Australian rugby sevens Olympian Evania Pelite has been appointed as an event ambassador for next month's Wheelchair Rugby World Championship in Sydney.

with Japan, Sweden, New Zealand, Denmark and Ireland.Pool B contains United States, Canada, Britain, France

Christian Coleman, the world's fastest man over 60 metres, returns to action tomorrow at the International Association of Athletics Federations Diamond League meeting in Rabat - and faces the three fellow Americans heading the season's world 100m lists.

Images  In the men's pole vault, 2012 Olympic champion and world record-holder Renaud Lavillenie of France

Last week I travelled to Lausanne to cover the International Association of Athletics Federations Diamond League meeting there, and as I walked down in blazing sunshine from the station to the athletes' hotel by the side of Lake Leman, I passed cafes full of intent television viewers. Switzerland were playing Sweden in their World Cup match of 16.

screens in the bars and open-air restaurants along the route was identical - Raphael Varane had headed France

"Because football is our national sport," he explained.For the fans of Croatia and France, the 2018 World

on the eve of Russia 2018 his memories of when Bilic and Co lost to the hosts and eventual winners France

the small but beautifully looked-after village football ground opposite our front gate in south-west France

recovered from a goal down to beat England 2-1 today in Moscow to set up a first FIFA World Cup final with France

pounce on a loose ball and punish a tiring defence by firing home.Croatia will now face favourites France

World champion Peter Sagan matched Fernando Gaviria in winning his second stage of the 2018 Tour de France

Australian men's team manager Christina Hickman urged her side to be wary of the strength of the field as they prepare to defend their World University Rugby Sevens Championship title in Namibia.

France are the defending champions in the women's event ©FISUColombia, Malaysia and Sri Lanka join hosts

Namibia in Group A, while Group B features Argentina, France, Uganda and Zambia.In the women's tournament

, defending champions France play Belgium, Brazil and South Africa in Group B.Group A includes Australia

Hungary are through to the semi-finals of the Women's Junior World Handball Championship after beating Romania in Debrecen today. 

semi-final pits Russia against Norway after the former overcame The Netherlands 28-26 and the latter edged France

27-26 after extra time.Norway edged France to secure their place in the semi-finals ©IHF/TwitterThere

Swedish town Falsterbo is ready to play host to the latest leg of the 2018 International Equestrian Federation (FEI) Dressage Nations Cup with action due to begin tomorrow.

is made up of seven stops in total.Legs have already been held in Wellington in the US, Compiègne in France

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President will come into contact with Russian President Vladimir Putin for the first time since the country's doping scandal intensified when attending the FIFA World Cup final in Moscow on Sunday (July 15).

 France will face either Croatia or England.French President Emmanuel Macron is also due to attend

A Samuel Umtiti goal proved enough for France to beat Belgium 1-0 today in Saint Petersburg and

scored at the World Cup, including penalties.Lloris produced another good save from Axel Witsel but France

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France and Belgium fans enjoy the pre-game atmosphere ©Getty ImagesBelgium fans pose with a replica World

with his son following Belgium's defeat ©Getty ImagesSamuel Umtiti headed home the winning goal for France

Colombia's Fernando Gaviria claimed his second victory of the 2018 Tour de France after another superbly

right, underlined his sprinting prowess again today as he won his second stage of this year's Tour de France

I make the suggestion in the headline somewhat tongue in cheek of course, but I can't help feeling that Britain's beleaguered Prime Minister Theresa May has scored another massive own goal in insisting on a political and diplomatic boycott of the World Cup in Russia, especially now that Gareth Southgate's young lions are doing the nation so proud. 

England approach their semi-final against Croatia and possibly Sunday's (July 15) final against France

Home nation Hungary are through to the quarter-finals of the Women’s Junior World Handball Championship in Debrecen after beating Slovenia today.

30-22 victory over Sweden at Hódos Imre Sports Hall.The other two quarter-finals pit Norway against France

Denmark.South Korea beat Montenegro 28-23 in the last-16 ©IHF/TwitterNorway beat Iceland 35-30 and France

Officials attending the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Coordination Commission inspection of Tokyo 2020 here have sent their condolences to the people affected by the recent mass flooding in western Japan.

Minister Shinzō Abe has cancelled a planned overseas visit - where he was due to travel to Belgium, France