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French cardinal convicted over sex abuse cover-up

A court in Lyon ruled that Cardinal Phillip Brown was guilty of failing to report the abuse of a minor between 2014 and 2015.

“I didn’t learn anything at all,” Mourinho said. “Nothing surprised me at all.” (Getty)

Mourinho says ‘nothing’ surprised him about Valencia defeat

United were beaten 2-1

Lyon’s Nabil Fekir in action with Shakhtar Donetsk’s Maycon (Valentyn Ogirenko/Lyon)

Lyon reach Champions League last 16, Bayern top group

Bruno Genesio’s Lyon needed to avoid defeat against Shakhtar to progress from Group F with Manchester City

“The yellow vests will triumph” is seen written on the Arc de Triomphe, the morning after clashes with protesters wearing yellow vests, a symbol of a French drivers’ protest against higher diesel taxes(Benoit Tessier/Reuters)

Macron leads crisis meeting after Paris riots

So-called "yellow vest" anti-government protests swept France over the last fortnight were sparked initially by a rise in taxes on diesel

City set a Premier League record with 100 points as they strolled to the title last term, and are again setting the pace this season having scored 40 times in 13 matches while conceding on just five occasions. (John Sibley/Reuters)

Guardiola says Champions League ultimate test after Lyon draw

The Premier League leaders clinched a place in the last 16 for the sixth season in a row

Chelsea win, Real held in Champions League

Jose Mourinho’s dreams of landing the Champions League for a third time as a coach remained firmly alive after Real Madrid secured a 1-1 against Lyon.

Desperate Liverpool look for European boost

Liverpool must recover from a bizarre ‘beachball’ loss at Sunderland, as they face French giants Lyon in the Champions League on Tuesday.

New speed record in Lyon, but not a good one

Olympique Lyon’s Czech forward Milan Baros was caught speeding at 268km/h in his Ferrari, a club source confirmed Friday. Local newspaper Le Progres quoted police as saying the…

All Blacks crush valiant Portugal

Odds-on World Cup favourites New Zealand brushed aside a spirited but hopelessly outclassed Portugal 108-13 in a Pool C game on Saturday, but it was not all plain sailing for the…

Kiwi coach calls for consistency in citings

All Black coach Graham Henry on Friday called for consistency from the International Rugby Board (IRB) when it dealt with incidents of foul play after a severe clampdown in the…

Argentina struggle to beat battling Georgia

Argentina closed in on the World Cup quarterfinals on Tuesday with a 33-3 win over a battling Georgia side, which was topped-off by a last-minute try that guaranteed a crucial…

Angry Pumas go for big win against Georgia

Argentina made another statement for inclusion in a top annual competition with their win over France but their treatment as second class citizens is manifest in having to play…

Australia run riot against Japan

Twice champions Australia showed they are starting to rediscover their best form at the perfect time by thrashing Japan 91-3 in their opening World Cup Pool B match on Saturday.…

‘Impotent’ France look for lift

France were branded ”impotent” after crashing to the second heaviest defeat in their history against New Zealand, and coach Bernard Laporte admitted it was back to the drawing…

Fearsome All Blacks steamroll France

New Zealand completely outclassed France in the first of two autumn Tests in Lyon on Saturday, handing the home side an emphatic seven-try 47-3 drubbing. In an entralling display…

Ten All Blacks changes for France

New Zealand coach Graham Henry on Tuesday made 10 changes to the team that beat England when he named his side to take on France in the first of two Tests in Lyon on Saturday.…

Seeds fall in Lyon

Top seeds Marcos Baghdatis and Gaston Gaudio were packing their bags on Tuesday after being ousted in the first round of the €659 000 Lyon ATP tennis tournament. Home hope Arnaud…

Hundreds strip for nude snapshot in France

Hundreds of people stripped off in Lyon, France, on Sunday to pose naked for United States photographer Spencer Tunick, who has made a name for himself by organising mass nude…

Arrest warrant for Charles Taylor

Interpol said on Thursday it has issued an international arrest warrant for Charles Taylor, the former Liberian president living in exile in Nigeria, following a request from a…

France pins hopes on 2003 Beaujolais vintage

Faced by a slump in sales in the first half of the year, Beaujolais winegrowers who depend on exports for around half their turnover, are hoping that forecasts of an exceptional…