VILLENEUVE-D'ASCQ, France (AP) — In any language, expletives are sometimes present on the basketball court. After scoring his sixth consecutive point in overtime of France's dramatic 94-90 win over ...

France power forward Victor Wembanyama. / John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports Victor Wembanyama and France’s men’s basketball team got off to a solid start in pool play at the 2024 Olympics, knocking ...

The Japanese men’s national team laid an egg in its first game at this year’s Olympic Games, falling 97-77 to a seasoned German squad over the weekend. Now, the test will get even tougher against the ...

LILLE, France, July 30 (Reuters) - France prevailed 94-90 against Japan in their men's Group B Olympics basketball clash after their opponents held true to their team motto to "shock the world" by ...

PARIS, Nov 9 (Reuters) - France hit a woeful Japan for eight tries in an emphatic 52-12 autumn series win on their Stade de France return on Saturday following last year's World Cup on home soil, ...

PARIS (AP) — Star scrumhalf Antoine Dupont celebrated his return as captain and his scoring touch was not even needed as eight-try France routed Japan 52-12 on Saturday. Les Tricolores crushed the ...

VILLENEUVE-D'ASCQ, France -- France got a game-tying four-point play by Matthew Strazel at the end of regulation, and Victor Wembanyama scored eight of his 18 points in overtime to lift France over ...

During group play in the 2024 Paris Olympics, one of the best games featured Japan and France. France entered as heavy favorites but the game went into overtime largely due to a stellar performance ...

France goes to 2-0 in Group B after powering past Japan behind clutch play from Matthew Strazel and Victor Wembanyama. Tim Reynolds | The Associated Press • Download the NBA App • 2024 Olympics: ...

It’s a matter of national pride, with carefully chosen teams spending years training in pursuit of winning the highest honor ...