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Hosts and holders Denmark begin European Mixed Team Badminton Championships with victory

  • Badminton

defending champions Denmark began the European Mixed Team Badminton Championships with a 4-1 victory over France

Danish win, seeing off Thom Gicquel and Ronan Labar 21-17, 21-18 to seal the tie.The women's doubles saw France

each group will reach the semi-finals.Tomorrow will see Denmark play The Netherlands in Group One and France





Chess launches campaign for rapid and blitz formats to be added to Paris 2024 programme

  • Paris 2024

The International Chess Federation (FIDE) has become the latest governing body to officially launch its bid for inclusion at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

who was elected to lead the organisation in October of last year, was joined by representatives from France

form.FIDE officials claim chess is a sport with genuine global appeal ©FIDE"Chess is also growing in France




France launches bid to unearth new stars with 2,024 days to go before Paris 2024 Paralympics

  • Paris 2024 Paralympics

France has marked 2,024 days to go until their home Paris 2024 Paralympics by launching a nationwide

not appeared in the top 10 since Athens 2004.Paris 2024 will be the first Paralympics to be held in France

In total medals won at the Paralympic Summer Games since 1960, France is ranked sixth among nations,"

Yet since 2004 France is no longer in the top ten.The programme will see detection days held across France

In 2,024 days, France will host, for the first time in its history, the Paralympic Summer Games."

 France has already announced plans to build a gym dedicated to disabled sport in Paris before the


Lillehammer marks 25th anniversary of 1994 Winter Olympics

  • Winter Olympics

Lillehammer is today beginning the 25th anniversary celebrations of the 1994 Winter Olympic Games.

from the sport for life.Lillehammer hosted in 1994 just two years after the Albertville 1992 Games in France



Italy decline to enter men's volleyball tournament as organisers reveal team sport entrants for Naples 2019

  • Naples 2019

Organisers of this year's Summer Universiade in Naples have confirmed the entrants for each of the team sports on the programme.

mixed, with hosts Italy, Singapore and Spain all set to field two teams.Australia, China, Finland, France

volleyball tournaments at their home Summer Universiade ©Getty ImagesArgentina, Australia, Canada, France

entered the men's rugby sevens competition.The women's event will feature Argentina, Belgium, Canada, France


Legal discussion continues to delay start of Freeman tribunal

  • Cycling

A private legal discussion is expected to further delay the start of the medical tribunal of former British Cycling and Team Sky doctor Richard Freeman until the end of the week at the earliest.

of controversy regarding the jiffy bag saga surrounding five-time Olympic gold medallist and Tour de France


Malonga roars to more French gold at IJF Paris Grand Slam

  • Judo

European champion Madeleine Malonga delighted the home French crowd with gold at the International Judo Federation (IJF) Paris Grand Slam.

Grand Slam title by beating the hosts' Margaux Pinot, who collected three penalties.Another Japan v France


Romania stun defending champions Czech Republic with dramatic Fed Cup victory

  • Tennis

Irina Camelia Begu and Monica Niculescu won the doubles deciding rubber as Romania stunned defending champions the Czech Republic to reach their first Fed Cup semi-final in Ostrava.

three-sets to earn an historic success in the Czech city.Their opponents in the semi-finals will be France

to the next round when Caroline Garcia thrashed Elise Mertens 6-3, 6-2.Belarus went one better than France