3 h. ago 'I went to Disneyland Paris and found the hidden attraction most people miss'

Disneyland Paris has plenty of iconic rides and attractions but there's one hidden right by the Sleeping Beauty castle that most visitors will miss - and there isn't a queue

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12 h. ago French Open 2025: Jannik Sinner returns to Grand Slam tennis after his doping ban

Jannik Sinner knows he will be facing a new set of challenges at the French Open

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17 h. ago French Open 2025: Jack Draper 'refreshed' after going home to London before Roland Garros

French Open 2025: Jack Draper 'refreshed' after going home to London before Roland Garros  BBC

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18 h. ago Rafael Nadal's absence from the 2025 French Open changes the tournament

The French Open is entering a new era this year now that Rafael Nadal has retired

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20 h. ago French Open 2025 guide: How to watch on TV, betting odds and more to know about Roland

Play in the year’s second Grand Slam tennis tournament is scheduled to begin at the French Open on the red clay courts of Roland-Garros on Sunday

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37 h. ago French Open 2025: The certainty Rafael Nadal and Iga Swiatek brought to Paris is missing now

There will be an unfamiliar uncertainty at the French Open when the year's second Grand Slam tournament begins in Paris on Sunday

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40 h. ago ‘I struggled with the lifestyle’: former teen prodigy Amanda Anisimova on her career

As she returns to the French Open, where she broke through in a run to the 2019 semis, the American explains why she stepped away from the sportProfessional tennis players are often led to believe that taking time off is fatal. In such an intense, competitive individual sport where greatness is determined though fine margins, the pressure to keep on moving is eternal. If you are not constantly training, competing and working on your craft, it is said, someone will always be there to take your place. Once you lose your spot, you may never get it back.During the most difficult period of her career, Amanda Anisimova, a former teen prodigy, had to reckon with that myth. In the depths of her depression, when the intensity of the tennis circuit had become unbearable and her mind was screaming out for change, the 23-year-old opted for the solution of a complete break from the sport two years ago. Continue reading...

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46 h. ago Casper Ruud: ‘It was a smart move by me to open up and get help’

Two-time French Open finalist on how seeking support after burnout has helped him move forward with his careerOne of Casper Ruud’s attributes, beyond his sincerity, his healthy outlook and his devastating topspin forehand, is his ability to clap back. Ruud, like others, spends ample time lurking on social media for news, where thousands express an opinion about how he plays or what he says. He is not above a sarcastic response. “Sometimes I have to keep myself from answering someone or commenting on something,” he says, laughing.Across numerous conversations during the clay-court season, his favourite part of the year, Ruud’s social media presence comes up repeatedly. Last year, for example, the 26-year-old Norwegian found himself in a lengthy debate with a random X user on the merits of mental coaches. Considering how composed and rational he often appears, it prompted the question of exactly when he was not so cool-headed and needed the services of a psychologist. Continue reading...

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61 h. ago Emma Raducanu suffers injury scare before French Open in defeat by Collins

British No 2 went out 4-6, 6-1, 6-3 after long medical breakTight finale in Strasbourg suggests issue not too seriousEmma Raducanu suffered an injury scare before the French Open as she went out of the Strasbourg Open.The 22-year-old left the court during the second set of her second-round clash with American Danielle Collins for treatment on a back problem, though appeared to recover. Having won the first set, Raducanu was 5-0 down when she called a medical timeout before returning to the court 10 minutes later. Although she was able to finish the match, she went down to a 4-6, 6-1, 6-3 defeat to Collins.This report will update Continue reading...

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68 h. ago Drop by drop: Carlos Alcaraz leads shift back to the most deft shot in tennis

Roger Federer saw it as a ‘panic shot’ but the drop shot is back in vogue thanks to a greater understanding of its effectivenessA little more than two years ago, Daniil Medvedev was working his way through the early rounds of the Miami Open when he noticed a distinct shift in his opponents’ tactics. A few days earlier, he had been convincingly beaten in the Indian Wells final by Carlos Alcaraz, who dismantled him with a relentless stream of drop shots. Suddenly, everyone was hitting drop shots against him.“A lot of guys maybe saw the final, so they started to do only drop shots against me,” says Medvedev, smiling widely. “It’s not the same. It’s like: ‘OK, continue doing it. I’m there.’ Against [Alcaraz], I’m not there.” Continue reading...

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3 d. ago A question for Lauren Sánchez: was this a hen do or a humanitarian mission to liberate Paris from good taste? | Marina Hyde

The hemlines were high and the diamonds hefty as the world’s second-richest fiancee and her entourage stormed the Seine. Formez vos bataillons!To Cannes, in the country of France, where last night Jeff Bezos’s fiancee, Lauren Sánchez, got what she deserves: a philanthropy award. Lauren was honoured at something called the Global Gift Gala, where she received the women empowerment award for her commitment to climate justice, social justice and coming off at absolutely all times as a woman who refers to her breasts as “my girls”. Regular readers will know I have a huge amount of time for her. She accepted her gong wearing a necklace with a diamond pendant slightly larger than an Amazon warehouse, once again redrawing the blueprint that other humanitarians will simply need to watch and learn from.Meanwhile, if there were awards for hen nights – or bachelorette parties, in the American style – then Lauren would surely have taken one for her full-scale invasion of Paris last weekend, aft...

