Sport in France

France holds the lead

Bernard Sainz, who has already been convicted for inciting cyclists to cheat with drugs, was charged on Nov. 22 with further doping offences, a court source told AFP.

Eric Abidal joined on Tuesday his new teammates at Zeefeld, Austria for their preseason training after Olympiakos confirmed on Saturday it had signed the veteran French defender on a two-year contract for an undisclosed fee.