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International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach has confirmed that the governing body’s Executive Board has “unanimously approved” the award of the 2024 and 2028 summer Olympics at the same time.

French media company Vivendi has had its €2.36bn ($2.78bn) takeover bid for the Havas agency accepted, stating the deal marks a “major milestone” in its efforts to become a global leader in content, media and communication.

France’s President, Emmanuel Macron, has thrown his support behind the country’s bid for the 2023 Rugby World Cup and has provided the state backing necessary for the Stade de France to remain the centrepiece of the tournament, according to L’Équipe.

Paris 2024 has hailed further backing for its effort to host the summer Olympic and Paralympic Games with the European Parliament, the legislative arm of the European Union, coming out in support of the bid.

Tony Estanguet, co-president of Paris’s bid to host the 2024 summer Olympic and Paralympic Games, has refused to accept that the city is the favourite to be awarded the 2024 edition of the event.

Organisers of France’s bid for the 2023 Rugby World Cup have shed three venues from their original masterplan for the national team tournament and have rejected concerns over the Stade de France’s role as the centrepiece of the event.

French Top 14 rugby union club Stade Toulousain has signed a long-term deal with Infront Sports & Media for the agency to market its sponsorship, hospitality, media and digital rights.

France’s highest appeals court has upheld a ruling that ordered tycoon Bernard Tapie to repay €404m ($449m) to the state in a legal saga dating back to the sale of his stake in sportswear giant Adidas in 1993.

France’s newly-elected President, Emmanuel Macron, threw his weight behind Paris’ bid to secure the 2024 summer Olympic and Paralympic Games as the International Olympic Committee (IOC) concluded its visit to the capital today (Tuesday).

Paris bid leaders have maintained they are firmly focused on securing the 2024 summer Olympic and Paralympic Games over the potential option of the 2028 edition, as it was confirmed that the senior bid team is set to remain in place should the French capital land the multi-sport showpiece.

Patrick Baumann, the head of the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) Evaluation Commission for the 2024 summer Olympics, has hailed Los Angeles for its “excellent proposal” to stage the Games.

French media company Vivendi has made a takeover offer worth €2.36bn ($2.57bn) for the Havas agency.

Giovanni Malagò has been re-elected as president of the Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI), while his counterpart at the French National Olympic and Sports Committee (CNOSF), Denis Masseglia, will serve a third term in office after seeing off rival candidates.

The International Ski Federation (FIS) has announced that four bids will compete for the hosting rights to its two showpiece events in 2023.

French prosecutors have joined their compatriots in the United States and Switzerland in opening an investigation into the bidding process that saw Russia and Qatar land the hosting rights to the 2018 and 2022 Fifa World Cups, according to multiple reports.

The French capital of Paris has today (Friday) been awarded hosting rights to the 2020 edition of the European Athletics Championships.