Bernard Laporte, under extreme pressure to step down as President of the French Rugby Federation (FFR) after being convicted of corruption charges, has agreed to do so - but only temporarily.

the FFR with just nine months to go until the hosting of the Rugby World Cup, due to take place in France

decision is made", L’Equipe reports.With less than a year to go to the staging of the Rugby World Cup in France

France Judo’s high performance director Larbi Benboudaoud has resigned from his post after claiming French

It comes after last month's decision to remove men's team coach Christophe Gagliano when France failed

Of the eight medals won by France at Tokyo 2020, only two came in the men’s competition.Luka Mkheidze

won bronze in extra lightweight and Teddy Riner also won bronze in the heavyweight category, while France

Members of the anti-Kremlin activist band Pussy Riot were detained at the FIFA World Cup final in Doha yesterday after they tried to storm the pitch to protest issues, including the war in Ukraine, it was reported today.

Ukrainian member were stopped seconds before entering the pitch during the match between Argentina and France

treatment in the country.Four years ago, at the final of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Moscow between France

spilled on to the country’s streets after the nation won a dramatic FIFA World Cup final, defeating France

On a damp and cool night in Paris, there was a much more sombre mood as France were beaten at the final

A live audience will watch 10 sailors compete in the finals of the 2022 eSailing World Championships in Alicante next month as they compete for prize pool of $10,000 (£8,000/€9,500).

money provided by Virtual Regatta.Fresh from winning the 2022 eSailing Nations Cup, members of Team France

When, three days ago, FIFA President Gianni Infantino described the 2022 World Cup finals which have been so controversially hosted by Qatar as "the best-ever" - well, call me cynical, but the phrase "he would say that, wouldn’t he?" came to mind.

shirt, and after an exhausting, switchback, monumental struggle against the defending champions of France

celebrates the crowning moment of a glorious career as Argentina secure the World Cup after a 4-2 win over France

minutes from time, Mbappe navigated another enormous, momentous penalty kick with supreme confidence.And France

Kylian Mbappe puts France back level in the World Cup final against Argentina with his second goal in

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Argentina defeated France 4-2 on penalties ©Getty ImagesKylian Mbappé scored a hat-trick and won the

the dying minutes of the game ©Getty Images Kylian Mbappé curling one into the net to equalise for France

Argentina won their third FIFA World Cup after a dramatic penalty shootout victory over France at the

Albiceleste triumphed 4-2 in the shootout as Lionel Messi won the coveted trophy at the age of 35.For France

Mbappé - who won the Golden Boot scoring eight goals, one better than the seven scored by Messi - gave France

Canada's team of 17 athletes was one of the biggest at the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Championships that ended in Bogotá, Colombia on Friday (December 16) - only three short of the maximum 20.

biggest names in weightlifting history, a World Championship medallist who has coached in Spain and France

Double Olympic champion Mikaela Shiffrin has taken one step closer to breaking the all-time record for women's Alpine Ski World Cup wins following a super-G triumph in St Moritz.

77th gold medal with a finish of 1min 13.62sec to beat Italian Elena Curtoni and Romane Miradoli of France

during preparations for the men's World Cup, due to end today with the final between Argentina and France

The International School Sport Federation (ISF) is entering its final preparations for a busy year after setting the final registration deadlines for its events set to take place in 2023.

by Int School Sport Federation (@isfsports)The sport featured at the previous Summer Gymnasiade in France

Bernard Laporte has insisted he will not resign as President of the French Rugby Federation (FFR), despite calls for him to do so coming from the organisation's own Ethics Committee and France's Sports Minister.

and abuse of corporate assets, and handed an 18-month suspended prison sentence.The crisis comes with France

Croatia took the bronze medal following an entertaining 2-1 victory over Morocco in the third place playoff at the FIFA World Cup in Qatar today, with a first-half display being enough to give the nation another top-three finish.

Both teams came into the match with hearts broken following losses against Argentina and France respectively

third finish in the top three from six tournament appearances.Tomorrow, Argentina play 2018 champions France

In 2023, Rugby School in England will be at the centre of celebrations to mark 200 years of the sport which bears its name.

Prince Harry.After leaving school and University, Webb Ellis went into the church.He later moved to France

boy, he had been all too aware of the impact of the Franco Prussian war which had been traumatic for France

,"Above all there was a feeling of powerlessness in France and the need for building something with greater

 When he returned to France, he played rugby in the Bois de Boulogne and encouraged the spread of

The match was played between Racing Club de France and Stade Francais."