Paris 2024 organisers have been working on installing the Olympic flame on the Eiffel Tower, a source with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Monday. It was not clear whether the flame would stay on the iconic monument throughout the July 26-Aug. 11 sports extravaganza. The source added that the flame would not […]
Synopsis: MI produce a clinical performance with the ball when it matters after a counter-attacking batting display to win a see-saw battle against LSG What promised to be an exciting chase ended up being a comic tragedy for Lucknow Super Giants. Having finished the league stage level on points with Chennai Super Kings, they were […]
Shubman Gill’s electrifying hundred against Mumbai Indians in IPL Qualifier 2 was hailed by former cricketers with the legendary Sunil Gavaskar calling it an innings which will be remembered for the youngster’s ability to play textbook cricketing shots in a T20 format. The 23-year-old from Punjab on Friday extended his purple patch with a 60-ball […]
The International Cricket Council has distanced itself from Ricky Ponting’s claims of “talks” within the sport’s governing body to address pay disparity in Test cricket. At the curtain raiser of the World Test Championship final earlier this month, Ponting had said that discussions were on at a very high level in the ICC to ensure […]
Cristiano Ronaldo’s first season in Saudi Arabia came to an end on Wednesday, although the star forward was absent as Al-Nassr beat Al-Fateh 3-0 to finish in second place in the league. Ronaldo, who signed for the Riyadh club in December before scoring 14 goals in 16 league games, picked up a muscle injury four […]
Speaking on Rothen S’enflamme, Rennes manager Bruno Génésio said that he “feels capable” of managing the France national team in the future. During the interview, he highlighted the work done by Didier Deschamps, whilst emphasising that the country must get behind the team ahead of this winter’s World Cup in Qatar. However, he added that, in the future, […]
According to L’Équipe, Maxence Caqueret and Houssem Aouar are set to be involved in Lyon’s squad to face Toulouse on Friday in what will be a vital match for Les Gones. Despite not training with the squad on Wednesday, the pair have been included in Peter Bosz’s squad as OL welcome Toulouse to the Groupama Stadium on […]
In an interview with L’Équipe, Folarin Balogun (21) on loan at Stade de Reims from Arsenal, said that he was unsurprised with how quickly he has adapted to Ligue 1. In his first 11 appearances for the club, he has scored six goals and registered one assist, but the Arsenal man isn’t surprised to have hit the […]
This is the latest feature in our series counting down French football’s 20 hottest properties, those most likely to feature in elite clubs’ 2023 transfer plans. Look out for the next player tomorrow and follow the run down in full here on GFFN. Football moves on quickly. So much so that Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi […]
As told to L’Équipe, FFF president Noël Le Graët has announced that he will meet with the head of French refereeing Pascal Garibian to explain that he intends to replace him. The president explained, at the end of the French FA’s executive committee today, that the intention was to change the organisation’s strategy in terms […]