France must step up a notch for World Cup, says coach
PARIS: Hosts France will need to step up a notch despite completing their World Cup preparation on Sunday with an emphatic victory over Australia, coach Fabien Galthie said.
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Lyon get first points of Ligue 1 season as unfashionable teams win
PARIS: Unfashionable Lorient, Metz and Stade de Reims all won in Ligue 1 on Sunday (Aug 27) while Olympique Lyonnais claimed their first point of the new French league campaign with a 0-0 draw at Nice.
Jones looks on the bright side despite yet another Australia loss
PARIS: Coach Eddie Jones looked for the positives despite Australia losing for a fifth straight game under his new reign on Sunday (Aug 27), beaten 41-17 by France in their World Cup warm-up to leave the Wallabies with their backs to the wall ahead of next month’s tournament.
World Athletics Championships: Parul Chaudhary Breaks National Record, Men's Relay Team 5th
Indian athlete Parul Chaudhary finished at the eleventh position in the 3000 meters steeplechase final of the World Athletics Championships 2023 in Budapest in Hungary on Monday. However, Parul broke the national record by marking the clock at 9:15.31 in the World Athletics Championships and qualified for the Paris Olympics 2024. Brunei athlete Winfred Mutile Yavi clinched the gold medal with a clock mark of 8:54.29, Kenya's Beatrice Chepkoech won silver with her season-best clock of 8:58.98 and another Kenya athlete Faith Cherotich achieved her personal best mark of 9:00.69, winning bronze.
US men claim crushing victory in 4x400m relay
BUDAPEST: The United States maintained their vice-like grip of the men’s 4x400 metres relay on Sunday (Aug 27) when they emphatically won their ninth world gold from the last 10 finals.
France thrash Australia in final World Cup warm-up game
Two tries from flying winger Damian Penaud helped World Cup hosts France complete their preparations for next month's tournament with a 41-17 victory over Australia, a result that handed the Wallabies a fifth successive defeat.
Ireland finish eighth in final of 4x400m relay
The Irish quartet of Kelly McGrory, Sharlene Mawdsley, Roisin Harrison and Sophie Becker finished eighth in the final of the women's 4x400m relay, bringing down the curtain on an impressive championships for Team Ireland.
France breeze past hapless Wallabies in Rugby World Cup warm-up
Winger Damian Penaud scored twice as Rugby World Cup hosts France eased past Australia 41-17 in Paris on Sunday in both sides' final warm-up game before the tournament.