Three candidates are set to contest the election to succeed Frits Vrijlandt as President of the International Climbing and Mountaineering Federation (UIAA) during the organisation's virtual General Assembly tomorrow.

later today.Chowdhury is also running for a place on the Executive Board, alongside Hélène Denis of France

Ireland's Dan Martin was the winner in an uphill sprint to take the third stage of the Vuelta a España.

to be made to the route for stage six owing to the coronavirus pandemic.It was due to pass through France

The International Golf Federation (IGF) announced Dubai is to host the 2023 World Amateur Team Championships.

 Le Golf National in France is due to stage the next edition of the event in 2022.

World Rowing President Jean-Christophe Rolland believes a lack of female decision-makers "damages" the organisation's reputation for "good governance" – and he insisted: "We have to act."

that it is not satisfactory," said Rolland, an International Olympic Committee member who won gold for France

The International Skating Union (ISU) has announced the schedule for the 2021 Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating circuit.

was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.Competition next year is due to begin in Courchevel in France

Marc Soler earned a home victory on the second stage of the Vuelta a España - his first stage win at a Grand Tour.

 Roglič came agonisingly close to winning the Tour de France earlier this year, but finished second.Competition

The Russian Embassy to the United Kingdom has claimed allegations of cyber-attacks were made to disrupt relations with the Olympic host countries of South Korea and Japan.

 Demers claimed the group also tried to disrupt the 2017 Presidential election in France and undermine

France topped the medals table at the European Cycling Union (UEC) Mountain Bike European Championships

With a tally of three gold medal, three silvers and a bronze, France finished ahead of the Swiss hosts

Nicole Pesse, Marika Tovo and Juri Zanotti captured gold in the team relay, ahead of world champions France

Electronic security company Telenot will continue as an official sponsor of the International Ski Federation (FIS) by backing selected Alpine Skiing and Ski Jumping World Cups.

seasons.Telenot will sponsor 22 Alpine Skiing World Cups and two Ski Jumping World Cups in all, across Finland, France

Spain's Antoni Ponce produced a dominant display at the World Para Swimming World Series in Berlin as he won eight gold medals.

 Brazil, Egypt, France, Slovakia and Switzerland were the other countries with representatives at

Six cities have been chosen to host COVID-19 secure bubbles for the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Women's EuroBasket 2021 qualifying matches.

 Strasbourg in France and Valencia in Spain are scheduled to host the 2021 FIBA Women's EuroBasket

The draw for the 2021 Rugby World Cup, the top competition in women's rugby, has been set for November 20 and is scheduled to take place in Auckland in host nation New Zealand.

Rugby World Cup champions ©Getty ImagesNine of the 12 teams have already been confirmed with England, France

competition.Band one will be comprised of New Zealand, England and Canada, with band two featuring France

Prix of Figure Skating event in Grenoble has been cancelled due to the newest COVID-19 restrictions in France

Initially scheduled for November 13 to 15, the Internationaux de France event met its fate after French

The ISU regrets that the hosting of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating - Internationaux de France is

competition in Ottawa was cancelled.To date, there have been more than 910,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in France

Organisers of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics have claimed alleged Russian cyber-attacks had no "significant impact" on preparation for the Games.

allegations of state-sponsored doping.Demers claimed the group also tried to disrupt the 2017 election in France

Six Russian intelligence officers have been charged in the United States in an alleged global computer hacking operation that included the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang.

indictment does not include that event but does allege the group tried to disrupt the 2017 election in France