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3 d. ago Was this a hen do or a humanitarian mission to liberate Paris? Either way, give Lauren Sánchez an award | Marina Hyde

The hemlines were high and the diamonds hefty as the world’s second-richest fiancee and her entourage stormed the Seine. Formez vos bataillons!To Cannes, in the country of France, where last night Jeff Bezos’s fiancee, Lauren Sánchez, got what she deserves: a philanthropy award. Lauren was honoured at something called the Global Gift Gala, where she received the women empowerment award for her commitment to climate justice, social justice and coming off at absolutely all times as a woman who refers to her breasts as “my girls”. Regular readers will know I have a huge amount of time for her. She accepted her gong wearing a necklace with a diamond pendant slightly larger than an Amazon warehouse, once again redrawing the blueprint that other humanitarians will simply need to watch and learn from.Meanwhile, if there were awards for hen nights – or bachelorette parties, in the American style – then Lauren would surely have taken one for her full-scale invasion of Paris last weekend, aft...

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3 d. ago Jim Morrison bust found in ‘chance discovery’ after disappearing from Paris cemetery 37 years ago

The marble carving went missing from the iconic singer’s grave in Paris’s Père-Lachaise cemetery in 1988

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6 d. ago It's not just Brooklyn and Harry! The nepo babies who have fallen out with their famous families

Last month, David Beckham enjoyed a slew of birthday celebrations in Miami, Paris and London - but his son Brooklyn Beckham was missing.

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1 week ago A worshipper is murdered in a French mosque. How can this be ‘just another crime’? | Rokhaya Diallo

Islamophobia is rampant in France. Official denial, even of the word itself, is driving the hatredFriday is a holy day for practising Muslims – a time to observe the faith more deeply and, where possible, attend prayers at the mosque. That’s exactly what Aboubakar Cissé did early on Friday 25 April.In the southern French village of La Grand-Combe, Cissé, a 22-year-old carpenter originally from Mali, volunteered at his local mosque and was a familiar face among worshippers. So when he offered guidance through the prayers and rituals that Friday to a newcomer, a young man he did not know , it was an entirely natural gesture. The stranger, however, had come to prayers with very different intentions.Rokhaya Diallo is a Guardian Europe columnist Continue reading...

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1 week ago The Marching Band review – tender French concert bromance gets out the trombones

Two strong leads in Pierre Lottin and Benjamin Lavernhe make this heart-on-sleeve but unsentimental class drama a triumph in a minor key French film-maker Emmanuel Courcol serves up a good-natured heartwarmer with some syrup, but also two watchable and robust lead performances. For British audiences, The Marching Band might call to mind Brassed Off, The Full Monty or Billy Elliot, movies from the heartland which dared to dream that showbusiness or cultural community adventures can somehow survive the wreckage of industrial capitalism.Benjamin Lavernhe plays Thibaut, a distinguished and sensitive orchestra conductor who collapses mid-rehearsal in Paris and is told he has leukaemia and needs a bone marrow transplant donor. Thibaut is adopted and this means tracking down his biological brother out in the boondocks: factory worker Jimmy, played by the formidable Pierre Lottin (recently seen in François Ozon’s When Autumn Falls), whose gift for deadpan comedy really only gets free rein a...

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1 week ago Johann Zarco earns first home triumph at French MotoGP in over 70 years

French rider triumphs in chaotic race at Le MansZarco is first home winner of French GP since 1954Johann Zarco became the first home rider in 71 years to win the French Grand Prix, delighting a sellout crowd of more than 120,000 fans at Le Mans.The LCR Honda rider’s decision to start with wet tyres paid off handsomely on Sunday as Zarco triumphed in a chaotic, rain-hit race. He won by a huge margin of nearly 20 seconds ahead of Ducati’s Marc Márquez, while Gresini Racing’s Fermin Aldeguer came third for his first MotoGP podium. Continue reading...

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1 week ago What links butterfly, air, French and Glasgow? The Saturday quiz

From Barbarian invasions and lead poisoning to Saturday Night Fever and the shipping forecast, test your knowledge with the Saturday quiz1 What did Thomas Austin notoriously introduce to Australia in 1859?2 Which social media site’s founder is married to Serena Williams?3 What shipping forecast area is named after a UK city?4 What is the chemical formula for diamond?5 Which literary character loved “life; London; this moment of June”?6 Where did Eoka fight against British rule?7 What contains 42 vowels and 56 consonants?8 Which monarch commissioned and was depicted in the Wilton Diptych?What links: 9 Do the Right Thing; Goodfellas; Moonstruck; Radio Days; Saturday Night Fever?10 Lena; Mackenzie; Ob; Yenisey; Yukon?11 Encyclopedia Britannica (2010); New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (2001); Oxford English Dictionary (1989)?12 Air; butterfly; chef’s; French, Glasgow?13 Barbarian invasions; Christianity; homosexuality; lead poisoning; plague?14 Sarazen; Hogan; Player; Nicklau...

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2 w. ago PSG vs Arsenal LIVE: Champions League result, match stream and latest updates today

Gunners fail in comeback mission as Paris Saint-Germain book final date with Inter Milan in Munich

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2 w. ago PSG vs Arsenal LIVE: Champions League match stream, latest score and goal updates

Gunners target Paris comeback mission in decisive semi-final second-leg showdown

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