Césars, farming, Six Nations: The week ahead in France This week (February 20-26) also includes a flower themed Carnival, a celebrated agriculture show and the one year anniversary of the Ukraine war
US tennis icon Billie Jean King to be awarded French Légion d'honneur She spoke this week with French media about the difficulties of coming out in the 1980s, saying ‘I lost all my sponsors overnight’
Facemasks, tennis, new PM: What’s happening in France this week? This week sees the end of obligatory facemasks on public transport, the start of the Roland-Garros tournament and a change of prime minister
news Wimbledon ban on Russian tennis stars is wrong; France has alternative An international lawyer argues that Britain’s decision to ban Russian tennis players recalls a dark time in American history. France has declined to ban the players for now
Foreign sportspeople will have to be vaccinated to compete in France This requirement will come into force with the government’s new vaccine pass law
UK’s Wimbledon beats France’s Roland Garros any day The strongest sense of England you can get in France is arguably standing on the lawn tennis court at the British Embassy in Paris.