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France braces for Olympic fraud wave

  • Paris 2024

French authorities are preparing to combat a wave of scams targeting the millions of visitors expected during this summer's Olympic Games and Paralympics, they have said.



Kylian Mbappe confirms PSG exit, Olympic involvement uncertain

  • Football

Kylian Mbappe has declared his departure from Paris Saint-Germain at the conclusion of the season, with expectations pointing towards his forthcoming move to Real Madrid, while also casting doubt over his involvement at the Paris Olympics.

It's hard, and I never thought it would be this difficult to announce that, to leave my country, France

On the international stage, Mbappe clinched the World Cup with France in 2018 and notably netted a hat-trick

GETTY IMAGESMbappe may feature for the France Olympic football team at the Paris Games, but it is not

summer training camp.Speaking to the press, the French president said (via GFFN): "Will Mbappe play with France


Paris 2024: Desjardins will carry the Olympic torch in aid of Parkinson's patients

  • Paris 2024

Anthony Desjardins has revealed his joy of carrying the Paris 2024 Olympic torch in his home city of Montpellier as a young person with Parkinson's Disease.

to mitigate its effects.He was initially nominated for the role by Jean-Louis Dufloux, president of France

He recorded one at the Open Sud de France in the Montpellier Arena with Hugo Gaston (currently ranked


Torch Relay Stage 2: The Mediterranean air

  • Paris 2024

From Saint-Raphael to Toulon, from the coast to the hinterland, the second leg of the Olympic Torch Relay in the Var region, was a love letter to the Mediterranean. It was a stage full of action, with a focus on culture, rugby and the group organised in partnership with the French Federation for Disabled Sports.

Games; the wheelchair rugby player Marion Parent; Charlotte Cocriamont, who previously represented France

French national wheelchair basketball team; and Makasidy Omar, who was part of the team that represented France

 A succession of more than 120 torchbearers completed the second leg of the Torch Relay in France

who holds the record for most victories in the King of the Mountains classification of the Tour de France


Manchester United top the 50 most valuable clubs in the world

  • FIFA

Sports analysis website Sportico has published a list of what it claims are the 50 most valuable football clubs in economic terms. Manchester United tops the list, despite their poor performances in the Champions League and Premier League. Real Madrid and Barcelona are close behind.

Champions League final and breaking the record for unbeaten matches (49 with a 2-2 draw against Roma).France



Guinea secure final ticket to Paris 2024

  • Paris 2024

Guinea's U-23 football team booked their place at the Olympic tournament in Paris with a play-off victory over Indonesia. Ilaix Moriba scored the only goal of the match in the French town of Clairefontaine.

. 👏 They join 15 other qualified nations playing for gold in France. 🥇 Tickets are available from https

Mali in representing their continent in Paris 2024, where they will share Group A with local giants France

at Sydney 2000 were the last teams to do so.Draw for the Men's Olympic Football Tournament:Group A: France



Trinity Sport Awards 2024 celebrate sporting excellence

  • FISU Section Pages

The Trinity Sport Awards took place on Tuesday 7 May 2024 in the Dining Hall, Trinity College Dublin, with 12 awards and the Pink Ceremony being announced at the Awards Ceremony, which is open to all sports clubs and recognises the commitment of the sporting community at Trinity College Dublin. The event was hosted by broadcast journalist Maire Treasa Ni Cheallaigh.

debut for Ireland and won the 'Player of the Match' award in his first ever Six Nations match against France


Ukrainian gymnast carries torch in Marseille in show of solidarity

  • Olympics

Vysochanska participated in the relay through the coastal city’s streets to begin an 11-week parade across France

Macron also discussed China's continued support for Russian leader Putin, amid repeated calls from France

These are only the first steps on 12,000-kilometre relay across France and its far-flung overseas territories

praised the "unprecedented effort" of the security forces in Marseille and hoped the Olympics would bring France

France, which was also the host in 1900, sees itself at the heart of the modern Olympic movement after


Paris 2024 Rugby Sevens match officials announced

  • Rugby Sevens

match officials who will officiate at the Rugby Sevens competitions at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in France

Tyler Miller (Australia), Tevita Rokovereni (Fiji) and Jordan Way (Australia), while Jérémy Rozier (France

is the only French official selected to officiate at a home Olympics, Paris 2024 marks a return to France

was an assistant referee at the 2023 Men's Rugby World Cup, including for one match at the Stade de France

All the action will take place at the Stade de France, which hosted the 2023 Men's Rugby World Cup Final

-Jérémy Rozier (France).-Morné Ferreira (South Africa).


The Olympic torch reaches French soil, lights up Marseille

  • Olympics

Amidst tight security measures and shows of emotion from some 150,000 Olympic enthusiasts, the 19th-century three-masted barque Belem docked at the Mediterranean port just 12 days after it departed from Greece with the flame set to highlight the Paris 2024 Games.

26 Inauguration Ceremony and marked the start of a 12,000-kilometre (7,500-mile) torch relay across France

The marina from the historic Southern city of France will host the sailing events during the Olympics

the Belem entered the Old Port surrounded by hundreds of small boats, planes from the Patrouille de France


Paris 2024: Official musical theme of the Olympic and Paralympic Games unveiled

  • Paris 2024

The Organising Committee of the next Olympic Games has chosen Victor le Masne to be the musical director of the four ceremonies and composer of the official musical theme of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Olympic Flame arrives in Marseille aboard the 'Belem' to mark the start of the Games celebrations in France

 The flame arrives in France this Wednesday after a long journey that began in Olympia on 16 April

To discover an extract performed by the Orchestre National de France: https://we.tl/t-1k2adjOpwU.This

be played throughout the Olympic and Paralympic Games, was recorded with the Orchestre National de France

and the Chœur et Maitrise de Radio France.


Olympic torch steel provider ArcelorMittal accused of 'greenwashing'

  • Paris 2024

second-largest steelmaker, ArcelorMittal, has provided low-carbon steel for the Olympic torch which arrives in France

presents itself as a green champion, notably as an official sponsor of this year's Olympic Games in France

As the #Paris2024 torch arrives in France, we're calling on @ArcelorMittal, who provided the metal for