hollande says france healing around euro 2016 final

Hollande says France healing around Euro 2016 final

PARIS: President Francois Hollande said on Sunday (Jul 10) that France's success at Euro 2016 was helping the country to heal from the Paris attacks and that even the national team had been scarred by the events in November.
france portugal head for euro 2016 final showdown

France, Portugal head for Euro 2016 final showdown

PARIS: The Euro 2016 final on Sunday (Jul 10) sees a match between hosts France and Portugal that will unleash a clash between one of the world's greatest players ever Cristiano Ronaldo and would be pretender Antoine Griezmann.
uefa drops doping case against liverpools sakho

UEFA drops doping case against Liverpool's Sakho

PARIS: UEFA on Friday (Jul 8) dropped a doping case against Liverpool and France international defender Mamadou Sakho, leaving him free to resume his career just two days before the Euro 2016 final.
success gets france smiling again

Success gets France smiling again

PARIS: After 12 traumatic months buffeted by terror attacks, political turmoil and floods, France finally has something to shout about with its team's success in Euro 2016.
griezmann double puts france into euro final

Griezmann double puts France into Euro final

MARSEILLE: Antoine Griezmann scored twice on Thursday (Jul 7) as France beat world champions Germany 2-0 to seal a place in the Euro 2016 final against Portugal.
visa exemption for visitors from five countries extended

Visa exemption for visitors from five countries extended

The Vietnamese Government has decided to extend visa exemptions by an additional year for tourists from the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy and Spain.
giroud nets twice as france book germany showdown

Giroud nets twice as France book Germany showdown

PARIS: Olivier Giroud scored twice to take man-of-the-match honours as France thrashed Iceland 5-2 on Sunday to set up a Euro 2016 semi-final clash against world champions Germany.
robson kanu fires wales to historic semi final

Robson-Kanu fires Wales to historic semi-final

LILLE, France: Hal Robson-Kanu scored a sensational goal as Wales came from behind to stun Belgium 3-1 in Friday's (Jul 1) Euro 2016 quarter-final in Lille and reach their first major tournament semi-final.
fa chief drops hint of interim england manager

FA chief drops hint of interim England manager

CHANTILLY, France: Football Association chief executive Martin Glenn hinted on Tuesday (Jun 28) that Gareth Southgate will become interim England manager and suggested a female coach could succeed Roy Hodgson on a permanent basis.
iceland shock england at euro 2016

Iceland shock England at Euro 2016

NICE, France: England were dealt a humiliating 2-1 defeat by minnows Iceland on Monday (Jun 27) as Roy Hodgson's side crashed out of Euro 2016 in one of the most stunning upsets in the history of the game.
germany france italy vow new impulse for eu

Germany, France, Italy vow 'new impulse' for EU

BERLIN: The leaders of Germany, France and Italy vowed on Monday (Jun 27) "a new impulse" for the EU as it reels from Brexit and told London that the bloc would make no deals before Britain formally decides to leave.
griezmann fires hosts france into quarter finals

Griezmann fires hosts France into quarter-finals

LYON: Antoine Griezmann scored twice in four minutes as Euro 2016 hosts France came from behind to claim a 2-1 win over 10-man Republic of Ireland on Sunday (Jun 26).
belgium hit four past hungary

Belgium hit four past Hungary

TOULOUSE, France: Eden Hazard scored his first goal of Euro 2016 as Belgium cruised into the quarter-finals with a 4-0 win to end Hungary's fairytale campaign.
frances british expats grapple with brexit shock

France's British expats grapple with Brexit 'shock'

EYMET: British expatriates living in a sunny corner of France they have dubbed "Dordogneshire" grappled Friday with Britain's shock vote to leave the European Union.
operation croissant french love seeks to keep uk in eu

'Operation Croissant': French love seeks to keep UK in EU

LONDON: Volunteers from Paris travelled to London Wednesday (Jun 22) to hand out love letters from France aiming to persuade Britons to stay in the EU on the eve of a knife-edge referendum.