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One week after a snap general election that nobody won, and two weeks before it welcomes the world for the Olympic Games, France is still without a new prime minister or government and in political chaos.As the French celebrate Bastille Day, the national 14 July holiday, the squabbling and stalemate between the three groupings that took the most…

Refresh 2024-07-12T17:56:26.446Z The race communique is now available, and Arnaud De Lie's lead-out rider, Maxim Van Gils (Lotto Dstny), was handed a 1500CHF fine and lost 60 UCI points for improper conduct: "hit with the shoulder that endangered other riders," in the final sprint in Pau.Lotto Dstny, Arkéa-B&B lead-outs collide in stage…

Refresh 2024-07-11T16:40:19.322Z The current GC standings at the Tour de France 2024A big drop for Primoz Roglič as disaster strikes on stage 12 2024-07-11T16:38:37.834Z And Evenepoel has another day in the white best young rider jersey to enjoy.(Image credit: Getty Images) 2024-07-11T16:37:50.088Z Girmay extended his green jersey lead,…

Refresh 2024-07-10T18:11:33.356Z He’s still in the game. Remco Evenepoel (Soudal-QuickStep) came through an arduous stage 11 of the Tour de France with his second place overall still intact despite losing 25 seconds to top favourites Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) and Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease A Bike). And as the Belgian pointed out,…

French Fans React To Euro Penalty Shootout Win Paving Way To Semi-finalSign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for freeSign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Spain take on France in a heavyweight battle in the first semi-final at Euro 2024, with the winner taking a place in the final in…

Instead of waking up on Monday to a country dominated by the far right, France awoke to becoming Italy, a country where only painstaking parliamentary negotiation may eventually yield a viable coalition government.France said no to Marine Le Pen’s anti-immigrant National Rally party in legislative elections, another demonstration of its…

Supporters of the left wing coalition Nouveau Front Populaire (NFP) react after the first results of the second round of France's legislative election. (Getty)France's left-wing New Popular Front coalition is leading in the second round of voting, according to exit polls.The unexpected result puts France on course for a hung parliament, with a…

Image source, OLIVIER CHASSIGNOLE/AFPImage caption, French lawyers protest after an extremist network publishes a list of "lawyers to be eliminated"Article informationAuthor, Paul KirbyRole, BBC News in Paris6 July 2024France’s rushed and sometimes violent election campaign is over, brought to an end with stark appeals from political leaders…

(Getty Images)Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for freeSign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Euro 2024’s second quarter-final is another blockbuster tie which pits 2018 World Cup winners France against 2016 European Champions Portugal. Didier Deschamps’ men have managed to reach…

A new chapter in one of Global Rugby’s great rivalries is set to begin. Argentina play host to France in a two match series, the first of which will be played in Mendoza on Saturday. It falls 75 years after intentional competition between Argentina and France began in 1949. Argentina enter the match with Felipe Contepomi now in…