France

Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

French online betting operator Betclic has signed a three-year sponsorship deal with France’s Professional Football League (LFP).
Rugby Union
Events

Japan and Fiji have been invited to join an expanded Six Nations international rugby tournament being proposed to take place this November and December
Rugby Union
Events

World Rugby, the global governing body for rugby union, has announced that the remainder of the 2019-20 World Sevens Series has been cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic, with New Zealand awarded the…
Cycling
Events

Amaury Sports Organisation has teamed up with online cycling platform Zwift to launch the first-ever Virtual Tour de France, with professional races taking place in both men’s and women’s classifications. 
Football
Media

Production and rights agency group Mediapro has selected Amaury Média, the advertising sales agency of the Amaury Group, to market advertising for its new football-focused pay-television service in France, …
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

French Ligue 1 club Nîmes Olympique has signed a shirt sponsorship deal with medical equipment specialist Bastide Médical starting next season.
Athletics
Events

Eugene and Paris have become the latest meetings to fall off the 2020 Diamond League calendar, while organisers of the annual athletics series have announced a proposed new date for the event in Gateshead,…
Athletics
Events

Swiss federal prosecutors are targeting former European football head Michel Platini in a widening of their probe into a CHF2m ($2.1m/€2.9
Motorsport
Governance

Jean Todt has insisted that he has no desire to extend his reign as president of the International Automobile Federation (FIA) beyond the end of his current term, despite calls from within the organisation
Football
Media

French Ligue 1 club Olympique Lyonnais's television channel, OLTV, will not be available on Canal Plus platforms from July 30
Football
Media

The French Football Federation (FFF) has launched an invitation to tender for broadcast rights to the Championnat National, the third tier of club football in the country
Football
Governance

The General Assembly of the French Professional League (LFP) has voted to maintain the current structure of Ligue 1, the top football division in France, ratifying the relegation of Amiens and Toulouse
Football
Governance

The French Professional League (LFP) has voted to maintain a 20-team top division during the 2020-21 season, citing the impact on the calendar and broadcast rights contracts among its reasons for doing…
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

Branding will continue to play a major role in French utility company Veolia’s sponsorship of Ligue 1 club Olympique de Lyonnais, despite its new designation as ‘Environmental Partner’ from 2020-21 to 20…
Tennis
Events

The French Open tennis Grand Slam has been moved back one week and organisers have confirmed that fans will be allowed to attend the tournament
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

Ligue 1 club Olympique Lyonnais is still locked in negotiations over a potential stadium naming rights renewal with insurance group Groupama
Football
Media

Spanish agency and production group Mediapro has no issues with a 22-club French football top tier, it has been reported, following the decision by the country’s highest administrative court to suspend t…
Motorsport
Events

The Formula 1 season has shortened further with news that three more ‘fly away’ grands prix in Singapore, Japan, and Azerbaijan have been cancelled.