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INCLUDING THE TOUR DE FRANCE, THE SIX NATIONS AND THE FRENCH OPEN SIX NATIONS CHAMPIONSHIP The annual Six Nations Championship take place from January 31 to March 15.  France do not have

home advantage this year, meaning they play two matches at home and three away from home.  France will kick off their campaign hosting Wales on January 31 at 21:15 and finish it welcoming

Scotland on March 15 at 21:00.  France will be hoping to take the crown off defending champions Ireland to be victorious for the first time since 2022.  The full fixtures list is as follows.

Round 1: France v Wales, Friday January 31 at 21:15 Scotland v Italy, Saturday February 1 at 14:15 Ireland v England, Saturday February 1 at 16:45 Round 2:  * Italy v Wales, Saturday

February 8 at 14:15 * England v France, Saturday February 8 at 16:45 * Scotland v Ireland, Sunday February 9 at 15:00 Round 3: * Wales v Ireland, Saturday February 22 at 14:15 * England v

Scotland,  Saturday February 22 at 16:45 * Italy v France, Sunday February 23 at 15:00 Round 4: * Ireland v France, Saturday March 8 at 14:15 * Scotland v Wales, Saturday March 8 at 16:45 *

England v Italy, Sunday March 9 at 15:00 Round 5:  * Italy v Ireland, Saturday March 15 at 14:15 * Wales v England, Saturday March 15 at 16:45 * France v Scotland, Saturday March 15 at 20:00

Read more: Make sense of playing sports in France PARIS - NICE The eight-day Paris-Nice cycling race will begin in the Yvelines near Paris on March 9, 2025. The competitors then take a

diagonal line down to the south of France. The race will end after intense stages and sprints with a final loop around Nice on March 16.  Read more: The Code de la route has changed for

cyclists in France PARIS MARATHON  The Paris marathon will take place on April 12 in 2025. The race snakes through Paris, along the quais de Seine in full view of the Eiffel Tower. More than

60,000 runners are expected to take part, cheered along by more than 250,000 spectators.  Read more: The French marathon where runners eat cheese and drink wine along the route

ROLAND-GARROS The French Open, one of the four grand slams of the tennis circuit, will be held from May 25 to June 8, 2025, at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris. The best players in the world

will compete to enter tennis legend and for a share of the prizemoney, which amounted to €53,500,000 in 2024.  It will be the first Roland-Garros without Spaniard Rafael Nadal, who retired

last year. Carlos Alcaraz and Iga Świątek will be hoping to retain their 2024 titles. The women's final will take place on June 7 and the men's final will be on June 8.  LE MANS

RACE The 93rd 24 Hours of Le Mans will take place on June 14 and 15. One of the most prestigious races in the world, the winner is the car that has driven the greatest distance over 24

hours.  TOP 14 FINAL  The final of the Top 14, the French rugby union division, will return to the Stade de France on June 28, 2025. In 2024, it took place at the Stade Vélodrome in

Marseille, with the Stade toulousain defeating Union Bordeaux Bègles to claim their 23rd bouclier (the name of the trophy given to victors).  TOUR DE FRANCE The annual cycling race will

entirely take place in France for both the women's and men’s versions, for the first time since 2020.  It will begin near Lille on July 5, and include stages in Normandy, Brittany, and

the Alps and Pyrenees.  The final stage, on July 27, will finish on the Champs-Elysées again (In 2024, it moved to Nice due to the Paris Olympics). Northern regions will feature heavily in

the itinerary.   Read more: Tour de France 2025 route revealed: will it pass near you? PARIS MASTER'S Another tennis competition, the Paris Master's, will take place from October

25 to November 2 at the Accor Arena, in the neighborhood of Bercy in Paris. It is the biggest indoor tournament in the world, currently held by German Alexander Zverev.