Jean-Luc Rougé (France) has just been added to an exclusive group of outstanding judoka, as his 10th

In the four months since the last FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking was published in August, more than 400 international matches have been played. Never before have so many matches been played in such a short space of time.

France (3rd, up 2) completed the podium.

France (2021.69/2004.17).4. England (2014.19/2030.14).5. Sweden (1998.09/2069.17).6.

Can you imagine if Real Madrid or Manchester City had to seek alliances of sponsors because their main sponsor decided to leave the project? The fact that sponsoring the best football team in the world may not be entirely profitable could be a symptom that something is happening behind the scenes.

dictatorship too strong to survive for the big teams and would force the smaller ones to disappear.The Tour de France

While races like the Tour de France have revenues exceeding 200 million and profits of around 70 million

There were no surprises in the announcement of the world's best players. Lionel Messi, the reigning Ballon d'Or winner, will battle it out with Mbappé and Norway's Haaland for the title of the world's best player, according to FIFA. In the women's category, Bonmati, Caicedo and Hermoso are vying for the honour.

Saint-Germain / Club Internacional de Fútbol Miami)Erling Haaland (Norway / Manchester City FC)Kylian Mbappé (France

At the 2023 World Refugee Forum in Geneva, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) announced its plans to support a Refugee Paralympic Team (RPT) at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games.

offered to fund the accommodation for the Refugee Paralympic Team (RPT) in a pre-Games training camp in France

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday accused the International Olympic Committee of endangering the Olympic movement by imposing rules on Russian athletes for the Paris 2024 Summer Games.

Earlier this month, the IOC ruled that Russian and Belarusian athletes could compete in France as neutrals

With less than eight months to go before the Paris Olympics, organisers and the French government are straining relations due to the approach in preparing for the Olympic event.

and three Belarusians, who have qualified and meet these criteria.All rights served (2023) © Agence France-Presse

The Women's Handball World Championship, co-hosted by Denmark, Sweden and Norway, has reached its climax with the quarter-finals setting up the semi-finals, which will be played on Friday at the venue of the last four matches of the tournament, the majestic Jyske Bank Boxen in the small Danish town of Herning, with a capacity of around 12,000.

as the four teams with the best chances on paper have all progressed to the penultimate round, with France

 France came into the tournament as reigning Olympic champions (25-30 to the Russians in the final

Norway bounced back from their defeat against France in a great match, beating the Netherlands (23-30

Brazil, Canada, Hong Kong, Japan, Macao, the Philippines, Slovenia, Turkey, and the United States will host the matches featuring the top 16 national teams in both men's and women's categories.

national teams participating in VNL 2024 will be Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, China, the Dominican Republic, France

Preliminary Phase of 2024The men's title will be contested by Argentina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Cuba, France

Paris 2024 - Women's:Brazil, Dominican Republic, Poland, Serbia, Turkey, and the United States France

The tournament started in Ottawa (Canada), Nagoya (Japan), Rotterdam (Netherlands), Orleans (France),

The Stade Jean Bouin in Paris, the iconic stadium where Stade Français play their home matches, will host the Rugby Europe Championship 2024 Final on 17 March 2024.

17 March at the legendary stadium where Stade Français plays its home games.As for the main event in France

in collaboration with the French Rugby Federation (FFR), the National Rugby League (LNR), the Île-de-France

Europe (@rugby_europe) December 12, 2023Octavian Morariu, President of Rugby Europe, said: "Rugby in France

(since 1883 with teams from Ireland, Wales, Scotland, and England, since 1910 with the inclusion of France

Jared watched as his sister, Hannah, triumphed in her Ski Cross World Cup event in Arosa before he took to the slopes. Unbeknownst to him, he was about to make history, and that's exactly what happened.

during the FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup Men's and Women's Ski Cross on December 8, 2023 in Val Thorens, France

The WBSC Africa has announced the dates for the qualifying tournaments for the WBSC U-15 Baseball World Cup, the WBSC U23 Baseball World Cup, the WBSC Men's Softball World Cup and the WBSC Baseball5 World Cup due to be held in 2024.

-Europe (2) No. 2 France, No. 10 Lithuania.-Oceania (1).-Wild Card (1).

Lens head coach, Franck Haise, expressed complete disagreement with the government's decisions and made a controversial statement: "How are we going to organize the Olympics if we can't even host 300  Seville fans on our soil?"

As it is known, France is facing difficulties in controlling fans at various stadiums.

Asked about this situation, Lens coach Franck Haise emphasized that if France cannot accommodate 300

Obviously, in a country like France and its rule of law, this cannot be a legally valid alternative."

Defending champions Spain will meet the Netherlands, while Germany will take on France in a tournament

They must overcome the Netherlands in the semi-finals before hosting the winner of the France-Germany

 It's worth noting that France qualifies automatically as hosts.

Notably, should France reach the final, the third-placed team will also qualify for Paris 2024.The two

finalists will qualify for the 2024 Women's Olympic Football Tournament, alongside Olympic hosts France

Should France reach the final, the third-placed team will take the remaining place.

Afghan cyclist Masomah Ali Zada, a member of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Refugee Team and a member of the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) Athletes Commission, has been appointed Chef de Mission for the Paris 2024 Olympic Refugee Team, the IOC announced on Monday.

Olympic Team (@RefugeesOlympic) December 11, 2023In 2017, she became a refugee and sought asylum in France