Britain's Geraint Thomas of Ineos Grenadiers claimed the win on the fifth stage of the 2021 Critérium du Dauphiné following a late breakaway, while Austrian Lukas Pöstlberger of Bora-Hansgrohe maintained his general classification lead.

dauphine) June 3, 2021Spain's Carlos Barbero of Team Qhubeka Assos and Denmark's Mads Würtz Schmidt of Israel

Repechage action dominated proceedings on the fourth day of the World Surfing Games in El Salvador.

took place with the highest scorer Japan’s Shino Matsuda with 17.07 points.Surfers from France, Italy, Israel

World champion Dina Averina secured all-around gold at the final Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup event of the year in Pesaro in Italy.

the three hoops and two pairs of clubs event having scored 44.150.Russia sealed silver on 43.200 and Israel

Main round heats got the action underway on the opening day of the World Surfing Games in El Salvador.

with 10.07 points, while Spain’s Jonathan Gonzalez took heat six with 12.84 points.Eithan Osborne of Israel

Murakami with 9.5 points, while Vasco Ribeiro of Portugal took heat ten with 12.5 points.Yoni Klein of Israel

World Lacrosse and the Limerick 2022 Organising Committee have announced that a record 23 teams will play at next year's Men's Under-21 World Championship.

Canada, China, Chinese Taipei, the Czech Republic, England, Germany, Hong Kong, Iroquois Nationals, Israel

Ineos Grenadiers have named a strong team for the Critérium du Dauphiné with Britain’s Geraint Thomas, Tao Geoghegan Hart, and Australia’s Richie Porte leading their challenge at the race, which is viewed as a key build-up event for the Tour de France.

Dauphiné ©Getty ImagesFroome left Ineos Grenadiers last year and has been seeking form at his new team Israel

Moldova won its first ever junior world title and Russia was on top of the podium at this level for the first time in six years on day six of the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Junior World Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

sport.There were signs of young talent coming through at the 2019 European Youth Championships in Eilat, Israel

Ireland’s Dan Martin earned victory from a breakaway on stage 17 of the Giro d’Italia, as Britain’s Simon Yates made inroads into Egan Bernal's race lead with a late attack.

kilometre mountain stage from Canazei to Sega di Ala, as the race resumed following the final rest day.The Israel

Olympic short track speed skating medallist Eddy Alvarez has been named in the United States' 28-man training roster ahead of the Americas Olympic baseball qualifier, which starts in Florida on May 31.

advance to a last-chance global qualifier in Mexico.Hosts Japan, Beijing 2008 champions South Korea, Israel

A record 85 countries have registered to take part in the International Esports Federation (IESF) Esports World Championship, qualifiers for which start next month.

Online qualifiers, due to take place from June to October, precede World Championship finals in Eilat in Israel

Details were revealed earlier this week about the International Cycling Union’s (UCI) new Track Champions League series, with the governing body seeking to enhance the profile of the track discipline.

former UCI World Cup - now Nations Cup - circuit.With Spain, France, Lithuania, the United Kingdom and Israel

Ami Omer Dadaon of Israel claimed a world record on his way to winning a third gold on the sixth day

Hosts France earned two wins on the opening day of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) 3x3 Women's Series in Voiron.

loss to Slovakia.The final group saw Romania emerge as Pool D winners, courtesy of a 19-12 win over Israel

the Russian under-25 side.The Russian under-25 side progressed to the quarter-finals after overcoming Israel

The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Final Qualifier for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics has been moved from Taiwan to Mexico due to a spike in COVID-19 cases.

to reach Tokyo 2020.China was due to compete but withdrew from the event earlier this month.Japan, Israel

Salt Lake City in the United States is poised to host two stages of the International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) World Cup season in the space of eight days.

Serbia, Russia, Slovenia, Belgium, France, South Africa, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Ukraine, Canada, Israel