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France’s efforts to celebrate their qualification for Euro 2020 were almost spoiled by Moldova, with an Olivier Giroud penalty sparing their blushes as they came from behind to win 2-1 and go top of Group H on Thursday. (Photo:AFP)

Olivier Giroud helps France inch past Moldova 2-1

Turkey’s scoreless draw with Iceland earlier in the evening ensured they and world champions France would qualify from the group.

15 Nov 2019 9:54 AM

India has issued a strongly-worded response to Pakistan's "juvenile" propaganda over the Supreme Court's verdict on the Ayodhya land dispute and the bifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir into union territories, saying the "fabricated lies" were interference with its internal affairs. (Photo: File)

India refutes Pak's ‘juvenile propaganda’ at UNESCO meet, calls 'fabricated lies'

India's remarks came after Pakistan Education Minister expressed his dismay at the top court's verdict on the Ayodhya land dispute case

14 Nov 2019 12:00 PM

Neymar will escape prosecution for an altercation with an opposition supporter after Paris Saint-Germain's surprise defeat in the French Cup final in April. (Photo:AFP)

Neymar escapes with warning over Cup final fan slap

Neymar was given a three-match ban for the gesture at the time of the incident.

05 Nov 2019 10:50 AM

In a joint statement the French and US-Italian carmakers said their boards of directors "have each unanimously agreed to work towards a full combination of their respective businesses by way of a 50/50 merger".

Peugeot and Fiat Chrysler unveil merger of equals

Merger would be achieved via creation of a parent company in Netherlands in which the shareholders of each current group would own half.

31 Oct 2019 2:14 PM

Mauro Icardi and Kylian Mbappe both scored twice as Paris Saint-Germain demolished their old rivals Marseille 4-0 on Sunday in a game that further laid bare the gulf that exists between the sides and allowed the reigning champions to extend their lead at the top of Ligue 1. (Photo:AFP)

Ligue 1 2019-20: Paris Saint-Germain thrash Marseille 4-0

Icardi scored twice in the first 26 minutes and Mbappe, on his return to the starting line-up added a brace of his own before the interval.

28 Oct 2019 12:21 PM

The Indian men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty's best efforts went in vain as they lost to top seeds Marcus Fernaldi Gideon and Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo of Indonesia. (Photo:Twitter)

French Open: Chirag Shetty, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy lose final

The Indian duo suffered a 18-21 16-21 loss to Marcus and Kevin, who are enjoying their 121st week as world no 1.

28 Oct 2019 10:42 AM

Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy advanced to the finals of the ongoing French Open. (Photo:Twitter)

French Open: Chirag Shetty, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy enter final

The duo defeated Japan's Hiroyuki Endo and Yuta Watanabe 21-11, 25-23 in the semi-finals.

27 Oct 2019 12:19 PM

The 24-year-old PV Sindhu dropped her first game of the tournament, but she made a remarkable comeback in the second game. (Photo: File)

French Open: PV Sindhu faces defeat, loses to Tai Tzu Ying

Sindhu lost her quarter-final match against Taiwan's Tai Tzu Ying 16-21, 26-24, 17-21.

26 Oct 2019 10:34 AM

The 29-year-old Saina Nehwal, who had claimed the Indonesia Masters in January this year, lost 20-22 21-23 to world no 16 Young after a 49-minute thrilling contest. (Photo: File)

French Open: Saina Nehwal faces defeat in quarters

It was her first quarterfinal appearance since making it to the final eight at the Badminton Asia Championship in April this year.

25 Oct 2019 7:36 PM

Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal on Thursday progressed to the quarter-finals of the ongoing French Open here in Paris. (Photo:File)

French Open: Saina Nehwal enters quarter-finals

Nehwal defeated Denmark's Line Hojmark Kjaersfeldt 21-10, 21-11 in the second round.

25 Oct 2019 12:24 PM

Indian shuttler PV Sindhu on Thursday progressed to the quarter-finals of the ongoing French Open here in Paris. (Photo: File))

French Open: PV Sindhu marches into quarter-finals

She defeated Singapore's Yeo Jia Min 21-10, 21-13 in the second-round match.

25 Oct 2019 12:15 PM

Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal on Wednesday progressed to the second round of the ongoing French Open here in Paris. (Photo:PTI)

French Open: Saina Nehwal enters second round

Nehwal defeated Hong Kong's Cheung Ngan Yi in straight games 23-21, 21-17 in the first round match.

24 Oct 2019 11:18 AM

Last month, Parupalli Kashyap faced defeat at the hands of Japan's Kento Momota 13-21, 15-21 in the semifinal match of the Korea Open. (Photo: AP)

French Open: Parupalli Kashyap kncked out by Hong Kong's NG Ka Long Angus

In the 32-minute long encounter, Kashyap did not look promising as he lost the match in two straight games.

23 Oct 2019 5:28 PM

Indian shuttler PV Sindhu on Tuesday advanced to the second round of the ongoing French Open after defeating Canada's Michelle Li in the first round. (Photo:File)

French Open: PV Sindhu enters second round

Sindhu defeated Li in straight games 21-15, 21-13.

23 Oct 2019 2:19 PM

Messi and Ronaldo's 10-year grip on the individual award organized by France Football magazine was broken by Luka Modric last December. (Photo: Twitter)

Ballon d'Or nominees: Messi faces Ronaldo, Van Dijk but no Neymar

Moving out of Messi's shadow in Barcelona has not delivered the personal acclaim Neymar sought.

22 Oct 2019 10:57 AM

The Olympic silver medallist, PV Sindhu, looked a tad slow in her movement in the last three tournaments, showing signs of a dip in her form. (Photo: PTI)

Out-of-form PV Sindhu looks ahead to dominate French Open

Since claiming her maiden World Championships title in August, Sindhu has looked awfully out-of-form.

21 Oct 2019 11:00 AM

Angel Di Maria once again proved his worth with a double that earned Paris St Germain a 4-1 win at Nice. (Photo: AP)

Ligue 1 2019-20: Angel Di Maria sends PSG five points clear as Nice see red

Kylian Mbappe came off the bench in the closing stages to round off the win to mark his return from injury.

19 Oct 2019 11:00 AM

Rodrigo came off the bench to score a dramatic injury-time leveller in a 1-1 draw in Stockholm, sparking wild celebrations on the touchline. (Photo: AFP)

Euro 2020 Qualifiers: Spain make Euro 2020 after Sweden draw, Ireland forced to wait

Spain became the sixth team to qualify for next summer's tournament.

16 Oct 2019 1:32 PM

Pakistan is on the verge of strong action by the international terror financing watchdog FATF and the country may be put in the ''Dark Grey'' list, the last warning to improve. (Photo: File)

Pak isolated at anti-terror FATF meet, close to 'dark grey' list: report

The FATF will finalise its decision on Pakistan on October 18.

15 Oct 2019 8:51 AM

Neymar limped off in the 12th minute on Sunday as Brazil drew 1-1 against Nigeria in a friendly in Singapore. (Photo: AFP)

Neymar out for four weeks say PSG

PSG said that an MRI scan showed that their star player had suffered "a grade two lesion" in his left hamstring.

15 Oct 2019 8:26 AM