I spent Saturday afternoon with a 95-year-old man I had never met before.

and I visited the so-called jungle encampment that had sprung up near Calais on the north coast of France

Argentina forward Lionel Messi and Spain midfielder Aitana Bonmatí won football’s 2023 Ballon d’Or titles.

The annual award ceremony, organised by the magazine France Football, recognises the best men’s

time.The accolade came after 12 months in which Messi won the FIFA World Cup with Argentina, who defeated France

The Rugby World Cup in France was a "resounding success on every level", organisers have claimed.

and off the pitch for the men's showcase events leaving a bright legacy for the future tournaments".France

France 2023 was our greatest celebration of togetherness, and a fitting 200th birthday party for our

France 2023 chairman Jacques Rivoal added: "The France 2023 Organising Committee set itself the objective

 "Together with World Rugby, and through the excellent work that was done by the France 2023 teams

 "Hundreds of thousands of international supporters travelled to France to celebrate with millions

Three Swedish municipalities have formally pledged their support for the country's bid for the 2030 Winter Olympics and Paralympics.

double award with 2030 and 2034 at next year's Session, although under the Olympic Charter's rules France

Olympics in Paris is leading to the "social cleansing" of people living on the streets in the Île-de-France

FASTER to empty Île-de-France of precarious populations', 'Higher towards the exploitation of undocumented

The dismantling of informal camps in Île-de-France, the displacement of homeless people and the removal

Social cleaning of the streets of Paris and the Île-de-France region has already begun," Paul Alauzy,

There are no more job offers in Île-de-France."

to "temporary regional facilities" across France, freeing up space for Paris 2024 visitors.Nearly 5,000

French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin has promised security for next year's Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris will be further increased from the levels deployed at the men's Rugby World Cup.

spectators.The shambolic handling of last year's men's UEFA Champions League final at the the Stade de France

issues with crowd management at early matches and with transport, the seven-week Rugby World Cup in France

finished on Saturday (October 28) with South Africa beating New Zealand in the final at the Stade de France

Japan claimed an underdog victory at the men's Asian Olympic handball qualifier in Doha to seal their place at Paris 2024.

2024 as they will enter one of three worldwide qualifiers which are due to be played in March.Hosts France

France’s Oriane Bertone and Britain’s Toby Roberts secured places at next year's Olympics In Paris 2024 after winning the women’s and men’s events at the International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) European qualifier for the boulder and lead discipline.

The competition at Laval in France was the second of five continental sport climbing Olympic qualifiers

What lessons have we learned about next year’s Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris following the conclusion last night of the Rugby World Cup, which ended with South Africa beating New Zealand to lift the Webb Ellis trophy for a record fourth time?

same country in the space of less than a year.Rugby World Cup matches were staged in 12 cities across France

The sites are almost exclusively located in Paris and Ile-de-France - if we ignore the surfing in Tahiti

It appeared particularly acute after South Africa’s semi-final victory over England at the Stade de France

According to official data by Europol, France has witnessed more jihadist attacks than any other European

It is the biggest Muslim community in Europe.In the last 10 years, France has faced more terrorist attacks

The Rugby World Cup just completed in France has amassed a new team from a range of countries - the Retirees

39-year-old prop Francisco Gómez Kodela.Ireland, who can always say they beat the world champions in France

top players to have announced his retirement after the 2023 Rugby World Cup that has just finished in France

Jordan clinched the men’s team kumite title after beating Egypt in a gripping final on the concluding day of the Karate World Championships here.

up agonisingly short with 46.1.The bronze medals went to Spain and Italy after overcoming Kuwait and France

Japan's Sōta Yamamoto and Kaori Sakamoto both won gold medals at the International Skating Union (ISU) Grand Prix of Figure Skating event in Vancouver.

bronze 27 points behind.The next ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating event is due to start in Angers in France

Egypt’s Abdalla Abdelaziz broke Hungarian hearts with a dramatic victory over home favourite Gábor Hárspataki on a pulsating day of competition at the Karate World Championships here.

Gasparian to win men’s under-84kg bronze.A total of 12 gold medals were awarded with Egypt, Turkey, France

Costa sealed the title to add to the ones he won in 2018 and 2021.Mehdi Filali also delivered gold for France

South Africa have won the Rugby World Cup with a 12-11 victory against New Zealand in a nail-biting finale.

Handré Pollard kicked South Africa to glory in what was an attritional game at the Stade de France in

and 2019 triumphs.South Africa won all three of their knockout matches by a single point as they beat France

The top eight players in the world have arrived in Cancun to battle it out for the season-ending Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Finals, scheduled to start tomorrow.

Sakkari.The top two from each group will advance to the semi-finals.Defending champion Caroline Garcia of France