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Rugby World Cup in France: How the sport has evolved over time

The 10th edition of the Rugby World Cup opens this Friday, September 8 with a blockbuster match. Hosts France will face New Zealand in one of the most powerful match-ups in the sport's history. This year, organisers are also expecting record attendance for the tournament, highlighting how professionalisation has transformed the sport in recent years. For more, Paul Rouse joined us for Perspective. He's a professor at University College Dublin and a specialist in the history of Irish and global sport.

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Mbappe denied dream PSG farewell after shock Champions League exit

Kylian Mbappe will not get his dream farewell from Paris Saint-Germain after their shock Champions League exit at the hands of Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday deprived him of playing his last game for the club in the final at Wembley next month.

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Olympic flame to arrive in France ahead of Paris Olympics

The Olympic flame is set to arrive in the French port of Marseille on Wednesday in front of a crowd of up to 150,000 people in a first major test of the hugely ambitious plans for the Paris Games.

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Mbappé plays his final champions League game in Paris with PSG

No doubt Kylian Mbappé will be greeted with loud cheers and applause when he takes to the Parc des Princes pitch on Tuesday night. It will be his final Champions League match in the French capital in a Paris Saint-Germain shirt. More information with France 24 sports commentator, James Vasina.