There was a surprise defeat for Lidia Valentin when she failed with her final lift in the women’s 76kg on day six of the European Weightlifting Championships in Batumi, Georgia.

efforts, she failed.The contest was marred by a terrible injury suffered by Gaelle Nayo Ketchanke of France

Russia claimed the men’s and women’s junior team foil gold medals on a day dominated by the country at the Junior and Cadets World Fencing Championships in the Polish city of Toruń.

Yuka Ueno and Sera Azuma 39-32.The semi-finals saw Russia defeat South Korea 45-33 and Japan overcome France

44-32.South Korea beat France 45-42 in the bronze medal match at Arena Toruń.As for the men's final

the expense of France's Armand Spichiger, Constant Roger and Rafael Savin.Russia with a 45-38 over France

(@FIE_fencing) April 11, 2019They reached the gold medal match by defeating the United States 45-32.France

Two-time men’s world champion Nathan Chen helped the United States establish a lead over 2017 winners Japan and Russia as the International Skating Union’s World Team Trophy opened in Fukuoka today.

Tokyo for the first time in its 10-year history.This year, teams from Russia, the United States, Japan, France

Sinitskina and Nikita Katsalapov had given their team 11 points by ending second in the rhythm dance.Team France

Finland’s Team Marigold Ice Unity, five times winners of the International Skating Union (ISU) World Synchronized Skating Championships, will start the defence of their title on home ice in Helsinki tomorrow.

and Canada, who have 12.Teams from Australia, Austria, Belgium, China, Croatia, the Czech Republic, France

A second joint World Taekwondo (WT) and International Taekwondo Federation (ITF) demonstration was held at Lausanne's Olympic Museum to mark the 25th anniversary of the inclusion of taekwondo on the Summer Olympic programme. 

demonstration ©World TaekwondoThis was followed by a speech by Pascal Gentil, a two-time Olympic medallist for France

A group of 11 candidates are running to serve on the World Taekwondo Athletes' Committee from 2019 to 2023. 

as ex-officio members of the World Taekwondo Council.The current chairpersons are Pascal Gentil of France

Japan’s Natsumi Tomonaga and Britain’s Joanna Muir headed the 36 qualifiers for the women’s individual final on Friday (April 12) at the International Modern Pentathlon Union World Cup in the Bulgarian capital of Sofia.

ranked in the world’s top 10 - Uliana Batashova of Russia, Natalya Coyle of Ireland, Marie Oteiza of France

Hosts Japan will begin their title defence of the International Skating Union (ISU) World Team Trophy which is due to begin tomorrow in Fukuoka.

men, two women, one pair and one dance team.This year, teams from Russia, the United States, Japan, France

There is no doubt that April is my favourite sporting month.

the peerless Argentinian, Juan Manuel Fangio.That same year, Portago won a 6,000 kilometres Tour de France

Maximilian Schachmann, riding for Mitchelton-Scott, won the third stage of the Tour of the Basque Country today to extend his overall lead after avoiding a crash in the final five kilometres that put paid to many of the overall and stage favourites.

Cycling Union WorldTour event.Kwiatkowski and his Team Sky partner Geraint Thomas, Britain’s 2018 Tour de France

More than 300 participants and officials at the inaugural Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA) Zone V Youth Games in Rwanda joined mourners in Huye District to mark the 25th anniversary of the genocide against Tutsi inhabitants by members of the Hutu majority.

volleyball, taekwondo, 3×3 basketball, athletics and cycling.The host nation finishing fourth behind winners France

Reigning world champion Jamie Cooke is set to return to competition at the International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM) World Cup in Sofia.

gold medal at last year’s World Championships in Mexico City when he outsprinted Valentin Prades of France

Captain Kendall Coyne Schofield and defender Lee Stecklein both scored twice as the United States completed their perfect Group A run with a 10-0 thrashing of Russia at the International Ice Hockey Federation Women’s World Championship in Espoo.

13 years.Following a rest day tomorrow, the quarter-finals and ninth-place game between Sweden and France

Hungary secured the junior women’s team sabre gold medal as action continued today at the Junior and Cadets World Fencing Championships in the Polish city of Toruń.

event, Italy came out on top by beating Russia 45-39 in the final.It followed a 45-43 victory over France

semi-finals.Russia defeated the US 45-42 to reach the final.The bronze medal match saw the US overcome France

Czech Republic earned their place in the International Ice Hockey Federation Women’s World Championship quarter-finals after making it three regulation-time wins out of three with victory over Japan in Espoo today. 

Today's other match in Group B saw relegation-bound France claim their first win in the history of the