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Spain’s Rafael Nadal maintained the No. 1 spot in the men’s Association of Tennis Professionals world singles rankings released on Monday with 8,760 points, ahead of Switzerland’s Roger Federer.

Benoit Paire made a remarkable Davis Cup debut for France, outplaying Pablo Carreno-Busta 7-5 6-1 6-0 in the opening rubber of the World Group semi-final tie against Spain on Friday.

The two men were charged in the city of Lyon on Wednesday with association with criminals and possession of explosives, the official said without naming the target or giving details of the plot.

The 31-year-old Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper admitted being more than twice above the drink-drive limit of 35 micrograms when he was stopped by police in central London last month.

World champions France had eight players, one less than former holders Spain in international players’ association FIFPro’s 55-name shortlist for its World XI of 2018 award.

Germany, 2014 world champions, crashed out of the World Cup in Russia in June at the group stage, their earliest exit in 80 years in the tournament.

Damilola Ayodeji, Information Officer of France Embassy to Nigeria, made this known on Tuesday in Abuja.

They will face a Germany team looking to recover from their humiliating early exit in Russia.

The Federal Government says it has entered into a new partnership with the governments of Niger, France and the United Kingdom to tackle cross border crimes.

Lloris, who won the World Cup with France last month, was stopped by police in central London in the early hours of Friday.

They thus secured a clash against Japan in the final match of the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup.

In the semi-final match played at the Stade de la Rabine, the Young Nadeshiko scored through Riko Ueki and Jun Endo in an impressive first-half display.

Scores of French football fans queued on Friday to snap up the first of the new shirts carrying a second star to mark the national team’s 2018 FIFA World Cup win.

The Lagos State Government has signed a major agreement with an experienced international railway systems aggregator and rolling stocks manufacturer, Alstom SA of France, on the Lagos Rail Mass Transit project as part of efforts to rev up…

The men’s singles top seed at the 2018 ITTF Challenge Nigeria Open, Aruna Quadri, has been given the nod to be part of the top 20-man contingent listed by the ITTF for the 2018 Men’s World Cup holding in Paris, France.

The versatile, World Cup-winning France midfielder was presented by his new club on Monday afternoon in the auditorium of Atletico's Wanda Metropolitano home.

The Minister of Youth and Sports, Barrister Solomon Dalung, has boosted the Super Falconets with the sum of $7,000 (N2.5 million) ahead of the U20 FIFA Women World Cup in France.

Nneka Ikem-Anibeze, Dalung’s Special Assistant on Media, in a statement on Sunday in Abuja quoted Dalung as making the promise when he visited the national under-20 women team, the Falconets.

The 19-year-old was one of the stars of the show as France won the famous trophy for only the second time in their history.

The Manchester United manager wants the France midfielder to show the same focus and intensity at the Premier League club.