France midfielder Florent Malouda said former team mate Didier Drogba used his influence to persuade Chelsea to buy him.
The three-time Grand Slam champion has emerged as a feminist figure in tennis, notably hiring Frenchwoman Mauresmo as his coach from 2014-16.
France striker Thierry Henry said he was mulling over his international future.
The French Grand Prix will be held at Magny-Cours for the last time this year but Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone said he hoped it could return to a new circuit in Paris in 2010.
Manchester City midfielder Ousmane Dabo said he was left looking 'like the Elephant Man' after being attacked by team mate Joey Barton in training this week.
The defensive midfielder, who failed to win a regular first-team place at Arsenal, signed a three-and-half-year deal for an undisclosed fee, Portsmouth said on their Web site.
Zinedine Zidane has said he would like to return to the world of football, not sure in which role.
A heavy-duty drilling machine flown in by the Indian Air Force (IAF) from Delhi began boring through the rubble of a collapsed tunnel on the Char Dham route in Uttarakhand Thursday, in a fresh attempt to create an escape passage for 40 workers trapped inside for four days.
Lance Armstrong said he was happy with the way his career ended and was sick of the doping allegations
Chelsea striker Didier Drogba has accused Reading's Stephen Hunt of intentionally injuring goalkeeper Petr Cech.
The French professional league (LFP) ended its season last week with 10 games left, awarding the title to Paris St Germain and leaving Lyon outside the placings for European competition next season.
Coach Eric Gerets will leave Ligue 1 leaders Olympique Marseille at the end of the season, the Belgian said on the club website.
The 29-year-old France striker will sign a four-year contract with the Spanish club.
Retirement after 22 years as Manchester United manager is a scary prospect, Alex Ferguson said.
PSG missed a midnight deadline for a transfer certificate to be submitted to France's professional football league (LFP) from Spain's football authorities, sports daily L'Equipe and other local media reported.
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The orders will be jointly executed by L&T's Heavy Engineering Division and the Engineering & Construction division
Traianos Dellas, Angelos Charisteas, Michalis Kapsis, Antonis Nikopolidis, Yourkas Seitaridis and Theodoros Zagorakis have been named in an initial list of 50 for the European Footballer of the Year award.
Motorcycling world champion Valentino Rossi can make the leap to Formula One, according to Ferrari's Michael Schumacher.
Manufacturers of electric vehicles (EVs) have been lukewarm to the ad hoc subsidy scheme announced by the Centre for them. Sector majors have not been enthused by the lower level of incentives in the scheme, which has replaced the flagship Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric (and Hybrid) Vehicles-II. Moreover, increased stringency in claiming subsidies and delays in disbursement have been cited by several original equipment manufacturers (OEMs).
The defender became France's third most-capped player with 103 appearances during Euro 2004.
France coach Raymond Domenech said he was not angry at Zinedine Zidane for his headbutt in the World Cup final.
Jean-Marie Leblanc, the Tour de France director, said he backed the report stating that Lance Armstrong took EPO in 1999.
Sebastien Grosjean withdrew from the quarter-final tie against Russia later this month citing fatigue.
"It has been a long time since I had to ask myself the question 'how can I beat this opponent?'," said Federer.
The French defender said he wants to leave Chelsea for AC Milan but the English champions are refusing to let him go.
Kelli White now looks certain to lose both her 100 metres and 200 metres gold medals.
France striker Kylian Mbappe on Tuesday fell short of saying he would leave Paris St Germain when his contract expires at the end of the season.
The cyclone ravaged adjacent coasts of the state and Bangladesh between Sagar Island and Khepupara, near the southwest of Mongla in the neighbouring country, after its landfall process began at 8.30 pm on Sunday.
PSG make winning start as Messi arrival looms
World 400 metres champion Jerome Young tested positive for the banned endurance booster erythropoietin.
The 22-year-old Swiss is devoting herself to perfecting her English.
The striker said he would be having a fitness test before the game against fourth-placed Liverpool.
Frenchman Lucien Laurent, who scored the first goal in World Cup history in 1930, died on Monday aged 97.
Fabien Barthez could be punished after a referee said the Olympique Marseille goalkeeper spat at him during a friendly match.
The midfielder told some of his France team mates after their World Cup qualifier on the Faroe Islands that he was quitting international football.
In her now-deleted post on China's Twitter-like Weibo, Peng had written "why did you take me to your house and force me into having relations with you?", though she also described the relationship with Zhang as an on-off one that was also consensual.
Angry Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho said his player is being treated like "a slave" by France coach Raymond Domenech.
