The brutal effort in the Pyrenees mountains was all about strength and stamina. It was a painful experience offering no respite after 12 grueling stages of racing.

France coach Laurent Bonadei has not given much focus to penalty kicks ahead of his team's quarter-final clash with Germany at Euro 2025 on Saturday, despite the wild shootout between England and Sweden on Thursday.

Will Laurent Bonadei stick with young centre-backs Alice Sombath and Thiniba Samoura for their quarter-final against Germany at Euro 2025?

France captain Griedge Mbock is set to return for Saturday’s Women’s European Championship quarterfinal against Germany.

Since 2009, France have lost eight times at this stage of the tournament, barring Euro 2022. The quarter-finals have become a sticking point but this France team have shown resilience, coming from 2-1 down to beat the Netherlands 5-2 in their last group stage fixture on Sunday.

France coach Fabien Galthie has complained about the refereeing in their series against New Zealand, airing grievances over the scrum while querying several decisions following defeats in Dunedin and Wellington.

Several Palestinian graduate students awaiting visas to study in Canada have been accepted by France in the last two weeks, said a group of professors advocating to bring them here.