France

Jonas Vinegaard says he had hoped Tadej Pogačar would let him win the penultimate stage of the Tour de France — instead, the Slovenian created history.

As Melissa Wu prepares for her fifth Olympic Games, the diving veteran reveals the change of mindset that has helped her book a ticket to Paris.

Slovenian superstar Tadej Pogačar increases his Tour de France lead on Jonas Vingegaard to all but lock up his third title.

When Jessica Mauboy's family gathered for a reunion, their family tree expanded to include one of Australia's most famous Olympians. 

The 19-year-old gymnastics star will sit out the Paris Olympics after violating the team's code of conduct by smoking and consuming alcohol in the lead-up to the Games.

Jess Fox won the hearts of a nation three years ago with her gold medal in Tokyo. Now the Australian star is aiming for much more than a solitary gold medal in Paris.

With Sam Kerr sidelined, Mary Fowler will take centre stage for the Matildas during the team's upcoming Olympic campaign.

The German former defence minister outlined the climate crisis and European Union defence cooperation as the focus for her five-year term.

Victor Campenaerts has praised his girlfriend as "the hero in this story" after winning a three-way sprint finish to claim stage 18 of the Tour de France.

The remains of 70 Australian WWI soldiers found in a mass grave at Fromelles are still to be identified. On the anniversary of the bloody battle they died in, a volunteer organisation is asking for help and DNA to give them back their names. 

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is pushing for a reduction to the animal's protection status, while France has reported its first population drop in nearly 10 years.

Pacific leaders are ramping up pressure on France over tensions in New Caledonia, pressing Paris to allow a "high-level" Pacific delegation to visit the troubled territory before a critical regional meeting next month.

Three separate incidents have struck Paris less than 10 days before the start of the Olympic Games, heightening security fears as France gears into a high state of alert.

Australian Olympian Cecil Healy was the epitome of fair play, though his life was cut short in the most unfair way imaginable in the killing fields of World War I. He remains Australia's only Olympic gold medallist to be killed in action. Now, he has been honoured by the Australian Olympic Committee.

Australian swimming star Ariarne Titmus has said she has had her best preparation for any swimming meet ahead of the Paris Olympic Games. 

Simone Biles is back as the one to beat at the Paris 2024 Olympics. A new documentary looks at her journey to the games, which start at the end of this month — including the aftermath of *that* Tokyo 2020 vault.

Richard Carapaz has climbed his way to history, becoming the first Ecuadorian to win a stage at the Tour de France by taking honours on stage 17.

Daily water quality tests in early June indicated unsafe levels of E. coli bacteria in the famous French river, before recent improvements.

The former French prime minister has been appointed to a 'caretaker government', responsible for running the Paris Olympic Games next week.

Chelsea defender Wesley Fofana has described a video his club teammate Enzo Fernandez posted to social media after the Copa America final as "uninhibited racism".

Kylian Mbappé has finally put on a Real Madrid jersey, fulfilling his childhood dream in front of a packed Santiago Bernabeu Stadium.

Jasper Philipsen has sprinted to victory during Tuesday's 16th stage of the Tour de France, a 189-kilometre flat ride from Gruissan to Nimes.

The mayor of Paris and other politicians will dive into the Seine to prove the water is safe for Olympic swimming events.

Joining France's Bastille Day military parade, hundreds of people have carried the Olympic torch through Paris ahead of the Olympic Games.

World Aquatics is aiming to avoid a repeat of the controversy surrounding the Olympics in Tokyo by subjecting China's swimming stars to increased doping tests ahead of the Paris Games.