A controversial Olympic and Paralympic Games Bill allowing for the usage of video surveillance and a wider opening of shops on Sundays has moved one step closer to entering French law after the Senate adopted the amended 19-article version.

particularly after the widely criticised management of May's UEFA Champions League final at the Stade de France

nbsp;Enhanced surveillance as a security measure for Paris 2024 has proved a contentious measure in France

on Sundays must be on a voluntary basis or at double pay rate.Sunday remains deemed a day of rest in France

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has claimed "the vast majority of participants" in consultation calls want a pathway for Russian and Belarusian athletes to return so they can compete at Paris 2024 after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged Emmanuel Macron to help ensure they were not represented at the Games.

to have taken a softer stance towards Vladimir Putin than many of his Western counterparts, although France

Olympic slalom champion Clément Noël of France returned to form with victory at the International Ski

Medals were won across nine sports on day three of the Friuli Venezia Giulia European Youth Olympic Festival.

final victory went to Finland’s Lina Haggstrom with a total score of 159.8 points.Berenice Dode of France

boys Big Air final through Fadri Rhyner with 179.8 points, with silver going to Nil Brocart Alegre of France

Major in 1:30.849, with silver to Linards Reinis Laizans of Latvia in 1:31.148 and Franck Tekam of France

Selin Lakatha of Austria took bronze with 139.5 points.In the boys Big Air final Romain Allemand of France

and bronze to Niklas Sukke of Norway with 146 points.In the overall medals table Hungary, Italy and France

The Queensland University of Technology (QUT) has opened its Virtual Cycling Centre with the aim of preparing athletes for the Olympic Esports Week later this year.

features 10 Wahoo-KickR bikes.It recreates famous routes, including the final stage of the Tour de France

The additional cost for transport caused by the organisation of the next year's Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris will be €200 million (£175 million/$217 million), the local authority has revealed.

Laurent Probst, general manager of Ile-de-France Mobilites (IDFM), the authority that controls and coordinates

There will be no eventing equestrian test event before next year's Olympic Games in Paris in an effort to reduce costs, it has been revealed.

World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1979 for its importance as the centre of power, art, and science in France

French retail group Fnac Darty have become the latest sponsor of next year’s Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris, it has been announced.

Fnac Darty plans to sell Paris 2024-themed merchandise in its 750 stores in France ©Fnac DartyFnac Darty

has more than 750 stores across France which are expected to sell Paris 2024 merchandise."

as an official supporter.In April last year, Fnac Darty Group subsidiary, France Billet, and CTS EVENTIM

A man has been found guilty of robbing legendary British cyclist Mark Cavendish and his wife Peta at knifepoint at their family home.

world champion.The 37-year-old recently joined the Astana Qazaqstan team, and needs one more Tour de France

Denmark secured the last quarter-final spot at the International Handball Federation World Men’s Handball Championship after beating Egypt 30-25.

all-time winning streak at a World Men’s Handball Championship of 25 games, a run also achieved by France

four quarter-finals are scheduled for Wednesday (January 27), with Norway due to face Spain before France

Germany and South Korea completed the quarter-final line-up at the International Hockey Federation Men’s Hockey World Cup in India.

minutes later as he scored his fifth of the tournament.Two goals in two minutes put the match beyond France

The full list of nominees in six categories for the International Skating Union (ISU) 2023 Skating Awards have been announced, with the event scheduled to take place on February 5.

; and France's Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron in ice dance, are also nominated.China and France

the women's singles at the Australian Open against the odds, defeating fourth seed Caroline Garcia of France

Canada dominated the United States to win men's ice hockey gold at the Lake Placid 2023 International University Sports Federation (FISU) Winter World University Games for the first time since 2013.

atop the overall standings with 21 gold, 17 silver, and 10 bronze medals.South Korea were second and France

Olympic champions France made it six wins from six going into the quarter-finals of the International

France and Tokyo 2020 bronze medallists Spain had already secured the top two places in Group One of

at the halfway stage.A fast start to the second half from the Spanish built them a 21-18 lead, but France

on to triumph 28-26.Nedim Remili, Dika Mem, Kentin Mahé and Thibaud Briet each scored four times for France

co-hosts Poland made sure of fourth place by beating Iran 26-22.The other host nation Sweden joined France