France was the scene of massive demonstrations last Saturday organised by trade unions and left-wing

 Hundreds of thousands of people across France have turned out to protest against the country’s

stunned the country by calling snap elections last Sunday.Centrist President Emmanuel Macron shocked France

assured last Friday that Paris is "ready" to host the Olympic Games and insisted that the fact that France

Both the government and the opposition expressed their desire and even their determination to see France

 Others worry about the prospect of France having its first far-right government since the Second

Femke Bol, fresh from two golds and a bronze at the European Championships, admits she is looking forward to what she says will be a "nice battle" with American arch-rival Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone at the Paris Olympics. Bol was one of the stars of the championships in Rome, dominating her speciality event, the 400m hurdles, and going on to anchor the women's 4x400m relay team to victory while also picking up third place in the mixed relay.

Performing in front of a packed-out Stade de France, however, will be a massive step up from Tokyo, where

G7 leaders have called for an Olympic truce in the run-up to the Paris Games in the summit's final declaration. "We urge all countries to respect it, individually and collectively, as outlined in the United Nations General Assembly resolution adopted on 15 December 2023," the statement said. 

 The presidents of France and China, Emmanuel Macron and Xi Jinping, had already called in May for

This Saturday will be remembered for a long time. For the first time in history, the Olympic Torch shone in Guadeloupe on a day that began with its majestic arrival aboard the trimaran Maxi Banque Populaire XI, which crossed the Atlantic Ocean after leaving Brest on 7 June.

medallist and symbol of the success of foreign sportsmen and women, and Marine Lorphelin, a former Miss France

 The Maxi Banque Populaire XI trimaran will once again set sail for Fort-de-France with Tony Estanguet

Doping in French mixed martial arts has reached "the alert level", the head of the country's Anti-Doping Agency (AFLD) warned on Thursday, AFP reports.

The number of positive doping cases in MMA in France in 2023 was 11% - 10 times higher than the usual

With an ample majority of wrestlers and the stellar presence of road cyclist Aleksandr Vlasov and Olympic trampoline champion Ivan Litvinovich among the featured admissions for the Paris 2024 Games, the International Olympic Committee also included taekwondo as whole, albeit with no specific names.

She also said she did not yet have a visa to travel to France.

Olympic 100m freestyle champion Emma McKeon will not defend her title in Paris after missing out on qualifying Friday at the Australian Olympic Trials with Mollie O'Callaghan and Shayna Jack securing the two Australian slots at stake. O'Callaghan surged home on day five of the Australian trials in Brisbane in 52.33secs with Jack (52.72) second ahead of a top-class field.

The 30-year-old McKeon had already booked a ticket to France in the 100m butterfly and will still be

The IOC Executive Board (EB) has agreed to propose eight new IOC members for election at the 142nd IOC Session, to be held in Paris on 23-24 July and 10-14 August 2024, as well as the re-election of 15 other members.

DeFrantz (United States of America, Independent Individual, born in 1952, elected in 1986); Mr Guy Drut (France

French Muslim basketball player Diaba Konate said she had hoped to represent her country at the Paris Olympics but did not stand a chance because she wears a headscarf.

"Despite my desire and skills, I'm... not actually allowed to play for France because of discriminatory

policies," the 24-year-old said during a press conference organised by rights groups to urge France

at the Games, on top of their being excluded from soccer and basketball tournaments nationwide.Will France

press on Tuesday, it urged the Olympic governing body "to publicly call on sporting authorities in France

The BRICS Games are an annual gathering of the eight-nation BRICS intergovernmental organisation, now in its fifth edition in Kazan, Russia, with participants from 89 countries, after the last one was held in the South African city of Durban in 2023.

Great Britain, France, Lithuania, etc.).

-France.-Gabon.-Georgia.-Germany. -Ghana.-Hungary. -India.-Indonesia. -Iraq.-Iran.

It's the event of the year for France.

To accommodate the thousands of soldiers responsible for ensuring the safety of the Paris Olympics, France

While the scale of this camp is reminiscent of those constructed during the Nazi occupation of France

Seven-time Olympic gold medallist Caeleb Dressel brings a new perspective to the pressure-packed US Olympic swimming trials on Saturday, where he and freestyle phenomenon Katie Ledecky are set to star again in the fierce fight for Paris Games berths. Dressel and Ledecky bring formidable credentials to the nine-day meeting in Indianapolis, Indiana, where only a top-two finish can secure an individual race berth in Paris.

event, then my career is a waste,” Dressel said as his comeback gathered steam, according to Agence France-Presse.Katie

FIFPRO was concerned about the increasing number of games played in FIFA tournaments, which had a significant impact on the mental and physical health of players. After several warnings, they filed a complaint in Brussels.

According to FIFPRO's European branch, member unions in England and France have filed a lawsuit against

A silver medal originally credited to Great Britain in the 1900 Olympics has been reassigned to France

research by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) revealed that Hildebrand "was born and raised in France

has now concluded that, even though Hildebrand was a British citizen, he was born and brought up in France

silver medal originally credited to Great Britain in the 1900 Paris Olympics has been reassigned to France

"The medal won by Hildebrand will now be credited to France instead of Great Britain in the official

The Paris 2024 Olympic Games will take place from 26 July to 14 August, where France and England will