France striker Thierry Henry has pulled out of Wednesday's friendly international against England in Paris.
France defender Lilian Thuram is to continue playing for his country after holding talks with national coach Raymond Domenech.
Olympique Lyon needed a late long-range Juninho free kick to beat second division Sedan 1-0 on Wednesday and advance to the French Cup final.
David Beckham showed he could still play a role for England when he won his 100th cap in a 1-0 defeat to France in a friendly on Wednesday. The LA Galaxy midfielder looked a little rusty at times but gave a typically hard-working performance at the Stade de France and was involved in much of England's attacking play before being replaced by David Bentley in the 63rd minute.
Franck Ribery scored from a penalty as France beat England 1-0 in David Beckham's 100th appearance for his country at the Stade de France on Wednesday. The 32-year-old Beckham started the match to become only the fifth English player in 136 years of international soccer to achieve a century of appearances for his country.
David Beckham could win his 100th international cap against France next Wednesday after he was recalled to the England squad on Thursday.
The Arsenal manager blasted the refereeing and paid tribute to his men for a spirited performance after they lost 2-1 to Barcelona.
Two armed men held up councilors in Paris at gunpoint demanding free tickets to the Champions League final
Poland coach Adam Nawalka said he was never concerned about Germany scoring a breakthrough goal as his team held the world champions to a 0-0 draw in Euro 2016 Group C on Thursday.
The Springboks beat defending champions England 15-6 in a dour, defence-dominated final on Saturday night.
Jonny Wilkinson was England's hero as his late kicks secured a tense 14-9 victory over France in the Rugby World Cup semi-final.
The Sprinkboks beat the defending champions 36-0 in their pivotal World Cup Pool A match.
Argentina upset World Cup hosts France 17-12 in the tournament's opening match at the Stade de France.
World and Olympic champion Usain Bolt will be the main attraction during July's Paris Diamond League meeting, organisers said on Monday.
Di Maria to retire from international soccer after World Cup
The Barcelona coach said he was not surprised Arsenal were such a hard nut to crack.
Brazil forward Neymar aims to get fully fit in time for next month's World Cup following foot surgery but his future at Paris St Germain looks rather uncertain.
Three-time world champion Maurice Greene remained on course for an unprecedented fourth successive 100m title. Tim Montgomery also qualified for the semis easily.
The European Union on Sunday called for a minute's silence to be held on Monday for the victims of a series of attacks in Paris in which at least 129 people were killed.
The enfant terrible of French football earned a surprise recall by France for their friendly internationals against Costa Rica on November 9 in Martinique and Germany three days later.
The 33-year-old felt France needed to recover the team spirit of previous years if they were to be successful in Germany.
The Spanish champions were greeted by thousands of fans as they paraded through the city on an open-top bus to celebrate winning the Champions League.
Arsenal goalkeeper Jens Lehmann is the first player ever to be sent off in a European Cup final.
Samuel Eto'o said the example of Liverpool's dramatic fightback victory in last year's final inspired his side to come from a goal behind to beat Arsenal.
The Spanish champions came back from a goal down to beat 10-man Arsenal 2-1 and win their second European Cup.
Barcelona will be looking to follow up Sevilla's UEFA Cup triumph to complete a clean sweep of the two European trophies for one country for the first time since 1997.
The 18-year-old trained with the team on Monday but has not been given the all-clear to play by club medical staff.
Police intervened to halt skirmishes involving British soccer fans and locals in the port city of Marseille overnight, just hours before the Euro 2016 championship opens in France.
The 35-year-old German takes on world rally champion Sebastien Loeb and the best that America can offer in a charity race in Paris on Saturday.
France's goalless draw with Israel confirmed a lot of work will be needed to overcome the absence of Zinedine Zidane.
The midfielder told some of his France team mates after their World Cup qualifier on the Faroe Islands that he was quitting international football.
If the Confederations Cup, which kicks off on Wednesday, follows the script, the two will meet at the Stade de France on June 29 in a repeat of the 1998 W'Cup final.
Brazil dominated most of the game and had the best chance after 67 minutes when Roberto Carlos hit the post.
France shocked the World champions to win the Six Nations rugby tournament.\n\n
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