France
Stadia

The French Rugby Federation (FFR) has today (Thursday) signed an agreement for the Stade de France to remain as the home of showpiece rugby union fixtures in the country, with the deal set to lead to renovation…
Basketball
Governance

Former NBA team executive David Kahn has outlined the “huge project” in store after he was approved as the owner of a new basketball club in Paris.
Hockey
Events

The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has announced that France, Japan, Malaysia and Spain will host finals events next year for its new Hockey Series competition
Rugby Union
Events

World Rugby has announced that France will host a new qualifying tournament for next year’s World Cup in Japan.
Multi-sport
Events

The organising committees of the Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024 summer Olympic and Paralympic Games have today (Wednesday) signed a Memorandum of Understanding, through which the two organisations will cooperate…
Multi-sport
Events

Paris 2024 has continued preparations for the summer Olympic and Paralympic Games by forming two new committees dedicated to financial control and ethics.

Basketball
Business

Euroleague Basketball has today (Thursday) confirmed expansion plans for its club competitions, with two-year licenses being granted to teams in Germany and France.

Football
Stadia

French Ligue 1 football club Montpellier has revealed plans for a new stadium as part of what is claimed to be an unprecedented agreement between public and private entities.

Football
Business

Uefa, football’s European governing body, will review a decision by investigators that French Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain complied with Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules.

Rugby Union
Events

Sebastien Chabal, the iconic former France rugby union national team star, has been appointed chairman of a new players’ committee that has been established for the 2023 Rugby World Cup.

Equestrian
Events

The International Equestrian Federation (FEI) has awarded hosting rights for the finale of the 2018-19 Driving World Cup to the French city of Bordeaux.

Golf
Business

Golf’s Ladies European Tour (LET) has revealed the Kempferhof Golf Resort near to Strasbourg in France will host the 2019 edition of its European Ladies Open.

Multi-sport
Events

The International Olympic Committee has praised Paris for its commitment to staging the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games in line with Olympic Agenda 2020 principles as the body concluded its first visit to the French capital since it was awarded the hosting rights.

Multi-sport
Stadia

The organisers of the 2024 summer Olympics in Paris have scaled back construction plans for the Games in response to concerns expressed by the French government’s financial inspectors that they were facing a potential overspend of up to €500m ($616m).

Rugby Union
Events

World Rugby has today (Wednesday) announced that Australia, England, France, New Zealand, Portugal and Wales have confirmed their intention to bid for the 2021 Women’s World Cup.

Equestrian
Stadia

Versailles has been confirmed as the venue for equestrian events at the 2024 summer Olympic and Paralympic Games, despite strong lobbying from the French Equestrian Federation (FFE) for an alternative location.

Football

French Ligue 1 football team Saint-Etienne has revealed that it has ended discussions with US investment fund Peak6 over a possible takeover of the club.

Football
Business

French Ligue 1 football club Paris Saint-Germain has opened a new office in New York in a move designed to further grow its brand in North America.