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Hernandez and Muani net for France as they seal place in World Cup final

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during France's match with Morocco ©Getty ImagesFrench President Emmanuel Macron was among the guests as France

face Argentina ©Getty ImagesMorocco's players thank fans after their World Cup semi-final defeat to France

the line ©Getty ImagesMorocco's fans produced lots of colour and noise despite their side's loss to France



France remain on course for defence of FIFA World Cup after victory over Morocco

  • World Cup

France remain on course to defend their FIFA World Cup title after a 2-0 win over Morocco sealed a place

become the first back-to-back winners of the tournament since Brazil managed the feat in 1958 and 1962, France

Hakimi, before a follow-up Mbappe effort fell kindly for Hernandez who steered home to make it 1-0.France

spectacular fashion through an overhead kick from Jawad El Yamiq, whose effort was denied by a combination of France

Abderrazak Hamdallah’s strike was cleared from in front of the goalline by Jules Kounde.Victory for France

(December 18), in a repeat of one of the standout matches from the 2018 tournament in Russia, when France


French stars guaranteed warm welcome at third leg of IBU World Cup in Annecy

  • Biathlon

The third round of the International Biathlon Union World Cup at the French resort of Annecy Le Grand Bornand guarantees terrific home support for double OIympic gold medallist Quentin Fillon Maillet. 

crowd in Annecy ©Getty ImagesSo far, the pace setter in the women’s competition has been Julia Simon of France


French Government restricts major festivals during Paris 2024 for security reasons

  • Paris 2024

The French Government has issued restrictions on the staging of festivals in the summer of 2024 due to the security demands of the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris.

dates, starting the Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 football seasons on August 16, revised dates for the Tour De France

outside of the Paris region for the first time with a final stage in Nice, and staging the Tour de France

policing events that would coincide with Paris 2024.Abdul Malak admitted last month that some festivals in France



Meso cheering for Morocco after Arab double at weightlifting World Championships

  • Weightlifting

Both winners on day nine of the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Championships were Olympic medallists from the Arab world - Sara Samir from Egypt at 76 kilograms and Meso Hassona from Qatar at 102kg.

Morocco to win as well," said Meso, who lifts for the FIFA World Cup host nation, where Morocco play France

I’m hoping it will be Morocco but if France beat them I’ll be cheering for Argentina in the final."



FFR President and World Rugby vice-chair given two-year suspended sentence after convicted of corruption

  • Rugby Sevens

World Rugby vice-chair and French Rugby Federation (FFR) President Bernard Laporte has been handed a two-year suspended prison sentence having been found guilty of offences including illegal taking of interest, influence peddling, passive corruption and embezzlement.

Minister Amélie Oudéa-Castéra calling on him to stand down.The case comes less than one year before France

September.FFR vice-president Serge Simon was acquitted of charges of illegal taking of interest.Former France

mission, at a moment as decisive for French rugby as the home stretch before a Rugby World Cup where France

of an event of fundamental importance for the future of our sport, the 2023 World Cup organised in France


David Owen: Two semi-finals to savour

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spills along the way, we can now sit back and await Sunday's inevitable showdown between Kylian Mbappé's France

at this World Cup; that alone puts a repeat of the Russia 2018 final, between the Balkan nation and France

white checks burst onto the international football scene by advancing as far as the semi-finals at France



Italy enjoy success at final FIE World Cups of 2022

  • Fencing

The International Fencing Federation (FIE) has held its final World Cups of 2022 with Italy enjoying success with women's épée and men's and women's foil golds.

Ebert.The team gold also went to Italy after a convincing 45-22 victory against the US in the final, with France

clinched the team title with a 45-31 victory against Japan, with Italy taking bronze by overcoming France

Bardenet losing the other last four bout 15-12 to his compatriot Borel.Both team titles were won by France


Toma world record and landmark gold for Bahrain at weightlifting World Championships

  • Weightlifting

Loredana-Elena Toma finally got the better of Chinese opponents to win her second world title and become the only non-Asian holder of a current world record in women's weightlifting.

Eshaq has spoken before of another ambition for Bahrain: to host a major IWF event.Gold in C&J for France

whose preparations were hampered by a knee injury, was the first World Championships gold medallist for France



Astana cuts ties with López over new evidence of connection with doping doctor Maynar

  • Cycling

Miguel Ángel López's contract with Astana Qazaqstan has been terminated over what the cycling team termed new evidence of a "probable connection" with doping doctor Marcos Maynar.

than to end the contract between team and rider".Miguel Ángel López won the queen stage of the Tour de France

Vuelta a España and Giro d'Italia general classifications in 2018.He won the queen stage of the Tour de France