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Pogačar seals fourth Tour as Van Aert transforms the Paris finale
Tadej Pogačar completed a fourth Tour de France victory on 27 July, finishing 4:24 clear of Jonas Vingegaard after a finale won by Wout van Aert.
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Italy end 30-year Women's EuroBasket medal wait with victory over France
Cecilia Zandalasini scored 20 points as Italy beat France 69–54 in Piraeus to claim their first European medal since 1995.
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Spain edge France 65–64 to reach Women's EuroBasket final
Awa Fam produced 21 points and nine rebounds as Spain recovered from a double-digit deficit and survived France's final free throws.
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France's fast start defeats Lithuania 83–61 in Women's EuroBasket quarter-final
France made nine of their first 11 three-point attempts and built a 35–14 first-quarter lead on their way to the semi-finals in Piraeus.
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Alcaraz recovers from Dzumhur surge to reach Roland-Garros last 16
The defending champion won 6-1, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 after the Bosnian recovered from two sets down and led 3-1 in the fourth under the Paris lights.
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Gasquet closes career at Roland-Garros after defeat to Sinner
World No.1 Jannik Sinner won 6-3, 6-0, 6-4 in the second round as the 38-year-old Frenchman finished his professional career in front of his home crowd.
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Garcia's final Roland-Garros singles campaign ends against Pera
Bernarda Pera won 6-4, 6-4 as the former world No.4 made her last singles appearance at her home major during her final season on tour.
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Van der Poel's Roubaix treble follows Ferrand-Prévot's breakthrough
A weekend of solo winners ended with Mathieu van der Poel's third consecutive men's Paris-Roubaix, one day after Pauline Ferrand-Prévot became the women's race's first French champion.
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France beat Scotland 35–16 to secure Six Nations championship
Two tries from Yoram Moefana helped France turn a three-point half-time lead into the victory that sealed their first championship since 2022.
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France tops medal count at Lenzerheide Biathlon World Championships
France finished the 12-event championships with six golds and 13 medals, while Johannes Thingnes Bø set two career world-title records.
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Historic Monte Carlo rally brings 215 crews to Valence
Crews completed the January concentration journeys before the regularity stages scheduled for February.
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Nys and Van Empel win close Benidorm World Cup races
Nys attacked on the final lap, while Van Empel secured a third consecutive Benidorm victory on 19 January.
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Al-Rajhi and Sanders claim first Dakar titles as Saudi rally reaches Shubaytah
Yazeed Al-Rajhi became the first Saudi car winner, while Australian Daniel Sanders led the motorcycle standings throughout the January rally.
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Finland wins first Biathlon World Cup relay as Minkkinen seals Oberhof victory
Seppala and Minkkinen won the single mixed relay on 12 January, giving Finland its first World Cup relay victory.
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Dembélé’s double keeps Paris seven points clear at the season’s midpoint
Paris beat Saint-Étienne 2–1 on 12 January. Dembélé scored twice before halftime, and Davitashvili’s free kick reduced the margin after the break.
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Oberg sisters power Sweden's comeback win in Oberhof mixed relay
Sweden recovered from two penalty loops to beat France in the closing Oberhof race on 12 January.
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Lou Jeanmonnot wins Oberhof pursuit as Elvira Oberg climbs from 37th to third
Jeanmonnot won with one miss on 11 January, while Oberg's 34-place rise produced an exceptional pursuit podium.
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Sturla Holm Laegreid leads Norwegian sweep of Oberhof pursuit podium
Laegreid, Tarjei Boe and Johannes Thingnes Boe occupied the podium one day after France swept the sprint.
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Quentin Fillon Maillet leads French podium sweep in Oberhof sprint
Fillon Maillet, Fabien Claude and Emilien Jacquelin filled all three podium places in the men's 10 km sprint on 10 January.
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Paula Botet wins first Biathlon World Cup race in wet Oberhof sprint
France's Botet hit all ten targets to win on 9 January, ahead of two fellow first-time World Cup podium finishers.
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Hernangómez leads Barcelona to an away win in Paris
Barcelona beat Paris Basketball 90–79 on 3 January, ending two EuroLeague defeats as the home club announced a record crowd.
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