The United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) has offered a "firm endorsement" of Salt Lake City's bid for the Winter Olympics and Paralympics, and insisted 2034 remains "the optimal time".

issues surrounding proposals from Sapporo in Japan and Vancouver in Canada.Sweden, Switzerland and France

support.European interest in the 2030 edition of the Winter Olympics and Paralympics is growing, including from France

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Melvyn Jaminet kicked 12 points for France in their win in Lille ©Getty ImagesFrench President Emmanuel

Rugby President Sir Bill Beaumont ©Getty ImagesLouis Bielle-Biarrey crossed to secure the victory for France

Chinese Taipei thrashed Venezuela in Group B of the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Women's Baseball World Cup in Miyoshi in a boost to their hopes of reaching next year's Finals.

hosts Japan, who began with six runs in the first inning to put themselves in firm control against France

Mexico.The third round of Group B matches tomorrow is set to feature Puerto Rico against Chinese Taipei, France

Belgium's Remco Evenepoel claimed a solo victory on stage 18 of the Vuelta a España, while general classification leader Sepp Kuss regained nine seconds on Jumbo-Visma team-mate and closest challenger Jonas Vingegaard.

cut to just 8sec by Dane Vingegaard yesterday after the red jersey holder was dropped by the Tour de France

There was a hint of a Swedish persuasion when International Olympic Committee (IOC) vice-president John Coates addressed the Oceania National Olympic Committees (ONOC) General Assembly five months ago.

runner for the hosting rights for the 2030 Winter Olympics but faces competition from Switzerland and France

Sweden’s time to shine.However, Sweden now faces a battle on its hands with challenges emerging from France

of delivering the Winter Olympics, with St Moritz in Switzerland playing host in 1928 and 1948 and France

d'Isere.There had been talk of a possible joint bid featuring Valais in Switzerland and Chamonix in France

win the hosting rights when speaking at yesterday’s General Assembly.It’s difficult to quantify how France

Greece won four of the eight golds available today at the Mediterranean Beach Games in the Greek city of Heraklion on the island of Crete, to move into second place in the medal table, just one gold adrift of Spain.

and - with two days remaining at the Games - they have ten more medals in all than Spain, 23 to 13.France

4x100m SF mixed event, where they recorded a Mediterranean and Games record of 2:33.19.Silver went to France

Paris' Deputy Mayor David Belliard has revealed delays to the final seven kilometres of a cycle network for the Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics with police approval still pending.

include 10,000 racks to be placed outside key sites, 3,000 permanent parking spots near the Stade de France

The non-alcoholic beer brand Tourtel Twist has become an official supporter of the Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics.

Tourtel Twist launched in 2015, and last year secured an agreement as official supplier of the Tour de France

Future FIFA Women’s World Cup matches played by the Australia women’s football team will be offered first to free-for-air broadcasters as part of the Federal Government’s "anti-siphoning" scheme.

The Matildas' quarter-final win over France in the World Cup recorded an average audience of 4.17 million.The

Calls are being made to ban Iran from next year’s Olympics in Paris after claims that the country is violating the Olympic Charter over its discrimination against women in sport.

1988 because of its policy of racial segregation.Monshipour, who was born in Iran before moving to France

The French National Olympic and Sports Committee (CNOSF) is aiming to enter "targeted dialogue" with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) by December in a bid to win the rights to stage the 2030 Winter Olympics and Paralympics.

yesterday’s CNOSF General Assembly where its President David Lappartient underlined the "unity" in France

€1.5 billion (£1.29 billion/$1.61 billion).Some venues that were used during Albertville 1992 - when France

France is in "continuous dialogue" with the IOC, a non-committal phase of the new bidding process in

Spain lead the medals table at the Mediterranean Beach Games in the Greek city of Heraklion on the island of Crete, clinching the women's beach handball title for their latest success.

Kury.They also won the men's beach soccer tournament, beating Portugal 3-0 in the final.Greece and France

Mediterranean Beach Games.Both 3x3 basketball titles were included among the Greek successes, while France

The battle for the red jersey between the three leading Team Jumbo-Visma riders intensified on stage 17 of the Vuelta a España, Slovenia's Primož Roglič taking the win in the clouds of the Alto de l'Angliru climb and Jonas Vingegaard further reducing Sepp Kuss' overall lead.

Denmark ©Getty ImagesHowever, it was three-time Vuelta winner Roglič who pipped back-to-back Tour de France

I must confess, it was with a high degree of anger that I saw the images and videos of supporters bottlenecked outside the Stade Vélodrome in Marseille before the men's Rugby World Cup match between England and Argentina on Saturday (September 9) night.

nation had "done a tremendous amount of work to learn the lessons from what happened at the Stade de France

the necessary lessons".Yet here we are more than one year on, and fans attending a sporting event in France

Vélodrome… pic.twitter.com/elAFCKg33S— Chris Foy (@FoyChris) September 9, 2023Time is running out for France

be added.Baseless claims that ticketless supporters were responsible for the chaos at the Stade de France

after the Champions League final, with between 5,500 and 7,000 security personnel mobilised across France

David Lappartient has been officially ratified as the head of the French National Olympic and Sports Committee (CNOSF) at the organisation’s General Assembly.

Directors, was elected as administrator of the CNOSF after 55.96 per cent of the votes.She defeated France