Damien Seguin of France and Heiko Kroger of Germany jointly lead the 38-boat 2.4 Norlin OD fleet at the

leaders.Seguin has been in fine form in 2018 in the 2.4 Norlin OD, winning the World Cup in Hyéres, France

Naomi Osaka of Japan won her first game after her US Open victory to progress to the quarter-finals of the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo. 

States caused an upset when she beat Garbiñe Muguruza of Spain 6-1, 6-2.It took Caroline Garcia of France

Racing and training events in women's monobob have been announced for the 2018-2019 winter season.

Three additional training camps will be held, in Königssee between November 19 and 25, La Plagne in France

Japan defeated Argentina in a crunch match at the Volleyball Men's World Championships but it did not prove enough as the South Americans went through anyway.

collide.The US, Iran, Bulgaria and Canada will play in Pool G with Pool H pitting together Poland, Serbia, France

The third day of action at the International Surfing Association (ISA) World Surfing Games (WSG) saw Kanoa Igarashi of Japan gain a spot in the men's grand final in home water.

nbsp;The women's grand final will take place later in the week, with defending champion Pauline Ado of France

Fifty countries have so far expressed their intention to compete at the 2019 Summer Universiade in Italian city Naples.

sent on September 3 to 202 countries, according to ANSA.Among those to confirm their participation are France

Britain celebrated team and individual eventing titles as the World Equestrian Games in Tryon resumed.

FEI (@FEI_Global) September 17, 2018The bronze medal was claimed by the reigning Olympic champions France

A day after beating Olympic champions Brazil, The Netherlands produced another outstanding victory at the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Men's World Championships being jointly hosted by Bulgaria and Italy.

The Dutch team came from two sets down to beat France 23-25, 19-25, 25-21, 25-23, 15-13.That moved them

Borna Coric secured Croatia's place in the Davis Cup final after he overcame American opponent Frances Tiafoe to end the United States' chances of completing a stunning comeback in a thrilling last four tie.

triumph.Coric's success sent Croatia into their second final in the past three tournaments and they will take on France

Fernando Aguerre has been re-elected to serve a ninth term as President of the International Surfing Association (ISA) after he stood unopposed at the organisation's Annual General Meeting in Japan.

these positions is reserved for the chairperson of the Athletes' Commission, meaning Justine Dupont of France

ISA's ruling body.Action at the World Surfing Games began in Tahara today ©ISAJean-Luc Arassus of France

Mario Mola matched the record of three world triathlon titles set by fellow Spaniard Javier Gomez by finishing second at the World Triathlon Series Grand Final in Gold Coast behind France's Vincent Luis.

Jacob Birtwhistle of Australia, who finished seventh today.It also rounded off an excellent day for France

Yui Susaki from Japan will headline the United World Wrestling (UWW) Junior World Championships in Trnava in Slovakia this week, as the reigning 48-kilogram senior world champion competes in her first junior competition.

gold on Thursday (September 20) night if, as expected, she makes the final.Koumba Larroque from France

David Lappartient, the President of the International Cycling Union (UCI), says the controversial reforms he is proposing for the sport received "real support" at a crucial meeting with the WorldTour teams in Madrid last week.

In July, Lappartient proposed reducing team sizes in Grand Tour races - the Tour de France, the Giro

effort to make them less easy to control, referring specifically to Team Sky, winners of the Tour de France

been resisted, and even ridiculed, by some riders and officials on the Tour.And this year's Tour de France

Olympic champions Brazil suffered their first defeat at the Volleyball Men's World Championships as the Netherlands sprung a surprise in Ruse.

, 25-23 win over Canada to remain the only unbeaten side in the pool, edging away from second place France

On Friday (September 21), David Lappartient will have been International Cycling Union (UCI) President for a year, having succeeded Britain's Brian Cookson.

not for a moment to take away from the achievement of Geraint Thomas in winning this year's Tour de France

which the new man at the top is attempting to move within the sport…When Team Sky's four-times Tour de France

France."

Chris Froome says he likes France, and that he trains every day in France.

He speaks our language, he also knows what the Tour de France brought him."