Canada will begin the defence of their International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Under-19 World Cup title tomorrow when they face Australia in their Group B opener in Heraklion in Greece.

Canada have both been drawn into Group B ©FIBACompleting the line-up are the Group D hopefuls – China, France

Russia bounced back from their defeat to Brazil as they overcame hosts Australia in straight sets in the International Volleyball Federation Men's Nations League.

Credit Union 1 Arena in Chicago in the United States.Iran beat Serbia to bounce back from their loss to France

who became the first team to book a place in the final round last week, recovered from their loss to France

from a set down to triumph 21-25, 25-19, 25-23, 25-23.Pool 18 action saw standings leaders Brazil beat France

France’s last-16 win over Brazil attracted the biggest television audience for a Women’s World Cup match, FIFA has announced.

for television audiences have been set in several of the nations where their teams are taking part.In France

record audience for women's football in the country.The previous high was 4.1 million for Germany versus France

The Netherlands, Russia, Greece and Ukraine won gold medals at the track cycling that is making its European Games debut here.

World champions the Netherlands underlined their men’s team sprint victory over world silver medallists France

while Britain took bronze after a 0.735 seconds win over the Czech Republic.The Dutch were ahead of France

England secured their second successive appearance in the semi-finals of the FIFA Women's World Cup after recording a comfortable victory over Norway in Le Havre.

Scotland.Phil Neville's side are likely to head into the semi-finals as underdogs, with either hosts France

Defending champions Spain made an impressive start to the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Women’s EuroBasket by beating Ukraine in Latvian capital Riga.

ultimately earning a narrow 55-53 victory.The second match in the group saw Belgium beat Russia 67-54.France

The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) has won a case against its former President Jack Warner, which could see the organisation recoup more than $20 million (£15 million/€17 million).

Blazer admitted accepting bribes in connection with the 1998 and 2010 World Cup bid processes, won by France

Luca Waldschmidt and Nadiem Amiri scored late goals as holders Germany beat Romania 4-2 to secure their place in the UEFA European Under-21 Championship final, where they will face Spain.

before Amiri added a fourth in stoppage time.Borja Mayoral was among Spain's goalscorers as they beat France

reached the final, which is due to take place in Udine on Sunday (June 30), after recovering to defeat France

4-1 at Stadio Città del Tricolore in Reggio Emilia.Forward Jean-Philippe Mateta gave France the lead

A thunderous free-kick from Marco Ilaimaharitra clinched a historic victory for Madagascar as they defeated Burundi 1-0 in Alexandria to record a first-ever major tournament win.

against Nigeria on Sunday full of confidence after they kept Burundi at bay at Alexandria Stadium.Former France

United States defender Ali Krieger has criticised the country’s President Donald Trump after he expressed forthright views about her team mate Megan Rapinoe.

The dispute comes prior to the US team’s quarter-final match against the host nation France tomorrow

Budapest will host a revamped Fed Cup Finals for the next three years, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) announced today.

one of eight places in the finals, where they will join the previous year’s finalists, Australia and France

Yasuhiro Yamashita has been confirmed as President of the Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC) as he assumed the role vacated by Tsunekazu Takeda following the latter's decision to step down amid a bribery investigation.

help the organisation recover from the allegations surrounding Takeda.Takeda is under investigation in France

decision-making process" relating to the payments.The French probe escalated this week when Agence France-Presse

Home pairing Volha Khudzenka and Maryna Litvinchuk sprung a huge surprise in canoe sprint’s women’s K2 500 metres final at the European Games today as they claimed gold against a Hungarian paring laden with gold medal experience.

Games gold in this women's compound individual final at the Olympic Sports Complex.Paulette Dodemont of France

from this evening's rainswept semi-finals to contest the grand finale on Friday (June 28) - Ukraine, France

All Japan Judo Federation Yasuhiro Yamashita head will be elected President of the Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC) to replace Tsunekazu Takeda at its board meeting tomorrow.

members.The 61-year-old Yamashita will step into a role vacated by Takeda, who is under investigation in France

Federations President Lamine.Takeda, 71, denies wrongdoing.The French probe escalated this week when Agence France-Presse

The 2019 International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Women’s EuroBasket is due to set to get underway tomorrow with Spain looking to become the first team to defend the title since the Soviet Union did so in 1991.

June 29) and Sunday (June 30).Group B games will also be played at the same venue with Czech Republic, France

at the event for the first time since 2015.A home nation has not won the biennial competition since France