02.06.2010- Bayern's Turkey star Altintop extends contract

02.06.2010- Barcelona make official bid for Arsenal's Fabregas

02.06.2010- Marseille ready to splash out on Forlan: report

02.06.2010- Former Croatia defender Kovac hangs up his boots

02.06.2010- Redknapp expects Cole to snub Spurs

02.06.2010- Real's Mourinho eyes Gerrard: report

02.06.2010- Bent anguish at England axe

02.06.2010- Red Knights decide to halt United takeover bid

02.06.2010- Cannavaro signs for Dubai's Al-Ahli

02.06.2010- S.Africans learn tongue twister national anthem

21.05.2010- Roy and team to continue at Nice helm

17.05.2010- Valbuena jubilant at France selection

09.05.2010- Lisandro, Fernandez honoured in French awards

08.05.2010- Last-gasp Lille close on Champions League

05.05.2010- Deschamps brings golden touch to Marseille

05.05.2010- Marseille crowned French champions

05.05.2010- Lyon fired up as Champions League battle heats up

30.04.2010- Stalemate nudges Marseille closer to title

25.04.2010- Aduriz rescues Mallorca against 10-man Malaga

18.04.2010- Montpellier stumble in Champions League chase

17.04.2010- Nerveless Taiwo keeps Marseille on title track

17.04.2010- Marseille sight title as Bordeaux's hangover lingers

14.04.2010- Mbia extends Marseille title lead, Bordeaux hopes fade

11.04.2010- Auxerre, Marseille profit from Lyon-Lille stalemate

10.04.2010- Lamah thwarts Montpellier, Grenoble relegated

10.04.2010- 'Step by step' for table-topping Marseille: coach

03.04.2010- Lyon strike crucial blow over demoralised Bordeaux

28.03.2010- PSG, Rennes climb, Saint-Etienne woes continue

27.03.2010- French giants Marseille end 17-year trophy wait

27.03.2010- Lyon rise above squabbles to beat Grenoble

25.03.2010- Lyon give up on Friday hope

20.03.2010- Pedretti sends Auxerre top, PSG gloom deepens

20.03.2010- Bordeaux battle to hold off Ligue challengers

13.03.2010- Bordeaux held in French top flight stalemate

13.03.2010- Lyon set for derby date after slaying Real

11.03.2010- Nice to play PSG game behind closed doors

10.03.2010- Jelen double keeps Bordeaux in check

06.03.2010- Lyon miss out on return to summit

05.03.2010- Montpellier eye miracle rise to Ligue 1 summit

04.03.2010- Injured Heinze sidelined for three weeks

04.03.2010- Sarkozy vows to banish French thugs

03.03.2010- PSG fans banned for Boulogne visit

02.03.2010- PSG ban away fan travel amid growing violence

02.03.2010- Disillusioned PSG fans turn on each other

28.02.2010- Marseille keep pressure on as they thump PSG

27.02.2010- Lyon put pressure on blown away Bordeaux

27.02.2010- Bremen, Stuttgart boost European hopes

27.02.2010- PSG take on rivals Marseille in Le Clasico

25.02.2010- Anderlecht, Marseille fans arrested

14.02.2010- Wobbly Bordeaux rediscover winning feeling

14.02.2010- Jelen checks Rennes's European push

13.02.2010- Montpellier scale French summit, OM edge Monaco

12.02.2010- Bordeaux aim to halt league slide after cup exit

07.02.2010- St Etienne end Monaco's undefeated run to edge nearer safety

03.02.2010- Brandao double fires Marseille into final

01.02.2010- Lorient make double swoop

31.01.2010- Auxerre close on French pace-setters

30.01.2010- Park's brace maintains Monaco's unbeaten run

23.01.2010- French giants out to avoid Cup slip-up

20.01.2010- Bordeaux, Marseille save face as Lille run ends

17.01.2010- Late Cheyrou strike checks 10-man Bordeaux

16.01.2010- Free-scoring Lille put pressure on Bordeaux

15.01.2010- Fireworks forecast as Bordeaux, OM resume battle

Marseille midfielder Luis Gonzalez (L) vies with Lorient midfielder Laurent Koscielny (R) during their French L1 football Marseille vs. Lorient, at the Velodrome Stadium in Marseille.

Marseille, seeking a first championship success in 19 years, lost ground in the French title race on Sunday after Lorient held them to a 1-1 stalemate at the Stade Velodrome.

Senegalese international Mamadou Niang notched his 15th goal of the season two minutes before the break to put the Mediterranean side into a deserved lead.

But instead of the floodgates opening, that was as good as it got for the hosts as Laurent Koscielny nudged in from close range for midtable Brittany side Lorient midway through the second half.

The solitary point left Marseille in fourth place with 49 points from 26 games, one behind Lyon - who have played a game more - and two behind leaders Bordeaux - who have played two games less.

Bordeaux were meeting Montpellier, with whom they are level on points though the defending champions have played two games less, in the late game.

Marseille's slothful showing was echoed by Lyon on Saturday as the former champions and Champions League survivors could only eke out a disappointing goalless draw at relegation-haunted Boulogne.

Lyon, who won a record seven titles in a row between 2002 and 2008, could have reached the summit with a win.

"We were too passive in the first half to expect anything better," groaned Lyon coach Claude Puel, who would not be drawn on whether his players had their minds focused on their midweek return with Real Madrid, despatched 1-0 in France in their Champions League round of 16 first leg.

Also on Sunday, tailenders Grenoble parted 1-1 at home to Le Mans to leave both sides entrenched in the drop zone.