Speed skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics could be moved to Milan's Arena Civica with testing underway to see if the venue would be suitable.

Arena Gianni Brera - was opened in 1807 under the instruction of Napoléon Bonaparte who then ruled France

Dutch star Mathieu van der Poel has admitted he may leave the Tour de France early to focus on preparations

competing in the men’s mountain bike event at Tokyo 2020.Alpecin-Fenix are due to feature at the Tour de France

Olympic Games.He told Dutch website Wielerflits that sponsorship commitments meant missing the Tour de France

I even considered not riding the Tour de France," Van der Poel said."

I must add that I get so much freedom here with three disciplines and riding the Tour de France isn’t

cyclo-cross world title earlier this month ©Getty ImagesRiders will face a short turnaround from the Tour de France

The fifth edition of Olympic and Paralympic Week was held in France digitally due to the coronavirus

Britain’s Charlotte Bankes and Austria’s Alessandro Hämmerle came out on top in the snowboard cross qualifiers at the International Ski Federation (FIS) Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships.

eight athletes qualified after the second run, including Olympic bronze medallist Chloé Trespeuch of France

Cup stage in Chiesa in Italy, continued his fine form to seal top spot in 1:17.68.Merlin Surget of France

The top seed in the women’s singles draw Ashleigh Barty recorded a double bagel win in her first round match on day two of the year’s opening Grand Slam tournament.

Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece was an emphatic winner under the floodlights, as he beat Gilles Simon of France

coach education award went to French Polynesia, while Greece was honoured for a grading scheme and France

The World Para Athletics Grand Prix season is scheduled to begin in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates tomorrow.

 The Kenyan team boasts 69 members, while France will be represented by 41 Para-athletes.

Organisers of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar are confident of staging matches at packed stadiums next year, despite the COVID-19 pandemic.

matter gradually by hosting matches for the AFC Champions League without fans," Al-Jamal told Agence France-Presse

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the first match of the night session on the Rod Laver Arena ©Getty ImagesTenth seed Gael Monfils of France

Men’s world number one and defending champion Novak Djokovic of Serbia was among the winners on the opening day of the Australian Open Tennis Championships at Melbourne Park.

6-2.The biggest upset of the day on the men’s side came on Court 13 when tenth seed Gael Monfils of France

FIFA is among the organisations to pay tribute to Iranian football legend Mehrdad Minavand after he died from coronavirus aged 45.

 He had been both a player and coach, representing Iran at the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France.

first group of 26 athlete entrepreneurs who are set to champion social and environmental projects in France

Sarah Davies says the Executive Board of the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) is dismissive and disrespectful towards its own Athletes Commission, which she chairs.

National Federation, British Weight Lifting, as well as the governing bodies of the sport in Germany, France

Brisbane has been awarded hosting rights for the 2026 BMX World Championships by the International Cycling Union (UCI), which has also awarded four new titles of "Bike City."

management committee - the 2021 UCI Trials World Youth Games are now scheduled to be held at Cordon in France

Netherlands), Heusden-Zolder (Belgium), Limburg-Valkenburg (the Netherlands), Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (France

Woensdrecht (the Netherlands), Yorkshire (Britain), Copenhagen (Denmark), Glasgow (Britain), Paris (France

Vincent Kriechmayr extended his lead in the super-G standings in the International Ski Federation (FIS) Alpine Ski World Cup after winning today's race in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.

 Alexis Pinturault of France still leads on 924, while Marco Schwarz of Austria is third on 666.