If the first plea in defense of Mr. Laporte, heard yesterday in the wake of the indictment, taught us anything, it is that one of the two councils of the president of the FFR read L’Équipe, archived it and, quite expectantly, accused him of all evils before the court before waving him around in the … Read more
Spain confirms its good form in the League of Nations. After their victory against Switzerland on Thursday (1-0), they easily beat the Czech Republic on Sunday (2-0) at La Rosaleda in Malaga as part of the 4th day of the League of Nations. This success allows La Roja to take the lead in group 2 … Read more
Ugo Mola, manager of Toulouse, winner of La Rochelle in the play-offs (33-28) “We beat a great team. We all know that when you win a European Cup, you have a euphoria that allows you to do great things. Rugby is all about energy. We had a good first half, we curled up a bit … Read more
What a week for the TotalEnergies team. After Alexis Vuillermoz’s victory at Brives-Charensac during the second stage, which saw him wear the yellow jersey the next day, Valentin Ferron doubled the lead. In a breakaway of six riders – including five Frenchmen – the 24-year-old rider offered himself the best victory of his young career … Read more
The long-awaited duel did indeed take place during the fourth stage of the Critérium du Dauphiné, a 32-kilometre time trial to be covered between Montbrison and La Bâtie d’Urfé (Loire). We expected a lot from the match between Filippo Ganna, double world champion in the specialty, and Wout van Aert, the current yellow jersey of … Read more
The huge rant of Dijon coach Nenad Markovic, in the middle of the third quarter, will not change anything. On their floor, the Burgundians did not find the key to staying alive in this Betclic Elite playoff semi-final. At the end of a match where there was no suspense beyond the first quarter, Lyon-Villeurbanne easily … Read more
Steve Kerr, Warriors coach, after their victory over the Boston Celtics on Sunday (107-88) in Game 2 of the NBA Finals: “I found everyone much more invested. It was quite obvious even. Our level of strength and aggression has increased. He had to. Given what Boston did in the fourth quarter in Game 1, we … Read more
The baccalaureate, the Elysée, and a third consecutive title on Trackmania for Gwendal “Gwen” Duparc. At only 17, the Breton ended his crazy week with a victory at the Accor Arena in Bercy, this Saturday evening, during the tenth edition of the Trackmania Cup – hosted by streamer Adrien “ZeratoR” Nougaret. He had won those, … Read more
Holger Rune’s impressive career at Roland-Garros came to an end this Wednesday evening. Logically beaten in four sets by the Norwegian Casper Ruud in the quarter-finals (6-1, 4-6, 7-6 [2]6-3), the 19-year-old Dane, who beat Stefanos Tsitsipas in the round of 16, gave in after 3:15 of play. Ruud, 8th player in the world, joined … Read more
The great adventure continues for Marin Cilic. Launched at the age of 33 in what is a bit like a second career, the Croatian is in the process of raising his head very high at Roland-Garros this year after two difficult last seasons in terms of results. In a brand new ambitious suit, the current … Read more