The World Players Association has warned athletes could be particularly vulnerable to coronavirus and urged that all proposals for the resumption of sport are "rigorously assessed" by experts, with the health and safety of participants not negotiable.

no professional sport will be allowed in the United Kingdom until June 1 at the earliest.Leagues in France

Netherlands are among those to have finished their seasons early in response to the coronavirus crisis.In France

Heinz Kuttin will not become the head coach of France's ski jumping team despite his appointment being confirmed by the French Ski Association last week.

Ski Association, said that Kuttin would no longer be part of the nation's set-up.Surprising turn in France

On Wednesday evening he then called me and said that he will not come to France."

The appointment of Kuttin was part of a long-term project for France, who want to establish a World Cup

The European Handball Federation (EHF) has released the draw procedure for the EHF Euro 2020 women's competition.

teams in each, based on the final ranking of the women's EHF Euro 2018.In pot one are 2018 champions France

The International Golf Federation (IGF) has cancelled its 2020 World Amateur Team Championships due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. 

, it is preferred that the IGF look forward to focusing on and delivering a wonderful 2022 event in France

French Tennis Federation (FFT) President Bernard Giudicelli has claimed the French Open could take place without spectators as the coronavirus crisis continues.

originally due to take place from May 24 to June 7 but was postponed due to restrictive measures in France

Dynamo Dresden has placed its entire squad into quarantine after two players tested positive for coronavirus, marking a blow to Germany’s efforts to resume its domestic football season.

today.The players will remain in isolation until they have two negative results for the virus.Leagues in France

Netherlands are among those to have finished their seasons early in response to the coronavirus crisis.In France

Japanese ski jumper Noriaki Kasai has received a certificate from Guinness World Records, recognising his world record for most individual starts in the International Ski Federation (FIS) Ski Jumping World Cup.

athlete in history to compete at eight Winter Olympics, having first debuted in 1992 in Albertville in France

The United States women's football team have filed an appeal against the ruling of a federal judge after he dismissed their claim of unequal pay against US Soccer.

medical care.When the US women's national team beat The Netherlands to claim their fourth World Cup in France

The International Canoe Federation (ICF) has expressed concern over the long-term financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic on athletes and teams as its Board approved two separate budget scenarios in response to the crisis.

Hungary in July, have been postponed until September or cancelled.Canoe Slalom World Cup stops in Pau in France

International Equestrian Federation (FEI) European Championships for Olympic and Paralympic disciplines in 2021 have been cancelled. 

 Eventing was set to take place at Haras du Pin in France from August 11 to 15 2021, with the event

Minsk, the capital of Belarus, is set to host the 2021 European Athletics Team Championships Super League - the continent's premier athletics division.

becoming the third nation to win the competition last year.The nations competing in 2021 will be Poland, France

Vincent Collet and Valerie Garnier will remain in charge of the French men's and women's basketball teams, respectively, until after the postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

Cup in China, where they finished third after beating Australia in a playoff.Collet, who has coached France

Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament in February.Garnier, first appointed to her role in 2014, steered France

Footballing veteran Formiga is aiming to end her career at her seventh Olympic Games in Tokyo next year. 

 Formiga played at her seventh World Cup for Brazil last year in France, 24 years after picking

This week half a century ago, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) met in Amsterdam.

Ordia.Honey duly remained until his death in 1982.In 1970, he was joined on the IOC by Maurice Herzog of France

International Orienteering Federation (IOF) has confirmed the cancellation of this year’s World Orienteering Championships and the 2021 European Orienteering Championships due to the coronavirus pandemic.

An attempt to move WOC2020 to 2021 has been made but the event calendar is tight with a Tour de France