Slovenia’s Primož Roglič is expected to be among the main challengers for victory at the 102nd edition of the Giro d’Italia, which is set to begin tomorrow.

who will not be defending his Giro d'Italia title to focus on equalling the record of five Tour de France

Anquetil and Bernard Hinault, and Spain's Miguel Induráin as the only riders to have won the Tour de France

Belgium’s Archery World Cup debutant Brend Frederickx teed up a second gold medal match in Shanghai today as he and Sarah Prieels earned a place in the compound mixed team final.

The US pair, who beat France to gold in the opening Archery World Cup of the season in Medellin last

Switzerland's Belinda Bencic stunned world number one Naomi Osaka of Japan to reach the semi-finals of the Women's Tennis Association Madrid Open.

Austria's Dominic Thiem.Serbian Novak Djokovic is also through had earlier swept aside Jeremy Chardy of France

Men’s quarter-finalists were determined today as competition begun at the European qualification event for the beach soccer tournaments at the 2019 Association of National Olympic Committees World Beach Games in San Diego.

The first country to progress through to the last eight at Complex Esportiu Futbol Salou were France,

International Fencing Federation (FIE) Men’s and Women’s Sabre World Cups are set to take place in Madrid and Tunis respectively this weekend with the top-10-ranked stars all in attendance at both events.

Palace.Ranked second and third in the 184-strong field are 2015 world silver medallist Cécilia Berder of France

Sweden will begin the defence of their title when the 2019 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Championship gets underway in Slovakia tomorrow.

see Olympic gold medallists Russia face Norway.Group A comprises made up of Canada, Denmark, Finland, France

Salou in Spain is set to host the European qualification event for the beach soccer tournaments at the 2019 Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) World Beach Games in San Diego.

places.The men’s tournament will be played in a knockout format.The round of 16 includes matches between France

A paradox: being honest about cheating.

and operated since 1950 ©RoutledgeWhen Lance Armstrong, stripped in 2012 of all seven of his Tour de France

Great Britain’s men’s ice hockey team have sought to embed themselves in the local community in Michalovce as they prepare to embark on their first top division campaign at a World Championship since 1994.

survive in Group A of the IIHF World Championship.They will go up against Canada, Denmark, Finland, France

World Rugby has confirmed a record 11 unions have formally expressed their interest in hosting the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens. 

Argentina, Cayman Islands, France, Germany, India, Jamaica, Malaysia, Qatar, Scotland, South Africa and

triumphed in both the men's and women's tournaments.They beat England 33-12 in the men's final and France

Canada added two more titles on the last day of competition to increase to six their gold medal tally in the fifth leg of the International Swimming Federation (FINA) Artistic Swimming World Series in Beijing.

in the duet free routine, topping the standings with 89.8667 points.Charlotte and Laura Tremble of France

in the team free final where, performing the Mechanism of Time, they earned 89.1333 points, beating France

Three men’s teams – France, Australia and hosts Puerto Rico – earned places at the FIBA 3x3 World Cup

qualifying place for the FIBA 3x3 World Cup which will be held in Amsterdam in June ©FIBAAustralia and France

Costa Rica's Kenneth Fabian Tencio Esquivel earned gold in the BMX freestyle event at the International Festival of Extreme Sports European Series in Madrid. 

brought the Madrid round of the FISE European Series to a conclusion.The next stop will be Chateauroux in France

Russia claimed their second gold medal of the International Fencing Federation Women's Foil World Cup with victory in the team event in Germany.

The Russians thrashed France 45-33 in the final to complete their domination of the competition in Tauberbischofsheim.The

Ivanova in the individual final yesterday.Russia had defeated Italy 44-41 in their semi-final, while France

high.The US had reached the final with a 45-29 demolition of South Korea while Hong Kong had swept aside France

continued her pursuit of individual glory at the Epée Grand Prix in Cali by overcoming Camille Nabeth of France

Slovenia's Primož Roglič sealed a second successive overall victory at the Tour de Romandie by winning the fifth and final stage in Geneva.

ahead of his nearest challenger in the general classification, Portugal's Rui Costa.Britain's Tour de France