Global television viewers on a record number of networks will have the opportunity to watch the International Modern Pentathlon Union's (UIPM) flagship competition when the Modern Pentathlon World Championships take place in Mexico City.

highlights will be available on the Olympic Channel while major sports broadcasters such as L’Equipe in France

Stephane Houdet, Yui Kamiji and David Wagner will all defend their respective titles at the 11th edition of the US Open wheelchair tennis tournament starting tomorrow in New York.

and will join Houdet’s challengers, also expected to include 2010 US Open finalist Nicolas Peifer of France

Australia 2 reclaimed the lead over France 2 on the final day to win the World University Sailing Championships

This summer’s combined multi-sport European Championships in Glasgow and Berlin represented a major change for European sport. 

France began with an emphatic 7-1 victory against Greece.In the quarter-finals Spain were drawn against

France were the hosts, while Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia also made it through.The Soviets were the

Platini guided France to glory in 1984 but only after an epic last-four win over Portugal and in 1988

©Getty ImagesThe Pan-European Euro 2020 tournament will feature 24 teams, the same as Euro 2016 in France

 In the first weekend, France against Germany and England versus Spain will whet the appetite but

A total of 531 climbers from 57 nations and five continents will be involved in the International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) World Championships starting tomorrow in the Austrian city of Innsbruck.

expect a highly competitive battle on the 15-metres wall between long-time rivals Anouck Jaubert of France

France 2, skippered by Pierrick Letouze, have moved into a three-point lead after the first day of final

second after the first day of final racing at the FISU World Sailing Championships - but they trail France

©FISUAustralia 2, skippered by Thomas Grimes, had started the day top but could not quite match the France

captained by Ethan Pietro-Low, have moved into the reckoning with 17.00 points, pushing the all-female France

As the 29th edition of the International Cycling Union (UCI) Mountain Bike World Championships get underway in Switzerland tomorrow, the big question is whether home rider and defending champion Nino Schurter can extend his record-breaking achievement to seven elite world titles in the cross-country Olympic category.

title, while Seagrave is looking for her first.Other strong podium contenders are Myriam Nicole of France

can change every lap.Traditional powerhouse nations to watch for are defending champions Switzerland, France

Double Olympic fencing champion Laura Flessel has announced her decision to resign as France's Sports Minister for "personal reasons" and will be replaced by Roxana Maracineanu.

 "Count on us to pursue our common ambition for the development and practice of sport in France.

 "I wish you all the best at the service of sport in France.

Russia continued to enjoy positive results on the third day of the World University Boxing Championships at the Oirat-Arena in the Republic of Kalmykia city of Elista.

Turkmenistan beat He Shao-Hui of Chinese Taipei 5-0 and Hles Sinkevich of Belarus beat Ambroisc Preira of France

Belarus beat Spain’s Entrena Cuadrado 5-0.Pan Hung-Ming  of Chinese Taipei beat Milan Prat of France

his lightweight 60kg class quarter-final, while Yerzhan Ordabayev of Kazakhstan beat Elias Friha of France

Overnight leaders Spain 2 dropped to third at the end of qualifying after day three of the World University Sailing Championship in Cherbourg as Australia 2 finished top.

FISUFrance 3, a women’s boat captained by Elodie Bonafous, finished second in qualifying on 44 points, while France

other qualifiers for the gold medal round were Singapore 1, Australia 1, Japan, China, Netherlands 1, France

with Australia, South Korea, Italy, China, Singapore, The Netherlands, Austria, Japan, Spain and hosts France

The nominees for the Best FIFA Football Awards 2018 have been announced and Lionel Messi is not included for the men's player prize for the first time in 12 years.

Best FIFA Men's Coach nominees are Croatian national team manager Zlatko Dalić, Didier Deschamps of France

Real Madrid.Both Dalić and Deschamps led their national teams to the 2018 FIFA World Cup final, won by France

the Best FIFA Goalkeeper award which includes nominees Thibaut Courtois of Belgium, Hugo Lloris of France

Arrascaeta's strike for Cruzeiro against América MG and Bejamin Pavard's World Cup effort for France

France were the winners of the new mixed team relay event at the World University Triathlon Championships

Championships.At the last World University Triathlon Championships, held in Nyon in Switzerland in 2016, France

Ben King of the United States claimed his second victory at the Vuelta a España by winning from a breakaway on stage nine as Simon Yates moved into the overall race lead.

Union (UCI) WorldTour race in a time of 5hr 30min 38sec.Overall race leader Rudy Molard of France

Spain 2 maintained their overnight lead after day two of the World University Sailing Championship in Cherbourg.

with Australia, South Korea, Italy, China, Singapore, The Netherlands, Austria, Japan, Spain and hosts France

Top seeds Stephane Houdet and Nicolas Peifer of France, claimed the last Super Series men's doubles title