Eight FIFA member associations have confirmed their participation in the bidding process for the 2023 Women’s World Cup, with Belgium and Bolivia dropping out.

States are the current women's world champions after defeating The Netherlands 2-0 in the final in France

Turkey have continued their title defence of the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) Men's European Championship Division A with a third successive victory.

Turkey's third win in three matches came against France at the Aqua Zdrój sports venue in Wałbrzych.The

overcame Russia 72-40.Competition continues tomorrow with Britain taking on Poland, before Spain meet France

Loïc Bruni and Myriam Nicole secured a stunning downhill double for France as the curtain came down on

Dean Lucas from Australia took a high-speed tumble in his quest for a podium finish.Amaury Pierron of France

dominant through the UCI World Cup series, could only muster the speed for fourth place.Marine Cabirou of France

New Zealand won the under-23/junior mixed relay title as the International Triathlon Union (ITU) World Triathlon Grand Final concluded in Lausanne.

alongside Kate Waugh, Alex Yee and Benjamin Dijkstra.Mathias had taken silver behind Emilie Morier of France

World champions Britain overwhelmed Switzerland in their second clash of the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) Men's European Championship Division A in Wałbrzych.

2019The final matches of the day saw Germany overcame Poland 79-71 and The Netherlands comfortably beat France

Back-to-back defending champions United States opened their International Basketball Federation World Cup campaign by sweeping aside Czech Republic 88-67 in Shanghai.

success over New Zealand.Greece also began in winning fashion as they saw off Montenegro 85-60.In Group G France

Australia's Mat Belcher and Will Ryan completed a superb hat-trick of consecutive wins on the Tokyo 2020 course as they won men's 470 gold at the Sailing World Cup in Enoshima.

Kontides won the men's laser with a 21-point gap over Australia's Matthew Wearn.Jean Baptiste Bernaz of France

Ingrid Klimke and SAP Hale Bob OLD jumped clear to successfully defend the individual title at the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) European Eventing Championships in Luhmühlen, and also help hosts Germany to victory in the team event.

 As well as costing him the individual bronze medal, it also meant France lost out on a silver medal

secured their qualification for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games along with fifth-placed Italy, with 105.10.France

Japan have won the mixed team event at the International Judo Federation (IJF) World Championships for the third year in succession.

The hosts defeated France 4-2, Shori Hamada pinning Madeleine Malonga in osaekomi to seal victory following

in all of their matches en route to the final, against Austria, Cuba and Russia.Hosts Japan defeated France

for ippon, the Japanese judoka won by osaekomi in the final 30 seconds of the match.Axel Clerget gave France

Roman Polianskyi of Ukraine and Norway's Birgit Skarstein claimed gold in the PR1 men's and women's single sculls finals on the last day of the World Rowing Championships in Austria.

 She pressed into an early lead with Nathalie Benoit of France and Israeli Moran Samuel sat just

Nino Schurter led home a Swiss one-two as he secured a fifth consecutive cross-country title at the International Cycling Union (UCI) Mountain Bike World Championships in Canada.

Schurter and Flückiger who had broke clear of the lead group with Avancini and Stéphane Tempier of France

Wednesday (August 28).Australia's Laura Stigger claimed the silver medal in 1:17:05 as Loana Lecomte of France

Turkey started their International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) Men's European Championship Division A title defence with a victory over Russia in Wałbrzych.

Switzerland.Russia will then play Spain, before Germany take on Poland and the Netherlands line up against France

Katie Zafares of the United States triumphed in the World Triathlon Series (WTS) Grand Final in Lausanne to earn the overall world title. 

of the season, which has been building up to the finale in the Swiss Olympic capital.Vincent Luis of France

van der Breggen attacked on the first climb of the final lap to claim victory at the GP de Plouay in France

Italy beat Portugal in the beach soccer final as action concluded at the Mediterranean Beach Games in Greek city Patras.

when hosting the inaugural edition of the multi-sport event in Pescara in 2015.Earlier in the day, France

headed the beach wrestling medal standings after clinching two of the six golds up for grabs.Italy, France

golds, 16 silvers and 11 bronzes.Italy finished second with 15 golds, 13 silvers and 11 bronzes, while France