Hosts Britain celebrated team pursuit gold on the opening day of the International Cycling Union Track World Cup as Para-cycling events featured on the programme for the first time.

Hinze of Germany were forced to settle for second place in a time of 32.808, while The Netherlands beat France

Britain's Sochi 2014 gold medallist Kelly Gallagher and France's quadruple Pyeongchang 2018 champion Marie Bochet maintained their dominant form on the second day of the World Para Alpine Skiing Europa Cup in St Moritz.

run but who was fourth on the second to total 5.76 points with a time of 1:41.87.Arthur Bauchet of France

In the New Year, former television executive Susanna Dinnage succeeds Richard Scudamore at the helm of what she describes as "the pinnacle of professional sport". When it was announced, her appointment to head the Premier League was widely welcomed.

media interest in the draw for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup is anything to go by, the competition in France

event set to take place over the weekend on the newly refurbished Les Tuffles HS 90 hill in Premanon in France

Pyeongchang 2018 champion Maren Lundby goes into tomorrow's FIS Ski Jumping World Cup at Premanon in France

Claire 25th and Josephine Pagnier 40th.The first of the two competitions planned for the weekend in France

Confederation of African Football (CAF) Executive Committee member Patrice-Edouard Ngaïssona faces a war crimes trial after being arrested by French authorities.

place between at least December 5 in 2013 to December 2014, it was asserted.Ngaïssona was detained in France

continue tomorrow with the men in action in Engelberg in Switzerland and the women heading to Prémanon in France

Britain's Sochi 2014 gold medallist Kelly Gallagher and France's quadruple Pyeongchang 2018 champion Marie Bochet won both their morning and afternoon runs en route to gold on the opening day of the World Para Alpine Skiing Europa Cup in St Moritz.

Spanish resorts of Espot from March 3 to 9, and La Molina, from March 11 to 15, and finally at Morzine in France

Angola secured their 10th African Women’s Handball Championships title in the past 11 editions – and 13th since the event started in 1974 - with a 19-14 win over Senegal in Brazzaville Congo.

moved top of the group two points clear, with a 27-21 win over Germany meaning they are due to meet France

to win all three of their matches to progress.They did so, but in vain.In qualifying group 1, hosts France

against Serbia thanks to results in the two earlier matches.Montenegro, who started just a point behind France

Denmark, second from bottom, and despite beating Russia 39-30, Sweden remained in third place behind France

a further one-match ban from the European Handball Federation Disciplinary Commission.In the event France

England and Australia have become the first teams to reach the semi-finals at the International Hockey Federation Men’s World Cup in Bhubaneswar.

Both sides made it through today with victories over Argentina and France in the last eight, with England

the third time in succession.Defending champions Australia eased into the last four with victory over France

Broadcast giant Sky is to end its involvement in cycling with 2019 being the final year for its highly successful Team Sky road team.

has dominated the circuit for several years, including winning the last four stagings of the Tour de France

sponsorship backer can be found in time.Clarity about this has been promised before the 2019 Tour de France

reasons to enhance performance.Team Sky's success included Geraint Thomas winning this year's Tour de France

©Getty ImagesSir Bradley Wiggins, the 2012 Tour de France champion, was also forced to deny cheating

wrongdoing, facing criticism over their supposed lack of medical records.Chris Froome, a four-time Tour de France

semi-finals at the European Women’s Handball Championship alive as they beat The Netherlands 29-16 in France

currently second from bottom, to reach the last four.Romania beat Spain at the European tournament in France

Belgium and The Netherlands claimed the last two quarter-final places at the International Hockey Federation (FIH) Men’s World Cup in Bhubaneswar today as they earned respective 5-0 cross-over play-off wins against Pakistan and Canada.

begin tomorrow with England facing Olympic champions Argentina and top-ranked Australia meeting France

The United States wants countries with a clean doping record to be given more of a say in weightlifting’s future and will submit a radical proposal for change in voting rights at a meeting in Hungary starting today.

IWFIf accepted next year, the new proposal would give a maximum three votes to the the US, Britain and France

Individual tickets for the FIFA 2019 Women's World Cup in France have been made available through a presale

one city, have been on sale since October 19.Individual tickets to next year's Women's World Cup in France

the competition means it will become one of the most accessible international sporting events held in France

South Korea, and the 2018 Africa Cup of Nations winners Nigeria were placed in Group A alongside hosts France

England and France advanced into the quarter-finals of the International Hockey Federation Men’s World

“We’re delighted to come away with a clean sheet and score a couple of good goals.”France came into their

eventually go to the form book.The match remained scoreless through to the end of the second quarter, though France

immediately by winning a penalty corner, but the resultant attempt on goal was deemed dangerous when it hit France

defender Victor Charlet on the knee.It means France will now face Australia - who have won all