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Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin gets back to winning ways in Lyon

American top seed had lost in opening round at Dubai and Doha

05 Mar 2020 2:28 PM

Mbappe treble fires Paris Saint-Germain into French Cup final

The Parisian side visit the Stade de France next month

05 Mar 2020 1:47 PM

UCL 2019-20: Chelsea earn hard fought 2-1 victory vs Lille

Chelsea are third on three points behind second-placed Valencia who beat the Premier League side in the opening round of matches.

03 Oct 2019 9:46 AM

Thousands of Paris police deployed over ‘yellow vest’ clash fears

Some demonstrators in January even used a forklift to break down the doors of a government ministry.

21 Sep 2019 5:09 PM

Renato Sanches to join Lille after signing a five-year contract

Bayern Munich's unsettled Portuguese midfielder Renato Sanches is set to sign a five-year contract with Ligue 1 side Lille.

23 Aug 2019 9:49 PM

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French zoo upset that visitors wrote names on rhino's back

Zoo director said the visitors used their nails to scratch their names into layer of dust, sand and dead skin on animal's back.

22 Aug 2019 3:33 PM

FIFA Women's World Cup: United States defeat Netherlands, lift title

Before the 2019 triumph, United States won the title in 1991, 1999 and 2015.

08 Jul 2019 9:41 AM

FIFA Women's World Cup: Netherlands defeat Sweden, enters finals

This was the Netherlands' first appearance in the semi-finals of the tournament whereas Sweden were playing in their fourth.

04 Jul 2019 12:15 PM

'If we’re going to be champions we can't lose like this,' says Mbappe

The French champions were reduced to 10 men after Juan Bernat had cancelled out Thomas Meunier’s early own goal.

15 Apr 2019 1:11 PM

Joy ride goes wrong: Frenchman dies as fairground carousel collapses

The collapse resulted in the pods hurtling to the ground and the occupants being thrown out.

01 Apr 2018 6:21 PM

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Body parts found on Mont Blanc, likely to be of Air India crash victims

Just 10 days ago, two bodies were found lying near each other, preserved in a receding glacier in the Diablerets massif in the Swiss Alps.

29 Jul 2017 10:58 AM

Actor on French train mistaken for terrorist while rehearsing dialogues

The 35-year-old had shut himself away to practise his lines for an English-language stage role.

08 Jun 2017 8:58 AM

Euro 2016: Ronaldo shatters Wales big night

Cristiano Ronaldo became the "Dragon-slayer" as his record-equalling ninth European Championship goal powered Portugal past Real Madrid teammate Gareth Bales' Wales and into the Euro 2016 final.

08 Jul 2016 2:17 AM

Now, Ronaldo eyes ‘tears of joy’ in final

Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo said he hoped he would cry tears of joy at Sunday’s Euro 2016 final after his goal inspired his team to a 2-0 semi-final win over Wales.

08 Jul 2016 2:13 AM

Real Mad bid!

Real Madrid team mates Bale, Ronaldo clash in an attempt at Euro glory in first semi-final.

06 Jul 2016 7:07 AM

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Wales beat Belgium to make Euro 2016 semi-finals

Wales players celebrate their 3-1 win over Belgium at the Pierre Mauroy Stadium in Villeneuve d’Ascq, near Lille, on Friday. (Photo: AP)

02 Jul 2016 11:31 PM

Euro 2016: Hal Robson-Kanu set to go clubbing

Currently without a club, Wales striker Hal Robson-Kanu placed himself squarely in the shop window with a goal of shimmering audacity in his side’s Euro 2016 quarter-final victory over Belgium.

02 Jul 2016 11:25 PM

Euro 2016: All eyes on Hazard and Bale as Belgium take on Wales

Belgium captain Eden Hazard at a training session on Thursday. (Photo: AP)

01 Jul 2016 2:55 AM

Jerome Boateng powers Germany past Slovakia in Euro 2016

Germany’s Jerome Boateng (second from left) celebrates with team mates after scoring his team’s first goal in the Round of 16 game against Slovakia at the Pierre Mauroy Stadium near Lille on Sunday. (Photo: AP)

28 Jun 2016 6:50 AM

Euro 2016: Griezmann is French toast

France forward Antoine Griezmann celebrates his goal in the pre-quarter-final match against Republic of Ireland in Lyon on Sunday. (Photo: AFP)

27 Jun 2016 12:20 AM

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