New Zealand defeated Canada in the final of the second stage of the HSBC World Rugby Women's Sevens Series in Dubai to win their fifth consecutive title from the competition. 

Stadium in Dubai, triumphing 31-0.They then faced the United States in the semi-final, who had overcome France

quarter-final fixture against Scotland.Fiji were another team to go unbeaten, winning 41-0 against France

Brazil’s Arthur Santacreu and South Africa’s Tarryn King charged to victory in the men’s and women’s stand-up paddle sprint events as action resumed today at the International Surfing Association (ISA) World SUP and Paddleboard Championship in Wanning in China.

third position with 13,971 points, thanks to Tunnington’s silver medal.They are closely trailed by France

Firstly, in the interests of good governance and full disclosure, I should confess that I am a bit biased about Japan.

 Diack denies wrongdoing and the Senegalese Government has so far refused to extradite him to France

France narrowly lose to Olympic champions Russia in the opening game of the European Women's Handball

Olympic champions Argentina and New Zealand each won their first matches today at the International Hockey Federation (FIH) Men’s World Cup in India to take control in Pool A.

with the win but acknowledged there was room for improvement.New Zealand were pushed all the way by France

New Zealand won all three of their games on the opening day of the second stage of the HSBC World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series to stay on track for their fifth successive title from the competition. 

 The US against France makes up the fourth quarter-final, with the semi-finals and final 

will come up against Samoa, Argentina and Zimbabwe in Pool A, while Pool B sees Fiji meet Scotland, France

Spain, Japan, Denmark and France have all been awarded future editions of the Badminton World Federation

The International Surfing Association (ISA) World Stand-Up Paddle (SUP) and Paddleboard Championship is set to move from Riyue Bay to the shores of Shenzhou Peninsula tomorrow for the last three days of competition in Wanning in China. 

the leaderboard with 16,364 points.They are closely followed by Australia with 16,293 points, while France

Hosts India got off to a winning start today as the 2018 International Hockey Federation (FIH) Men’s World Cup began in Bhubaneswar.

tomorrow with Pool A action featuring the 2016 Olympic champions Argentina, Spain, New Zealand and France

The second stage of this season's HSBC World Rugby Women’s Sevens World Series is due to begin in Dubai tomorrow, with Olympic champions Australia looking to bounce back from a fifth-place finish last time out in Colorado.

are in a pool alongside Ireland, Russia and Kenya, while the third and final pool features Canada, France

The International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) Parkour Commission has held what it describes as "important discussions" prior to the sport's upcoming Congress.

the first-ever Parkour World Cup events earlier this year in Hiroshima in Japan and Montpellier in France

Christian Kunast, currently head coach of the German men's under-20 ice hockey team, will take over as the women's head coach next year with the "unconditional goal" of getting them to the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. 

with 10 teams, Germany will play in the "lower" Group B with Sweden, Japan, the Czech Republic and France

Countries have been registering for the 2019 World Para Taekwondo Championships in Antalya to take advantage of reduced fees.

register last month, and have been followed by nations including Czech Republic, Switzerland, Canada, France

Ireland won three major accolades at the World Rugby Awards here to top off the most successful year in their history.

Schmidt was then named Coach of the Year after leading Ireland to their success.Jessy Tremouliere of France

Croatia secured the Davis Cup – soon to be revolutionised - for the second time as Marin Čilić ended France’s defence of the trophy with a straight sets win over Lucas Poulle in Lille.

France, 2-0 down, had pushed the final into a third day after Nicolas Mahut and Pierre-Hugues Herbert