South Africa, France crash out

South Africa became the first host country in the FIFA World Cup history to crash out in the opening round despite a 2-1 victory over France, who also ended their miserable campaign with 10 men......

Agony for Gourcuff as Lyon lose to dad's Lorient

New signing Yoann Gourcuff made an unhappy debut when Olympique Lyon slumped to a 2-0 defeat at Lorient in Ligue 1 on Saturday. Elsewhere, leaders Toulouse made it four wins in four games as......

Gourcuff double helps Bordeaux rout Nice

Two goals from Yoann Gourcuff helped champions Girondins Bordeaux maintain their perfect start to the Ligue 1 campaign with a crushing 4-0 home win over Nice on Sunday. Bordeaux, who captured......

Lyon sink Quevilly to clinch French Cup

Olympique Lyon lifted their first trophy in four years after Lisandro Lopez secured a hard-fought 1-0 win over gallant amateurs Quevilly in the French Cup final on Saturday. The in-form Argentina......

Benzema ruled out of France qualifiers

France striker Karim Benzema has been ruled out of Friday's Euro 2012 qualifier at home to Albania and next Tuesday's game with Bosnia because of an abductor muscle problem and several other......