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The Latest Breaking News from France

Portugal XI vs France: Starting lineup, confirmed team news, injuries

Roberto Martinez names his team for today’s Euro 2024 quarter-final

Evening Standard

'His name is Markos Cavendishopoulos': Inside the Greek plan to deliver Mark Cavendish's Tour de France record

The sprinter's coach, Vasilis Anastopoulos, reveals all about the six months that led to a successful 'Project 35'

Cycling Weekly

How Mark Cavendish broke Eddy Merckx's all-time Tour de France stage win record

Quick thinking, good decisions deliver magic 35th stage victory

Cycling News

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Euro 2024 power rankings: how the teams in the last 16 shaped up

The Dutch are the big movers after a return to form while France, England and Portugal have plenty to think about

The Guardian - UK

The Carlos Alcaraz habit that can help deliver another Wimbledon crown

The Spaniard, who faces Frances Tiafoe in the third round, eased through on No 1 Court with a familiar skill, despite the Australian’s grit in a competitive first set

The Independent UK

Alcaraz Marches On At Wimbledon As Osaka Returns To Centre Court

Carlos Alcaraz raced into the Wimbledon third round on Wednesday to set up a mouth-watering duel with fellow crowd-pleaser Frances Tiafoe as Japanese superstar Naomi Osaka returned to Centre Court for the first time in five years.

International Business Times

Cavendish claims solo Tour stage record with 35th win

Mark Cavendish has won a record-breaking 35th career Tour de France stage at the age of 39, moving clear of Belgian legend Eddy Merckx.

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Cavendish breaks nearly 50-year-old record for most career Tour de France stage wins

British sprinter Mark Cavendish on Wednesday secured his 35th Tour de France stage win, breaking Belgian legend Eddy Merckx’s 1975 record for most individual stage wins.

France 24

‘The teachers would refer to boys, girls – and you’: trans philosopher Paul B Preciado on reinventing Orlando

He was mentored by Jacques Derrida, and his memoir about taking hormones broke new ground. Now, Preciado’s radical cinematic riff on Virginia Woolf’s novel explores a life spent defying the gender binary

The Guardian - UK

Tour de France: Mark Cavendish carves history with all-time record-breaking win on stage 5

Astana Qazaqstan sprinter sets new mark with 35th stage victory at Tour

Cycling News

How France’s far-right National Rally plans to secure its absolute majority in parliament

Buoyed by its resounding success in the first round of the snap legislative elections, France’s far-right National Rally party (RN) is hoping to secure an absolute majority in the second round on July 7. Before it can achieve this however, NR’s President Jordan Bardella will have to fend off both…

France 24

French political figure Roland Dumas, who served in François Mitterrand’s government, dies at 101

Roland Dumas, a French political figure who was a close ally of former president François Mitterrand and served in his government in the 1980s and 1990s, mainly as his top diplomat, has died, his family confirmed to AFP and other French media on Wednesday. He was 101.

France 24

Far-right win in French election could deal blow to climate policy, say experts

Fears of ‘big regression’ in climate action that could spread across Europe if National Rally gains power

The Guardian - UK

French PM Urges United Front To Stop Far-right Takeover

France's prime minister on Wednesday urged voters to form a united front to block the far right in legislative elections, warning the anti-immigration party of Marine Le Pen was the only faction capable of winning an absolute majority.

International Business Times

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Watch Machine Head prove their might as festival headliners in this pro-shot video of their full Hellfest set

Oakland’s groove metal heroes played a stack of anthems amid fire and smoke in France last weekend

The Guardian - UK

Tour de France 2024: Mark Cavendish wins record-breaking 35th stage – as it happened

The Manx Missile made history with a triumphant sprint finish to win stage five, a victory which left him ‘in disbelief’

The Conversation

How the French far-right rose to prominence

European politics was shaken by a surge in support for the far-right and far-left in the first round of France’s legislative elections on June 30. Marine Le Pen’s National Rally party won 33% of the popular vote, ahead of the far-left New Popular Front (NFP) alliance on 28%.

The Independent UK

Mystery as legendary French sword disappears after 1,300 years stuck in rock

The Durandal sword from Rocamadour, southern France, is presumed to have been stolen from the rock

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The Guardian - UK

Cohabitation government begins in France – archive, 1986

In March 1986, Socialist President Francois Mitterrand appointed centre-right leader Jacques Chirac as prime minister after losing the parliamentary elections

International Business Times

Only Far Right Can Win Absolute Majority, French PM Warns

The far-right National Rally (RN) is the only party capable of winning an absolute majority in France's legislative elections, Prime Minister Gabriel Attal said Wednesday, urging voters to block their rise to power.

Cycling News

Galibier outlined the current hierarchy at the Tour de France - Philippa York analysis

Vingegaard's recovery a revelation but Pogačar is as good as he was on the Giro

Cycling News

As it happened: Another chaotic final bunch sprint on Tour de France stage 5

Mark Cavendish makes history and takes record 35th stage win into Saint Vulbas

The Times of India

Why Muslims are wary of Far-Right win in French polls

Marine Le Pen-led far-right party National Rally (RN) has won the first round of the surprise parliamentary elections called by President Emmanuel Macron in France. This has brought the party closer to forming the government. RN's leader Marine Le Pen now wants her young protege Jordan Bardella to become the…

The National (Scotland)

Quarter-finals confirmed for Euros sweepstake – and a new prize for beating England

WE’RE now down to just eight names in The National’s Euro 2024 charity sweepstake as the quarter-finals were confirmed on Tuesday night...

Radio France Internationale

UN rights chief alarmed by rising hate speech amid elections flurry

The UN rights chief voiced alarm Wednesday at a hardening of rhetoric, including hate speech and dehumanising language against migrants and other minorities, linked to elections in Europe and elsewhere.This, as more than 200 centrist and left-wing candidates pulled out of France's legislative election runoff by a Tuesday deadline, in…

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