Dutch cyclist Tom Dumoulin has sparked a debate after suggesting the coronavirus pandemic could be used to permanently reschedule the cycling calendar. 

season ©Getty ImagesDumoulin, 29, is viewed as a climbing specialist and finished second in the Tour de France

There was speculation this year's Tour de France would take place behind closed doors, something that

Three-time Grand Slam winner Andy Murray has joined the Association of Professional Tennis (ATP) draw for the Mutua Madrid Open Virtual Pro tournament.

players to be announced for the men's virtual competition alongside former top-10 player Lucas Pouille of France

The International Canoe Federation (ICF) have cancelled several of their events for May, June and July due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

opening two ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup legs in June, set to take place in Ivrea in Italy and Pau in France

Russia and Qatar have issued denials following a new court indictment which alleges FIFA executives were paid bribes in exchange for voting for the countries to host the 2018 and 2022 World Cups.

and a solo bid from England.The country hosted the tournament from June 14 to July 15 in 2018, with France

The International Teqball Federation (FITEQ) will launch its interactive app SQILLER globally in the coming weeks.

their skills using only a ball and a mobile phone.It has recently been launched in Hungary, Italy, France

World Athletics has frozen its Olympic qualifying window in response to the coronavirus pandemic, while half of the staff at its headquarters in Monaco are to be placed on leave.

Monaco and neighbouring France have both imposed strict lockdown measures in an attempt to curb the spread

Lilian Vaxelaire of France and Constantin Schnurr of Germany have both announced their retirement from

World Taekwondo launched its "Kicking It At Home" campaign to encourage people to stay inside during the coronavirus pandemic.

Para-taekwondo athletes.This includes Gamze Gurdal of Turkey, Peru's Angelica Espinoza, Bopha Kong of France

Sport, like the rest of the world, has been forced to get creative in recent weeks as the coronavirus pandemic has taken hold.

Belgian rider Thomas De Gendt, a two-time Tour de France stage winner, found himself booted from Zwift

Diego Maradona has already featured, along with the memorable performance from France legend Zinedine

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will hold discussions with Paris 2024 and International Federations to determine when a final decision will be taken on the additional sports for the Olympic Games.

Paris 2024 Olympic Games.Tahiti - the largest island in French Polynesia, an overseas collectivity of France

French athletes, two of them Olympic medallists, have discussed life under current lockdown rules in live broadcasts on the Paris 2024 Facebook page.

is the Paris 2024 Athletes' Commission President.There have been more than 6,500 COVID-19 deaths in France

Rugby League World Cup (RLWC2021) have teamed up with the social care charity Community Integrated Care to support communities in the host nation of the United Kingdom. 

England will host the 16th version of the Rugby League World Cup of 2021.The first edition took place in France

Organisers have announced this year’s Tour de Suisse has been cancelled, leaving the Tour de France as

to be fixed due to the postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics to 2021.The Olympic Games and Tour de France

set to clash next year, prompting suggestions the dates of the Grand Tour could change.The Tour de France

WorldTour races have now been either cancelled or postponed, increasing doubts over whether the Tour de France

Jean Castex, the interministerial delegate for the Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympic Games, has been appointed to France's Ministry of Health to study containment scenarios related to the coronavirus pandemic.

country's National Sports Agency last year, has served as Mayor of Prades, a commune in the south of France

2011 and 2012 under Nicolas Sarkozy.There have been more than 64,000 reported cases of coronavirus in France

Campaigners for a legacy velodrome in Birmingham have welcomed a constructive conference call with British Cycling officials, following the publication of a “Cycling Facility Assessment”.

through future discussions when the current situation across the country improves.”Three-time Tour de France