Convicted French rugby chief Bernard Laporte quits
Bernard Laporte on Friday resigned his role as president of France's rugby union federation after being convicted of corruption, the sports minister said.
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French rugby in turmoil as Laporte resigns as president
French rugby was thrown into further turmoil just over seven months before the World Cup as Bernard Laporte resigned as president of the French rugby federation (FFR).
Laporte resigns as French federation president
PARIS :French rugby was thrown into further turmoil just over seven month before the World Cup as Bernard Laporte resigned as president of the French rugby federation (FFR) amid legal trouble on Friday.
Laporte to resign as French federation president
PARIS : Bernard Laporte is to resign as president of the French rugby federation, a source with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Friday.
French handball league chief handed suspended prison sentence for corruption of a minor
PARIS :The head of France's LNH Handball league has been handed a one-year suspended prison sentence for corruption of a minor and recording of child pornography images, his lawyer said on Wednesday.
French handball league chief faces sexual misconduct charges
PARIS : The head of France's LNH Handball league faces charges of corruption of a minor and recording of child pornography images, the Paris prosecutor's office said on Wednesday.
French federation's Laporte in custody in laundering probe
PARIS : French Rugby Federation president Bernard Laporte, who stepped back from his duties last month after being convicted of corruption, was in custody and being questioned on Tuesday about the laundering of tax evasion proceeds, prosecutors said.
French rugby president Bernard Laporte in custody for tax fraud: prosecutors
French rugby federation president Bernard Laporte has been taken into custody for tax fraud, financial prosecutors said on Tuesday.