The dominant Japanese women's baseball team has announced its roster for the upcoming World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Women's Baseball World Cup, as the nation looks to win a seventh title in a row.

Philippines in the Asian qualifier.The US, Canada, Mexico and Venezuela are set to feature, as well as France

and Australia.The Netherlands, Cuba and the Dominican Republic secured wild-card berths.Hosts Mexico, France

Malaysian squash star Nicol David holds a comfortable lead as the World Games Greatest Athlete of All Time race heads towards its first milestone, which will see only the top ten candidates continue receiving votes.

Kaplina in 11th place with 16,130.Kaplina is just ahead of Henri Lacroix, a boules sports athlete from France

The International Canoe Federation (ICF) has paid tribute to its late Board member Joao Tomasini Schwertner of Brazil, who has died at the age of 61 following complications related to COVID-19.

2020 ©ICFPerurena also contracted COVID-19 in March, while former ICF vice-president Marcel Venot of France

Eight teams are set to battle it out for the last two places in the women's water polo competition at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the final qualifier in Italy this week.

to qualify for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games ©Getty ImagesThe Netherlands, Olympic champions in 2004, France

Tokyo 2020 has said it will "reconsider" the number of athletes present at the Opening and Closing Ceremonies amid suggestions around 6,000 of the 11,000 participants will be permitted to attend.

at the Opening and Closing ceremonies and how they will enter the stadium," Tokyo 2020 told Agence France-Presse.Organisers

UEFA are among the major event organisers faced with a difficult decision in the coming months, with European football’s governing body having to decide how it can stage the European Championships during a pandemic.

preparations to host matches was cited among the reasons why the Danish capital’s Grand Depart of the Tour de France

Spanish blind footballer Vicente Aguilar has revealed he plans to retire after the rescheduled Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.

Paralympics.The competition is also set to include Paralympic and world champions Brazil, Argentina, France

Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) President Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah has praised the organisation of the International Judo Federation (IJF) World Judo Masters in Doha.

Doha is set to host the IJF World Judo Championships in 2023.France topped the medal table at the 2021

The Russian Handball Federation (RHF), competing as neutrals after the country was hit with a two year ban from major events, claimed their first win of the International Handball Federation (IHF) World Men’s Handball Championship in Egypt.

Egypt ©Handball EgyptIn Group E, played at the Dr Hassan Moustafa Sports Complex in 6th of October City France

Franziska Preuss produced an impressive final leg to help secure victory for Germany in the women’s 4x6 kilometre relay event at the International Biathlon Union (IBU) World Cup in Oberhof.

Russia and France missed out on podium places after finishing in fourth and fifth place respectively,

Shooters aiming to compete in the 10-metre air rifle and 10m air pistol disciplines at Tokyo 2020 have been handed a lifeline after Croatia agreed to merge two events into one European Shooting Championships.

and 50m rifle were due to be allocated at the 2020 European Shotgun Championships in Châteauroux in France

Hugues Fabrice Zango has set a new indoor triple jump world record and become just the seventh man in history to clear the 18-metre barrier.

Zango leapt 18.07m in Aubière in France to add 0.15 to the previous indoor world record, which was set

France’s Simon Desthieux, Quentin Fillon Maillet, Fabien Claude and Emilien Jacquelin celebrated victory in the men’s 4 x 7.5 kilometres relay event in Oberhof.

Swiss Football Association President Dominique Blanc has suggested this year's UEFA European Championship could be staged in one country or city.

 Portugal triumphed at the last edition of the tournament in 2016, defeating hosts France 1-0 in

German doctor Mark Schmidt has been jailed for four years and eight months for running an international blood doping ring.

guilty of 24 counts of using doping methods and a further two counts of prohibited use of drugs, Agence France-Presse