The Brazilian Football Federation (CFB) has reportedly begun talks with Paris Saint-Germain over the prospect of Neymar captaining the team in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic football tournament.

the tournament, with fellow star forward Kylian Mbappé having expressed an interest in playing for France

The 2020 International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) Blind Football World Grand Prix in Tokyo has been cancelled because of the coronavirus outbreak. 

have been one of eight teams taking part, along with Paralympic and world champions Brazil, Argentina, France

Alexis Pinturault is the new overall leader of the men's International Ski Federation Alpine Skiing World Cup circuit after capturing giant slalom gold in Hinterstoder.

has 394 points with Pinturault now second on 388.Today's race was due to take place in Val d'Isere in France

South Africa won the Los Angeles Sevens after staging a superb comeback to beat Fiji in the final.

third year in a row.Fiji beat England 26-5, Australia thrashed Ireland 36-0 and New Zealand knocked out France

Hosts Belarus finished top of the medals table at the International Biathlon Union Open European Championships in Minsk after winning the men’s and women’s pursuit titles on the final day.

the women’s 10km sprint yesterday, took bronze with three penalties, 35.1sec back.Caroline Colombo of France

France finished with gold at the inaugural Baseball5 European Championship in Vilnius after defeating

The United States, aiming for a hat-trick of victories in their home leg of the World Rugby Sevens Series, made a strong start to reach the quarter-finals in Los Angeles.

Africa in their last-eight match, while Australia meet Ireland.Fiji dominated Pool A with victories over France

The International Cycling Union (UCI) has issued a statement insisting that there is no risk of riders at World Track Cycling Championships in Berlin being infected with coronavirus.

Annual Symposium in Switzerland, an Olympic water polo qualifier in Italy and the Paris Half-Marathon in France

A new study has sought to measure the size of the sports economy in France.

been the second-biggest exporter of sporting goods in the European Union (EU) in 2006, behind Italy, France

equipment exports has fallen sharply since 2008 ©Getty ImagesAccording to the study, over the past decade France

Four more boxers sealed their spots at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games on the final day of the African Olympic boxing qualification event in Dakar.

qualifying events will then take place in London in England, Buenos Aires in Argentina and Paris in France

Exactly 107 years ago, as the Belle Epoque sashayed towards its cataclysmic conclusion, the International Lawn Tennis Association was founded in Paris.

British Isles six; Australasia, France, Germany and the US five each; Austria four; Belgium, South Africa

By 1905, it had expanded to include Belgium, Austria, France and Australasia.The minutes of the Paris

Nirrnheim, destined to be killed in action in northern France some two-and-a-half years later, alluded

After war service, he was back in France, aged 33, in 1924 for the Olympic competitions, held on specially-built

Chloe Dygert of the United States broke the world record twice in one day on her way to gold in the women's individual pursuit on day four of the World Track Cycling Championships.

their performance on the crucial laps.They comfortably finished ahead of the silver medallists from France

Hosts Lithuania and France will meet in the final of the inaugural Baseball5 European Championship after

Lithuania overcame Russia, while France beat Italy 2-1 in a tight semi-final.The two semi-final victors

Lilian de Geus and Kiran Badloe won the women's and men's gold medal, respectively, to seal a Dutch double at the RS:X World Championships in Sorrento in Australia.

competition.The 28-year-old, world champion in 2018, finished nine points clear of Charline Picon of France

finishing with a total of 37 to edge out compatriot Dorian van Rijsselberghe by two.Thomas Goyard of France

Thailand have withdrawn from next week's wheelchair rugby Paralympic qualification tournament after the country's Government banned travel to events outside of the country because of the coronavirus outbreak.

country.The event is set to go ahead with seven teams instead of eight - Brazil, Canada, Colombia, France