Spain's Walter Sanchez Bouzán and France's Angie Le Roux tasted victory as the canoe ocean racing medals were awarded at the Mediterranean Beach Games in Patras.

Doux in 42:38.084 and fellow Spaniard Esteban Medina Ojeda in 43:02.623.Favourite Nicolas Lambert of France

Thailand's Nichol Tomas and France's Oriane Bertone claimed the respective men's and women's youth B titles on the first day of boulder finals at the International Federation of Sport Climbing Youth World Championships in Arco in Italy.

Hosts Germany are favourites for more glory at the International Equestrian Federation European Eventing Championships, opening tomorrow in Luhmühlen.

record fourth time ©Getty ImagesThirteen countries are scheduled to compete, including Rio 2016 winners France

Hosts Greece claimed four gold medals in finswimming as action continued at the Mediterranean Beach Games in Patras.

Croatia’s Dora Bassi in 41.200 and Italy’s Erica Barbon in 41.860 after original winner Maelle Lecoeur of France

The International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) Men’s European Championship Division A is set to begin in Polish city Wałbrzych, with four spots at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics on offer.

European Championship Division A in 2017, are considered the team to beat in Group B.They are joined by France

Forty-four countries will be represented at the 2019 International Cycling Union (UCI) Mountain Bike World Championships, starting tomorrow in Mont-Sainte-Anne, Canada.

Neff of Switzerland is also bidding to reach the top of the podium again.Pauline Ferrand-Prévot of France

riders from various fields for its debut, including cross-country Olympic champions Julien Absalon of France

moto-cross rider Charlie Mullins and multiple age-group downhill world champion Jean-Pierre Bruni of France

their unbeaten start to the Women's European Volleyball Championship with a battling victory against France

The defending champions sit top of Pool A with three wins from three after defeating France 25-19, 25

Finswimmer Sofia Ktena won Greece's first gold medal on the first day of medal action at the Mediterranean Beach Games as she stormed to the women's 50 metres apnoea swimming title in Patras.

Tunisia and Morocco edged Malta by the same scoreline.Nicolas Gianotti and Mathieu Guegano  of France

Hosts Japan won both gold medals on offer on the second day of the International Judo Federation (IJF) World Championships in Tokyo.

broken nose.The other bronze went to Japan's Ai Shishime who defeated top seed Amandine Buchard of France

Laura Rogora scooped gold for Italy as the lead finals concluded at the International Federation of Sport Climbing Youth World Championships in Arco, Italy.

semi-finals and she delivered the junior women's title at the RockMaster Climbing Stadium.Nolwen Arc of France

took gold owing to her superior result in the semi-finals.The bronze medal was won by Luce Douady of France

Croatian Franko Grgić smashed the men's 1,500 metres freestyle junior record in winning gold on the final day of the International Swimming Federation World Junior Championships in Budapest.

backstroke final.He clocked 1min 58.18sec as compatriot Carson Foster took silver in 1:58.47.Mewen Tomac of France

Italian Elia Viviani won a third successive International Cycling Union (UCI) EuroEyes Cyclassics race with a sprint-finish victory in Hamburg in Germany.

Great Ocean Road Race and the Prudential RideLondon-Surrey Classic.He also won a stage of the Tour de France

From a British perspective I remember the start of the 100th Tour de France in 2013 being centered around

of the sprint stages, Kittel had different ideas.Marcel Kittel wins the first stage of the Tour de France

either age or injury catches up with them.Kittel, who ended his career with 14 stage wins at the Tour de France

at the race was partly viewed as a reason for German broadcaster ARD returning to cover the Tour de France

World Sailing has released a video to promote the new mixed two person offshore keelboat event which will debut at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

make way.Offshore racing is different to the sailing currently contested at the Olympics with boats in France

The tagline "Judo's Coming Home" has been happily and widely employed in the months leading up to the International Judo Federation's (IJF) World Championships, which have begun in Tokyo today.

became mixed – and in 1997 and 2011.The frequency of their hosting underlines the position of Japan and France

judo.In a piece published in January last year, the IJF assessed the profound role played in the sport by France

the tatami.A scan down the men's individual all-time medal list also reflects the sense of Japan and France

medallist Tina Trstenjak.Japan has earned almost twice as many Olympic medals as its nearest challenger, France

, and has as many golds as its next four challengers – France, South Korea, China and Cuba – put together.The