Les Bleus, who face Poland in the last 16 on Sunday, underperformed at the Education City stadium and only after Kylian Mbappe, Antoine Griezmann and Ousmane Dembele came off the bench did they pose any threat.
Seamer Shardul Thakur took 3/38 as India completed a five-wicket win over Zimbabwe to claim victory in their three-match One-Day International series with a game to spare at the Harare Sports Club on Saturday.
Up to 10,000 domestic spectators will be allowed in Tokyo 2020 venues, Olympics organisers said on Monday, a decision that cuts against the recommendation of medical experts who said holding the event without fans was the least risky option.
The Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), the guardians of the laws of cricket, stamped its seal of approval on Deepti Sharma's run out of Charlotte Dean at the non-striker's end which saw India win the third women's ODI against England at Lord's.
Jhulan inspired many women to take up sport, says Virat Kohli
Blockbusters of the year, serial killer of Bollywood movie critics, goth teen queens discovering psychic powers and Groot in holiday mood, it's all there on OTT this week.
The Joy and Drama of Track and Field at the Olympics.
IMAGES from the FIFA World Cup Group G match played between Serbia and Cameroon on Monday.
Iran are second on three points with Wales bottom on one point and all outcomes are still possible going into the final round of games when England take on the Welsh.
IMAGES from EPL matches played on Thursday.
IMAGES from the FIFA World Cup match played between USA and Wales on Monday.
Doeschate returns as KKR fielding coach
S S Rajamouli's period action film RRR has scooped nominations in two categories at the Golden Globe Awards: Best Picture, Non-English, and Best Original Song, Motion Picture.
IMAGES from the French Open women's final played at Roland Garros on Saturday
The Australian team management chose Peter Handscomb ahead of Travis Head
The leggie and the tearaway have both taken 10 wickets and could bring Pakistan their first World Cup title in 30 years.
Bayern will pay a fee in the region of 35 million pounds ($42.71 million) for the signature of Mane
There was a huge uproar in the Commonwealth Games gold medal match after Australia cricketer Tahlia McGrath was allowed to play the T20 final against India on Sunday despite testing positive for COVID-19.
'This month that he's had off cricket will make sure that that light's shining very bright going into this Asia Cup, knowing there's a T20 World Cup in Australia coming up very soon as well.'
Fast bowler Duanne Olivier has been recalled for South Africa's home Test series against India, a reward for excellent domestic form from a player who shot to prominence four years ago before taking up a Kolpak contract.
India's chess ace Viswanathan Anand defeated world champion Magnus Carlsen in round seven of the blitz event of the Norway Chess on the way to a fourth-place finish.
The dismissal reignited an intense debate over the 'spirit of the game'.
Fine knocks from Hazratullah Zazai (45) and Najibullah Zadran (44 not out) powered Afghanistan to a six-wicket victory over Zimbabwe in the first T20 International of the three-match series in Harare on Saturday.
Zimbabwe, which was granted ODI status before the 1983 World Cup and Test status in 1992, has been struggling in international cricket for a long time.
Novak Djokovic overcame a slow start to outclass Nick Kyrgios 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-6 (7) in the final and win his seventh Wimbledon title in London on Sunday.
India women's team skipper Harmanpreet Kaur blamed their shock loss to Pakistan on rejigged batting order, saying the decision to give batters enough game time before next year's T20 World Cup backfired.
Scotland's Scott McTominay grabbed another brace of goals as they stunned a much-changed Spain side to earn a deserved 2-0 victory in their Euro 2024 qualifier.
Australia have until Oct. 15 to make changes to their 15-man squad
The dinner Jill Biden and her husband US President Joe Biden hosted for Indian prime minister Narendra Modi, June 22, at the White House brought together, Indians and Americans from so many firmaments.
Images from the English Premier League matches on Saturday.
Australia's blockbuster four-Test series against India will be the greatest challenge Pat Cummins has faced in his young captaincy as he looks to conquer the "final frontier".
Fails to produce valid throw after three attempts
Real Madrid great Gento dies aged 88
Kagiso Rabada is a huge figure in the South African seam attack and his loss for the opening Test against England would be a massive blow as he battles back from an ankle problem.
As the curtain come down on 2022, Roshmila Bhattacharya flashbacks to some of the year's newsmakers and events.
The Wuhan lab leak theory has recently become the subject of renewed public debate after several prominent scientists called for a full investigation into the origins of the virus.
IMAGES from the FIFA World Cup Group H match played between Uruguay and South Korea at Education City Stadium in Al Rayyan, Qatar on Thursday
IMAGES from the FIFA World Cup Group E match played between Spain and Costa Rica on Wednesday.
Spielberg was born with a camera in his eye. And this one movie, he'd been recording all his life, observes Sukanya Verma.
Images from Saturday's action in the English Premier League.
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