World number one Rafael Nadal eased through his first-round tie on day two of the Australian Open.

came through 6-3, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2.Austria's fifth seed Dominic Thiem knocked out Adrian Mannarino of France

Nine places in each of the Tokyo 2020 men's and women's team events will be available at the International Table Tennis Federation World Qualification Tournament Gondomar, Portugal, where action begins tomorrow.

men's doubles bronze medallist at the Athens 2004 Olympics.First up for the Danes are fourth seeds France

to compete in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games road race just a week after participating in the Tour de France

 The Tokyo 2020 road race is scheduled for July 25, just six days after the Tour de France concludes

crashed out of the road race at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games ©Getty ImagesThomas triumphed in the Tour de France

Alejandro Valverde of Spain and George Bennett of New Zealand revealing they are using the Tour de France

Spain set up a quarter-final clash with defending champions Serbia at the Men's European Water Polo Championships in Hungary.

 In the 13th to 16th place play-offs, Slovakia overcame Malta 8-4 while France secured a close 9

My interview with Lausanne 2020 chief executive Ian Logan begins slightly later than scheduled as the Organising Committee is dealing with a crisis. Someone has been grilling hot dogs on the Olympic flame in the city.

the most far-flung of any Olympic event in recent memory, with events taking place over the border in France

Events at Lausanne 2020 have been spread across Switzerland and over the border in France ©Getty ImagesLogan

Austria were crowned mixed team ski jumping champions at the Winter Youth Olympic Games after producing a dominant performance at Les Tuffes Nordic Centre.

earn Japan the silver medal.There was a close battle for the bronze medal, with Russia, Slovenia and France

points at the halfway stage of the event.Women’s individual silver medallist Josephine Pagnier led France

Holders The Netherlands are among the eight teams that remain in contention to win the 2020 Women's European Water Polo Championship in Budapest, where the quarter-finals are due to take place tomorrow.

offer in Group A by ranking fourth.Hosts Hungary were the unbeaten winners of Group A and will face France

South Africa's Daryl Impey will bid to become the first man to win the Tour Down Under for the third straight year when the Australian stage race begins tomorrow.

he tries to back-up his victories in 2018 and 2019.Impey, who won an individual stage of the Tour de France

European road race champion, will see action for Team Cofidis while Romain Bardet, a multiple Tour de France

Peacock, the new over-the-top streaming service of NBCUniversal (NBCU), will provide extensive coverage of this year’s Olympic Games in Tokyo, it has been announced.

Tokyo 2020 and a film revisiting the American 4x100 metres freestyle relay swimming team's win over France

Japan remain the leading nation in men's and women's baseball following the release of the latest world rankings.

launch of their women's baseball programmes.They are Mexico at 14th, Philippines at 15th, China at 16th, France

being beaten today by Eli Iserbyt at the penultimate leg of the series in Nommay Pays de Montbeliard in France

Ireland's Denis Lynch rode GC Chopin’s Bushi to a storming victory at the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) Jumping World Cup 2019-2020 Western European League qualifier in Leipzig today.

League legs remaining, at Amsterdam next weekend where Lynch also plans to compete, at Bordeaux in France

Clara Direz of France earned her first International Ski Federation Alpine Ski World Cup triumph with

There was double gold for the United States on the concluding day of the penultimate leg of the Indoor Archery World Series at the French venue of Nimes thanks to Brady Ellison and Braden Gellenthien.

off the challenge of fellow American Jack Williams, winning the men’s recurve final 6-4 in the Sud de France

The theme of French success in general, and success for Martin Fourcade in particular, continued at the International Biathlon Union (IBU) World Cup in Ruhpolding in Germany as he won the men’s 12.5 kilometres pursuit competition.

five-times Olympic champion, winner of the men’s 10km sprint on Thursday (January 16) before helping France