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Added on the 25/02/2020 11:41:07 - Copyright : AFP EN
French striker Olivier Giroud, gave a press conference at the team's base in Clairefontaine outside Paris, Monday, following Sunday's quarter-final victory over Iceland.
Images of Ballon D'Or winner Karim Benzema during his last training with France in Doha before being ruled out of the World Cup with a left thigh injury dealing a serious blow to defending champions France's hopes of retaining the trophy. IMAGES
Players from the French national football team arrive at Le Bourget airport, before flying to Doha in Qatar for the 2022 World Cup. IMAGES
French President Emmanuel Macron is in Bali, where he is due to attend the G20, and is hosting a dinner at his hotel with the heads of state of several G20 and non-G20 countries: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Argentinian President Alberto Fernandez, Rwandan President Paul Kagame, Senegalese President Macky Sall, and the Mexican Foreign Minister. IMAGES
Ogier, an eight-time winner in the French Alps, opened the series' pioneering new hybrid-powered era by winning both speed tests in his Toyota GR Yaris to build a 6.7sec lead.Snapping on his heels was seven-time Monte winner Loeb. In his first WRC drive for more than a year, the French master finished second in both stages in M-Sport Ford's Puma.It was hard to imagine a more daunting opening to the sport's new generation. Two stages on winding roads in darkness, including the crossing of the iconic Col de Turini, with frost settling on the asphalt and drivers yet to learn the mix of electric and combustion engine power in competition.
The wait is over. This weekend, BMW Motorrad Motorsport kicks off its campaign in the 2021 FIM Superbike World Championship (WorldSBK). After the development period and winter tests, the new BMW M 1000 RR is now set for its race debut. For the first time, the 2021 WorldSBK grid will feature four riders on the BMW M 1000 RR. Tom Sykes (GBR) and BMW newcomer Michael van der Mark (NED) start for the works team, the BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team. Jonas Folger (GER) and Eugene Laverty (IRL) line up for BMW satellite teams Bonovo MGM Racing and RC Squadra Corse.