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| France wins Olympic gold in women’s handball |
| Sun, 08 Aug 2021 07:28:59 GMT |
| France claimed their first Olympic women’s handball title, beating the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) team 30-25 in the final at the Tokyo Games on Sunday. |
| France beats Denmark to win Olympic gold in men's handball |
| Sat, 07 Aug 2021 13:36:48 GMT |
| France became the first country to claim the Olympic men's handball title for a third time after a thrilling 25-23 win over 2016 gold medallists Denmark in the final on Saturday. |
| France eyes Olympic handball gold as both women and men advance to finals |
| Sat, 07 Aug 2021 01:25:18 GMT |
| France stormed into their second consecutive women’s Olympic handball final with a 29-27 victory over Sweden on Friday to set up a Rio title round rematch with the Russians, who beat Norway 27-26 in their semi-final at the Yoyogi National Stadium. |
| Tokyo Olympic Games: French women's handball team beats Sweden to reach final |
| Fri, 06 Aug 2021 10:38:27 GMT |
| French women's handball team did a strong performance against Sweden to reach the finals of the Olympics. France 24's Sports Editor Simon Harding tells us more about some big races coming, with the men and women's four-by-100 meter relays. |
| Tokyo Olympics: French handball and basketball teams will try to reach the finals |
| Fri, 06 Aug 2021 09:52:47 GMT |
| The all-conquering US women's basketball team outclassed Serbia to reach their seventh consecutive Olympic final on Friday as American sprint great Allyson Felix set her sights on track and field history. Elsewhere on day 14 of the Tokyo Games, Poland's Dawid Tomala won an astonishing 50km walk gold despite only completing the distance once before and Cuban heavyweight Julio la Cruz triumphed in the boxing ring. With less than three days of competition before Sunday's closing ceremony, China top the medals table on 34 golds, with the United States four behind and host nation Japan third on 22. Double-doubles from Breanna Stewart and Brittney Griner led six-time defending champions the USA to a 79-59 win against Serbia, setting up a final against Japan or France. France 24's Sports editor Simon Harding tells us more. |
| Tokyo Olympics: French handball team reaches final in sensational performance against Egypt |
| Thu, 05 Aug 2021 10:30:57 GMT |
| US athletes currently trail China in top honors, but they have the most overall medals. French athletes have brought home 25 medals including six gold medals, but they are hoping for more as French handball team has now qualified for the finals. France 24's Simon Harding tells us more. |
| Rémi Feutrier, head of Japan's handball team and social networks heavyweight |
| Mon, 26 Jul 2021 15:11:59 GMT |
| Now to Japan, where the Tokyo Olympics open in a few days. Just before entering his bio-secure bubble, one of the athletes spoke to us about his appearance on the world’s biggest sporting stage. Born in France, Rémi Feutrier is the captain of the Japanese Olympic handball team. Although he plays a minor sport, he is a social media star in Japan and, as we discover, has a keen sense of humour. A report by Constantin Simon, Aruna Popuri, Ryusuke Murata and Justin McCurry. |
| Protests in Brussels and Budapest make headlines |
| Mon, 17 Dec 2018 13:59:58 GMT |
| IN THE PAPERS – Monday, 17.12.2018: With "Yellow Vest" protests in France slowing down, we're turning our attention to the violent, far-right protest in Brussels over the UN migrant pact. We're also covering the rallies in Hungary to stop labour reforms, something the opposition is calling the "slave law." And we tell you how France's female handball team had their supporters on the edge of their seats on Sunday night for their victory in the European championship. |
| France beat Russia to win women's European handball gold |
| Sun, 16 Dec 2018 18:32:52 GMT |
| France's handball world champions edged Russia 24-21 during a tense final in Paris on Sunday to win the women's European championship in front of a delighted home crowd. |
| Handball: France beat Croatia to advance to European championship semis |
| Wed, 24 Jan 2018 23:59:31 GMT |
| World champions France, Spain and Sweden qualified for the European handball championship semi-finals as holders Germany and hosts Croatia were knocked out after dramatic final games in the tournament's main round on Wednesday. |
| French footballer Antoine Griezmann in hot water over 'blackface' |
| Tue, 19 Dec 2017 09:15:24 GMT |
| IN THE FRENCH PAPERS - Tuesday, December 19: French international footballer Antoine Griezmann finds himself in hot water after donning the "blackface" for a party. Also, the French government prepares for its hot-button immigration bill to be debated next year, all this while Emmanuel Macron tries to lure Brexit bankers to Paris. Finally, find out how the French women's handball team celebrated their world championship win! |
| French women defeat Norway to win handball world title |
| Mon, 18 Dec 2017 17:06:17 GMT |
| France took the women's handball world title from Norway with a 23-21 victory over the previous champions in Sunday's final in Hamburg. |
| Triumph for French women's handball team: All hail 'The Fighters' |
| Mon, 18 Dec 2017 10:41:23 GMT |
| FRENCH PAPERS - Monday, Dec. 18, 2017: Le Figaro proclaims "the golden age of French handball" after the French women's team beat titleholders Norway to be crowned world champions for the second time. Papers are less impressed by the French president's latest televised interview and by the government's treatment of migrants, which one aid worker calls "torture." Plus, the homeless man who found and took €300,000 from Charles de Gaulle airport is still on the run! |
| France defeat Norway to win sixth handball world title |
| Sun, 29 Jan 2017 19:00:17 GMT |
| France won the handball world championships for a sixth time on Sunday with a 33-26 victory in which they came from behind against Norway, who made the hosts sweat by leading for most of the first half. |
| Defending champs France head to seventh world handball final |
| Fri, 27 Jan 2017 06:41:40 GMT |
| Defending champions France defeated Slovenia 31-25 on Thursday to reach the final of the world handball championships and get to within touching distance of a sixth major international title. |
| 'Penelopegate: A blow to right-wing French presidential candidate Fillon' |
| Thu, 26 Jan 2017 10:04:11 GMT |
| FRENCH PAPERS - Thurs. 26.01.17: Papers react to the final debate of the left-wing primaries between Manuel Valls and Benoît Hamon. Le Figaro writes that whoever wins on Sunday will face fierce competition from other left-wing candidates, including Emmanuel Macron and Jean-Luc Mélenchon. Also, conservative candidate François Fillon faces a backlash following allegations that he created a fictitious job for his wife, with L'Opinion warning this could hurt his chances of becoming president. |
| 'The left is searching for ideas' |
| Wed, 11 Jan 2017 09:35:23 GMT |
| FRENCH PAPERS - Weds. 11.01.17: As the seven candidates in the left-wing primary get ready for their first televised debate tomorrow night, many papers wonder what direction the left is going in. Meanwhile, conservative presidential candidate François Fillon spoke to the press yesterday and defended his programme against criticism. |
| Rio 2016: birds-eye view of Olympic venues |
| Wed, 03 Aug 2016 09:53:59 GMT |
| 2016-08-03 11:43 Rio 2016: birds-eye view of Olympic venues |
| France win record fifth world handball title |
| Sun, 01 Feb 2015 18:24:36 GMT |
| France became the first team in handball history to win five world championships when they beat surprise finalists Qatar 25-22 on Sunday. |
| Hollande's lost bet |
| Tue, 28 Jan 2014 06:42:43 GMT |
| FRENCH PRESS – Tues. 28/01/14: Unemployment is the main topic in the French press today. The number of jobseekers increased in December, meaning that President François Hollande failed to make good on his promise to turn the unemployment curve around by the end of 2013. |
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