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 France has been named the host country for the 2031 men's Basketball World Cup, the international federation announced on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20260422/france-to-host-basketball-world-cup Wed, 22 Apr 2026 13:52:06 +0200 france-to-host-basketball-world-cup The undercard acts of the men’s senior and under-20 tournaments are over, and it’s time for the main show — the Women’s Six Nations. Here’s how you can watch it on TV if you are in France. https://www.thelocal.fr/20260403/how-to-watch-the-womens-six-nations-on-tv-in-france Fri, 03 Apr 2026 15:22:56 +0200 how-to-watch-the-womens-six-nations-on-tv-in-france At the start of Sunday’s Paris Marathon, new mayor Emmanuel Grégoire expressed a wish to create a long-distance running race around the French capital’s usually traffic-clogged ring road. https://www.thelocal.fr/20260415/pariss-new-mayor-wants-to-create-a-peripherique-marathon Wed, 15 Apr 2026 17:23:11 +0200 pariss-new-mayor-wants-to-create-a-peripherique-marathon It’s the 49th Schneider Electric Marathon de Paris this Sunday, when some 60,000 runners will turn a large area of the city into a car-free zone. https://www.thelocal.fr/20260410/where-the-streets-will-have-no-cars-for-the-weekends-paris-marathon Fri, 10 Apr 2026 14:49:27 +0200 where-the-streets-will-have-no-cars-for-the-weekends-paris-marathon Up to 60,000 people, including thousands from abroad, will run, jog, even stumble through the streets of Paris on Sunday April 12th for the city's annual marathon. Here's what to expect. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180406/paris-marathon-what-you-needs-to-know Fri, 06 Apr 2018 13:49:57 +0200 paris-marathon-what-you-needs-to-know France said on Friday it was "greatly concerned" about the International Olympic Committee's decision to introduce gender testing to determine eligibility for the female category, saying it was a "step backwards". https://www.thelocal.fr/20260327/france-calls-new-olympic-gender-testing-a-step-backwards Fri, 27 Mar 2026 11:55:30 +0100 france-calls-new-olympic-gender-testing-a-step-backwards If you're missing your Winter Olympics fix, then don't despair - the Paralympics started on Friday. Here's how to watch if you are in France. https://www.thelocal.fr/20260227/how-to-watch-the-winter-paralympics-in-france Fri, 27 Feb 2026 16:07:39 +0100 how-to-watch-the-winter-paralympics-in-france The 2026 Rugby Six Nations Championship continues - here's how to watch it if you are in France. https://www.thelocal.fr/20260205/how-to-watch-the-2026-rugby-six-nations-championship-on-french-tv Thu, 05 Feb 2026 16:58:49 +0100 how-to-watch-the-2026-rugby-six-nations-championship-on-french-tv A year and a half after the Paris 2024 Olympics Games, how can sports fans in France catch all the action from the Winter Olympics in Milano Cortina, Italy? https://www.thelocal.fr/20260206/how-to-watch-the-2026-winter-olympics-on-french-tv Fri, 06 Feb 2026 13:37:48 +0100 how-to-watch-the-2026-winter-olympics-on-french-tv France’s 2022 Olympic ice dance champion Gabriella Papadakis has spoken out about the world of figure skating, telling AFP she found herself in, “a dangerous situation for my physical and mental health”. https://www.thelocal.fr/20260116/french-olympic-champion-papadakis-claims-she-was-under-partners-control Fri, 16 Jan 2026 09:47:52 +0100 french-olympic-champion-papadakis-claims-she-was-under-partners-control French rugby great Serge Blanco announced on Thursday he would stand for mayor in the southwestern city of Biarritz, where he played his entire career and was also twice club president. https://www.thelocal.fr/20251204/french-rugby-great-blanco-eyes-bid-for-biarritz-mayorship Thu, 04 Dec 2025 13:46:26 +0100 french-rugby-great-blanco-eyes-bid-for-biarritz-mayorship Cricket fans, mark your calendars: the first Ashes Test begins this Friday, launching another chapter in one of the sport’s most storied rivalries. Here’s how you can keep up with every ball from France. https://www.thelocal.fr/20251119/where-can-i-watch-the-ashes-in-france Wed, 19 Nov 2025 13:01:41 +0100 where-can-i-watch-the-ashes-in-france France men’s football team head coach Didier Deschamps would have preferred to avoid playing on the 10th anniversary of the deadly Paris terror attacks https://www.thelocal.fr/20251112/france-aim-to-secure-mens-world-cup-place-as-paris-marks-attacks-anniversary Wed, 12 Nov 2025 10:09:26 +0100 france-aim-to-secure-mens-world-cup-place-as-paris-marks-attacks-anniversary Two former French Under-18 coaching staff members have been punished over their roles in the events surrounding the disappearance at sea of one of the players Medhi Narjissi last year, a source close to the case said on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20250830/rugby-coaches-punished-over-french-junior-players-loss-at-sea Sat, 30 Aug 2025 16:49:49 +0200 rugby-coaches-punished-over-french-junior-players-loss-at-sea The Women's Rugby World Cup kicks off on Friday evening in England, with France tipped to do well - so if you're watching the games here, we've got some handy French vocab to shout at the TV. https://www.thelocal.fr/20230811/beer-balls-and-tackles-french-vocab-youll-need-for-the-rugby-world-cup Fri, 11 Aug 2023 14:09:15 +0200 beer-balls-and-tackles-french-vocab-youll-need-for-the-rugby-world-cup After a British hiker was hit with a €14,000 rescue bill in the Italian Dolomites, The Local looks at how much you can expect to pay for a mountain rescue in France. https://www.thelocal.fr/20250805/are-you-likely-to-face-a-bill-for-a-mountain-rescue-in-france Tue, 05 Aug 2025 17:08:05 +0200 are-you-likely-to-face-a-bill-for-a-mountain-rescue-in-france French prosecutors on Friday called for Paris Saint-Germain star Achraf Hakimi to face trial for the alleged rape of a woman in 2023 which the Moroccan international denies. https://www.thelocal.fr/20250802/prosecutors-call-for-psgs-achraf-hakimi-to-face-rape-trial Sat, 02 Aug 2025 15:07:40 +0200 prosecutors-call-for-psgs-achraf-hakimi-to-face-rape-trial The men's Tour de France has concluded for another year, but as the riders celebrate their wins or nurse their injuries, here's a look back at the antics of some of the dedicated fans who make the Tour what it is. https://www.thelocal.fr/20250726/in-pictures-frances-scene-stealing-tour-de-france-fans Sat, 26 Jul 2025 19:35:42 +0200 in-pictures-frances-scene-stealing-tour-de-france-fans Three spectators died in central France on Saturday after being hit by a car that veered off the road during an auto rally, authorities said. https://www.thelocal.fr/20250726/motor-rally-accident-kills-three-spectators-in-france Sat, 26 Jul 2025 18:18:05 +0200 motor-rally-accident-kills-three-spectators-in-france After the town of Porrentruy in canton Jura prohibited people from neighbouring France to use its municipal pool, another Swiss city, Basel, may follow suit. https://www.thelocal.fr/20250714/one-more-swiss-city-bans-foreigners-from-its-swimming-pools Mon, 14 Jul 2025 14:16:17 +0200 one-more-swiss-city-bans-foreigners-from-its-swimming-pools