Czech Republic thumped Liechtenstein 25-0 as one of the three European qualification events for this year's Men’s World Floorball Championships got underway today in Liepāja.

LRzyap9I46— IFF (@IFF_Floorball) January 29, 2020Germany defeated Austria 7-0, while Latvia thrashed France

The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) World Baseball Classic is set to expand from 16 to 20 national teams.

double-elimination format, will be staged at the Kino Sports Complex in Tucson, Arizona, from March 12 to 25.Brazil, France

Russia and France won the respective junior men's and women's relays as action continued today at the

Evgeny ThumashovIn the women's 4x6km event, the clean shooting, fast skiing anchor of Paula Botet earned France

Scoring machine Zak Madell and five-time Paralympian Patrice Simard are among the 12 players selected to represent hosts Canada at the upcoming International Wheelchair Rugby Federation Paralympic Qualification Tournament in Richmond.

Pool A will feature France, Brazil, Colombia and Thailand.The top two finishers at the event will compete

The Chinese women's football team are being kept in isolation in Brisbane over concerns about the spread of coronavirus, with the Football Federation Australia (FFA) postponing ticket sales for the next leg of the Asian qualifiers for this year's Olympic Games in Tokyo. 

100 matches for China, scoring 28 goals, while young talent Yao featured at last year's World Cup in France

Norway claimed both men and women’s youth relay titles in the International Biathlon Union (IBU) Junior World Championships in Lenzerheide in Switzerland.

lead heading into leg two, 10 seconds ahead of Slovenia who lead a train of Russia, Austria, Norway, France

making the most of the company around her to take the lead.Russia and Austria fell away from the pack as France

of Slovenia’s Ziva Klemencic’s penalty lap to comfortably move away from her.Both teams got ahead of France

Norway's Henrik Kristoffersen increased his lead at the top of the International Ski Federation (FIS) Alpine Ski World Cup overall standings after winning the men's slalom event in Austrian town Schladming this evening.

The 25-year-old clocked a time of 1min 42.37sec to beat nearest challenger Alexis Pinturault of France

Israel Folau has joined rugby league team Catalans Dragons, six months after Rugby Australia terminated his contract due to posting anti-gay comments on social media.

people on Instagram.Folau has now signed for Super League side Catalans Dragons, based in Perpignan in France

Anthony Edgar, the head of media operations for the International Olympic Committee (IOC), has announced his retirement.

International Federations and major news organisations such as the Associated Press, Reuters, Agence France-Presse

United World Wrestling (UWW) President Nenad Lalović has said the upcoming Asian Olympic Qualifying Tournament, scheduled to take place in Chinese city Xi'an from March 27 to 29, could be cancelled due to the outbreak of coronavirus.

and we are in close contact with the Chinese federation and local authorities," Lalović told Agence France-Presse

The International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament has been moved from Foshan in China to Belgrade in Serbia due to fears over the coronavirus outbreak.

The remaining two FIBA Women’s Olympic Qualifying Tournaments are due to be played in Bourges in France

The United States and Canada are considered favourites to claim the two Tokyo 2020 places available at the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship.

 Most of the World Cup winning squad from last year's tournament in France will feature, including

Hong Kong and South Korea earned places at this year's Olympic Games in Tokyo after winning the men and women's International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) World Team Qualification Tournament respectively in Gondomar.

, 11-6, 11-9, before Lee Eun-hye then won 13-11, 4-11, 12-10, 11-4 against Marie Migot.Yuan offered France

Sergey Bida of Russia lived up to his billing as top seed by winning the International Fencing Federation (FIE) Épée Grand Prix in Qatari capital Doha.

 He then defeated Daniel Jerent of France 15-11 in the quarter-finals, before easing past Masaru

 There Bida recorded a 15-6 win over Alexandre Bardenet of France to top the podium, continuing

Australia's Richie Porte won the Tour Down Under for the second time as he overhauled back-to-back defending champion Daryl Impey on the sixth and final stage.

 "But the crowds here are just second to anything really, it's like a Tour de France stage to be