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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 ...

Row over Bahrain hosting Formula One Grand Prix
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.

US's NCAA trains athletes from around the world
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.

Football's Euro 2012 qualifiers
19/11/2011 - Sports Insight

Football's Euro 2012 qualifiers

We look at the final four qualifiers for next summer's Euro 2012.

23/10/2011 - Rugby World Cup

All Blacks beat France in Rugby World Cup ... but only just

New Zealand beat France in Sunday’s Rugby World Cup final but their 8-7 win was the result of a better-then-expected showing by les Bleus.

21/08/2011 - South Korea

Bolt, Tamgho, Rudisha head for South Korea's World Athletics Championships

The World Athletics Championships gets under way on 27 August in Daegu, South Korea.

Gay and Lesbian Sports Championships in the Netherlands
06/08/2011 - Sports Insight

Gay and Lesbian Sports Championships in the Netherlands

In this edition of Sports Insight, RFI's Daniel Brown heads to Rotterdam for the European Gay and Lesbian Sports Championships.

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