Merel Blom of The Netherlands took over the outright lead in the penultimate International Equestrian Federation (FEI) Nations Cup Eventing competition of the season in Waregem, Belgium, after today's jumping.

Olympic berth.Switzerland, The Netherlands and Belgium will battle for the place.Britain, Ireland, France

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Getty ImagesFiji can still take a lot of heart from their 39-21 defeat ©Getty ImagesArgentina against France

to secure the victory in the final minutes ©Getty ImagesTempers frayed after the final whistle, with France

There will be a new name on the Blind Football European Championships trophy, after France and Turkey

In Group B, France made the last four, winning the day's opening match at the Tre Fontaine Paralympic

Preparation Venue in Rome, 5-1 against Greece, who finished bottom and pointless.That was enough to give France

@EnglandBlind take on @SEFutbolCiegos at 15.00 and France face Turkey at 17.30.It's all to play for as

Iran sent the 12,000-capacity Azadi Indoor Stadium into a frenzy by winning the Asian Men's Volleyball title on home soil of Tehran, with a 25-14, 25-17, 25-21 win over Australia.

the quarter-finals after beating Greece 3-0 in today’s round-of-16 matches being played at venues in France

medallists last time round, advanced with a 3-0 win over the Czech Republic.A 3-0 win over Finland took France

A host of Olympians are set to take the field at the Rugby World Cup in Japan, helping to enhance the reputation of the contracted form of the game.

include three Olympians from the team who finished an impressive fourth at Rio 2016 and Argentina, France

The Rugby World Cup in Japan enjoyed three outstanding matches on day two, rounded off by a bruising Pool B 23-13 victory for tournament favourites New Zealand over South Africa.

 France and Argentina was always a difficult result to predict, and even going into the last minute

 It had all seemed so simple for France, going into the halftime break with a 20-3 lead, mainly

Emiliano Boffelli had a penalty chance to give Argentina that victory – but his kick faded left and France

The 2019 International Cycling Union (UCI) Road World Championships start tomorrow in Yorkshire, the first time Britain has hosted the event since 1982.

champions are crowned next weekend.The men's road race on September 29 closely follows the 2014 Tour de France

favourites after winning the Tour of Britain, while Julian Alaphilippe – who came so close to home Tour de France

Merel Blom of The Netherlands, riding Crossborder Radar Love, and home rider Laure Redele on Cheers 12 finished as joint leaders of the dressage as the penultimate International Equestrian Federation (FEI) Nations Cup Eventing competition of the season got underway in Waregem, Belgium.

Olympic berth.Switzerland, The Netherlands and Belgium will battle for the place.Britain, Ireland, France

Poland's pairing of Rafal Czuper and Tomasz Jakimczuk, who defeated the class 1-2 second seeds Rasul Nazirov and Dimitry Lavrov of Russia 2-0 on the first day of team competition at the Para European Table Tennis Championships in Sweden, have reached tomorrow’s semi-finals, where they play Serbia.

France and Spain will contest the other semi-final in this International Table Tennis Federation event

biggest upsets on the first day of team competition as top seeds Anne Barneoud and Thu Kamkasomphu of France

England and Spain are both one match away from the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics, having secured their places in the semi-finals of the Blind Football European Championships in Rome.

hosts.Tomorrow, second place will be decided as Turkey play Romania and Italy take on Belgium.In Group B, France

champions Russia and Germany both on four points.Tomorrow, Russia and Germany meet – but a final win for France

Hosts Iran reached the final of the Asian Men’s Volleyball Championships today with victory over the only unbeaten side in the competition, South Korea.

the European Men's Volleyball Championship, with round-of-16 matches starting tomorrow at venues in France

Olympic silver medallist Jeong Bo-kyeong of South Korea won the women's under-52 kilograms title, as she continued to justify her decision to step up a weight division at the International Judo Federation (IJF) Grand Prix in Tashkent.

a one-sided final, where the Russian wrapped up victory inside the first minute.Melodie Vaugarny of France

It was a perfect start for Japan at their home Rugby World Cup, defeating Russia 30-10 in the first game of the tournament in Pool A.

minutes.Tomorrow's games are sure to ignite the tournament, with Australia first up against the talented Fijians, France

Belgium still top the FIFA men's world rankings after the latest round of international fixtures.

Marino and Scotland.They now sit on 1,752 points at the top of the rankings, with World Cup champions France

Hosts Iran sailed through to the semi-finals of the Asian Men;s Volleyball Championship in Tehran today, but now face the only unbeaten side in the competition, South Korea.

win over Montenegro and will now meet the 2017 bronze medallists, Serbia.The other three matches see France