2018 Tour de France

won road race gold at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games, just seven days after that year's Tour de France

 Geraint Thomas won the Glasgow 2014 road race just days after the end of the Tour de France ©Getty


Isle of Man

  • Countries and Territories

Isle of Man - May 2022For a lot of people, thinking about the Isle of Man means thinking about bikes.

the humble pedal cycle.Some of the world's best riders have been produced there, including Tour de France

omnium, and he is a world champion on both road and track.But it is his achievements at the Tour de France


COVID-19 jab developed by Chinese firm to be offered to players before Copa América

  • Football

Players at this year's Copa América are set to receive the Chinese Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine before the start of the tournament after the company agreed to donate 50,000 doses to the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL).

from June 13 to July 10 after being postponed from last year due to the coronavirus pandemic.Agence France-Presse


Paris 2024 signs Cisco as third official partner of Olympics and Paralympics

  • Paris 2024

Paris 2024 has signed up technology conglomerate Cisco as its third official partner of the Olympic and Paralympic Games in the French capital.

Paris 2024 has been expanded to provide cybersecurity infrastructure and conferencing software.Cisco France

President Laurent Degré told Agence France-Presse the company would work with Atos, a member of the

#Paris2024 #WeAreCisco pic.twitter.com/hpzAMQYzFE— Cisco France (@CiscoFrance) April 13, 2021"I am



ISU World Team Trophy to take place in front of fans in Osaka

  • Figure Skating

Fans are set to attend the International Skating Union (ISU) World Team Trophy in Osaka, despite concerns over a rise of COVID-19 cases in the prefecture.

The event, featuring teams from Japan, the United States, Canada, France, Italy and Russia, is scheduled

recently-crowned women's world champion Anna Shcherbakova.China had qualified for the event but were replaced by France




French Boxing Federation President tells IMMAF of his ambition to develop mixed martial arts in France

  • Mixed Martial Arts

elected President of the French Boxing Federation (FFB) to discuss the evolution of mixed martial arts in France

stressed the full commitment of the FFB to making mixed martial arts a credible and respected sport in France

FMMAF), which has been created by the FFB’s Executive Committee.Mixed martial arts (MMA) was banned in France

move ahead with measures to see the sport legalised.Six Federations had applied to supervise MMA in France

whether to establish an autonomous national MMA governing body.The first official gala organised in France

IMMAF will work closely with the FMMAF working group to develop our sport in France and we are looking


Glover's golden run resumes at European Rowing Championships in Varese

  • Rowing

Britain’s double Olympic champion Helen Glover extended her exceptional winning record today as she and Polly Swann became European women’s pair champions in Varese in Italy.

:55.13.Italy won the lightweight men's quadruple sculls in a European-best time of 5:52.06, beating France

world record holders won the PR3 mixed coxed four title with ease in 6:52.14, with silver medallists France


Roglič wins Tour of the Basque Country after attack on final stage

  • Cycling

Slovenia’s Primož Roglič earned victory at the Tour of the Basque Country by forming part of a long-range breakaway to overturn his deficit to the race leader Brandon McNulty on the final stage.

the Krabelin climb.UAE Team Emirates sent Pogačar in pursuit of compatriot Roglič, but the Tour de France



FITEQ launches new French language version of its website

  • Teqball

All of the International Federation of Teqball's (FITEQ) web content has been made available in French.

We hosted the second Teqball World Championships in Reims, France three years ago and many of the sport's