The groups for this year's International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) Football World Grand Prix in Japan, a tournament that will be an important warm-up for this year's Paralympic Games in Tokyo, have been announced.

world and Paralympic champions Brazil who head up Group B.They will be joined by Spain, ranked fifth, France

Quentin Fillon Maillet earned his first individual victory of the season in the International Biathlon Union (IBU) World Cup as he won the men’s 15km mass start event in Pokljuka.

6.5sec.Vittozzi’s second place was her first individual podium finish this season.Anais Bescond of France

their home leg of the men's World Rugby Sevens Series at FMG Stadium in Hamilton after a 27-5 win over France

the final following a 7-5 win against South Africa in Cape Town in the previous round.In the final, France

Home world champions Donavan Brazier and Nia Ali carried on where they left off in Boston today as they began their Tokyo 2020 season with dominant victories in the opening meeting of the World Athletics Indoor Tour - the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix.

Poland on February 8 and Glasgow on February 15.The event is set to embrace a new venue, Liévin in France

New Zealand triumphed in front of a home crowd in Hamilton to earn their third consecutive World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series title of the season.

clinched a final victory in Pool A to progress to the semi-finals, defeating Fiji 38-21, before overcoming France

France claimed their first ever World Sevens Series bronze medal after edging past Australia 19-14.

Canada's Mikaël Kingsbury climbed to the top of the Moguls World Cup podium again on home snow in Mont-Tremblant.

row.It was a close call, however, as his 86.80 only just edged out Horishima's 86.60.Benjamin Cavet of France

Respect and protection of women’s rights are essential for building a peaceful and inclusive society. 

In France, an association of volunteers called the Ethics and Sport Committee has undertaken to tackle

Spain clinched the Women's European Water Polo Championship title after narrowly defeating Russia in Budapest.

 Italy secured fifth place with a 7-5 result against Greece, while France recorded a more comfortable

Germany’s world champion in male kumite over-84 kilograms, Jonathan Horne, was beaten 5-0 on day two of the season-opening Karate 1-Premier League event in Paris as Georgia’s Gogita Arkania earned a shock progression to tomorrow’s finals.

won her female kumite under-61kg bout former Grand Winner and local favourite Gwendoline Philippe of France

One place is still up for grabs at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in each of the men's and women's events, at the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) World Team Qualification Tournament in Gondomar, Portugal.

Croatia were the big shocks, alongside expected qualification for Korea Republic, Chinese Taipei, Sweden, France

 The women’s semi-finals see Portugal up against France, and Spain playing Republic of Korea.The

Erika Kirpu of Estonia set up a clash with Chinese top seed Lin Sheng after progressing into the last-64 of the International Fencing Federation (FIE) Épée Grand Prix in Qatari capital Doha.

 Popescu is set to face Camille Nabeth of France, who first edged past Kinga Nagy of Hungary 15-

The French duo of Anais Bescond and Emilien Jacquelin won the single mixed relay at the International Biathlon Union (IBU) World Cup in Pokljuka.

And France completed a win double in the concluding action of the day at the Slovenian venue with victory

 “It is something special because we have a really strong men’s team in France.”Canada finished

second relay of the day.In company with Simon Desthieux, Justine Braisaz and Julia Simon he helped France

Toon Aerts will rely tomorrow upon the consistency he has shown all season to complete a successful defence of his International Cycling Union (UCI) Cyclo-cross World Cup title at the final leg of the 2019-2020 series in the Dutch village of Hoogerheide.

Belgian who has won four of this season’s races Eli Iserbyt, which included the penultimate one in France

in the field for tomorrow’s race.Van der Poel registered four successive wins before his absence in France

Australia today qualified for their first Olympic men's football tournament for 12 years with a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Uzbekistan in the third place playoff at the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Under-23 Championships in Bangkok.

Saudi Arabia and South Korea, also already ensured of competing in the Olympics are the hosts Japan, France

England have booked their place in the semi-finals of the World Rugby Men's Sevens Series in Hamilton, New Zealand after close wins over Kenya and South Africa.

top three, with Canada holding that narrow lead, having won 26-21 against Ireland while being held by France