Spain will edge closer to an unexpected playoff place if they fail to beat France in their World Cup qualifier on Tuesday. ...
06:48 PM, Mar 25, 2013
Spain, England find themselves in an undignified tangle at the halfway point on the road to the World Cup in Brazil. ...
09:01 AM, Mar 25, 2013
Alba injured his leg during Friday's 1-1 draw with Finland that left Spain two points behind leader France in the group standings. ...
10:19 AM, Mar 24, 2013
After the news of a baby girl who was effectively cured of HIV in the US, a new study reports a functional cure for adults with HIV/AIDS, who were treated very early. Scientists in France said they selected 14 patients, who were treated within 10 weeks of being infected with HIV. They received treatment for three years but after that, the patients did not need antiretroviral treatment anymore. ...
07:55 AM, Mar 24, 2013
The al Qaeda-linked North African warlord Abou Zeid was killed in combat with French troops in Mali in February, France said on Saturday, ending weeks of uncertainty about whether one of the group's leading commanders was dead. ...
09:00 PM, Mar 23, 2013
Bhupathi and Nestor defeated French pair of Gasquet and Roger-Vasselin 7-6 (3), 6-3. ...
03:22 AM, Mar 23, 2013
Ex-French President Nicolas Sarkozy was placed under formal investigation on Thursday for "abuse of weakness" in a 2007 party funding case involving elderly L'Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt, the public prosecutor said. ...
10:40 AM, Mar 22, 2013
French authorities searched the Paris apartment of IMF chief Christine Lagarde on Wednesday in an investigation into her award of a 2008 arbitration payment to a businessman supporter of former president Nicolas Sarkozy, her lawyer said. ...
06:01 AM, Mar 21, 2013
The economic outlook in major industrialised economies is improving with the United States and Japan leading the way, the OECD said on Monday, adding that activity in the euro zone was also picking up. ...
03:55 AM, Mar 12, 2013
Jalabert, who won the Tour of Spain in 1995 and was world time trial champion in 1997, was on his bike when he was hit by a car. ...
11:23 PM, Mar 11, 2013
A Paris-bound Air France plane with 212 people on board was forced to return to the airport in Mumbai in the wee hours on Monday, barely 27 minutes after takeoff, due to engine dysfunction. The aircraft landed normally and all passengers were safe, the airline said even as a foreign object was found in the engine during the checks. However, AirFrance claimed that the object had nothing to do with...
08:18 PM, Mar 11, 2013
Britain's growing cycling culture has helped to globalise the sport while keeping it close to its European roots, Tour de France director Christian Prudhomme said. ...
12:13 AM, Mar 10, 2013
Tributes flowed for Totti after he converted a penalty against Genoa last Sunday to score his 225th goal to equal Gunnar Nordahl's total and became joint highest all-time scorer in Serie A history. ...
05:04 PM, Mar 07, 2013
The 40-year-old former rider declared to have used EPO, blood transfusions and cortisones from 1997 until end of his career. ...
05:13 PM, Mar 06, 2013
The French Anti-Doping Agency (AFLD) has agreed to carry out testing at the Tour de France in June. ...
10:43 PM, Feb 28, 2013
Sweden's IKEA stopped nearly all sales of meatballs at its furniture store cafeterias across Europe after tests in the Czech Republic on Monday showed some contained horsemeat. ...
06:21 AM, Feb 26, 2013
Defence Minister AK Antony said on Tuesday it was "too early" to consider the possibility of foul play in a planned $10 billion deal with France's Dassault Aviation for Rafale war planes. ...
04:53 PM, Feb 19, 2013
Serie A leader Juventus fell to a surprise 1-0 defeat at struggling Roma. ...
09:51 AM, Feb 17, 2013
French President Francois Hollande on Friday said French companies are willing to invest up to $1 billion in India, but asked New Delhi to take necessary steps to open up the market by removing obstacles. "There are always obstacles to opening markets," Hollande said addressing industry leaders in the financial capital this evening but clarified he is not meddling in the political affairs of this country. ...
09:40 AM, Feb 16, 2013
French President Francois Hollande on Friday urged India "to trust" his country's nuclear technology and extended France's support to the Indian nuclear power generation programme. ...
03:40 AM, Feb 16, 2013
