The hosts have suffered a body blow with Jacques Kallis pulling out of the squad because of a back strain.
Girard said the submarine deal reflected not only the industrial capability of French companies but also their experience.
Half centuries from Ashwell Prince and Jacques Kallis guided South Africa to 259 for 6 wickets against Pakistan on the first day of the second Test.
The seven-times Formula One world champion made clear that he could not see the attraction of NASCAR.
The drivers want to put safety measures at test sessions on a par with grands prix.
London beat back a strong challenge from favourites Paris as well as Madrid, Moscow and New York to win the race to stage the lucrative sports extravaganza.
Paceman Vernon Philander became the fastest South African to take 100 Test wickets on Friday but India can claim the ascendancy at lunch on the third day of the first Test at the Wanderers.
List of players who have claimed hat-tricks in the Cricket World Cup.
Proteas coach Russell Domingo has said that the three-match ODI series against No.1 ranked India will be a good gauge of the progress his squad has made in recent months, according to reports.
The South African all rounder became the first player to score 8,000 runs and take 200 wickets in both Test and one-day cricket.
Chasing 243, South Africa started with their nose in front -- they were expected to reach 250, so the initial pressure index (PI) was 93.
The IOC has threatened to ban athletes from competing at future Olympics if their governments don't sign the WADA anti-doping code within the next year.
India's Dinesh Karthik has been shortlisted for the Emerging Player of the Year award.
South Africa were 70-3 in their second innings, a deficit of 33 runs, at stumps on day 2 in the first Test.
India's captain moved three spots up and behind Ricky Ponting and Jacques Kallis in the latest rankings for Test batsmen.
Cheteshwar Pujara scored a sparkling unbeaten 135 as India took a stranglehold over South Africa in the first Test in Johannesburg on Friday. The top-order displayed remarkable application on Day 3, as the tourists, after dismissing the hosts for 244 in the first innings, swelled their overall lead to 320.
The statement said there would be efforts to put in place an ambitious policy of scholarships and exchange programs.
In a major defence deal, India on Monday decided to acquire six highly advanced French Scorpene submarines worth $3 billion.
Images from Day 3 of the first Test between South Africa and Australia in Durban on Saturday.
French President Jacques Chirac has said that he was planning to visit India early next year.
Chirac said that such a move will allow companies like Areva SA to supply nuclear plants to meet India's growing energy needs.
They have been badly handicapped by injuries to their captain Graeme Smith and all rounder Jacques Kallis.
The midfielder will captain France in an international friendly against Ivory Coast on August 17.
French President Jacques Chirac said Zidane is a man who represents at the same time all the most beautiful values of sport, the greatest human qualities one can imagine, and who has honoured French sport and, simply, France.
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly will join compatriot Virender Sehwag and other top cricketers from around the world in the inaugural edition of the Masters Champions League Twenty20 tournament, to be held in the United Arab Emirates in January.
The Indian vice-captain and the Australian pace spearhead lead the newly-introduced ICC player rankings.
With the Sydney Cricket Ground having a history of assisting spin from third day onwards, Australian left-arm orthodox Ashton Agar is hoping to get picked in the XI and play his part in the fourth and final Test against India starting January 6.
