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 One of France's top yachtsmen Kevin Escoffier was on Friday banned for 18 months by the French Sailing Federation following a sexual assault inquiry. https://www.thelocal.fr/20231021/french-skipper-escoffier-banned-for-sexual-assault Sat, 21 Oct 2023 16:33:46 +0200 french-skipper-escoffier-banned-for-sexual-assault French President Emmanuel Macron says it's "nothing personal" but he is siding with Australia over England when they meet Wednesday in the Women's World Cup semi-finals. https://www.thelocal.fr/20230813/nothing-personal-macron-sides-with-australia-over-england-in-world-cup Sun, 13 Aug 2023 11:08:57 +0200 nothing-personal-macron-sides-with-australia-over-england-in-world-cup As France began to gradually ease its partial lockdown on Monday, some rules restricting physical activities disappeared. But gyms and sports stadiums have to wait a bit longer before welcoming visitors back. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210503/calendar-which-covid-restrictions-on-sports-are-lifted-when-in-france Mon, 03 May 2021 15:19:54 +0200 calendar-which-covid-restrictions-on-sports-are-lifted-when-in-france French prosecutors on Friday called for a 15-year prison sentence for one of two Russians accused of beating a British supporter during Euro 2016, an attack that left him with brain injuries. https://www.thelocal.fr/20201211/french-prosecutors-call-for-15-year-sentence-for-russian-euro-hooligan-accused-of-beating-england-supporter Fri, 11 Dec 2020 15:13:03 +0100 french-prosecutors-call-for-15-year-sentence-for-russian-euro-hooligan-accused-of-beating-england-supporter France’s largest long-distance cycling event is going ahead despite the Covid-19 pandemic, albeit with some slight changes to the programme. https://www.thelocal.fr/20200829/5-things-to-know-about-tour-de-france-2020 Sat, 29 Aug 2020 23:37:27 +0200 5-things-to-know-about-tour-de-france-2020 The Grand Depart of the annual cycling event in Nice on Saturday will take place "almost behind closed doors", the regional authority in Nice announced on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20200827/tour-de-france-to-go-ahead-almost-behind-closed-doors Thu, 27 Aug 2020 18:15:03 +0200 tour-de-france-to-go-ahead-almost-behind-closed-doors Historically a rival both of Paris' football team and the capital itself, Marseille has made waves by banning PSG football shirts in the city, and then unbanning them. Here's what is going on. https://www.thelocal.fr/20200821/are-psg-football-shirts-really-banned-in-the-french-city-of-marseille Fri, 21 Aug 2020 16:00:45 +0200 are-psg-football-shirts-really-banned-in-the-french-city-of-marseille There will be no fanzones in the French capital for this weekend's Champions League final that pitches Paris Saint-Germain against Bayern Munich, authorities told AFP on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20200820/no-fanzones-in-paris-for-champions-league-final Thu, 20 Aug 2020 17:29:15 +0200 no-fanzones-in-paris-for-champions-league-final Tour de France organisers have dropped one of the race's most famous - but contentious - customs of two young women accompanying the winner on the post-race podium. https://www.thelocal.fr/20200820/miss-becomes-mister-tour-de-france-drops-all-girl-podium Thu, 20 Aug 2020 12:23:08 +0200 miss-becomes-mister-tour-de-france-drops-all-girl-podium The 2020 Tour de France has been postponed until August 29th due to the coronavirus epidemic, according to reports in the French media. An official announcement is due to be made on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20200415/tour-de-france-working-on-new-start-date-following-lockdown-extension Wed, 15 Apr 2020 11:26:04 +0200 tour-de-france-working-on-new-start-date-following-lockdown-extension French skier David Poisson, a downhill bronze medallist at the 2013 world championships, was killed in a training accident in Canada on Monday, the French ski federation announced. https://www.thelocal.fr/20171114/french-skier-dies-in-tragic-training-crash Tue, 14 Nov 2017 09:56:50 +0100 french-skier-dies-in-tragic-training-crash Five people died in a deadly weekend for extreme sports in the French Alps that claimed the lives of two climbers, a paraglider, a hanglider and a wingsuit jumper. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160815/five-people-killed-in-deadly-weekend-for-alpine-extreme-sports Mon, 15 Aug 2016 11:09:43 +0200 five-people-killed-in-deadly-weekend-for-alpine-extreme-sports