Новости за 05.06.2023

"The goal is to just go and try to win the (Tour) stage and then the other objective is of course getting as good as possible to Paris and try to be ready for the Worlds," the winner of the Milan-Sanremo and Paris-Roubaix 'Monument' races this season told a video-conference from La Plagne in the French Alps. This year the World Road Race Championships are scheduled for Glasgow from August 5, only two weeks after the arrival of the Tour de France in Paris. "Normally I will also do the World Mountain... Читать дальше...

Montpellier's Willemse, 30, has been sidelined since late April and will receive treatment as part of the 26-man group for a two-day camp this week starting on Wednesday, in Marcoussis, to the south of Paris. Centre Arthur Vincent and winger Gabin Villiere are also included after recovering from fitness issues with scrum-half Baptiste Serin and forward Yacouba Camara joining Willemse on the treatment table. Six uncapped players have been selected by head coach Fabien Galthie including the Top 14's... Читать дальше...

Coco Gauff put aside a bloody knee and a poor stretch of play in the first set to reach the French Open quarterfinals for the third consecutive year with a 7-5, 6-2 victory over Anna Karolina Schmiedlova on Monday.

The former two-time world champion made a late break to claim his second win of the season ahead of Olympic champion Richard Carapaz and Natnael Tesfatsion of Eritrea after the 167.5km ride from Brassac-les-Mines to La Chase-Dieu, a Benedictine abbey in Auvergne, central France. "I had good legs, I saw everyone a bit on edge and I made my effort at the right time," said a jubilant Alaphilippe. Jumbo-Visma rider Laporte, who had been selflessly set up for a win by Danish teammate Jonas Vingegaard... Читать дальше...

A French court on Monday sentenced two men to jail after convicting them on charges of beating up the great-nephew of French first lady Brigitte Macron last month outside her family's chocolate shop.

The 56-year-old had a disappointing maiden campaign despite leading the Parisians to a record-breaking 11th French league title. Contacted by AFP, his lawyer declined to comment, but a source confirmed reports that Galtier would not be in line for a second season in the French capital. Asked about the subject on Saturday after PSG's final game of the season, a 3-2 defeat to Clermont, Frenchman Galtier said he had an appointment with club management at the start of the week. "We will then see... Читать дальше...

The attack on Jean-Baptiste Trogneux was widely condemned by French politicians, including President Emmanuel Macron who called it "unacceptable" while pointing the finger at his opponents, whose "verbal violence" he suggested had encouraged the assault. It came during soaring tensions in France over his government's pension reform, which the president signed into law without a parliamentary vote. The attack on Trogneux in the northern town of Amiens on May 15 came on the sidelines of an unsanctioned... Читать дальше...

The Cessna Citation slammed into mountainous terrain Sunday afternoon in Virginia, some 170 miles (275 kilometers) southwest of Washington, killing all four people aboard, officials said. The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) said F-16s were dispatched to intercept an "unresponsive Cessna 560 Citation V aircraft over Washington, DC, and northern Virginia." NORAD said flares were deployed to try to draw the attention of the pilot but there was no response and the private plane eventually... Читать дальше...

Former Vice President Mike Pence filed paperwork on Monday declaring his campaign for president in 2024, setting up a challenge to his former boss, Donald Trump, just two years after their time in the White House ended with an insurrection at the U.S. Capitol and Pence fleeing for his life.

The European Union stepped up its rule-of-law fight with member state Poland on Monday when the bloc's highest court confirmed that Warsaw had refused to comply with EU rules on judicial independence for which it has already lost more than 500 million euros ($535 million) in fines.

A long trek across the desert of northeastern Niger brings visitors to one of the most astonishing and rewarding sights in the Sahel: fortified villages of salt and clay built on rocks, besieged by the Sahara sands. Generations of travelers have stood before the "ksars" of Djado, wandering their crenellated walls, watchtowers, secretive passages and wells, all of them testifying to a skilled but unknown hand.

The 27-year-old Brazilian left-hander came through 6-7 (3/7), 6-3, 7-5 against her 132nd-ranked Spanish opponent on Court Suzanne Lenglen after three hours and 51 minutes. The match was just 16 minutes short of the record four hours and seven minutes it took Virginie Buisson to beat French compatriot Noelle van Lottum in the first round at Roland Garros in 1995. Haddad Maia is the first Brazilian woman in a Slam quarter-final since seven-time major winner Maria Bueno in 1968 and will face world... Читать дальше...

