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 Rafael Nadal stepped up his attack on Sunday on those who label him a drugs cheat, threatening to sue the French ex-sports minister who said the Spanish tennis star failed a drug test. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160314/rafael-nadal-to-sue-ex-french-sports-minister Mon, 14 Mar 2016 09:48:37 +0100 rafael-nadal-to-sue-ex-french-sports-minister Rafael Nadal defied David Ferrer as well as a worrying security breach to become the first man to capture the same Grand Slam title eight times with victory in the French Open final. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130609/nadal-defies-protest-to-win-record-eighth-french-open Sun, 09 Jun 2013 20:40:00 +0200 nadal-defies-protest-to-win-record-eighth-french-open