Norway's Marte Olsbu Røiseland opened the New Year with a win in the women's 7.5 kilometres sprint event at the International Biathlon Union (IBU) World Cup in German town Oberhof.

with one penalty.Røiseland, who missed last month's IBU World Cup stop in Annecy-Le Grand Bornand in France

Kenya have qualified for the women's volleyball tournament at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games after sealing victory in the African qualifier in Cameroon's capital Yaoundé today.

Complex as unbeaten Tunisia put themselves within one victory of ensuring their place at Tokyo 2020.FRANCE

25-23, 20-25, 25-23 win at the expense of Bulgaria.Standing between them and a Tokyo 2020 berth are France

Senegal's Sadio Mané and Nigeria's Asisat Oshoala have been heralded as Africa's finest footballers.

Getty ImagesFurthermore, Oshoala was a key player for Nigeria at last year's FIFA Women's World Cup in France

Bulgaria and France joined hosts Germany and Slovenia in reaching the semi-finals of the Men's European

Serbia to secure a spot in the semi-finals regardless of the outcome of the late Pool B match between France

25-12, 28-26, 19-25, 28-26 victory over Czech Republic.The semi-finals, which pit Slovenia against France

The quarter-final line-up was completed at the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Cup in Australia, as Spain, Argentina, Canada and Belgium all made it through following the last day of group action.

and Alejandro Tabilo got the better of Nikola Čačić and Viktor Troicki, 6-3, 7-6.South Africa beat France

The J.P. Morgan Tournament of Champions is set to start tomorrow in New York City, with former world champion and world number one Grégory Gaultier braced to make his long-awaited return to the Professional Squash Association (PSA) World Tour.

., helping France to a third-place finish.The 37-year-old's first match back will be against Egypt's

The vice president of the Francophone Association of Olympic Academies believes that Paris 2024 is a "historic opportunity" to revive the use of French in the Olympic Movement.

The French-speaking world is today led by France, but it defends it with softness," Coste-Manière said

The four groups in the curling competition here at the Lausanne 2020 Winter Youth Olympic Games have been decided.

, Brazil, China, Denmark, Germany and Hungary will play in Group B, while Group C is set to feature France

Bulgaria eased to a straight-sets win over The Netherlands to move top of Pool B at the Men's European Volleyball Olympic Qualification Tournament in Berlin.

victory at the German capital's Max-Schmeling-Halle.It comes a day after a thrilling five-set win over France

are third with three.Round-robin action is due to conclude tomorrow, when Serbia face Bulgaria and France

Four countries will make their debut when the 2020 World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Women's Baseball World Cup takes place in Monterrey in September, it has been confirmed.

Hosts Mexico, China, France and the Philippines, all of whom are unranked, will join Australia, Canada

Three-time Tour de France winner Greg LeMond has joined the call for a training venue to be built in

Bulgaria claimed a thrilling five-set win over France to tighten up Pool B at the Men’s European Volleyball

the two teams and European champions Serbia, who bounced back from their straight-sets loss against France

A few years back I was in Romania to cover Arsenal’s Champions League match against Steaua Bucharest, and, finding myself with a few spare moments - this was before online journalism had fully gripped its denizens - I visited the Palace of the Parliament grandiloquently established by the former dictator Nicolae Ceausescu, who was by then deposed, disgraced and dead.

the authorities in charge of France’s UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying match against Albania at the Stade de France

Novak Djokovic starred as Serbia booked their place in the quarter-finals of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Cup in Australia.

number two, a 16-time Grand Slam champion, played a part in both of his country's points as they saw off France

With the six group winners and two best runners-up reaching the last eight, South Africa will now play France

France, seeded second in the Men’s European Volleyball Olympic Qualifying Tournament that started in

Max-Schmeling-Halle, with one Tokyo 2020 place on offer for the winner who emerges on Friday (January 10).France

 "But France today was better, we can’t say anything different."20 from #1 Tonček Štern helped lead

Netherlands and Bulgaria are due to have their first qualifying matches tomorrow as they face Serbia and France