France rallies to beat Spain 3-1
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Zinedine Zidane&#039;s farewell tour with France continues. Spain&#039;s World Cup agony never ends.
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Goalkeeper Fabien Barthez became a hero as France held Ireland 0-0 in their World Cup Group Four qualifier on Saturday. It was the third straight draw for France on its home ground since Raymond Domenech became coach in July.
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Tony Parker scores 23 points on Saturday and France defeats Germany, 78-66, moving closer to the quarterfinals of the European basketball championship.
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Two months after losing the World Cup final to Italy, France drubs the Italians, 3-1, getting two goals from Sidney Govou, No. 9, and one from Thierry Henry in a European Championship qualifier.
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Goals from Djibril Cisse and Milan Baros secured a 2-0 victory over last year&#39;s beaten finalists Monaco in a Group A game. Monaco looked a shadow of the side that made it all the way to the rinal last May, but
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France finally won its game of brinkmanship and a World Cup game for the first time since capturing the title eight years ago. Teetering on the edge of another embarrassing first-round elimination from the World Cup, the 1998 champion beat Togo 2-0 on Friday to advance to the final 16 for a game against Spain.
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Spain won its first world championship without its star. With injured Pau Gasol cheering his teammates from the bench, Spain beat Greece 70-47 Sunday night in an emotional victory some thought couldn't happen and few thought would be so easy.
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TORSHAVN, Faroe Islands -- Captain Patrick Vieira was sent off as France put their World Cup qualifying campaign back on track with a 2-0 win over the Faroe Islands on Wednesday.
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Defender Aitor del Horno scored in the ninth minute to earn Spain a 1-0 victory over England in their friendly at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium.
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Spain could have tanked its game against New Zealand, thereby eliminating European rival Serbia-Montenegro from medal contention. Instead, the Spaniards came to play Monday and won 88-84, knocking New Zealand out and keeping the defending world champions in medal contention.
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France open up a gap on the scoreboard against England with three penalties from David Skrela at Twickenham.
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A singles victory Sunday sent Spain into the December Davis Cup finals against the United States.
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World Cup hosts France completed their warm-up campaign ahead of the start of next month&#39;s showpiece tournament with a 34-7 win against Wales at the Millennium Stadium here Sunday.
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Anastasia Myskina beats Nathalie Dechy to put Russia ahead against France in the Fed Cup final.
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Reigning Six Nations champions France remain on target for the Grand Slam after overcoming an 11-point deficit to record a 32-21 win over Wales at the Stade de France here Saturday.
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Tony Parker scored 23 points as France defeated Germany, 78-66, yesterday in Madrid, moving closer to a berth in the quarterfinals of the European Championship.Florent Pietrus and Tariq Kirksay added 12 points apiece for France, while Dirk Nowitzki led Germany with 28 points.The loss leaves Germany needing wins in its final two Group F matches to guarantee a place in the elimination round.Two automatic berths for the 2008 Olympics are at stake. Spain has already qualified because of its world title.
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France finally got a goal, didn&#039;t get a win and now is in danger of another early exit from the World Cup.