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Four countries apply to host FIBA women's EuroBasket 2021

  • Basketball

Four national federations have launched bids to host the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Women's EuroBasket 2021.

France, Spain, Sweden and Ukraine submitted bids by the April 15 deadline.

 France is the experienced candidate of the four, having held the competition in 1962, 1976, 2001


Russian stars ready to shine at first Kazan-hosted FINA Artistic Swimming World Series event

  • Swimming

Olympic medal-winning Russians Svetlana Kolesnichenko and Svetlana Romashina are among 20 prominent names who could make their mark at the International Swimming Federation (FINA) Artistic Swimming World Series event which starts in Kazan tomorrow.

which they dominated last season, and in which they have already earned Series wins this season in France



David Owen: Notre-Dame fire will change Paris 2024

  • Inside the Blogs

On Monday, along with millions of others, I watched, horrified and helpless, as the great cathedral of Notre-Dame, the second or third-most iconic structure in the city that will host the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, burnt.

ImagesNotre-Dame is a symbol of Paris but also of French Catholicism which nowadays finds sustenance chiefly in la France






First ISSF World Cup Shotgun gold for Kuwait’s Al Rashedi in UAE

  • Shooting

Mansour Al Rashedi from Kuwait won his first International Shooting Sport Federation World Cup gold medal today as he won the skeet men’s final at the second in this season’s series at Al Ain in the United Arab Emirates.

with two medals, including one gold.Second place went to Germany with a gold and bronze with Croatia, France



Cavendish among starters at Presidential Tour of Turkey

  • Cycling

Britain’s Mark Cavendish is set to return to racing at the six stage Presidential Tour of Turkey tomorrow.

The Dimension Data rider, the 2011 world champion and winner of 30 stages in the Tour de France, has


Nadin Dawani: Athletes are now at the centre of the fight against doping

  • Inside the Blogs

When an athlete takes a shortcut to high performance by doping, there are many victims. Fans, families, friends and coaches all suffer, but none more so than the clean athletes who are cheated along the way. We are the ones who are most affected.

20 years ago, after the scandal involving the Festina cycling team and its use of EPO at the Tour De France


France and Hungary triumph in team épée events at Junior and Cadets World Fencing Championships

  • Fencing

France and Hungary triumphed in the women's and men's junior team épée events at the Junior and Cadets

France defeated Russia at Arena Toruń to win gold in the women's junior team épée.The French side, consisting

France ?? takes the ? in Women's Junior Team Epee and Hungary ??takes the ?

Andrasfi, Bence Bende, Mate Tamas Koch and David Nagy easily beat the American side 45-31.Bronze went to France



France win inaugural FIFA eNations Cup

  • Non-Olympic Sports

France were crowned winners of the inaugural FIFA eNations Cup after beating Argentina in the final in

in the last eight, before the South Americans secured a semi-final victory over Denmark.They faced France

matches.The second leg of the final was played on PlayStation with the opening match having ended 1-1.France