The Mind Sports World University Championship begins tomorrow, with competition taking place online this year due to the coronavirus crisis.

tournaments.There will be 551 players, 40 countries and 218 universities taking part in total.Argentina, China, France

Tao Geoghegan Hart secured the overall victory at the Giro d’Italia after winning his head-to-head duel with Australia’s Jai Hindley in the final-stage time trial in Milan.

win the Giro, with Colombia’s Egan Bernal and fellow Briton Froome viewed as leaders for the Tour de France

Japanese Para-long jumper Sayaka Murakami believes the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics represent a "window of opportunity" to create a positive legacy for disabled people in Japan.

depends on whether they are seen as being productive or producing economic value," Fujita told Agence France-Presse.Fujita

Spaniard Ion Izagirre won stage six of the Vuelta a España, breaking clear on the final climb, while Richard Carapaz is the new overall leader of the race.

rider Carapaz took over from Jumbo-Visma's Primož Roglič.Roglič of Slovenia, runner-up at the Tour de France

return in the Basque Country on October 27.Today's stage was originally due to cross the border into France

Los Angeles Current lead Tokyo Frog Kings by 14 points at the halfway stage of the third match of the 2020 International Swimming League (ISL) in Budapest.

the winner of three Olympic gold medals at Rio 2016, has amassed 37 points alone.Béryl Gastaldello of France

Athletes from four different countries won the four gold medals on offer on day two of the Budapest Grand Slam, with Barbara Matić perhaps the most impressive of the winners.

semi-finals after Timo was given a third shido, and then beat Margaux Pinot in the final.Pinot, of France

As Russia prepares its appeal against a series of World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) sanctions excluding the country from major international competition for four years, one of its favourite sporting sons, former National Basketball Association (NBA) player Andrei Kirilenko, has warned the proposed collective ban will punish innocent competitors.

But if you take a look at every scandal that happened before that - Lance Armstrong in the Tour de France

Héctor Leonardo Páez León will be hoping for better conditions in Turkish province Sakarya tomorrow when he launches the defence of his International Cycling Union (UCI) Mountain Bike Marathon World Championships title.

for glory in Turkey ©Getty ImagesIn the absence of defending world champion Pauline Ferrand-Prévot of France

Tim Wellens of Belgium emerged victorious after a three-way sprint to the line brought stage five of the Vuelta a España to an exciting end in Sabiñánigo.

kilometre ride from Huesca to Sabiñánigo, with few moves made.Lotto Soudal's Wellens, Guillaume Martin of France

the line in 4 hours 19min 25sec, with Martin four seconds off the pace and Arensman 12 back.Tour de France

finishing with a climb to the Aramón Formigal ski station.It was changed to avoid the peloton entering France

because of the escalating health crisis in France.

World number one Ko Jin-young insists she has no regrets over her decision to skip the past three women’s golf majors to stay at home due to COVID-19 concerns.

September and opting out of the Women’s PGA Championship earlier this month.The 2020 Evian Championship in France

UEFA has opened disciplinary proceedings against Rennes for non-compliance with COVID-19 rules during the team's Champions League clash against FC Krasnodar. 

 Crowds are still allowed into sporting events in France, despite rising COVID-19 cases in the country

 France has reported more than 1.04 million cases of coronavirus and at least 34,500 deaths.

A motorway interchange in the Paris commune of Saint-Denis has been given the green light for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, despite local residents protesting its construction.

absolutely scandalous decision," Coline Robert, one of the counsel of the 15 applicants, told Agence France-Presse.The

Administrative Court of Appeal of Paris in its summary.Saint-Denis is regarded as the poorest department in France

Russia won four medals - two gold - on the opening day of the Budapest Grand Slam, while Distria Krasniqi and Jessica Klimkait also earned impressive victories.

in the last four, while Amandine Buchard then beat Kocher in the final.A swift ippon gave Buchard of France

shone at under-57kg, winning all four bouts by ippon to take the title in style.Hélène Receveaux of France

The draw for European qualifying for the 2022 FIFA World Cup is to be made on December 7.

FIFA World Cup and Asia has only done so once before, when Japan and South Korea co-hosted in 2002.France

Sam Bennett won stage four of the Vuelta a España as Primož Roglič retained his overall lead of the race.

The Deceuninck-QuickStep rider topped the points classification at this year's Tour de France, winning