Tim Wellens led a Belgian podium sweep at the five-stage Renewi Tour on the men's International Cycling Union (UCI) World Tour, where the last five kilometres of the final stage was neutralised after a protest over dangerous conditions.

rider in Lotto-Dstny's Arnaud De Lie topped the points classification, beating compatriot and Tour de France

Federica Venturelli claimed a hat-trick of medals as Italy topped the overall standings at the International Cycling Union (UCI) Junior Track World Championships in Cali where Russian cyclists also made their mark.

UCI_Track) August 27, 2023Mélanie Dupin also claimed two gold medals, clinching the points race and helped France

The United States trials for next year's Paralympics in swimming are due to be held in Minneapolis for the second consecutive Games, while Chula Vista is set to stage the athletics trials for the first time.

17 silvers and 14 bronzes.Athletics during the Paralympics  is due to be held at the Stade de France

Azeri team Neftchi stormed to gold in the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) 3x3 Women's Series Debrecen stop while Lithuanian side Raudondvaris clinched the men's World Tour title in the Hungarian city.

Constanța leg scheduled for September 9 to 10 while the Women's Series goes to Vers-Pont-Du-Gard in France

Belgium's Remco Evenepoel powered to victory on stage three of the Vuelta a España to take pole position in the general classification.

from Suria to the Andorran village of Arinsal after 4hour 15min 39sec.He pipped Jumbo-Visma's Tour de France

Reigning Olympic time trial champion Annemiek van Vleuten of The Netherlands beat Denmark’s Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig by just two seconds to win the Tour of Scandinavia.

She crowns a fantastic cycling summer with a Tour de France victory for Jonas Vingegaard and World Championships

Mathias Flückiger of Switzerland and Austria's Mona Mitterwallner overcame testing conditions to win at the International Cycling Union (UCI) Mountain Bike World Series cross country races in Pal Arinsal Andorra.

gold in the men’s elite cross country in a time of 1hour 28min 03sec.Silver went to Thomas Griot of France

France pipped Azerbaijan in the International Judo Federation (IJF) World Cadets Championships team final

fell to a 4-1 defeat in the capital.The first contest saw women's under-63kg athletes Emmy Galludec of France

go head-to-head.Galludec wasted no time as she threw her opponent to the tatami for an ippon, giving France

 France prevailed 4-1 to clinch the team title over Azerbaijan in Zagreb ©IJFThe men's under-81kg

 Leoni Minkada-Caquineau put France back in the lead with a massive uchimata ippon before Matheo

one Ramazan Ahmadov to make it 3-1.Mel Le Cam then put the contest to bed, making the score 4-1 to France

New Zealand’s phenomenal champion Dame Lisa Carrington won her 15th world title on the final day of the International Canoe Federation (ICF) Canoe Sprint and Paracanoe World Championships in Duisburg.

place in the women's KL3 over 200m in a time of 45.418, well over a second clear of Nelia Barbosa of France

The third day of action at the International Basketball Federation World Cup saw Germany and Latvia win closely-fought affairs.

Republic as they beat Italy 87-82 in Group A ©Getty ImagesIn another close contest, Latvia edged out France

With one year to go until the start of the Paris 2024 Paralympics on August 28, Andrew Parsons, the International Paralympic Committee President, is assessing new challenges for the Movement after what he says will be "a vital benchmark."

discussed preparations for the event and the potentially transformational impact they could have in France

assurance that the different levels of Government - President Macron, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo, the Ile-de-France

Minister for Sport and the Olympic and Paralympic Games Amélie Oudéa-Castéra has sought an explanation for France

France entered 78 athletes at the World Championships in the Hungarian capital, its biggest team since

it hosted the event at Paris 2024 athletics and Para athletics venue the Stade de France 20 years ago.However

France won only one silver medal in athletics at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics through Mayer in the decathlon

Paris 2024.French President Emmanuel Macron also admitted results were "not quite what we expected".France

Slovenia’s legendary rifle shooter Rajmond Debevic showed that age is no barrier to success when he won gold in the men’s 300 metre prone rifle at the International Shooting Sport Federation World Championships here in Baku.

593, a margin of one point more than Silvia Guignard Schnyder of Switzerland.Agathe Cecile Girard of France

Salma Abdelmaksoud and Elena Micheli topped the women’s semi-finals at the International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM) Pentathlon World Championships in Bath in England.

discipline - a world record of 10min 38.08sec.Rio 2016 individual silver medallist Élodie Clouvel of France

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach was among the spectators on day seven of the World Athletics Championships here, where Jamaica's Shericka Jackson and the United States' Noah Lyles defended their 200 metres titles in dominant fashion.

his compatriot and Olympic champion Damian Warner third on 4,578.Defending champion Kevin Mayer of France