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Monte-Carlo Masters : Alexander Zvereve, Andrey Rublev reach third round in Monaco
Paris : Under the sunny but windy conditions at the Monte-Carlo country club in Monaco, second seed Alexander Zvereve of Germany opened his 2022 clay season with a straight-set win on Wednesday, beating Federico Delbonis of Argentina 6-1,…
Starlink blocked by French court after legal battle with environmental groups
Paris : Tech billionaire Elon Musk's Starlink satellite internet service has effectively lost its frequencies in France following a legal battle waged by environmental groups.The decision was published by the Conseil d'Etat, France's…
What can we learn from Qatar World Cup draw?
Paris : There is a possibility that Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi will meet in the World Cup for the first time, if Portugal and Argentina can both make it into the final.Former winners Spain and Germany will clash at an early stage,…
European Space Agency-NASA’s solar probe snaps closest-ever photo of Sun
Paris : European Space Agency's (ESA) and NASA Solar Orbiter has snapped images of the Sun in unprecedented detail.The images were taken on March 7, when the spacecraft was crossing directly between the Earth and Sun at a distance of…
Omicron 105% more transmissible than Delta: Study
Paris : The Omicron Covid-19 variant may be 105 per cent more transmissible than Delta, according to a research by French scientists.The study, published on the medRxiv site and yet to be peer-reviewed, analysed 131,478 tests in France from…
Novak Djokovic can play in French Open even if unvaccinated, says France’s sports minister
Paris : World No. 1 tennis player Novak Djokovic will be allowed to play in the French Open even if he is not vaccinated against Covid-19, France's sports minister Roxane Maracineanu said on Friday.France does not bar unvaccinated people…
France detects new Covid variant, 12 infected
Paris : French researchers have detected a new Covid variant, probably of Cameroonian origin, and have temporarily named it as 'IHU'.The new variant from the lineage named B.1.640.2 is believed to have infected 12 people in the country,…
Messi, three other PSG players test positive for COVID-19 ahead of French Cup clash
Paris : Seven-time Ballon d'Or winner Lionel Messi and three other Paris St Germain (PSG) players have tested positive for COVID-19, the French Ligue 1 club confirmed on Sunday.In a statement on Saturday night, PSG had said that four…
Lyon and Paris FC expelled from French Cup for fan disturbance
Paris : Lyon and second-tier Paris FC were both thrown out of the French Cup for the fan violence that forced their December 17 match to be called off at half-time.The disciplinary commission of the French Football Federation (FFF)…
Former world No. 1 Amelie Mauresmo appointed tournament director of French Open
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