Football
Controversy hits French anti-homophobia campaign

Players are facing sanctions after a campaign against homophobia in French football’s top flight was again mired in controversy.
Ligue 1’s anti-homophobia symbol was covered up on the shirts of Olympique Lyonnais midfielder Nemanja Matic and Le Havre’s Ahmed Hassan, while Nantes forward Mostafa Mohamed withdrew from his side’s crunch relegation-decider against Montpellier.