Gourcuff on target as Lyon keep St Etienne at bay

Widely criticized for his irregularity, Bakary Kone was out from a little complicated season in the Olympique Lyonnais.The Burkinabe international has returned to the competition after a long absence. With Dejan Lovren discarded and Milan Bisevac ...

African stars had mixed luck in the FA Cup semi-finals at the weekend with Ivorian Arouna Kone helping Wigan triumph while a superb goal from Senegalese Demba Ba could not prevent Chelsea going out. Kone burst clear of several defenders to create ...

PARIS — A splendid Clement Grenier goal helped 10-man Olympique Lyon to snatch a 1-1 draw in their delayed Ligue 1 match at Nice as the seven-times French champions took a giant step towards a Champions League spot yesterday. Grenier fired a ...

Lyon overcame the second-half dismissal of Maxime Gonalons to snatch a 1-1 Ligue 1 draw at Nice and keep themselves in pole position for the final Champions League spot. With just three points separating the teams at the start of play, Nice cranked ...

PARIS: Paris Saint-Germain sealed their first Ligue 1 title since 1994 with a 1-0 win at Lyon on Sunday. Marseille's 2-1 win over Toulouse on Saturday, their fourth success in a row, had ensured PSG would have to keep the champagne on ice until ...

) Government ministers, donors and the world's top forestry experts will attend a conference in Cameroon next month to discuss critical issues facing the sustainable management of Central Africa's forests, the biodiversity they embrace and the ...

Lyon remained in pole position in the race for third in Ligue 1 as they fought back to draw 1-1 with fourth-placed St Etienne at the Stade Gerland. A second-half Yoann Gourcuff strike cancelled out Kurt Zouma's opener for Les Verts as Lyon missed ...

PARIS— Marseille saw its slim title hopes diminish as it was held to a goalless draw at Lille in the French league on Sunday. Lille, which is making a late push for a Champions League spot, had the better chances but could not find its way past a ...

The five major championships are moving towards the end. But this weekend, Africans have once again pointed the tip of their nose. Special mention for the Beninese, Stephane Sessegnon , author of an excellent game in the derby against ...