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Paris St Germain's (PSG) signing of Lionel Messi has sparked a debate over the effectiveness of UEFA's Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules, which were designed to curb excessive spending but have been relaxed in the last year due to the…

Lionel Messi dashed any thoughts of him taking it easy in his later years as he set his sights on leading new club Paris St Germain (PSG) to its first Champions League title at his presentation in France on Wednesday. Messi, 34, had agreed…

People in France will need to show a health pass from Monday to enjoy usually routine activities such as sipping a coffee in a café or intercity travel, despite large scale protests against the plan. President Emmanuel Macron has…

Kevin Durant scored 29 points to lead Team USA to a decisive 95-81 victory against Spain in the men's basketball event at the Saitama Super Arena on Tuesday, earning a ticket to the semi-finals at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Team USA were…

D'Tigress of Nigeria were outclassed by France in its second group basketball game, losing 87-62 to put Nigeria’s hopes of reaching the quarterfinals out of their hands at the ongoing Tokyo 2020 Olympics in Japan. D'Tigress have lost its…

The South Africa under-23 Tokyo Olympics football team suffered a heartbreaking 4-3 defeat to France at the Saitama Stadium on Sunday. The match was goalless at half-time after the South Africans missed a penalty. However, the Africans…

A French Mirage warplane crashed in an uninhabited area of central Mali on Tuesday after suffering a technical malfunction, but its two crew ejected and were quickly recovered, the French army said.The plane was carrying out surveillance…

Spanish footballer Sergio Ramos has signed for Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) on a two-year contract after leaving Real Madrid as a free agent. Ramos left Real Madrid upon the expiry of his contract in June after 16 years at the club, during…

Switzerland's Yann Sommer saved France striker Kylian Mbappe's penalty to secure a 5-4 shootout win over the world champions following a thrilling 3-3 draw after extra time at the National Arena in Bucharest to reach the Euro 2020…

France and Portugal played out a thrilling 2-2 draw in Budapest as Karim Benzema and Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice each, with France securing top spot in EURO 2020 Group F while Portugal still qualified for the last 16 as one of four best…