From: France 24 on Tue, Oct 13 2009 5:36 AM

Belgian cycling champion Frank Vandenbroucke has died at the age of 34 while staying in Senegal. During his career he achieved such classic victories as Paris-Nice stage race in 1998 and 1999.

From: France 24 on Sun, Oct 11 2009 5:59 PM

Toulouse started their European campaign with a convincing 36-17 win against the Sale Sharks. The French side’s Vincent Clerc set a new Cup record of 30 tries, beating Welshman's Dafydd James previous record.

From: France 24 on Sun, Oct 11 2009 3:59 PM

Serbia’s Novak Djokovic outlasted giant killer Marin Cilic of Croatia to clinch the China Open title. On the women's side, the reigning French Open champion, Russia's Svetlana Kuznetsova breezed to the title.

From: France 24 on Sun, Oct 11 2009 3:59 PM

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga became the first Frenchman to win the Japan Open as he outgunned Russia’s Mikhail Youzhny to win the final in straight sets (6-3, 6-3). Tsonga, 24, brings his title haul to five, including three this season.

From: France 24 on Sat, Oct 10 2009 2:50 PM

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga has defeated fellow Frenchman Gaël Monfils in the semi-finals of the Tokyo Open. The second seed will face Russia’s Mikhail Youzhny, who battled past former world number one Lleyton Hewitt.

From: France 24 on Sat, Oct 10 2009 2:50 PM

Eighth-seeded Marin Cilic has thrashed former world number one Rafael Nadal (6-1, 6-3) in the semi-finals of the China Open. The Croatian will face Serbia’s Novak Djokovic, who defeated Robin Soderling, in the final.

From: France 24 on Sat, Oct 10 2009 2:12 PM

Le Croate Marin Cilic (photo) a facilement écarté l’ancien numéro un mondial Rafael Nadal en demi-finale du tournoi de Pékin (6-1, 6-3). Il retrouvera en finale Novak Djokovic, qui a battu le Suédois Robin Soderling (6-3, 6-3).

From: France 24 on Sat, Oct 10 2009 9:48 AM

France are expected to roll over the Faroe Islands in their penultimate qualifier, but all eyes will be on the clash between group leaders Serbia and Romania. Les Bleus trail Serbia by four points in the race to qualify for the 2010 World Cup.

From: France 24 on Sat, Oct 10 2009 4:10 AM

À l’heure où la France accueille, samedi à Guingamp, les Îles Féroé, l'objectif du sélectionneur reste la tête du groupe 7. Pour y parvenir, les Bleus doivent marquer un maximum de buts... et compter sur une contre-performance serbe.

From: France 24 on Fri, Oct 09 2009 5:39 PM

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (photo) will play fellow Frenchman Gael Monfils after surviving a testing match to beat Latvia’s Ernests Gulbis 4-6 6-4 6-3. Australia's Leyton Hewitt face Russia's Mikhail Youzhny for the second place in the final.

From: France 24 on Fri, Oct 09 2009 5:39 PM

The International Olympic Committee (IOC), meeting in Copenhagen, has announced that golf and rugby union sevens will be included as sports at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

From: France 24 on Fri, Oct 09 2009 8:35 AM

Italy captain Fabio Cannavaro is due to be interviewed by the Italian Olympic Committee’s anti-doping prosecutor on Friday. The Juventus player failed a doping test after taking a medicine containing the banned substance cortisone.

From: France 24 on Fri, Oct 09 2009 6:00 AM

L’emblématique capitaine de l'équipe d'Italie, Fabio Cannavaro, a été contrôlé positif à la cortisone. Le joueur aurait subi une injection pour traiter une piqûre d'abeille. Il devra s'expliquer vendredi devant le Comité olympique italien.

From: France 24 on Wed, Oct 07 2009 11:53 AM

Togo’s campaign for the 2010 World Cup finals got off to a flying start with victory over Cameroon, but the team have since failed to secure another win. Star striker Emmanuel Adebayor explains why he thinks they can still make the cut.

From: France 24 on Wed, Oct 07 2009 11:28 AM

Alors que le Togo affronte, samedi, le Cameroun dans un match capital pour sa qualification au Mondial-2010, l’attaquant vedette des Éperviers revient sur les mauvaises performances de son équipe et sur l'éviction de son sélectionneur.

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From: France 24 on Tue, Oct 06 2009 7:09 AM

L’Union cycliste internationale (UCI) a jugé de "totalement infondées" les accusations de complaisance portées à son encontre par l'Agence française de lutte contre le dopage (AFLD), à l'égard d'Astana lors du Tour 2009.

From: France 24 on Tue, Oct 06 2009 3:21 AM

A report by France’s anti-doping agency (AFLD) accuses the International Cycling Union (UCI) of adopting a lax attitude on doping tests when it came to the Astana team of Lance Armstrong and Alberto Contador, French media say.

From: France 24 on Tue, Oct 06 2009 3:21 AM

A tendinitis in the left knee has forced France playmaker Franck Ribéry to pull out of the team to face Austria and the Faroe Islands in crucial World Cup qualifying matches.

From: France 24 on Mon, Oct 05 2009 12:47 PM

Un rapport de l’Agence française de lutte anti-dopage (AFLD) accuse l'Union cycliste internationale (UCI) de laxisme vis-à-vis d'Astana, l'équipe d'Alberto Contador, vainqueur du Tour de France 2009, et de Lance Armstrong, arrivé 3e.

From: France 24 on Sun, Oct 04 2009 6:39 PM

Frenchman Gilles Simon beat Serbian Viktor Troicki 7-5 6-3 to win the Thailand Open final on Sunday. It’s the first title this season and the sixth tournament win of his career for world number 10 Simon.