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Marseille beats Toulouse 2-1 in French league
Marseille secured a top-three finish and consolidated second place in the French league by defeating Toulouse 2-1 on Saturday, delaying Paris ...
US, Finland, Sweden win at ice hockey worlds
The United States beat France 4-2 for its fourth victory at the ice hockey world championship, while host teams Finland and Sweden also won on ...
US beats France 4-2 at ice hockey worlds
The United States beat France 4-2 Saturday to take the lead in its group at the ice hockey world championships. Stephen Gionta and Bobby Butler gave ...
New suspicious French case of SARS-related virus
France's health minister says tests on three suspected cases of a deadly new respiratory virus related to SARS are negative — but a fourth needs ...
Lille beats Reims 3-0 in French league
Lille's hopes of playing European football next season were boosted by a 3-0 win over Reims on Friday to provisionally climb to fourth place in the ...
Suicide bombers launch attacks in 2 Mali towns
Five suicide bombers carried out two simultaneous attacks on soldiers in Mali on Friday in another indication of the growing coordination of ...
3 suspected cases of SARS-related virus in France
French health officials said Friday they are investigating three suspected cases of a deadly new respiratory virus related to SARS, in people who had ...
Russia shocked by France at ice hockey worlds,
Defending world champion Russia lost to France 2-1 on Thursday in one of the biggest upsets in ice hockey history. A team stacked with NHL and KHL ...
Burkina Faso FM passes out in Turkey at briefing
The foreign minister of Burkina Faso on Thursday briefly passed out during a live televised news conference with his Turkish counterpart in Ankara, ...
PSG looking to get over nerves in title race
It seems the only thing that's been standing between Paris Saint-Germain and the French league title lately has been the team's own nerves and bad ...
French woman finds US vet's tag from World War II
A small, weathered piece of silver has finally finished its journey from a backyard in southern France to the 90-year-old U.S. veteran who lost his ...
Evian beats Lorient 4-0 to reach French Cup final
Evian put its relegation fears to one side and thrashed Lorient 4-0 to reach the French Cup final on Wednesday. Evian, which is one point away from ...
France confirms 1st case of new SARS-related virus
A 65-year-old Frenchman is hospitalized after contracting France's first case of a deadly new respiratory virus related to SARS, and French health ...
Vettel can move further ahead at Spanish GP
As the Formula One world championship heads into Europe, three-time defending champion Sebastian Vettel can strike a significant blow over rivals in ...
Help coming for Tomic after father's ban
Australian tennis authorities have rushed to ensure Bernard Tomic receives support ahead of the French Open after his father and coach was suspended ...
Leonardo provisionally suspended by French League
Paris Saint-Germain sporting director Leonardo has been provisionally suspended by the French league for his altercation with referee Alexandre Castro
Al-Qaida offshoot threatens French interests
An Algeria-based al-Qaida offshoot said in an online video on Tuesday that Muslims have an obligation to attack French interests around the world ...
French Cup semifinal postponed due to flood risk
The French Cup semifinal between Troyes and Bordeaux on Tuesday has been postponed for a week because bad weather has put the region at risk of ...
French finance chief hails easing off austerity
French Finance Minister Pierre Moscovici on Tuesday hailed the European Union's decision to grant his country more time to tackle its deficit as a ...
Societe Generale's profits fall on liability loss
Societe Generale says its net profit fell 50 percent in the first quarter of the year, as it took a 1 billion-euro ($1.3 billion) loss in reevaluating ...
France: 6 suspected Basque separatists detained
French authorities say six suspected members of Basque separatist group ETA have been detained in simultaneous police operations at three sites around ...