YOUNG AMERICAN STARTLES NO. 18 SEED
 Beatrice Capra, 18, of the United States, who is ranked No. 371, upset Aravane Rezai of France, 7-5, 2-6, 6-3.
09/02/2010 21:00, nytimes |
E.U. CASTS LEGAL DOUBT ON FRANCE'S EXPULSION OF ROMA
A European Commission report, obtained by the International Herald Tribune, highlighted failings in France’s law and pointedly declined to endorse the government’s actions.
09/01/2010 23:40, nytimes |
ZIDANE RETURNS TO HELP BOOST FRANCE TEAM'S MORALE
 Zinedine Zidane has made an appearance at France's training camp to help coach Laurent Blanc restore the beleaguered national team's confidence following its poor performance at the World Cup.
09/01/2010 18:40, msnbc |
NEW EVIDENCE IN LANCE ARMSTRONG DOPING CASE, ALLEGED WITNESS SAYS
 The woman says she has given a federal investigator her account of hearing the superstar cyclist confess to doctors about use of performance-enhancing drugs. She says voice mails bolstering her claim are in government hands.The woman who claims to have heard Lance Armstrong tell cancer doctors in 19...
09/01/2010 18:01, LaTimes |
LAURENT FIGNON, GRUFF FRENCH CYCLIST, DIES AT 50
 The French cyclist who won more 75 races including the Tour de France in back-to-back years.
09/01/2010 03:02, nytimes |
SLIM'S NEW MUSEUM TO HOUSE RODIN COLLECTION
 Carlos Slim, the world's richest man, will soon open a new museum in one of the poshest areas of his native Mexico to house his collection of artwork by French sculptor Auguste Rodin, considered the biggest outside France. Auguste Rodin - Mexico - Museums - France - Carlos Slim
09/01/2010 02:40, msnbc |
MAN ARRESTED FOR POINTING LASER AT PILOTS
A man appeared in court on Tuesday accused of trying to dazzle pilots with a laser beam as they were landing at France's second-busiest airport Paris Orly, aviation authorities said.
08/31/2010 22:00, msnbc |
CHAMPAGNE PRODUCERS AIM FOR 'GREENER' BOTTLE
 France’s Champagne industry is trying to cut the carbon dioxide it emits transporting billions of tiny bubbles around the world.
08/31/2010 21:00, nytimes |
CHAMPAGNE PRODUCERS AIM FOR 'GREENER' BOTTLE
France’s Champagne industry has embarked on a drive to cut the carbon dioxide it emits every year transporting billions of tiny bubbles around the world.
08/31/2010 20:20, nytimes |
IRAN DISTANCES ITSELF FROM INSULT TO BRUNI-SARKOZY
Iran on Tuesday sought to distance itself from harsh remarks by a hard-line newspaper, which called France's first lady a "prostitute" for condemning the stoning sentence against an Iranian woman convicted of adultery.
08/31/2010 15:41, msnbc |
FORMER TOUR DE FRANCE WINNER FIGNON DIES AT 50
Laurent Fignon had won the Tour de France in 1983 and 1984.
08/31/2010 15:00, nytimes |
FORMER TOUR DE FRANCE WINNER FIGNON, 50, DIES
PARIS (Reuters) - Former Tour de France winner Laurent Fignon has died of cancer at the age of 50.
08/31/2010 14:40, nytimes |
RODDICK HAS GREAT 28TH BIRTHDAY AT U.S. OPEN
Andy Roddick celebrated his 28th birthday with a 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 win over Stephane Robert of France in the first round of the U.S. Open.
08/30/2010 23:20, msnbc |
PROMISING DUTCH SLUGGER ADVANCES
Thiemo de Bakker rolled steadily into the second round of the United States Open with a 6-4, 5-7, 6-2 victory over Marc Gicquel of France.
08/30/2010 21:40, nytimes |
SCHIAVONE EASES INTO 2ND ROUND OF U.S. OPEN
Italy's Francesca Schiavone eased into the second round of the U.S. Open with a 6-1, 6-0 victory over Japan's Ayumi Morita on Monday.
08/30/2010 18:40, msnbc |
APPLE GENOME DECODED BY SCIENTISTS
An international team of scientists from Italy, France, New Zealand, Belgium and the USA have published a draft sequence of the domestic apple genome in the current issue of Nature Genetics...
08/30/2010 16:40, medicalnewstoday |
MOLINARI BROTHERS SET THE PACE AT JOHNNIE WALKER
Francesco Molinari shot a 4-under 68 to take one-shot lead over brother Edoardo after the third round of the Johnnie Walker Championship.
08/29/2010 02:20, nytimes |
ROUNDUP: DEFENDING CHAMPION SPAIN FALLS TO FRANCE
 France made 10 of its last 12 free throws and beat defending champion Spain, 72-66 in a tournament opener.
08/29/2010 02:00, nytimes |