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France hijab bans in sports 'discriminatory': UN experts

United Nations rights experts on Monday slammed decisions in France barring women and girls who wear the Muslim headscarf from sports competitions as "discriminatory", demanding they be reversed.

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Henry proud of 'magical' France side despite defeat in Olympic final

France coach Thierry Henry described his team's Olympic performance as "magical" despite their agonising extra-time defeat against Spain in the men's football final on Friday.

FIFA says opening probe into Argentina players' racist chants

FIFA said on Wednesday it was opening an investigation into racist chants by Argentina players after they won the Copa America.

Could France's Euro 2024 exit mark end of an era?

"Despite reaching the last four, France go out of the Euros with a bitter taste," was how Wednesday's edition of sports daily L'Equipe summed up their campaign.

Record scorer Giroud bows out anonymously

Giroud played 137 times for Les Bleus and scored 57 goals, more than any other player for France.

We didn't do enough, says Mbappe

France captain Kylian Mbappe said his side "didn't do enough" in Tuesday's 2-1 semi-final loss to Spain and admitted he was disappointed after underperforming at Euro 2024.

France aim to silence critics against depleted Spain

Goal-shy France will be looking to silence the critics when they take on Spain in their Euro 2024 semifinal clash on Tuesday in Munich, while their opponents hope to keep their impressive campaign going even without key players.

Freewheeling Spain face austere French in Euro 2024 final bid

The battle between the two most successful national sides of the new millennium, Tuesday's Euro 2024 semi-final between France and Spain, also showcases two contrasting styles.

October 17, 2016
October 17, 2016

Football: Real aim for goal fest as Leicester look to stay perfect

Look ahead to Tuesday's Champions League action as champions Real Madrid go on the goal trail against minnows Legia Warsaw.

September 7, 2016
September 7, 2016

Spain, Wales cruise

Spain began life under new coach Julien Lopetegui in perfect style while Gareth Bale inspired Euro 2016 sensations Wales and Kosovo

September 3, 2016
September 3, 2016

Infantino hails video replays

FIFA president Gianni Infantino has hailed as "promising" the use of video replays for the first time during France's 3-1 friendly win over Italy.

September 3, 2016
September 3, 2016

Ventura's reign begins with defeat

Italy coach Giampiero Ventura hands teenaged AC Milan goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma his debut but begins his tenure with a 3-1 defeat to France.

August 31, 2016
August 31, 2016

Football: Ballotelli to have medical at Nice

Liverpool's outcast Italian striker Mario Balotelli will have a medical at French side Nice amid transfer deadline day talks between the clubs.

August 6, 2016
August 6, 2016

German museum rejoices over Durer found at flea market

Stuttgart's art museum says a print by Albrecht Durer donated by a man who found it at a French flea market is in very good condition.

August 6, 2016
August 6, 2016

Fire kills 13 at French bar

A fire during a birthday party at a bar in the northern French city of Rouen has killed at least 13 people and injured six.

July 26, 2016
July 26, 2016

Priest killed in French church before police shoot dead hostage-takers

Two attackers kill a priest with a blade and seriously wound another hostage in a church in northern France on July 26, 2016 before being shot dead by French police.

July 18, 2016
July 18, 2016

Nice attack premeditated, assailant attracted to radical Islam- prosecutor

The man who killed 84 people in Nice had planned his attack in the days prior to Bastille Day and had recently developed an interest in radical Islam, the Paris prosecutor says.

July 18, 2016
July 18, 2016

Attack on Nice: French PM Valls booed at commemoration

French Prime Minister Manuel Valls is booed as he attends a minute's silence in Nice, where an attacker in a lorry killed 84 people.