Russia’s Anna Shpyneva and Austria’s Marco Woergoetter triumphed in the women’s and men’s ski jumping competitions at the Winter Youth Olympic Games here today. 

second position in the standings in the women’s event at Les Tuffes Nordic Centre over the border in France

The Italian city of Milan is set to welcome 24 teams for next month's FIFA eClub World Cup.

outfits from all over the world, including organisations and clubs from Mexico, Germany, England, Spain, France

Women's World Chess Championship chief arbiter Shohreh Bayat has refused to return home from Iran, after she was criticised for allegedly not wearing a hijab during the tournament. 

 Top-ranked junior Alireza Firouzja now lives in France after being told Iranian players could not

The French team battled heavy snow to take victory in the men’s relay at the International Biathlon Union (IBU) World Cup in Ruhpolding, Germany.

progress through to tomorrow's finals, at the penultimate leg of the Indoor Archery World Series in Nîmes, France

final, while fellow American Braden Gellenthien advanced to the men's compound final at the Sud de France

Cycling Union (UCI) Cyclo-cross World Cup season takes place tomorrow in Nommay Pays de Montbeliard in France

South America's top men's football sides will tomorrow begin their campaigns to qualify for Tokyo 2020, when Colombia hosts the Pre-Olympic Qualifying Tournament that will see two countries make it through to Japan.

Estadio Hernán Ramírez Villegas in Pereira.Hosts Japan are already qualified for Tokyo 2020, along with France

Young is not in action in the penultimate leg of the Indoor Archery World Series that started today in France

training camp in Myanmar, three compatriots have established themselves in the top places at the Sud de France

Norway took a deserved gold in the women's 4x6 kilometres relay at the International Biathlon Union (IBU) World Cup in Ruhpolding, Germany, today.

France were second @FedFranceSki and Switzerland third.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will not only award the Winter Youth Olympics to countries who have hosted the main Games and the door is open for smaller nations to stage the event, according to a senior official at the organisation.

event.But Dubi claimed the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics - which blends new host venues like Les Tuffes in France

two-time Winter Games host St Moritz - were an example of a model that "works extremely wel".Les Tuffes in France

The International Ski Federation (FIS) Freeski Slopestyle World Cup is in catch-up mode, with the second competition travelling to the stunning Seiser Alm course in the Dolomites, Italy.

November's season-opener in Austria, the campaign kicked off with an exciting competition in Font Romeu, France

looking out for.Tess Ledeux is the woman to beat on the Dolomites ©Getty ImagesThe men's competition in France

We are at the halfway point in Lausanne 2020. Already a week has passed since young Swiss ice dancer Gina Zehnder lit the flame to set the Winter Youth Olympic Games in motion.

It is actually over the border in France.

the crowd was so responsive," said  Marie Laure Brunet, biathlon Olympic bronze medallist for France

Matthias Mayer impressed in training for the International Ski Federation (FIS) Alpine Ski World Cup event in the Swiss resort of Wengen, due to get underway tomorrow. 

will need a number of good performances, however, to hold off challenges from Alexis Pinturault of France

A court in Rio de Janeiro has ordered the Olympic Park be closed because of safety concerns, dealing another blow to the legacy of the city's hosting of the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

and with thousands of people present, can lead to tragedies," the judge wrote, according to Agence France-Presse.Concerns

Frenchman Martin Fourcade registered a remarkable 80th International Biathlon Union (IBU) World Cup victory in the men's 10 kilometres sprint in Ruhpolding, Germany.

It was a great day for France, with six finishers in the top 13, as Fourcade registered a winning time