France

French Ligue 1 Bordeaux director Nicolas de Tavernost has said his French television channel M6, that has almost a 100 per cent share of the club, will withdraw from football if the country’s government implements new tax laws.

The French Tennis Federation (FFT) has welcomed with "great satisfaction" a French tribunal's decision to allow it to continue with plans to expand Roland Garros, home of the French Open.

France sports minister Valerie Fourneyron has warned the country’s football clubs against strike action over the government’s controversial ‘super tax’ proposal, stating the public would not support such measures.

French Ligue 1 football club Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) has received a boost in its stadium development efforts after Paris mayor Bertrand Delanoe approved a capacity increase of the Parc des Princes following France’s staging of the 2016 UEFA European Championship.

The French Football League (LFP) has opened an ITT (invitation to tender) for parties interested in hosting the 2014 and 2015 editions of the Trophee des Champions, the annual season-opening match between the winners of Ligue 1 and the Coupe de France.

The Federation of Gay Games (FGG) has awarded the 2018 Gay Games to Paris, which beat off bids from London and Limerick.

French Football League (LFP) president Frederic Thiriez is reportedly keen to return Ligue 1 to an 18-club competition.

French Ligue 1 side Lyon has been given the green light to begin construction on its long-delayed new stadium plans.

French Football League (LFP) president Frederic Thiriez has insisted that the proposed new 75 per cent tax rate for millionaires in the country could bring about “the death of football in France”.

International Cycling Union (UCI) presidential candidate Brian Cookson is planning a meeting with Tour de France owners Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO) and leading female riders to explore the possibility of setting up a similar competition for women.

The French sports ministry has reaffirmed the country’s ban on mixed martial arts (MMA), stalling hopes that MMA events may become legal in France.

The French Cycling Federation (FFC) and its marketing agency In-Yellow have appointed marketing and media sports rights management firm, Sportfive, to exclusively market the rights of its new multidisciplinary professional cycling team.

French Football League (LFP) president Frederic Thiriez has insisted that the ongoing tax dispute with Ligue 1 club Monaco is not a personal attack on the club’s billionaire owner Dmitri Rybolovlev.

UEFA has expressed its confidence that France will be ready to stage Euro 2016 despite question marks over some of its stadium projects.

Badminton Europe today awarded France with the 2016 European Badminton Championships and the 2017 European Junior Championships.

Newly-promoted French Ligue 1 side Monaco has failed to overturn legislation that will require the club to base its main offices in France.