From: France 24 on Sun, Sep 20 2009 2:17 AM

Disputed South African world champion Caster Semenya took gender tests before the Berlin World Championship according to South African athletics top officials. The results are not yet known.

From: France 24 on Fri, Sep 18 2009 6:16 PM

Defending champions Spain closed in on a seventh Davis Cup final while the Czech Republic take a 2-0 lead over Croatia in their Davis Cup semi-final.

From: France 24 on Wed, Sep 16 2009 9:39 PM

Flavio Briatore, the head of the Renault F1 team, and his director of engineering have sensationally resigned amid allegations of race-fixing at last year’s Singapore Grand Prix, Renault said in a statement on Wednesday.

From: France 24 on Wed, Sep 16 2009 6:24 PM

Formula One’s international ruling body, the FIA, has selected Lotus as the 13th team for the next racing season following BMW's decision to withdraw from the competition.

From: France 24 on Tue, Sep 15 2009 4:53 AM

En 1993, l’actuel entraîneur de l'OM, Didier Deschamps, appartenait à l'équipe marseillaise qui avait terrassé le Milan AC en finale de la Coupe d'Europe des clubs champions. Mardi, les deux clubs se retrouvent en Ligue des champions.

From: France 24 on Tue, Sep 15 2009 4:44 AM

Argentine Juan Martin del Potro (photo) beat five-time defending champion Roger Federer (3-6, 7-6, 4-6, 7-6, 6-2) on Monday to win his first US Open title in a sensational match lasting over four hours.

From: France 24 on Mon, Sep 14 2009 2:49 AM

L'équipe de France de volley a été battue en finale du championnat d’Europe par la Pologne (29-27, 25-21, 16-25, 26-24), dimanche à Izmir. La Bulgarie a pris la troisième place en battant la Russie 3 à 0.

From: France 24 on Mon, Sep 14 2009 2:19 AM

Belgian Kim Clijsters defeated Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark 7-5, 6-3 to win the US Open title. Clijsters, aged 26, became the first mother to win a grand slam crown since Evonne Goolagong triumphed at Wimbledon in 1980.

From: France 24 on Mon, Sep 14 2009 2:19 AM

Roger Federer advanced to the US Open final, and his 16th Grand Slam final, on Sunday by defeating Serbian fourth seed Novak Djokovic 7-6 (7/3), 7-5, 7-5. He described his penultimate point as the "greatest shot" of this career.

From: France 24 on Sun, Sep 13 2009 4:00 AM

Belgium’s Kim Clijsters qualified on Saturday for the US Open women's final, beating American Serena Williams. Clijsters will play Denmark's Caroline Wozniacki, who was victorious against Belgium's Yanina Wickmayer.

From: France 24 on Sat, Sep 12 2009 4:43 AM

Usain Bolt is to make a last appearance at the World Athletic Finals in Greece and will not run in Korea or China due to "fatigue". Bolt has run nine 200m, fifteen 100m and 150 exhibition races since the beginning of the year.

From: France 24 on Sat, Sep 12 2009 4:43 AM

Force India’s Andrian Sutil (pictured) set the quickest time in the second free practice for the Monza Grand Prix. French rookie Romain Grosjean came in second.

From: France 24 on Sat, Sep 12 2009 3:14 AM

L'équipe de France de basket a atomisé la Macédoine en match de poule (83-57), sa quatrième victoire en quatre matchs, pour valider mathématiquement son ticket pour les quarts de finale de l’Euro-2009.

From: France 24 on Fri, Sep 11 2009 4:36 PM

Renault is launching a criminal investigation against Nelson Piquet Jr. (photo) and his father after they accused the team of race-fixing during the 2008 Singapore GP so his teammate Fernando Alonso could win.

From: France 24 on Fri, Sep 11 2009 6:30 AM

Alex Ferguson has spoken out to defend Manchester United’s conduct in the signing of the young player Paul Pogba and deny claims from the midfielder's former club Le Havre that United had paid the 16-year-old's parents.

From: France 24 on Fri, Sep 11 2009 5:56 AM

Alex Ferguson a fermement démenti les allégations du club du Havre qui accuse Manchester United d’avoir offert des compensations financières à la famille d'un jeune joueur de 16 ans qu'il souhaitait intégrer dans son équipe.

From: France 24 on Thu, Sep 10 2009 4:18 AM

France’s hopes of qualification for the World Cup are still alive after a hard-fought 1-1 draw in Serbia, despite being reduced to ten men early in the game. Serbia have now moved to within three points of qualification.

From: France 24 on Wed, Sep 09 2009 10:04 AM

Defending US Open champion Serena Williams will play comeback queen Kim Clijsters (picture) on Thursday for a place in the final. Both players sailed through their quarter-finals in straight sets.

From: France 24 on Wed, Sep 09 2009 10:04 AM

World number two Andy Murray (photo) played a poor match against Croatian Marin Cilic, ending with a 7-5, 6-2, 6-2 defeat. Rafael Nadal, back confidently from injury, moved into the quarter-finals after beating Frenchman Gael Monfils.

From: France 24 on Wed, Sep 09 2009 9:35 AM

En demi-finale de l’US Open, la tenante du titre, l'Américaine Serena Williams, sera opposée à la Belge Kim Clijsters (photo), ex-retraitée des courts, qui dispute à New York sont premier tournoi du Grand Chelem depuis plus de deux ans.