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French biathlon champion Julia Simon, who was found guilty of credit card fraud, at a courthouse in the French Alps, on October 24, 2025. JEAN-PHILIPPE KSIAZEK / AFP French biathlon star Julia Simon was found guilty of theft and credit card fraud by a French court and handed a three-month suspended prison sentence on Friday, October 24, a decision that raises questions over her participation at next year's Winter Olympics. Simon was accused of repeatedly using a bank card belonging to her teammate Justine Braisaz-Bouchet, as well as that of a French team staff member, to make online purchases totaling more than €2,000 ($2,300). Simon has previously claimed 10 world titles and won an Olympic silver medal for France in the mixed relay at the 202...

PSG's Achraf Hakimi, fourth from left, celebrates with his teammates after scoring his side's opening goal during the French League One football match between Brest and Paris Saint-Germain in Brest, France, on October 25, 2025. JEREMIAS GONZALEZ / AP Paris Saint-Germain won after two Ligue 1 stalemates, beating Brest 3-0 on Saturday, October 25, to replace Marseille at the top of the table. The reigning French and European champions regained the summit after Marseille came unstuck 2-1 in the late game at Lens. Mason Greenwood continued his fine form, putting Marseille into a 17th-minute lead a week after netting four in the 6-2 hammering of Le Havre. But they were undone by Odsonne Edouard's penalty after a foul by Benjamin Pavard, who then sc...

After American Fred Kerley, a double Olympic medalist in the 100 meters, French athlete Mouhamadou Fall signed a contract on Thursday, October 23, with the Enhanced Games. These are often dubbed the "Doping Games" because "performance-enhancing substances" will be allowed under an announced protocol described as "safe, legal and science-based," are set to hold their inaugural edition – with athletics, swimming and weightlifting events – in Las Vegas, Nevada, from May 21 to 24. Offering huge bonuses to participating athletes, this project, launched by Australian entrepreneur Aron D'Souza in 2023, has sparked controversy in athletic and scientific circles. It openly aims to create a "super humanity," to end the "hegemony of the Olympic Games," and to challenge what organizers...