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Villa edge Maccabi Tel Aviv in fraught Europa League match
AFP, Published on 07/11/2025
» PARIS - Aston Villa beat Maccabi Tel Aviv 2-0 in the Europa League on Thursday in a match dominated by tight security measures in Birmingham with travelling fans barred over safety concerns.
England clinch 2026 World Cup qualification, Portugal forced to wait
AFP, Published on 15/10/2025
» PARIS - Harry Kane scored twice as England thrashed Latvia 5-0 on Tuesday to secure qualification for the 2026 World Cup, while Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal were forced to wait to clinch their spot at the finals after being held by Hungary.
Pro-Palestinian protests rock Spain's Vuelta cycling race
AFP, Published on 04/09/2025
» MADRID - Spain's premier cycling race, La Vuelta, has been shaken by pro-Palestinian protests which riders believe have put them at risk and threaten to derail the event.
Thais and French unite to promote sports, friendship
Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 16/05/2024
» Thailand and France will co-host an event in Bangkok promoting people-to-people ties through the Olympic Games, which will be held in Paris this year.
For Iranian refugees, French wine harvest part of anti-government 'struggle'
AFP, Published on 03/10/2023
» SAINT-MEARD-DE-GURCON, France - Swapping their state-enforced veils for T-shirts reading "life" and "liberty", a group of Iranian women who have fled to France now help make wine that traces its roots back to ancient Persia.
Three charged over Wimbledon climate protests
AFP, Published on 07/07/2023
» LONDON - London police on Friday charged three people with aggravated trespass over two incidents at the Wimbledon tennis tournament, when climate protesters interrupted play and scattered jigsaw pieces on the court.
France, England in World Cup spotlight after Messi helps Argentina into quarters
AFP, Published on 04/12/2022
» DOHA - France's bid to retain the World Cup continues against Poland on Sunday, while England's pursuit of a first major trophy in 56 years will be tested by African champions Senegal.
England launch bid for World Cup glory after Qatar slump to defeat
AFP, Published on 21/11/2022
» DOHA: European heavyweights England and the Netherlands launch their World Cup campaigns on Monday as the tournament in Qatar shifts into a higher gear after a dispiriting defeat for the hosts.
England and Netherlands jet into Qatar as Infantino calls for football focus
AFP, Published on 16/11/2022
» DOHA: England and the Netherlands became the first World Cup heavyweights to touch down in Qatar on Tuesday as FIFA president Gianni Infantino again urged teams to focus on the football.
World Cup countdown enters final week as focus sharpens on Qatar
AFP, Published on 14/11/2022
» DOHA - The week-long countdown to the World Cup in Qatar began on Monday as the world's leading footballers focused their attention on one of the most controversial tournaments in history.