Pogačar aiming for fourth Tour de France victory

Lille, 5 July - Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates XRG) will be defending last year's title as the 112th Tour de France starts in Lille on Saturday. Three other Slovenians will be participating in the world's most prestigious road cycling race, …

Sarina Wiegman hints Lauren James could start against France for England’s Euro 2025 opener

ZURICH (AP) — England’s bid to retain its Women’s European Championship title has been boosted by one of its star… ZURICH (AP) — England’s bid to retain its Women’s European Championship title has been boosted by one of its star players nearing a return to …

Traffic jams and strikes: Travel in France on first summer holiday weekend

Traffic jams are forecast on key French routes this weekend, as well as busy railway stations and issues at the airports as the after-effects of the this week’s two-day strike are still being felt. We're officially into les grandes vacances - schools …

Where can I find France's €1 homes?

The practice of selling homes for €1 to attract people to remote areas is widespread in Italy - in France it's less common, but they do exist if you know where to look. There's been widespread reporting on the '€1 homes' on sale in Italy, …

Air France-KLM makes a move for SAS, to become majority shareholder 

In July 4, 2025, Air France-KLM announced its intention to increase its share of Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) in order to become the majority owner of the airline.  The airline group has already initiated the process to acquire the equity stakes. Until now, …

Your Guide To The 2025 Tour de France

Bonjour et bienvenue! The 2025 Tour de France begins Saturday in Lille. If you want to about read the rhythms of the sport, you're in luck, because we have a two-part series on that for you. If you want a preview of the three weeks of racing, you have …

Lille hosts the Grand Depart of the 112th Tour de France, with a cargo container art installation on the main drag

Almost all EU brandy is cognac produced in France, exports of which are worth 1.4 billion euros ($1.6 billion) per year

France said progress had been made

Paul Pogba opens up on emotional AS Monaco move, France comeback hopes and more

At his presentation to the media on Thursday, Paul Pogba cut a delighted and motivated figure as he shared his thoughts on a range of topics. Moving contract signing The first topic on the agenda was his emotional contract signing, which was clearly a …