Former International Boxing Association (AIBA) executive director Karim Bouzidi is claimed to still be working for the governing body’s head Gafur Rakhimov, despite allegations he manipulated bouts at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

fighter to qualify for the final.Wu reportedly asked Virgets to specifically investigate bouts involving France

“There was always a concern surrounding the countries of France, Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan,” Virgets

“But I think part of that was because France was having an outstanding tournament and Karim coming from

France.

Shingo Kunieda triumphed in the men’s singles as the International Tennis Federation Cajun Classic concluded.

star was the top seed and had not dropped a set en route to the final.His opponent, Nicolas Peifer of France

China and Russia took gold in the men's and women's team events at the International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation (IWAS) Fencing World Cup in Pisa.

 They had thrashed France 45-20 and beaten Poland 45-33 earlier in the day.The winning team comprised

Hungary were defeated by South Korea in the final of the team event at the International Fencing Federation (FIE) Men's Sabre World Cup in Budapest.

, meaning the hosts had to be content with silver at Ludovika Aréna.South Korea had narrowly beaten France

pic.twitter.com/NigPcEGyhh— FF Escrime (@ffescrime) March 24, 2019Earlier in the day, France had defeated

Marianne Vos won the Trofeo Alfredo Binda for the fourth time after winning a sprint finish at the one-day race in Italy.

seeking to triumph for the third straight year but will expect to face competition from four-time Tour de France

Tributes were paid after news emerged that Japan’s Olympic superfan Naotoshi Yamada had died earlier this month at the age of 92, which meant he missed out on “his dream” to attend Tokyo 2020.

National Basketball Association (NBA) superfan.Didi the Devil makes annual appearances at the Tour de France

The German is a familiar face at each year’s edition of the Tour de France, where he appears in his traditional

China were crowned Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships winners after edging Japan in a closely-fought final in Hong Kong.

March 24, 2019The Badminton World Federation Orléans Masters, a World Tour Super 100 tournament in France

Germany's Max Hartung overcame world number one Eli Dershwitz in the quarter-final of the International Fencing Federation (FIE) Men's Sabre World Cup on his way to gold in Budapest. 

15-12 against the world number three, Oh Sang-uk of South Korea, in the final.There was success for France

News earlier this week that authorities in France had issued an arrest warrant for two Russian officials

 The chances of Balakhnichev or Melnikov travelling anywhere that France has jurisdiction over so

Origone has won his sixth speed skiing World Championship title and his first since 2013 in Vars in France

Nathan Chen retained his men's title with a superb free skate performance at the International Skating Union World Figure Skating Championships in Japan.

impressed, scoring 206.10, but it was not enough to beat Chen.Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron of France

American star Eli Dershwitz will begin his quest for glory at the International Fencing Federation (FIE) Men’s Sabre World Cup in Budapest against Hungary’s Bence Gemesi after the home favourite came through the pool stage and preliminary rounds today. 

her last-64 opponent would be Georgia's Lika Jijieishvili.First up for second seed Cécilia Berder of France

Amelie Wenger-Reymond triumphed in the women’s sprint event at the International Ski Federation Telemark World Championships in Rjukan.

competitions came after their victory in the mixed team parallel sprint event yesterday.Germany and France

Norwegian star Johannes Thingnes Bø today secured a record-equalling 14th victory of the season as he won the men's 10 kilometres sprint at the International Biathlon Union World Cup in Oslo.

adrift of Bø.The Norwegian's win saw him move level with five-time Olympic champion Martin Fourcade of France

Russia had another successful day at the European 10 Metre Shooting Championships in Osijek today as team action dominated the programme.

air pistol quarters, they saw off Hungary 582-568 and in the men’s team air rifle they knocked out France