A would-be assassin pulled a rifle out of a guitar case today and fired at least one shot as French President Jacques Chirac passed during the annual Bastille Day military parade.

French soccer star Zinedine Zidane today urged people to vote against Jean Marie Le Pen.

French premier Lionel Jospin, the socialist’s presidential candidate, today unveiled what he called his ‘‘ambition for France.’’

Neil Back believes a precedent could be set if Rugby Football Union disciplinary chiefs ban England captain Martin Johnson later this week.