France

Oct 23, 2019 12:10
PARIS: The French courts have delivered a significant ruling in favour of Qatari broadcaster beIN Sports in its ongoing geo-political battle around sports rights that it has been waging against Saudi state-supported pirate channel beoutQ.
Mar 30, 2019 13:03
PARIS: LFP, the governing body of football in France, has made a strong pitch for Indian investment in football in the country in leagues such as the Ligue 1 on the lines of what Chinese firms have done. The development comes days after Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint Germain expressed a strong interest in investing in the Indian market.
Oct 27, 2018 14:10
ZURICH: FIFA, the apex governing body of world football, announced a number of crucial decisions taken for the development of the game globally, following its eighth council meeting in Rwanda on Friday.
Sep 25, 2018 12:09
PARIS: France Football Magazine, famous for handing out the Ballon D’Or every year to the best male footballers in the world has announced that for the first time in history, it will be doing the same for women’s football starting this year.  
Sep 12, 2018 15:09
LONDON: FIFPro, the player’s representative body in world football has nominated as many as seven players from France’s FIFA World Cup 2018 winning team in the list of 55 professional footballers out of which the FIFPro’s World XI 2018 will be selected. 
Jun 15, 2018 15:06
MARSEILLE: Formula 1 has announced the F1 Marseille Festival, which will mark the sport’s return to France after a decade.  The fan fest will be held alongside the Formula 1 Pirelli Grand Prix de France 2018 from the 22nd to 24th of June in the city. 
Nov 16, 2017 12:11
LONDON: The World Rugby Council has awarded Rugby World Cup 2023 to France, which was selected following two rounds of voting during its interim meeting here. France received 24 votes to South Africa’s 15 in the final round of voting. In the first round, France received 18 votes to South Africa’s 13 and Ireland’s eight.