Organisers of the French Open are preparing to cut the crowd limit to as low as 1000 due to a rising number of coronavirus cases.

to 5,000 last week as the number of COVID-19 cases, hospitalisations and deaths rose dramatically in France

 France has now reported more than 481,000 cases of coronavirus and more than 31,400 deaths.

French Rugby Federation (FFR) President Bernard Laporte and four other officials have been released after being questioned as part of an investigation into claims he favoured Top 14 club Montpellier.

According to Agence France-Presse, Laporte, vice-chairman of World Rugby, Montpellier owner Mohed Altrad

, France 2023 World Cup chief Claude Atcher and FFR officials Serge Simon and Nicolas Hourquet were allowed

New Zealand scooped the men's and women's prizes during this year's World Rugby Sevens Series Awards.

alongside Fiji's Napolioni Bolaca and Aminiasi Tuimaba, Ireland's Jordan Conroy and Tavite Veredamu of France

on competing for the host nation at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games after switching his nationality to France

10 metre diving event, having won 10 global titles in his 27m discipline.His decision to change to France

Brexit - as well as the chance to compete for the nation he has called home for a decade.Hunt moved to France

around Brexit and how difficult it's going to be travelling around with just a British passport, but France

competition for Britain and has been cleared to compete for his new country.He enjoyed a winning debut for France

The International Cycling Union (UCI) Road World Championships are the next stop in a congested cycling calendar, with the four-day event set to begin tomorrow in Italy.

Starting just three days after the conclusion of the Tour de France, the new venue of Imola in Italy

be seen as the outright favourite for the men's road race, following on from an impressive Tour de France

could benefit from any issues Van Aert has leading the Belgian team.Julian Alaphilippe had a Tour de France

to tow the line, there is no guarantee that he will be near the front come the finish line.Tour de France

effort to win with the Giro d'Italia around the corner.Britain's Geraint Thomas missed the Tour de France

A digital passport could be launched which aims to ensure the "safe" movement of horses between Britain and Europe and avoid "huge economic losses" after Brexit.

law legislation.Britain's Georgina French competes in a cross-country event in Le Lion d'Angers in France

movement of horses and associated personnel would result in huge economic losses to Britain, Ireland and France

Egyptian duo Mohamed ElShorbagy and Nour El Tayeb won the first Professional Squash Association (PSA) Tour titles up for grabs since the coronavirus-enforced break, triumphing at the Manchester Open. 

pic.twitter.com/4LpPTaaog3— PSA World Tour (@PSAWorldTour) September 22, 2020El Tayeb faced Camille Serme of France

Swiss prosecutors have requested a 36-month prison sentence for ex-FIFA secretary general Jérôme Valcke and a 28-month term for Paris Saint-Germain President Nasser Al-Khelaifi at their corruption trial.

Per Agence France Presse, prosecutor Joël Pahud did not oppose part of the sentences being suspended.

prosecutors ©Getty ImagesAs for Al-Khelaifi, Pahud claimed he had shown a "contempt for justice", Agence France

French Rugby Federation (FFR) President Bernard Laporte has claimed he is subject to a "coup attempt" after the official was one of five people questioned amid claims he favoured Top 14 club Montpellier.

proposed merger between rivals Racing 92 and Stade Français which was later aborted.According to Agence France

Experienced coach Sean Simpson is set to take the reins of the Hungarian men's ice hockey team after penning a two-year contract.

 In Group E in Riga, they will play for a spot at Beijing 2022 with hosts Latvia, France and Italy

the team at the 2021 World Championship Division I Group A in May next year, when they face Slovenia, France

The International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Women's EuroBasket 2021 is due to be co-hosted by France

powerful lever to continue to develop women's basketball, which is still the leading female team sport in France

Arkéa–Samsic general manager Emmanuel Hubert has said the team will "disassociate itself" from those responsible should a French investigation confirm doping offences against a "very limited number of riders" and their entourage.

and physiotherapist reported to be in police custody.It came on the sidelines of this year's Tour de France

which ended on Sunday (September 20).Marseille state prosecutor Dominique Laurens confirmed to Agence France-Presse

and the 2016 Vuelta a España.He finished 17th in the general classification of this year's Tour de France

year-old Tadej Pogačar of Slovenia capturing the yellow jersey.Quintana has twice before been the Tour de France

A criminal investigation has been launched into alleged doping during this year's Tour de France, with

Marseille state prosecutor Dominique Laurens confirmed to Agence France-Presse that an investigation

Dominique Laurens confirmed a criminal investigation is looking into possible doping at this year's Tour de France

d'Italia and 2016 Vuelta a España.He finished 17th in the general classification of this year's Tour de France

year-old Tadej Pogačar of Slovenia capturing the yellow jersey.Quintana has twice before been the Tour de France

part of the legal operations carried out by the French authorities on the sidelines of the Tour de France

Olympic hopefuls in surfing and sport climbing feature in a new series of documentaries tracking their efforts to secure a place at Tokyo 2020.

climbing is set at the International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) Combined Qualifier in Toulouse in France

Re-reading F. Scott Fitzgerald's Gretchen’s Forty Winks this week, I was reminded of how he would write short stories in an "authentic" manner before adding the "twists that made them into saleable magazine stories".

device.Not so in sport – as demonstrated this past weekend by the extraordinary turnaround in the Tour de France

trial performance allowed Slovenia's Tadej Pogačar to earn an unexpected triumph in this year's Tour de France

favourites to win the last match of the series and overhaul Scotland, who had finished with a win over France