https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed French basketball star Tony Parker, ex-husband of Desperate Housewives star Eva Longoria, is to buy a ski resort in the French Alps and plans to turn it into a year-round holiday destination. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190401/basketball-star-tony-parker-to-buy-french-ski-resort Mon, 01 Apr 2019 19:20:28 +0200 basketball-star-tony-parker-to-buy-french-ski-resort American sportswear giant Nike has been ordered to pay thousands of euros by a court in Paris after arranging a stunt that saw a French basketball shirt placed on the statue of Britain's war-time Prime Minister Winston Churchill near the Champs-Elysée. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150702/nike-fined-for-churchill-statue-stunt Thu, 02 Jul 2015 18:09:42 +0200 nike-fined-for-churchill-statue-stunt In a nod to the French love of basketball, organizers of the EuroBasket tournament announced Monday they will hold part of the international championship in France. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140909/france-to-host-eurobasket-championship Tue, 09 Sep 2014 11:20:00 +0200 france-to-host-eurobasket-championship France ended their long wait for European glory by beating Lithuania 80-66 on Sunday to win the 2013 EuroBasket title - their first continental crown. Star player Tony Parker dedicated the victory to "all of France". https://www.thelocal.fr/20130923/france-crowned-euro-basketball-champions Mon, 23 Sep 2013 10:41:00 +0200 france-crowned-euro-basketball-champions Two years after Spain broke their hearts in the final, France dethroned the two-time European champions on Friday and will meet Lithuania in the 2013 EuroBasket final. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130921/france-dethrone-spain-in-overtime-euro-thriller Sat, 21 Sep 2013 12:15:00 +0200 france-dethrone-spain-in-overtime-euro-thriller As the last seconds ticked away in France's 81-64 victory over Russia to reach the Olympic women's basketball final, French captain Celine Dumerc began dancing as she dribbled the ball on court. https://www.thelocal.fr/20120810/french-joy-as-women-reach-basketball-final Fri, 10 Aug 2012 11:35:20 +0200 french-joy-as-women-reach-basketball-final French Olympic basketball player Nicolas Batum, after punching a Spanish player yesterday, has attacked the Spanish team once again - this time on Twitter. https://www.thelocal.fr/20120809/batum-blames-basketball-punch-up-on-spain-brazil-game Thu, 09 Aug 2012 11:57:00 +0200 batum-blames-basketball-punch-up-on-spain-brazil-game