Spain's Alex Aranburu stunned the general classification favourites by claiming a surprise win on the second stage of the Tour of the Basque Country.

victory.The Spaniard led home a one-two for his team as compatriot Omar Fraile came second, while Tour de France

Former Michigan senator Ian Conyers has joined the Governing Board of Virtus as a co-opted member.

nbsp;events, and towards the 2023 Virtus Global Games in Vichy, France

Korfball Federation (IKF) has announced that it will hold an Under-21 World Cup in Saint-Étienne in France

Azerbaijan’s Boyanka Kostova won the women’s 59 kilogram title on the third day of competition at the European Weightlifting Championships in Moscow.

giving her a total of 210kg, just behind Kostova’s score.The bronze medal went to Dora Tchakounte of France

Slovenia’s Primož Roglič claimed the first leader’s jersey of the Tour of the Basque Country after winning the individual time trial on the opening stage of the race.

behind the stage winner.Tadej Pogačar, who overhauled Roglič in the final time trial at the 2020 Tour de France

South Korea and Egypt won the women's and men's team sabre titles on day three of the International Fencing Federation (FIE) 2021 Junior World Fencing Championships at the Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex in Egypt.

bracket, third seeds Russia defeated sixth seeds Ukraine 45-41 in the quarter-final, and seventh seeds France

quartet of Magamed Khalimbekov, Dmitriy Nasonov, Artem Terekhov and Kirill Tyulyukov in the final 45-38.France

Ripples of appreciation and delight are spreading through the sporting world at the news of Rikako Ikee's qualification to swim at her home Olympics this summer, two years after she announced that she had leukaemia.

Olympic gold at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Games ©Getty ImagesArmstrong may have had seven Tour de France

Poland has been named as the host of the 2021 Virtus World Athletics Championships.

COVID-19 protocols.This follows the European Indoor Athletics Championships taking place in Nantes in France

The International Handball Federation (IHF) has held the draws for the men's and women's competitions at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, with the men's Group A seeing South American powerhouse Argentina, European champions Spain and world number one Germany drawn together.

conducted virtually due to COVID-19 protocols.Alongside Argentina, Spain and Germany in Group A are France

Norway are one of the best teams in the world, France are always in the top, Germany are a tough opponent

2021Group B is regarded to be the more difficult of the two, and features South American champions Brazil, France

Lucas Mazur won three titles at the Dubai Para Badminton International, with the French player winning men’s singles, men’s doubles and mixed doubles categories on the final day of competition at the Shabab Al Ahli Dubai Club.

Lenaig Morin and Faustine Noel.Men’s SU5 champion Mazur and women’s SL3-SU5 runner-up Noel combined for France

compatriot Cynthia Matez 21-16, 21-19.In the doubles categories, the men’s WH1 and WH2 saw more success for France

top with 20 medals, consisting of four gold, six silver and ten bronze medals.In second place were France

Roglič and Tadej Pogačar are set to face off for the first time in a stage race since the 2020 Tour de France

crashed twice on the final stage which dropped him down the general classification.Reigning Tour de France

Five top European competitors, including two former world champions, will contest one place on the International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM) Athletes' Committee when elections take place for the Paris 2024 cycle during the World Championships in Cairo in June.

chasing the single European nomination.These are Waldemar de Makay of Belarus, Christian Roudaut of France

Didier Seminet has been reelected as President of the French Baseball Softball Confederation (FFBS).

France wins first-ever European Women's Baseball Championship, defeating the Netherlands !!!!!!

✈️France is going to the WBSC Women's Baseball World Cup for the first time in history!!!!

the postponed Tokyo 2020 Games this year - after they had earlier been dropped following Beijing 2008.France

There is a Greek expression to describe disappearing rapidly from sight. It is "yinomai Louis" (γίνομαι Λούης), which means literally "to becοme Louis".

Peters of Britain, having enquired whether the pace was "too slow".Four years later Alain Mimoun of France

A total of 15 finals will be played tomorrow after the final ties were confirmed today at the 2021 Dubai Para Badminton International at the Shabab Al Ahli Dubai Club in the United Arab Emirates.

In the men's singles WH1, David Toupe of France made the final with a 21-15, 21-12 win over Japan's Keita