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Luc Besson movie studio seeking multi-million Euro compensation for Paris 2024 eviction

  • Paris 2024

French movie studio EuropaCorp is seeking "eviction compensation" from the owners of the Cité du Cinéma, with the facility in Paris set to be unavailable from November this year for its usage as an athletes' canteen during the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

the French audiovisual ecosystem," EuropaCorp lawyer Arnaud de Senilhes said, as reported by Agence France-Presse

AFP reported that Colliers Global Investors France, the manager of the company Nef Lumière, claimed


China women's basketball coach sets high target for Paris 2024

  • Basketball

Chinese women's basketball coach Zheng Wei is aiming high for next year's Olympic Games in Paris 2024 after their painful loss to the United States at the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Women's World Cup final last year.

But if we are a genuinely top team like the USA, Australia, France and Spain, we need to prove ourselves

a comprehensive defeat at the hands of the United States in the final ©Getty ImagesChina edged past France


Striking French workers cut power to Paris 2024 Olympic Village construction site

  • Paris 2024

Striking electricians and gas workers have cut off electricity to the construction site of the Olympic Village in Saint-Denis during protest against the French Government's plans to raise the retirement age.

Mass protests have been held across France against the move by President Emmanuel Macron to raise the

Protests have erupted across France in opposition to Emmanuel Macron's plans to raise the retirement

age ©Getty ImagesIt was reported that power was also cut to another Paris 2024 venue in the Stade de France

electricity distribution network manager Enedis insisted "the power line that supplies the Stade de France

A further day of protest is expected tomorrow in France, and unions have called for another nationwide


FIBA announces pools for 2023 3x3 World Cup in Vienna

  • 3x3 basketball

The International Basketball Federation (FIBA) have released the pools for the 2023 3x3 World Cup, which will be taking place in Vienna.

In the men's side, five-time winners and defending champions Serbia will be playing France, Germany,

the women's 3x3 World Cup last year ©Getty Images In the women's tournament, defending champions France


LA Lakers retire IOC member Gasol's number 16 jersey

  • Basketball

International Olympic Committee member Pau Gasol, a two-time National Basketball League (NBA) champion with the Los Angeles Lakers, had his number 16 jersey retired by his former club during half-time of game against the Memphis Grizzlies.

London 2012.He also played in Spain's team that won EuroBasket at Poland in 2009, Lithuania in 2011 and France



Russia return branded "outrageous" by Ukraine’s federations in appeal to IOC

  • Olympics

The Presidents of Ukraine’s Olympic federations have slammed a move to allow Russian and Belarusian athletes to return to the global sporting stage as "outrageous" as they aim to increase the pressure on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to keep restrictions in place.

The appeal comes after a group of 35 countries including Olympic hosts France, signed a collective statement


Thingnes Bø wins IBU World Cup Crystal Globe without racing Östersund individual

  • Biathlon

Norway's Johannes Thingnes Bø has won the men's International Biathlon Union (IBU) World Cup Crystal Globe without competing at the penultimate leg in Östersund, with the individual races in the Swedish resort won by Germany's Benedikt Doll and Italy's Dorothea Wierer.

Herrmann-Wick of Germany placed third in 42:58.4 after one shooting penalty.Overall leader Julia Simon of France


Paris 2024 moves to next phase early after exceeding target with opening ticket sales of 3.25 million

  • Paris 2024

organisation’s President, Tony Estanguet, described as "the largest number of tickets ever sold in France

organisation’s President, Tony Estanguet, described as "the largest number of tickets ever sold in France

million in the first phase, and we sold a total which is the largest number of tickets ever sold in France

Tickets were sold in 158 countries, and two third of those sales were in France."

After France we can see that the UK and United States were very dynamic on the platform, and also Germany

$1,000), and it will also be possible to attend these very special nights of athletics in the Stade de France



Philip Barker: How Kuala Lumpur 1998 set a new course for the Commonwealth Games

  • Inside the Blogs

This week, 25 years ago on a sunny spring morning in London, an ensemble of 10 Bunga Manggar bearers carrying floral decorations and 20 drummers beating Kompang drums made their way onto the courtyard at Buckingham Palace. 

makeup of the Commonwealth had changed as Mozambique and Cameroon, former colonies of Portugal and France


Italy facing snow crisis three years before Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics

  • Milan Cortina 2026

With less than three years until the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, Italy's ski industry is reliant on artificial snow due to the climate change crisis.

Austrian slopes are dependent on the cannon, while 50 per cent are for Switzerland, 39 per cent for France


France’s Law Commission makes changes to Paris 2024 surveillance Bill

  • Paris 2024

Two changes have been made to a controversial Bill that will allow experimental artificial intelligence (AI)-powered video surveillance to be used during next year’s Olympics and Paralympics in Paris.

assembly and association, and the right to non-discrimination".If the proposed law is passed it would make France