Forty teams will contest the International Basketball Federation's 3x3 World Cup, due to begin in Bocaue in The Philippines tomorrow.

A features Indonesia, Czech Republic, Italy, Malaysia and Turkmenistan while Pool B contains China, France

Lifters from France and the United States were among the winners as masters competition began at the

Germany’s Simon Rösner became the first player to book a place in the semi-finals of the Professional Squash Association World Series Finals as he fought back from a game down to beat Ali Farag of Egypt in Dubai.

, world champion Raneem El Welily of Egypt was among the other winners as she beat Camille Serme of France

Olympic bronze medallist Pierre Le Coq of France secured two victories to move to the top of the men's

Brazilian forward Jefinho has warned the competing teams at the International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) Blind Football World Championships starting tomorrow in Madrid that the country are in the best possible shape as the South American side seek to claim a fifth title.

tomorrow.The two teams will compete alongside Morocco and Turkey in Group A.Copa America winners Argentina, France

Spain and Romania have both failed with claims to World Rugby's Independent Appeal Committee after they were sanctioned for fielding ineligible players in the European qualifying tournament for the World Cup.

Bastien Fuster were found to have played eight qualifying matches illegally after previously representing France

There is nothing like a football double-header featuring Abkhazia, Northern Cyprus, Tibet and Karpatalya, or Carpathian Ruthenia as it is also known, to make you ponder the arbitrariness of statehood.

Take Tibet: it covers an area twice the size of France, including part of the world's highest mountain

Honestly, I am just joking (well, maybe only half joking) when suggesting that the main threat to England's slim hopes in the FIFA World Cup will not come from any of their on-field opponents but the Kremlin's dirty tricks department.

 Most expect the winners to come from Brazil, Germany, France, Argentina or Spain.

revealed a four-strong shortlist for the best athlete award from the recent European Open Championships in France

Canada's Olympic and world champion Kaetlyn Osmond has announced that she will skip the 2018-2019 International Skating Union Grand Prix of Figure Skating circuit.

season is due to begin with Skate America in Everett on October 19.Canada, China, Japan, Russia and France

Five athletes from five different sports have been nominated for the International Paralympic Committee's (IPC) Allianz Athlete of the Month for May award.

record in the women's under-55 kilograms class.She lifted 130.5kg at the European Open Championships in France

Pyeongchang 2018 broke all international broadcast and online viewing records, attracting more broadcasters and viewers than ever before for a Winter Paralympic Games outside of the host country, according to figures published by Nielsen Sports on behalf of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC).

 In France, the cumulative audience was 265.4 million people, a 300 per cent growth on Sochi 2014

A revised International Standard for the Protection of Privacy and Personal Information has been published by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) to "ensure athletes' data and corresponding rights are protected".

substances for medical reasons.The Russian-linked hacking group exposed athletes including British Tour de France-winning

Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams, four-time Rio 2016 gold medal winning gymnast Simone Biles and Tour de France

Russia will not stage an International Biathlon Union (IBU) World Cup for the next two seasons after the governing body's Executive Board excluded the country from the list of host nations for 2019-2020.

Austria.All events on the 2019-2020 World Cup circuit will be held in Europe, with Sweden, Austria, France

then scheduled to head to Hochfilzen in Austria for the second event from December 12 to 15.Annecy in France

Russia beat France in the women’s team final as action concluded today at the International Fencing Federation

Queroli had to settle for second place.Brunet won the women’s individual title yesterday.Russia beat France

China 45-42 in the bronze medal match.The semi-finals had earlier seen Russia overcome Italy 45-42 and France