Standard & Poor's (S&P) decision to downgrade its rating on France's sovereign debt should in the short term deliver more political sting than pain in financial markets. Days ahead of a June 9 EU parliamentary election,

S&P warns debt ratios will only worsen in coming years and put Paris’s 2027 target for controlling deficit out of reach

S&P Global Ratings downgraded France, tarnishing President Emmanuel Macron’s record for debt management and plunging him deeper into political difficulties a week before European elections. Most Read from BloombergWall Street Billionaires Are Rushing to Back Trump,

England suffered their first defeat in European qualifying since 2002 and the issues run deeper than conceding two set-piece goals

England drop further points at home in their Euro 2025 qualifying campaign following a 2-1 defeat by group leaders France at St James’ Park.

Join Emillia Hawkins for reaction from St James’ Park after France fought back to inflict a costly home defeat on the Lionesses

It might have taken longer than he liked, but Ty France has rounded into form recently. Friday night's hero is 14-for-39 with six walks in his last 12 games.

Ty France hit a go-ahead solo home run in the eighth inning and the Seattle Mariners beat the Los Angeles Angels 5-4 on Friday night. The homer put some buzz back into the crowd of 40,001, after Jo Adell erased Seattle’s four-run lead with a pinch-hit grand slam for the Angels in the seventh inning off reliever Tayler Saucedo.