French connect, oust Portugal to advance
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Leave it to the French to give this World Cup a sense of deja vu. Zinedine Zidane had been there before, standing behind the penalty spot, with a chance to gain glory for himself and France. With sweat dripping off his bald pate, he faced Ricardo Pereira, 12 yards from the goal. And with the composure gained from so many tough games over the years, he kicked the ball just inside the post.
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CSKA Moscow beat Paris St Germain 2-0 in a scrappy Champions League encounter on Wednesday to move temporarily to the top of Group H. Sergei Semak put the Russians ahead with a
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* Porto got the better of three French teams on their way to last season&#39;s Champions League title, beating Olympique Marseille twice in the group phase before eliminating Olympique Lyon in the quarter-finals and AS Monaco in the final.
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Striker Bonaventure Kalou scored twice to send AJ Auxerre through to the first knockout round of the UEFA Cup at the expense of Rangers on Wednesday.
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Russia and France are on track for a meeting in the Fed Cup final in Moscow after both teams took 2-0 leads following the first day of their respective semi-finals.
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Richard Gasquet gave France a 1-0 Davis Cup lead over Romania here on Friday defeating Victor Hanescu 7-6 (7/5), 6-4, 7-5.
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France start their World Cup qualifying campaign against Israel in Paris on Saturday badly needing victory to put their ignominious Euro 2004 exit behind them.
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Striker Thierry Henry scored his first international goal for four months to help struggling France snatch a badly needed 2-0 victory over Cyprus in their World Cup Group Four qualifier on Wednesday.
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South Korea grabbed a 1-1 draw with stuttering France in their vital Group G encounter to edge closer to a spot in the last 16 of the World Cup.
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FC Porto played to a 0-0 draw with Paris Saint-Germain but still keeps its aspirations for the quarterfinals of the UEFA Champions League, in spite of being seeded at the bottom of Group H. After four rounds
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France were clinging on to hopes of a 2-0 lead in their Davis Cup semi-final against Spain when poor light forced Juan Carlos Ferrero and Fabrice Santoro
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A late try by Damien Traille handed France an undeserved 16-9 victory over Scotland in their Six Nations clash here.
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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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What seemed an ideal time to be playing France turned out to be exactly that. In fact with a shade more composure in front of goal the Republic of Ireland might even have
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MOSCOW -- Nathalie Dechy and Tatiana Golovin gave France a comfortable 2-0 lead in its Fed Cup semifinal against Spain after winning their opening singles Wednesday.
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Defending champion France and host Russia continued their winning streak and swept their semifinals. They will play for the Fed Cup championship.
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Striker Bonaventure Kalou netted twice to send AJ Auxerre through to the first knockout round of the UEFA Cup at the expense of Rangers on Wednesday.