Yunxiu Lu of China overtook Dutch sailor Lilian De Geus to top the women's standings at the RS:X World Championships in Italy.

 Badloe has a five point buffer over his nearest opponent, Pierre Le Coq of France.

India’s Anil Khanna and Paraguay’s International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Camilo Perez Lopez Moreira were among 14 candidates elected to the International Tennis Federation (ITF) Board here today.

bids.Three of the elected Board members must come from the "12 share nations" - Australia, Britain, France

Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) chief executive David Grevemberg claimed India still has a "leadership role" within the organisation even after Indian Olympic Association (IOA) President Narinder Batra dismissed the event as a "waste of time and money".

there is not sufficient level of competition, leaving aside two or three sports," Batra told Agence France-Presse

Japan have risen to the top of the medal table at the World Cadet Judo Championships with two more golds in Almaty.

 Bronze medals went to Alexandre Tama from France and Azerbaijan's Vugar Talibov.Competition in

England's Sarah-Jane Perry is still on course for a hat-trick of Oracle NetSuite Open titles, as the world number seven cruised into the quarter-finals at the Bay Club, San Francisco.

for the pair in three weeks, with Perry also coming out on top in the quarter-finals of the Open de France

Dutch duo Niek Kimmann and Laura Smulders are aiming to wrap up their second consecutive International Cycling Union (UCI) BMX Supercross World Cup titles as the competition enters its final two rounds in Santiago del Estero.

however, with Ecuador's Alfredo Campos in second on 700 points, behind Kimman's 1,005.Joris Daudet of France

David Haggerty has been re-elected President of the International Tennis Federation on a four-year term after a convincing first round victory here today.

the United States were among the five nations with a maximum share of 12 votes, along with Australia, France

Co-hosts Slovenia have reached the final of the men's European Volleyball Championship after beating world champions Poland in four sets.

won 25-23, 24-26, 25-22, 25-23 at the n the Stožice Arena to book a final clash with either Serbia or France

 Co-hosts with France, Belgium and The Netherlands, Slovenia were not expected to make it this far

David Haggerty has been handed a significant boost on the eve of the International Tennis Federation (ITF) Presidential election after the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) vowed to support his possible re-election.

the maximum 12 votes in tomorrow’s Presidential election.Fellow Grand Slam hosting nations Australia, France

who are rivalling Haggerty for the ITF Presidency, will still hope to secure support from Australia, France

candidacy.Three of the elected Board members must come from the "12 share nations" - Australia, Britain, France

Indian Olympic Association (IOA) President Narinder Batra has reignited suggestions the country will boycott the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham after claiming the event is a "waste of time and money".

there is not sufficient level of competition, leaving aside two or three sports," Batra told Agence France-Presse

A total of 277 athletes from 25 countries are set to compete in Laufen in Switzerland this weekend in the third round of the Orienteering World Cup.

of each race, Bergman has 309, followed by Norway's Olav Lundanes on 293 and Frederic Tranchand of France

The European Handball Federation (EHF) have announced they received three confirmed bids to host the 2024 European Women's Handball Championship.

with a tournament shared between Macedonia, Montenegro and Slovenia.The 2018 tournament took place in France

The United States have thrown their hat into the ring to host a future Rugby World Cup.

bosses are keen to expand the sport's scope to cash in on its global appeal.The 2023 edition will be in France

France won three gold medals on day one of the International Canoe Federation Wildwater Canoeing World

taste success as Martina Satkova, Anezka Paloudova and Barbora Dimovova timed in at 64.60 to edge out France

men's K1 team thanks to Simon Oven, Anze Urankar and Nejc Žnidarčič who stopped the watches at 58.08.France

Australia’s Rohan Dennis defended his men’s individual time trial title in style at the International Cycling Union (UCI) Road World Championships by finishing over one-minute clear of his nearest challenger in Yorkshire.

uncertain prior to the event in Harrogate, having not raced since his shock decision to leave the Tour de France