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Tour de France steps up fight against motorised doping

The Tour de France and cycling's governing body, the UCI, are taking steps to verify that riders are not cheating by using bikes that have hidden motors.

23/07/2018

France

French Interior Minister "I was never informed" over the security advisor scandal

Gerard Collomb attended a hearing at the National Assembly's committee on Monday over the case of President Emmanuel Macron's security adviser, Benalla, who's been indicted for hitting demonstrators

23/07/2018

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France: Why the Benalla scandal is controversial for Macron

As French President Emmanuel Macron's aide scandal deepens, Euronews explains why it is particularly controversial for the French executive.

22/07/2018

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Danish sprinter Magnus Cort Nielsen wins Stage 15 of the Tour

The Astana rider comfortably beat Spain's Ion Izagirre and Dutchman Bauke Mollema, who were second and third.

22/07/2018

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Hanging by a thread: Tightrope walker achieves 35m high stunt in Paris

French tightrope walker completed on Saturday (July 21) a stunt on a cord hanging 35 metres from the ground at Paris' picturesque Montmartre hill.

22/07/2018

France

French president's aggressive bodyguard sparks first government scandal

Alexandre Benalla, who heads Presidential Emmnauel Macron's security detail, was filmed hitting a young man and abusing a young woman on a street in Paris in front of police officers.

22/07/2018

France

Spain's Fraile wins Tour de France stage 14

Spain's Fraile wins Tour de France stage 14, while Team Sky's Geraint Thomas keeps the yellow jersey.

21/07/2018

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Peter Sagan keeps the green jersey

A late but perfectly timed sprint finish helped Peter Sagan to his third stage victory of this year's Tour de France at Stage 13

20/07/2018

France

Eight views on the race debate raging over France's World Cup winners

No sooner had France’s hangover from its World Cup-winning celebrations cleared than another headache reared its head.

20/07/2018

France

France: Macrons aide is fired

It's after President Emmanuel Macron's head of his personal security, posed as a police officer while off duty and was seen dragging a woman away from a protest and later beating a demonstrator in Paris 1 May

20/07/2018

France

The boys from the banlieues: Where France's World Cup dream began

France's World Cup win is inspiring pride in Paris' gritty suburbs, where many of the country's football players honed their game. Euronew's Anelise Borges went to the banlieue where it all began.

19/07/2018

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Tour de France: Geraint Thomas keeps the yellow jersey

The Welshman came out tops in a five-man sprint finish after climbing up the imposing Alpe d'Huez

19/07/2018

France

Scandal surrounds Macron security aide

One of the president's security aides, Alexandre Benalla, was caught on camera striking a May Day protester, says an investigation by Le Monde newspaper.

19/07/2018

France

Airbus BelugaXL: What you need to know about the 'whale in the sky'

Airbus is making a splash with the design for the latest version of its Beluga transport airplane. The brand new BelugaXL (Airbus A330-700L) was unveiled in Toulouse, France with a very special paint job.

19/07/2018

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Geraint Thomas has grabbed yellow jersey after winning stage 11

Thomas now has a one minute 25 second lead over second-placed Chris Froome in the General Standings of the Tour de France

18/07/2018

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Alaphilippe claims victory in stage 10 as Tour de France enters the Alps

The first alpine stage of this year's Tour de France saw Frenchman Julien Alaphilippe come home first, while Greg Van Avermaet retained the yellow jersey with a fourth place finish in Le Grand Bornand.

17/07/2018

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Fans welcome their World Cup champions on the Champs Elysees

The French football team players were welcomed as heroes by thousands of fans gathered on the Champs Elysees on Monday.

17/07/2018

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Les Bleus touch down in Paris for victory parade

France's soccer team touched down at Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris on Monday (July 16) ahead of a victory parade down the Champs Elysees in front of crowds who queued to welcome the World Cup heros.

16/07/2018

France

Puns in Paris as metro stations renamed to toast World Cup win

Paris, home to some of the world’s biggest artists over time, has been at its creative best to celebrate France’s World Cup win.

16/07/2018

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Macron brings wounded soldier into French dressing room

French president was animated during the game, but took time to console the losers and make one wounded soldier very happy.

16/07/2018

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Germany's Degenkolb takes Tour stage nine

John Degenkolb won a dramatic stage 9 of the Tour de France, outsprinting yellow jersey holder Greg Van Avermaet late on.

15/07/2018

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Fireworks at Eiffel Tower celebrate Bastille Day

France capped its Bastille Day celebrations on Saturday (July 14) with a firework display over the Eiffel Tower, a day before French soccer team face Croatia for the World Cup final.

15/07/2018

France

What do the French like and dislike about their country?

On the day France celebrates all things French we were out on the streets of Paris to ask people what they loved and loathed about their own country.

14/07/2018

Sport

Tour de France: Dylan Groenewegen doubles up on stage eight

Dylan Groenewegen snatched his second win in a row on the Tour de France when he prevailed in awe-inspiring fashion in a bunch sprint at the end of the eighth stage on Saturday.

14/07/2018

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President Macron leads military parade for Bastille Day

Fighter planes flew over Paris and thousands of troops paraded down the Champs-Elysees as France celebrated Bastille Day on Saturday.

14/07/2018

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France celebrates Bastille Day

France celebrates Bastille Day

14/07/2018