France

In his fourth appearance in the final of a major tournament, Alexander Zverev lifts the French Open trophy following a five-set grind against Flavio Cobolli. 

Mirra Andreeva defeats surprise finalist Maja Chwalińska 6-3, 6-2 to become the youngest French Open champion in more than three decades.

Alexander Zverev moves to within touching distance of a long-coveted major title, while Flavio Cobolli reaches the final after Matteo Arnaldi withdraws due to illness.

A committed advocate to furthering free speech and women's rights in her birth country, Satrapi lost her husband, Swedish actor Mattias Ripa, in April last year, and "died of sadness", according to French media.

Nineteen-year-old Mirra Andreeva reaches her first grand slam final at the French Open where she will take on Poland's Maja Chwalińska, the first qualifier to reach the Paris decider in the Open Era.

For an athlete still in the early stages of her professional career, Australian rugby 7s player Kaitlin Shave has already experienced the highs and lows of sport.

Matteo Berrettini is once again forced out of a match by injury, retiring in the second set of his French Open quarterfinal with compatriot Matteo Arnaldi.

Aryna Sabalenka feels the pain of a shock loss in the quarterfinals of the French Open, saying she just feels like smashing things.

After years of searching, the NBA finally has its new face in Victor Wembanyama, and he is about to grace the league's biggest stage.

An unbeaten tournament victory in Spain gives Australia a chance of claiming the men's World Championship, with the title to be decided in this weekend's final round.

Ukrainian star Marta Kostyuk says it is unacceptable for Russians to stay silent on the war, especially after Daria Kasatkina's defection to Australia.

More than a year after France's famed Notre Dame reopened, an archaeological exploration going thousands of years into the history of Paris has begun just metres below the cathedral's ground floor.

Despite the other grand slams relying on technology for their line calls, French Open director Amelie Mauresmo is still happy with her human line judges despite a controversial miss costing Casper Ruud.

A series of upsets across Roland Garros leaves world number one Aryna Sabalenka in the box seat to win the claycourt grand slam after beating Naomi Osaka.

From the Harlem Renaissance of the 20s and 30s to Soul Food Sundays at Wimbledon in the 80s and 90s, Naomi Osaka and Taylor Townsend's dinner party before the French Open continues a long history of black athletes coming together.

Nineteen-year-old Joao Fonseca beats two-time French Open runner-up Casper Ruud to reach his first grand slam quarterfinal, while four-time champion Iga Świątek suffers her earliest exit since 2019.

Police arrest rioters in Paris during celebrations over Paris Saint-Germain’s back-to-back Champions League titles.

More than 50 police officers are wounded, with most suffering minor injuries, as football fans set off fires and vandalise shops, with one small group even trying to storm a Paris police station.

Aryna Sabalenka ends Australia's campaign at the French Open with a straightforward win over Daria Kasatkina, while Coco Gauff joins the slew of big names knocked out early in Paris.

Paris Saint-Germain beats Arsenal in a tense shootout in the Champions League final to be crowned European champions for the second straight year.