The left back's contract with league rivals Borussia Moenchengladbach expires in the summer. "Ramy is a player in his prime," said Dortmund sporting director Sebastian Kehl in a statement released on Monday. "In our talks with him, we saw the unconditional desire to attack and play for titles with Borussia Dortmund." Bensebaini arrived in Gladbach in 2019 from French side Rennes and scored 25 goals while providing eight assists in 113 games for the club. "I know what BVB is capable of and I'm... Читать дальше...

Warner has been one of the outstanding opening batsmen of his generation, with the 36-year-old having scored 8,158 runs at an average of 45.57, including 25 hundreds, in 103 Tests. But he heads into the WTC final and ensuing five-match Ashes series with one century in his past 32 innings and a mediocre record in England. During the 2-2 drawn Ashes series in England four years ago, he averaged under 10 and seven times fell victim to Broad, mainly bowling from around the wicket to the left-hander. Читать дальше...

"It's very sad that he's retiring. It's an end of an era," 18-year-old Mohammad Salem told AFP in front the Eleda stadium, home to local team Malmo FF, where "Ibra" started his professional career in 1999. A steady stream of tributes have poured in after the 41-year-old football star announced late Sunday that he was retiring from the sport. Janne Andersson, coach of the country's national squad, dubbed him "Sweden's greatest player of all time". "The athlete and sportsman Zlatan is something out of the ordinary... Читать дальше...

France is ploughing 2.9 billion euros ($3.1 billion) of public money into a factory to make microchips, officials said on Monday, heating up a global race for the lucrative market.

The Court of Justice of the European Union on Monday ruled that a controversial Polish judicial reform from 2019, which notably concerned disciplinary procedures for judges, violated EU law.

The European Union stepped up its rule-of-law fight with member state Poland on Monday when the bloc's highest court confirmed that Warsaw had refused to comply with EU rules on judicial independence for which it has already lost over half a billion euros in fines.

Inter will contest in Istanbul their first Champions League final since last winning the competition 13 years ago, but City are heavy favourites to be crowned kings of Europe for the first time. Pep Guardiola's City are in their second Champions League final in three years and come into Saturday's clash after destroying Real Madrid in the last four, and winning both the Premier League and FA Cup. "We're talking about a football match, there's no fear," said Inzaghi. "We have a lot of respect but... Читать дальше...

To mark the occasion, President Emmanuel Macron on Monday was to visit the rock-top abbey-islet in Normandy, which is completely cut off by sea dozens of times a year. Here are five things to know about the site: 'Bastille of the seas' The first shrine on the granite island dates to the 8th century when legend has it that a bishop, Saint Aubert, had a vision of Archangel Michael instructing him to build a sanctuary. In 966, a group of Benedictine monks founded a church there, with the extraordinary... Читать дальше...

A city in Peru is debating the reactivation of its foundry. With a population of 33,000 and an altitude of 3,750 metres, La Oroya is South America's former smelting capital. It was also formerly one of the most polluted cities in the world. Closed in 2009, the metallurgic complex found new owners last year, when 1,270 former workers became shareholders. The new owners intend to reactivate the site in coming months. La Oroya’s residents are now divided between dreams of renewed prosperity and fears... Читать дальше...

Karim Benzema has agreed a deal to leave Real Madrid, the Spanish giants said on Sunday, with strong interest in the ex-France striker reportedly coming from Saudi Arabia.

June 5 marks the UN's World Environment Day, with this year's focus on plastic pollution. It comes after an agreement struck last week in Paris to draft a global treaty on curbing plastics in the environment - greeted with cautious optimism by campaigners. Skipper, artist and oceans advocate Emily Penn joined France 24 from Montreal, Canada, to outline the scale of the world's plastic problem and why the world needs to do more, and quickly, to fight it.

With the focus of this year's UN World Environment Day on June 5 on plastic pollution, France 24's environment editor Valerie Dekimpe takes a look at the vast challenge of cleaning up the world's plastic rubbish, with 460 million tonnes of plastic produced per year, a figure that has doubled over the past two decades.

Armed men killed 30 people in weekend raids on six villages in Nigeria's north, a region regularly hit by criminal violence and clashes between communities, local  police have said.