Ngaissona will face trial for war crimes at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague after France

The CAF member, who is also President of the Central African Football Federation, was arrested in France

The new French National Sport Agency has moved a step closer to starting operations with the appointment of Frédéric Sanaur to a new post.

sport, on the other increasing grass-roots participation.Head of the sports service for the Ȋle de France

tennis championship followed immediately by the eighth FIFA Women's World Cup and then the Tour de France

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has been urged to immediately declare the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) non-compliant again as global condemnation continued after a crucial deadline to hand over data from the Moscow Laboratory lapsed. 

resources to expedite this matter.It has been backed by countries including Austria, Canada, Denmark, France

The Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC) plans to not apply its age limit to President Tsunekazu Takeda in order to let him stay on until the end of the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, it has been reported.

International Association of Athletics Federations President Lamine Diack, who is currently being held in France

The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) have posted record-breaking numbers from its social media and broadcasting platforms in 2018.

official online streaming platform, itTV, attracting a diverse audience from countries such as Germany, France

Christian Ahlmann of Germany won the ninth leg of the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) Longines Jumping World Cup Western European League in Mechelen.

World Cup event at the Nekkerhal Exhibition Centre.In second was Olympic gold medalist Kevin Staut of France

, with his place at the World Cup Final in Gothenburg next April looking comfortable.Kevin Staut of France

Ángel di Maria in action for Argentina during the last-16 match against France in Kazan ©Getty ImagesBrazil

between Russia and Croatia ©Getty ImagesYoung player of the tournament Kylian Mbappé is embraced after France

Great Britain and hosts Australia both got off to strong starts today as the International Tennis Federation Hopman Cup began in Perth.

takes place in Perth every year, began with Britain facing Greece in Group B, before the hosts took on France

Norrie and Boulter won against the odds, 4-3, 3-4, 4-3 in a short set format.In the Australia versus France

With the mixed doubles then a dead rubber, Cornet and Pouille took a consolation win for France 4-3,

Swiss star Roger Federer has backed the Hopman Cup to continue amid concerns over its future as Perth prepares to host the annual mixed team competition.

States.Switzerland and the US are in Group B along with Britain and Greece.Group A includes Australia, France

It is Christmas week at insidethegames, which means that it is time for our annual survey of top International Olympic Committee (IOC) Tweeters.

TheSheikhTamim.Edging closer to the top in second place is the former Olympic canoeist Tony Estanguet of France

Dutch cyclist Mathieu van der Poel has won his fifth successive International Cycling Union (UCI) World Cup race in the Belgian town of Heusden-Zolder. 

another Dutch cyclist, Annemarie Worst, is third with 314.The penultimate round in Pont-Chateau in France

Norway's Johannes Thinges Bø completed a hat-trick of victories in Nové Město today by winning the 15 kilometre mass start race at the International Biathlon Union World Cup.

2018, who shot clean, has now won six of eight World Cup races this season.Quentin Fillon Maillet from France

from yesterday leaving overcast skies and temperatures just above freezing.Bø and Martin Fourcade from France

Fialkova, 12.1 seconds back, to secure Slovakia’s first ever World Cup one-two, while Anais Chevalier from France

Nicolas Peifer of France has become the number one men's wheelchair tennis doubles player for the first

As we move towards the close of another hectic, controversial, spectacular, worrying (please employ another five or so random adjectives of your choice, to taste) sporting year it is clear that we have had some very obvious highs and, yes, some very clear lows.

Award.There have been other contenders in 2018.It did not look great, for instance, when the Tour de France

Regrettably, during the clear-up operation at the end of the event, Geraint Thomas' Tour de France trophy

Geraint Thomas, left, comes home as Tour de France winner in Paris - but his trophy was stolen while

largely trouble-free and hugely engaging series of matches that finished with a dramatic 4-2 win for France

The Midol brothers from France both made the podium for the second day in succession at the International