France’s elite women footballers will get a new trophy to play for with the launch of the Coupe LFFP. The competition will feature the 12 clubs from the top-flight Arkema Première Ligue and the 12 from the second-tier Seconde Ligue.

The 24-time Grand Slam champion appeared subdued in the early stages of the match before powering through to a 6-7 (5-7) 6-3 6-3 6-1 win against qualifier Z. Svajda. Top seed 4 Taylor Fritz lost his first set against Lloyd Harris before powering back …

Nearly three years after losing the European championship final to Spain, France start their new campaign on Thursday night against Belgium in Katowice without NBA stars Victor Wembanyama and Rudy Gobert.

David Gaudu of France won stage three and took the red jersey from Danish favourite Jonas Vingegaard by finishing ahead of him by a sufficient margin. Gaudu will need to work hard in stage 5 to keep his lead.

Despite being a man down, the Magpies put up a valiant fight against the Reds, who relied on 16-year-old Rio Ngumoha to secure their second Premier League win of the season. Ngumoha, who was making his professional debut, saved Liverpool with a 100th-…

Former French number one Caroline Garcia retired from the women’s tour on Tuesday following a first-round defeat at the US Open in New York.

The world badminton championships got underway on Monday in Paris with the pressure on the local heroes Alex Lanier, the Popov brothers Toma Junior and Christo to translate their dominance at the European championships onto the global stage.

Scoring a goal in the dying moments, Olivier Giroud continues to thrill Lille fans. Frenchman also embraces his role as ‘big brother’ in an ambitious dressing room.