Alisher Usmanov will remain as the President of the International Fencing Federation (FIE) until at least November 2021 after an Elective Congress due to be held in Moscow next month was cancelled because of COVID-19, it has been reported.

billion (£9 billion/€10 billion), was first elected in 2008 when he beat the incumbent René Roch, of France

United States world champion Nathan Chen has been confirmed for the opening event of the International Skating Union (ISU) Grand Prix of Figure Skating.

two-time ISU world bronze medallist Boyang Jin.Competition then moves to Europe for the Internationaux de France

Tony Gustavsson has been appointed head of the Australian women's football team for next year's Olympic Games in Tokyo and beyond.

Ellis as she lead the American side to victory at the FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada in 2015 and France

An increase in coronavirus cases in the Netherlands has forced organisers into a "last-minute cancellation" of the FEI Driving World Championships, which were due to start on Thursday (October 7).

North Carolina two years ago, was aiming to defend his crown.Australia, Belgium, the Czech Republic, France

The lawyer for Caster Semenya has revealed he is preparing to challenge rules which prevent the double Olympic 800 metres champion from competing over certain distances at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR).

lawyer Gregory Nott has raised the possibility of contesting the rules at the ECHR.Nott told Agence France-Presse

Paralympic wheelchair tennis medallist Michaël Jérémiasz has said he took on the role of tournament director at the French Riviera Open because he "wanted to give back" to the sport.

recent highlights, not just in my life as an athlete, but as a human being, was being flagbearer for France

Two-time winner Vincenzo Nibali be among the favourites to secure the Giro d'Italia title when the second Grand Tour of the coronavirus impacted cycling season gets underway in Sicily.

opportunity to compete in his home region.The Italian is expected to face competition from 2018 Tour de France

Milan.Typically the first Grand Tour of the season, the Giro d’Italia unusually follows the Tour de France

Denmark’s Søren Kragh Andersen won the stage four individual time trial at the BinckBank Tour as compatriot Mads Pedersen extended his overall lead.

impressive recent form following the Team Sunweb rider securing two stage victories at the Tour de France

Paris 2024 chief executive Etienne Thobois has said he is "looking carefully" at the simplification measures set to be put in place for next year's Olympic and Paralympic in Tokyo.

temporary swimming and volleyball venues.Swimming, which was due to take place in front of the Stade de France

Paris 2024 has approved scrapping temporary swimming and volleyball venues as part of plans to reduce the budget for the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

planned to remove one of the two aquatics centres, which was due to be built in front of the Stade de France

, including the decision to move swimming events from Saint-Denis to La Défense.According to Agence France-Presse

The International Federation of Teqball (FITEQ) has announced the postponement of the 2020 Teqball World Championships due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

 The 2018 World Championships were hosted in Reims in France.

Women's top seed Nour El Sherbini of Egypt won all three matches as her group campaign concluded at the Professional Squash Association (PSA) World Tour Finals in Cairo.

from her first two matches in the group.The other match in the group saw fourth seed Camille Serme of France

Rafael Nadal and Simona Halep, considered the favourites for the men's and women's singles competitions respectively, were among the winners on the fourth day of the French Open.

falling to a 6-4 6-4 2-6 6-4 defeat to compatriot Sebastian Korda, while 23rd seed Benoit Paire of France

Mehran Shahintab has been confirmed as the head coach of Iran’s men’s basketball team for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

2020 after being the best ranked Asian team at the FIBA World Cup ©Getty ImagesWorld champions Spain, France

The Netherlands' Anna van der Breggen was crowned the winner of La Flèche Wallonne's women's race for a sixth consecutive year, while Switzerland's Marc Hirschi took his first major men's title in Belgium.

Australia's Richie Porte, arguably the favourite in the absence of new world champion Julian Alaphilippe of France

, hit the front with around 1km to go.Porte, who finished third at this year's Tour de France, was able

His victory comes after winning a stage on his maiden Tour de France, followed by a third place finish