Britain's heptathlon world champion Katarina Johnson-Thompson has criticised the difference in advice from the Government and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Twitter, Johnson-Thompson confirmed that she is moving back to the United Kingdom amid a lockdown in France

Hope the UK, France and the rest of the world stay safe and look after each other in these crazy times

 France has currently reported 7,730 cases with 175 deaths, making it one of the most affected countries

Who would have thought that an incurable disease passed on by a bat to an exotic creature sold as an allegedly edible delicacy in a provincial Chinese market last November would, four months later, have brought not only the world of sport to a standstill, but virtually the world itself?

 For one thing, countries like Italy, France and possibly Britain and the US may forbid their athletes

Olympic ski cross silver medallist Arnaud Bovolenta of France has announced his retirement from the sport

Bovolenta et à toute ma famille pour le soutien depuis le début, merci @fedfranceski , à l'équipe de France

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Boxing Taskforce (BTF) has today decided to suspend the current European Olympic Qualifying Tournament in London and the subsequent Americas Olympic Qualifying Tournament and World Olympic Qualifying Tournament, which were due to take place in May.

awaits Escobar Mascuñano.The other last-eight ties in men's flyweight pit top seed Billal Bennama of France

Incumbent Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo leads with 30 per cent of the vote after the first round of voting in the French capital.

Municipal elections were held across the country, with turnout down almost 20 per cent according to Agence France-Presse.The

questioned the wisdom of going ahead with the elections in the face of the coronavirus crisis.Schools in France

controversially signed a sponsorship agreement with the International Olympic Committee last year.Elsewhere in France

, green candidates did well and lead in cities including Lyon and Strasbourg, reports France 24.The second

escalating coronavirus crisis.To date, 127 people have died as a result of contracting COVID-19 in France

An online skating show organised following the cancellation of the World Figure Skating Championships in Montreal has itself been called off.

threat of the coronavirus pandemic.Following this, the founders of the Ice Academy of Montreal - Marie-France

Dubreuil and Patrice Lauzon of Canada and Romain Haguenauer of France - had said they would today host

Six qualifying events for the handball tournaments at this year's Olympic Games in Tokyo have been postponed to June due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Hungary and Montenegro had been due to host the three women's events from March 20 to 22, with Norway, France

Online voting is now open for the 2020 Nordic Combined Awards.

vote, and be added to the votes cast by 10 international journalists from Germany, Austria, Norway, France

Japan's Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, agreed to cooperation with the United Kingdom's Prime Minister Boris Johnson regarding the coronavirus pandemic ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

 Those G-7 countries are the United Kingdom, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United

World number one Novak Djokovic could find himself up against two fellow top-10 players with Serbia having been drawn against Austria and Germany in Group F for this year’s Davis Cup Finals in Madrid.

scheduled to face Kazakhstan and Sweden in Group B, while Group C sees three former Davis Cup champions - France

The Badminton World Federation (BWF) has suspended all BWF World Tour and BWF-sanctioned tournaments from Monday (March 16) to April 12 amid the global escalation of the coronavirus outbreak.

Events affected include the Swiss Open, India Open, Orléans Masters in France, Malaysia Open and Singapore

As reported by Agence France-Presse, the decision to suspend all tournaments comes after top badminton

Legendary biathlete Martin Fourcade, France's most decorated Winter Olympian, has announced his retirement from the sport at the age of 31.

Finally, thanks to all of you, in France, Russia, Germany, Norway, Czech Republic, Italy and wherever

France’s President Emmanuel Macron has said the first round of voting in the country's municipal elections, which could have implications for the organisers of the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris, will go ahead as planned tomorrow.

the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and lodging platform Airbnb sparked instant controversy in France

rents in a number of European cities, including Paris.Coronavirus has had a major impact on life in France

closure of all schools, colleges and universities in an attempt to slow the spread of coronavirus in France

Egypt’s Hania El Hammamy and fellow home player Nour El Sherbini will contest the Black Ball Squash Open final after they claimed wins in their respective last-four encounters in Cairo today.

junior champion has enjoyed a formidable run on home soil, beating world number three Camille Serme of France

Finals at the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) Apparatus World Cup in Baku have been cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic.

of the second day of qualifying.The FIG has not yet confirmed the move but National Federations in France