TF1 Group unveiled stable financial results for the first half of 2025 with $1.2 billion in consolidated revenue and an 18% drop in net profit.

Team SD Worx-Protime’s Lorena Wiebes out-sprinted Team Visma Lease-A-Bike’s Marianne Vos to win Stage 4 of the Tour de France Femmes, her second victory in as many days. Wiebes was able to secure her eighth Tour de France stage success, taking her to 109 career wins in total, but had Vos on her wheel the whole way in to Poitiers.

French cyclist Kevin Vauquelin said on Tuesday he had suffered a leg injury carrying a suitcase downstairs at home just days after finishing seventh overall in the Tour de France.

Leaders from Europe's two largest economies have led a chorus of gloomy reactions to the trade deal struck between EU chief Ursula von der Leyen and US President Donald Trump.

France is calling on the European Union to pressure Israel to agree to a two-state solution with the Palestinians.

Last year’s Tour concluded outside Paris for the first time since 1905 because of a scheduling conflict with the Olympics, with the final stage held in Nice. The Champs-Élysées returned this year for the conclusion of the 3,320-kilometer (2,060-mile) race.

French telecom operator Orange reported a half-year core profit in line with market expectations on Tuesday, buoyed by a strong performance in the French market and continued double-digit percentage growth in Africa and Middle East.