Russian Figure Skating Federation director general Alexander Kogan cast doubt on the staging of an International Skating Union (ISU) Grand Prix of Figure Skating event in Moscow in November.

 Grenoble, set to host the Internationaux de France from November 13 to 15, is hovering near the

maximum alert threshold after record daily levels of COVID-19 cases in France.

Polesud arena each day, however.The Patinoire Polesud in Grenoble, host venue of the Internationaux de France

Shiseido Cup of China from November 6 to 8 in Chongqing,Next on the schedule is the Internationaux de France

French prosecutors have reportedly opened an investigation into possible match-fixing at the French Open.

is focused on "fraud in an organised group" and "active and passive corruption in sport", the Agence France-Presse

The International Biathlon Union (IBU) has moved a World Cup event from Ruhpolding to Oberhof after confirming its schedule for events in January.

the COVID-19 pandemic.The IBU last month removed Östersund in Sweden and Annecy-Le Grand Bornand in France

Michel Cadot has been elected President of the French National Sports Agency.

The former prefect for the Ile-de-France region which surrounds Paris, Cadot, 66, succeeds Jean Castex

having been launched in 2019 in a bid to improve France’s performance at its home Games.At Rio 2016, France

Men's singles world number one Kento Momota is reportedly among 15 Japanese players to have withdrawn from the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Denmark Open next week, because of concerns over the rise of COVID-19 cases in Europe.

making several changes to its World Tour calendar due to the coronavirus pandemic.World Tour events in France

Britain's Lizzie Deignan won her first Liège-Bastogne-Liège title in Belgium after braving the last 30 kilometres alone to retake the lead in the International Cycling Union (UCI) Women's WorldTour.

♂️ pic.twitter.com/3x1zvosjyH— Eurosport UK (@Eurosport_UK) October 4, 2020The 2020 Tour de France runner-up

Switzerland's Marc Hirschi - who won La Flèche Wallonne just four days ago - with the 2020 Tour de France

The International Canoe Federation (ICF) has announced the renewal of its partnership with H&A Media, which will continue to provide live streaming for the sport in China.

country.The new deal means the upcoming ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup events in Tacen in Slovenia and Pau in France

The draw for the 2023 Rugby World Cup is scheduled to take place later this year in Paris, preceding France's hosting of the tournament in three years' time.

Zealand, England and Wales sit as the top seeds.The second seeds will be Ireland, Australia, hosts France

2023 Rugby World Cup ©World Rugby"The draw is a key milestone on the journey to the Rugby World Cup France

accelerate planning for what is going to be a truly spectacular and special Rugby World Cup 2023 in France

World number one Novak Djokovic produced another commanding performance as he despatched Colombian qualifier Daniel Elahi Galán to reach the fourth round of the French Open.

States thrashed Romanian qualifier Irina Bara 6-2, 6-0 to book her place in the last 16.Fiona Ferro of France

The Nigeria Curling Federation is raising funds to aid construction of the country's first ice facility.

Curling Championship when they became the first African nation to win a world curling game by defeating France

National Basketball League (NBA) Commissioner Adam Silver has warned players who are hoping to represent their country at the postponed Olympic Games that it is "unlikely" the league will accommodate Tokyo 2020 by pausing their delayed 2021 season.

of the day that if we start late that we would stop for the Olympics," he said, according to Agence France-Presse

Saalbach in Austria has been selected by the International Ski Federation (FIS) to host the 2025 Alpine World Ski Championships.

Ski Championships in 1991 and had bid for the 2023 edition but lost out to Courchevel and Méribel in France

Newly-crowned time trial world champion Filippo Ganna justified pre-race predictions by winning the opening stage of the Giro d’Italia in Palermo to secure the first pink jersey of the Grand Tour.

gained time on all his general classification rivals on the opening stage ©Getty ImagesThe 2018 Tour de France

Julian Alaphilippe will target victory on his first appearance as world champion tomorrow, with the Frenchman among the favourites at Liège-Bastogne-Liège.

the World Championship road race.The 22-year-old also secured a maiden stage victory at the Tour de France

for a third win in four editions of the women's race ©Getty ImagesSlovenia’s newly crowned Tour de France

In his book Football, The Golden Age, John Tennant collects "extraordinary images from 1900 to 1985". One of them, photographer unknown, shows Ipswich Town players in January 1939 relaxing in the team bath after losing 2-1 at home to Aston Villa in an FA Cup third round replay. Of the nine pictured, three have cigarettes hanging from their mouths.

failed to get back into the side after suffering a cut to his shin in the final group match against France