Competitive sport

29/04/2013 - France

International Cycling Union to cooperate fully with French anti-doping body at Tour de France

The International Cycling Union has agreed to fully cooperate with the French anti-doping body at this year's Tour de France.

27/01/2013 - France

French skipper wins Vendée Globe in record time

Frenchman François Gabart, has become the youngest winner ever of the round-the-world Vendée Globe solo sailing race in record time.

18/01/2013 - France - United States - Tour de France

Too little, too late: widespread anger over Lance Armstrong’s doping admission

Critics and former teammates of the disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong have been unanimously critical of Armstrong’s admission that he took performance-enhancing drugs to win his seven Tour ...

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18/04/2012 - World news explained

Row over Bahrain hosting Formula One Grand Prix

Amnesty International says Bahrain has failed to deliver on promises of political reform after a deadly crackdown last year.

11/02/2012 - Sports Insight

US's NCAA trains athletes from around the world

Like hundreds of world-class sportswomen and men, Ciaran O'Lionaird has enjoyed the incredible facilities offered by US universities.

21/11/2011 - France

Nadal slams Yannick Noah's comments on doping in Spanish sport

Spanish sport’s stars have reacted angrily to comments made by French tennis legend Yannick Noah in a newspaper over the weekend in which he said doping was widespread in Spanish sport.