Richard Plaud, a 47-year-old Frenchman, invested eight years of meticulous effort into creating a colossal 23.6-foot model of the Eiffel Tower using ... for the tallest matchstick sculpture ...

A council worker who spent eight years building a 23ft matchstick model of the Eiffel Tower saw his dreams of a Guinness World Record go up in smoke when the bid was rejected on a technicality.

Players compete in the shadow of the Eiffel Tower, which overlooks the 13,000-seat stadium through the day and night. It creates a big-match feel unlike any venue at the Olympics, a one-of-a-kind ...

There were a slew of moments that made Frenchman Victor Wembanyama's trip back to Paris this week worth remembering.