The artistic swimming competition at the Paris Olympic Games promises to be more thrilling than ever before:  with a new scoring system and the absence of Russia making waves before the first swimmer has even dove into the pool. For the first time in a long time, the Olympic gold is virtually anyone's for the taking.

the last six Olympics, an astonishing streak that stretches back to the 2000 Sydney Games but ends in France

The Olympic Torch Relay illuminated the architectural treasures, castles, and châteaux of the Loir-et-Cher département. From Fréteval to Blois, it illuminated the historical heritage of the Loire banks, visiting Vendôme, the ZooParc in Beauval and the iconic Château de Chambord.

Alexandra Lacrabère, a handball player with more than 250 games for France and three major gold medals

Ayuso tops the list of cyclists announced yesterday by the Spanish federation for the Olympic Games. It is a very young squad, with Ayuso doubling up in both the time trial and road race. The two most recent national champions will be looking to spring a surprise in a possible reduced group.

Juan Ayuso, the UAE Emirates Team rider currently competing in the Tour de France, will lead the Spanish

He is currently in the middle of the Tour de France, which finishes on 21 July, just five days before

will be one of the candidates for a podium finish.Lazkano and Aranburu, during last Sunday's Tour de France

the time trial at Tirreno-Adriatico and finished fifteenth in last Friday's time trial at the Tour de France

Lazkano in 2023 and Alex Aranburu in 2024.Lazkano, who was voted the most combative rider on the Tour de France

The Rugby Sevens schedule for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games has been announced with just over two weeks to go. Australia and Samoa will have the honour of opening the Olympic competition when they take to the field on 24 July at 15:30.

Recent SVNS Grand Final champions France, led by global superstar Antoine Dupont, will begin their campaign

defending champions New Zealand take on Challenger Series winners China.The 69,000-seater Stade de France

The Slovenian is leading the French race after the first nine stages. He leads Remco Evenepoel by 33 seconds and Jonas Vingegaard by 1:15 after dominating the Galibier summit. The first week also saw Cavendish break the record for Tour victories. Eritrea's Girmay was also confirmed.

Tadej Pogacar (UAE Emirates Team) is the leader of the Tour de France after the first week of competition

This Monday, 8 July, the Tour de France is taking a rest day, as almost everyone predicted, with Pogacar

The Slovenian, who finished second in the Tour and still has a score to settle in France, will always

well as the fourth stage, where the Galibier naturally made the headlines, the rest of the Tour de France

On day one, Romain Bardet, a French cyclist who finished second and third in the Tour de France and is

Afghanistan's Taliban government does not recognise the three female athletes who will represent the country at the Paris Olympic Games this month, a spokesman for their sports department said. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has invited a squad of six Afghan athletes —three women and three men— in consultation with Afghanistan's largely exiled national Olympic committee.

he told Agence France-Presse.

disappointing start to their Olympic preparation in Cologne with a score of 66:90 (28:48) against Olympic host France

intenable 👽#TeamFranceBasket | #PassionnémentBleu | #DEUFRA pic.twitter.com/V3d2ySHZmU— Équipes de France

The combination of Wembanyama and Rudy Gobert was a formidable force for France: having two 7-foot players

scuffle broke out between Dennis Schroder and Evan Fournier in the friendly game between Germany & France

France has already confirmed its roster for the Paris Olympics Germany’s Herbert hopes to be able

man squad after the second test against the Netherlands in Hamburg.The two teams will meet again as France

While competing in the 110m hurdles at the Diamond League in Paris, France's top athlete suffered a fall that left him sprawled on the track in pain. He limped off in tears, causing widespread concern. Mayer is chasing his long-awaited Olympic gold after two silver medals.

Mayer is one of the biggest hopes for France to win a medal at the Olympics.As well as holding the world

Three of the four nations that fielded a group in the men's basketball pre-Olympic tournament have booked a coveted ticket to the Paris Olympics. While Greece, Spain and Puerto Rico enjoyed a day of celebration, Latvian fans had to endure a nightmare against Brazil, led by 41-year-old Marcelinho Huertas.

Brazil are in Group B with France, Germany and Japan.

The national associations are pushing to avoid any cuts for the Olympic Games and to allow the final lists to be expanded to 22 players instead of the 18 set by FIFA for the Olympic Games.

medal final), while the women's gold medal match is scheduled for 10 August at 17:00.Groups:GROUP A: France

On Sunday, the French left pulled off a major upset in the legislative elections, coming first ahead of the Macronist bloc and relegating the favourite, Marine Le Pen's far-right, to third place.

government must come from the New Popular Front, the left-wing coalition that his party, the radical La France

leading a caretaker government because of the "unprecedented political situation" and the fact that France

Full-back Melvyn Jaminet has been removed from France's squad after a video of him making racist comments was published on social media, the French Rugby Federation announced on Sunday. The images of Jaminet come from an Instagram story made by the 20-time international, who came off the bench in France's first test win over Argentina on Saturday in Mendoza.

is filmed as saying.Toulon's Jaminet played seven minutes and kicked a penalty as an inexperienced France

As a consequence, Melvyn Jaminet has been removed from and has left the France squad currently in Argentina

which are of an extreme seriousness and will take the appropriate measures."🚨🇫🇷 FLASH | L’équipe de France

The Olympic Torch Relay continued its journey in the north-west of France, lighting up four towns in

Team Relay organised by the French Swimming Federation at the Odyssée, the largest aquatic centre in France

The route started in Dreux, at the crossroads of the Ile-de-France, Beauce and Normandy regions.

 France experienced another leg of the Torch Relay, bringing the Olympic Games even closer.

Maximum rivalry between the best swimming teams ahead of the Olympics. Michael Bohl, coach of the Australian team, told Reuters about the excellent form of his swimmers, though he still considers the United States the favourite to lead the medal tally in Paris.

No one has come close," said the coach from the team’s training camp in southern France.

On 6 October 2023, Palestinian karate champion Mais Elbostami went to bed thrilled after winning a competition in the Gaza Strip. She awoke the next day to a different world.

"I'd won first place," the shy 18-year-old told Agence France-Presse from a Cairo suburb, where her family