France striker Karim Benzema came into the World Cup following a fine season with Real when he netted 24 goals in 52 games in all competitions and helped the world's richest club by income to win a 10th Champions League crown and the King's Cup.
Kimia Yousofi sends message for Afghan women with Paris performance
A round-up of Saturday's Euro 2020 qualifying matches.
Sharad Kumar and Mariyappan Thangavelu won silver and bronze respectively in the men's High Jump T63 while Ajeet Singh and Sundar Singh Gurjar took the second and third spots in the Javelin Throw F46 final.
Spurs striker Bergwijn is major casualty as Netherlands trim squad
A summary of India's athletes' showing at the Paris Paralympics on Tuesday.
Brazil dominated most of the game and had the best chance after 67 minutes when Roberto Carlos hit the post.
The hearing on the matter concluded in Paris on Friday after it accepted Vinesh's appeal against her ouster for being 100gm overweight on the morning of her final against eventual gold-winner Sarah Ann Hildebrandt of USA.
The tie will be played on a hard court indoor surface with the roof closed.
France's goalless draw with Israel confirmed a lot of work will be needed to overcome the absence of Zinedine Zidane.
No fewer than 14 will be up for grabs as day one promises action across multiple sports: four golds in swimming, two each in cycling, fencing, and judo, and one each in diving, skateboarding, shooting, and rugby sevens.
Portugal won their first Euro title after defeating France 1-0 at the Stade de France in Paris on Sunday.
Dutch winger Arjen Robben has recovered from a groin injury and is fit to face France in their Group C game at Euro 2008, coach Marco van Basten said on Thursday.
World champions France had eight players, one less than former holders Spain, in international players' association FIFPro's 55-name shortlist for its World XI of 2018 award.
American Ryan Crouser became the first man to "three-peat" in the Olympic shot put on Saturday.
What is it like watching all the Olympian action and drama unfold from the spectators' galleries at the Stade de France?
Lille coach Genesio hails perfect night after win over Real
Germany, who crashed out at the group stage in the World Cup in Russia, suffered their sixth defeat of 2018.
Argentina upset World Cup hosts France 17-12 in the tournament's opening match at the Stade de France.
Australian Nicola Olyslagers took silver and Ukraine's Iryna Gerashchenko and Australian Eleanor Patterson shared the bronze.
France coach Didier Deschamps confirmed his final Euro 2016 squad on Tuesday, including defenders Adil Rami and Samuel Umtiti in place of the injured Raphael Varane and Jeremy Mathieu. Liverpool centre back Mamadou Sakho was not included even though his 30-day provisional suspension for failing a drugs test expired last weekend. Hosts France geared up for the finals with a 3-2 victory over Cameroon in Nantes on Monday. They take on Scotland in Metz on Saturday.
American Masai Russell won the Olympic 100 metres hurdles title in a blanket finish on Saturday.
Two-time Asian Games gold medallist Tajinderpal Toor could only manage a best effort of 18.05 metres on his first attempt and finished 15th in Group A qualifying in the men's Shot Put at the Olympics in Paris on Friday.
Images from the athletics action at Stade de France, Saint-Denis, Paris, on Friday.
France defender Lilian Thuram is to continue playing for his country after holding talks with national coach Raymond Domenech.
Mathieu Valbuena and Karim Benzema, embroiled in a sextape scandal, were omitted from France's squad on Thursday for the games with Germany and England later this month while Hatem Ben Arfa was recalled.
France have no option but to fight back straight away after starting their Euro 2012 soccer qualifying campaign in humiliating fashion, defender Bacary Sagna said.
France plans to extend the state of emergency in place since Novembe'r's attacks on Paris for a further two months to ensure security at the Euro 2016 soccer tournament, Prime Minister Manuel Valls said on Wednesday.
Deschamps said 14 of his players were World Cup newcomers but were ready to work towards a common goal and were mentally more mature than their age.
Unlike for previous Olympics, the Paris 2024 opening ceremony will not take place in a stadium.
Netherlands' Hassan grinds out thrilling marathon gold in sprint finish
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.
2008 Olympic gold medallist shooter, Abhinav Bindra took to his official X handle and thanked Neeraj for inspiring every Indian to dream big.
Check out how India's athletes fared on Day 13, Thursday, August 8.
Julien Alfred won the women's 100 metres final to claim Saint Lucia's first-ever Olympic medal.
Nicolas Mahut and Pierre-Hugues Herbert made sure of that with a gripping doubles win that keeps France's hopes against Croatia alive in the last final to be staged in the event's traditional format.
Veteran pairing Julien Benneteau and Nicolas Mahut booked France's place in another Davis Cup final as they won the doubles to seal the champions' 3-0 victory over Spain in their World Group semi-final on Saturday.
Sachin Khilari's silver is the 11th medal from athletics at the Paralympics.
More than 700,000 Tunisians live in France, with about two thirds of them being dual nationals.
France and Spain will step up security ahead of the Champions League quarter-finals in Madrid and Paris on Tuesday and Wednesday nights, top officials said, as Islamic State threats cast a shadow over Europe's top club soccer tournament.
