India will stage the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Qualifying Tournament for 3x3 basketball in March, it has been announced.

alongside Serbia, Russia and China, with fourth place Mongolia missing out.Russia, China, Romania and France

The city of Biarritz has officially submitted its low-budget bid to host surfing competitions at the 2024 Olympic Games to the Paris 2024 Organising Committee.

to stage the surfing events at Paris 2024.A bid from French Polynesia, an overseas collectivity of France

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach in June, owing to its 17,500 kilometres distance from France

Russia successfully defended their International Basketball Federation 3x3 Under-23 World Cup title with a 21-11 victory against Ukraine in Lanzhou. 

Victoria Majekodunmi top scored for the tournament with 51 points each.The bronze medal was awarded to France

British duo Henry Bomby and Hannah Diamond have high hopes of glory at the inaugural European Sailing Federation (EUROSAF) Mixed Offshore European Championship begins in Venice.

pic.twitter.com/k9eHHlP7Ik— Sailing Series (@Sailing_Series) October 7, 2019Teams from Austria, Germany, France

Brazil's world number 202 Allan Kuwabara caused a major upset on the opening day of the International Judo Federation (IJF) Grand Slam by defeating world number one Eric Takabatake to claim the under-60 kilograms title in Brasilia.

to Smythe-Davis in the eighth minute of added time but made amends against Sarah Leonie Cysique of France

United States won the opening leg of the World Rugby Women's Sevens Series on home soil after beating Australia 26-7 in the final in Glendale.

game.The Americans had only qualified from the pool phase in second place after losing their clash with France

champions negotiated the quarter-finals and semi-finals without conceding a point, beating Russia and France

Mira Potkonen of Finland impressed in her opening bout here at the International Boxing Association (AIBA) Women's World Championships.

the absence of a number of her previous rivals here.Olympic Games gold medallist Estelle Mossely of France

 Up next is set to be Marie Palacios of Ecuador, who just got past Amina Zidani of France 3-2.

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bring his team further back into the contest ©Getty ImagesRomain Ntamack kicked two penalties to give France

daylight ©Getty ImagesZane Kapeli set-up a nervous finish with a late try but France held on ©Getty

France qualified for the quarter-finals of the Rugby World Cup but only after being given a major fright

to add an unanswered 61 points.Virimi Vakatawa and Alivereti Raka scored tries in the first half for France

Only one 3x3 team from Japan will automatically secure a place at next year's Olympic Games in Tokyo after the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) confirmed the qualification criteria.

and China are set to join Japan in the men's event at Tokyo 2020, while Russia, China, Romania and France

American Andrew Douglas stunned Lucas Serme of France at the U.S.

Defending overall champions New Zealand began the 2019-2020 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series season with three victories on day one in Glendale.

WorldRugby7s) October 6, 2019Hosts the US reached the last eight but only qualified second from Pool B as France

record.The Americans were second overall in the Series last year but went down to the French 24-14.France

quarter-finals will see New Zealand play Ireland, the US take on Canada, Australia play Russia and France

Simone Biles topped the women's all-around qualification standings at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships as the United States’ eased to the first place in the team event in Stuttgart.

qualification standings, posting 57.166 points.Double European champion Mélanie de Jesus dos Santos of France

Speed climber Aleksandra Miroslaw continued a stellar 2019 as she claimed the International Sport Climbing Federation (IFSC) European Championship title in Edinburgh.

become European champion, while Krasavina had to settle for second place in 8.042.Anouck Jaubert of France

Asian featherweight champion Lin Yu-Ting of Chinese Taipei unanimously defeated 2018 Commonwealth Games gold medallist Skye Nicolson of Australia here at the International Boxing Association (AIBA) Women's World Championships.  

 She overcame Sofia Nabet of France 4-1, setting up a clash with Japan's Sena Irie, a 5-0 winner