Is French President Nicolas Sarkozy on the verge of a record comeback?

He still trails Socialist challenger Francois Hollande, but in just three months of intense campaigning he has dragged himself

Argentina's Juan Martin Del Potro has dropped out of the Top 10 in the latest ATP rankings released on Monday, swapping places with American John Isner.

Both men played key roles in their countries'

A flood of easy money courtesy of the European Central Bank made for a calm start to 2012 but a poor Spanish bond sale last week signals it may only have been a lull before the debt storm breaks, anal

Lionel Messi sent more records tumbling as holders Barcelona beat AC Milan 3-1 on Tuesday to reach the Champions League semi-finals, while Bayern Munich completed a 4-0 aggregate win over Marseille.

Thirteen suspected Islamists have been charged in France with 'criminal conspiracy connected to a terrorist enterprise' and illegal possession and transportation of weapons, officials said Wednesday.

France said on Monday it was deporting five Islamic militants and Muslim preachers in the latest show of strength by President Nicolas Sarkozy as he clamps down on radical elements after seven people

A Paris court on Thursday found Jean-Paul Guerlain, the former “nose” behind the world-famous perfume brand, guilty of racial insults over his televised remarks about “negroes”, and fined him.

Real Madrid and Chelsea took giant strides towards the Champions League semi-finals on Tuesday as they both recorded away wins in their quarter-final first leg matches.

A double from French striker K

One of the world's most prominent public figures and formerly a frontrunner for the French presidency, disgraced former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn has been tainted by a series of sex scandals.

Al-Jazeera has received a video that appears to show the attacks on soldiers and a Jewish school in southwestern France from the killer's point of view, including the cries of his victims.

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