Defending men's and women's European champions Italy have discovered their first opponents for next year's competitions with Serbia and Bulgaria posing the toughest initial challenge.

Montenegro, The Netherlands, Czech Republic and Denmark in Pool C while Tokyo 2020 Olympic champions France

offer a heavyweight challenge to Pool D's Israel, Romania, France, Turkey, Portugal, and Greece.Prior

into Pool D from the first pot and are looking to repeat their 1995 triumph but will have to outplay France

The Qatar Supreme Committee has apologised to a television crew from Denmark after interrupting their live broadcast in the build-up to the FIFA World Cup.

restrictions, with the nation’s captain Simon Kjaer set to join his counterparts from England, Wales, France

large crowd gathered to see 14 athletes compete in seven teams - including hosts Switzerland, Austria, France

Christophe Béchu, France's Minister for Ecological Transition, has said the fact that the Paris 2024 mascots revealed yesterday are to be manufactured mainly in China is "a problem".

its factory in Guerche-de-Bretagne, meaning that only eight per cent of the mascots will be made in France

and the rest in China.Asked about a possible "emergency relocation of production to France", Béchu admitted

Some of the mascots will be produced in other areas of France, including Brittany."

Pressure makes most of us, even top-class athletes, buckle.

with the best defence than those with the best strikers.This was demonstrably the case in 1998, when France

the art of keep-ball and won all their knockout matches 1-0.At the last World Cup in Russia in 2018, France

The French and American national football teams have spoken out about Qatar's record on human rights record, and in particular the treatment of the LGBTQ+ community, prior to competing at the FIFA World Cup in the country.

Amnesty International has claimed that time is running out for FIFA and its President Gianni Infantino to compensate migrant workers for alleged human rights abuses suffered during preparations for the upcoming World Cup.

and has the support of more than a dozen football associations, including those of England, Germany, France

Australia has five representatives out of a possible eight nominations for the World Rugby men's and women's sevens player of the year awards.

der Flier are looking to dethrone fellow nominee and 2021 men's player of the year Antoine Dupont of France

French President Emmanuel Macron and United States Secretary of State Anthony Blinken are reportedly set to attend the FIFA World Cup in Qatar, but on differing terms.

visit Qatar if the side makes it to the quarter-finals.Oudéa-Castéra insisted her role was to represent France

room.England, Wales and the US are all set to meet in Group B alongside Iran, while defending champions France

French triple Olympic champion Teddy Riner has returned to training with his eye on competing at Paris 2024 after an injury ruled him out of the recent World Judo Championships.

in order to train with a more varied selection of partners that he feels would not be available in France

Leading figures from the Olympic Movement and representatives of cities, Organising Committees and marketing organisations have gathered here for the two-day Host City 2022 Conference and Exhibition.

Mackay.Events to be discussed specifically include the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, this year's Tour de France

France's Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin has made it clear security and safety at the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games has to be a priority, particularly at the Opening Ceremony, following the recent stampede in Seoul.

France will not miss this great event and we hope that all the players are well aware of the extreme

the Games, with a high-end expectation of 45,000.Darmanin has asked all prefects hosting events in France

Tony Estanguet, Paris 2024 President, said that organisers asked themselves a big question before they embarked on creating mascots for the next Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games - "how can we be different?"

Some of the mascots will be produced in other areas of France, including Brittany.

Just casting my mind back to some of the sporting mascots I have most appreciated down the years. Images arrive.

It is present in all the institutions here in France, in the schools and the city halls," she said."

freedom, it is also the symbol of our Republic, of the way of living together that we share here in France

Supporters of Ligue 1 side Auxerre displayed a banner calling for a boycott of the FIFA World Cup in Qatar during a match against Paris Saint-Germain, the football club owned by the Qatari state. 

defeated Auxerre 5-0 today with Kylian Mbappé - who is anticipated to star for defending champions France