In an interview given to Progress and published on Monday, François-Noël Buffet, co-president of the commission of inquiry into the incidents at the Stade de France during the Champions League final on May 28, Real Madrid-Liverpool (1-0), points out the mistakes made by the authorities that day. Indicating that the report of the commission of … Read more
Two sets given up in four matches: Novak Djokovic leaves only crumbs to his opponents at Wimbledon. In the round of 16, the world number 3 (but seeded 1 in the absence of Daniil Medvedev and Alexander Zverev) overcame the obstacle Tim van Rijthoven in four rounds. Winner at ‘s-Hertogenbsoch and sitting on a series … Read more
AFP announces this Friday evening the failure of the negotiations between the shareholders of AS Saint-Étienne and the American businessman David Blitzer for the takeover of the Saint-Etienne club. “The exclusive negotiation period, which began 45 days ago, ended at midnight on the night of Thursday to Friday without reaching an agreement […] it has … Read more
A week after being attacked during the French Championships in Caen, Wilfried Happio is the subject of a complaint for acts of sexual assault filed with the police station of the 12th arrondissement of Paris, according to The Parisian. According to the latter, the complainant is the sister of the man who hit the athlete … Read more
The searches carried out since the beginning of the week as part of an investigation targeting Bahrain-Victorious have resulted in seizures of “electronic equipment (telephones, computers, hard drives) and medicines, the nature and origin of which remain undetermined or whose delivery is subject to prescription, “said the Marseille prosecutor’s office on Thursday. While the team … Read more
It was long and very difficult at times, but Richard Gasquet finally pulled through. On court No. 15 at Wimbledon, the Frenchman won his place for the second round by dominating Joao Sousa on Tuesday (7-6 [7], 6-2, 4-6, 4-6, 6-3). The Frenchman owes his success, long compromised, to a service found in the last … Read more
Quentin Halys made his debut in the big picture at Wimbledon. Despite the loss of the first round, the 82nd in the world was more consistent than Benoît Paire in this Franco-French duel of the 1st round. The 25-year-old from Ile-de-France won (4-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-4) to give himself the right to face Georgian Nikoloz … Read more
She expected a big game, she was served. After more than two hours and forty minutes of a fierce fight, the French Caroline Garcia (28) finally won the final of the German tournament in Bad Homburg, against the Canadian Bianca Andreescu (6-7 (5), 6 -4, 6-4). The Lyonnaise, former 4th in the world and currently … Read more
Asvel made short work of Monaco (91-54) on Friday and returned to 1-1 in the final of the French Championship. Aggressive and solid on Wednesday during the first confrontation (74-82), the Monegasques could not cope with the Villeurbanne steamroller. Annoyed, the locals started with a knife between their teeth, inflicting a scathing 28-12 on the … Read more
Bordeaux has not passed the course of the DNCG. On borrowed time after their first passage before the financial policeman of French football, the Girondins, sportingly relegated to Ligue 2 at the end of this season, were demoted to National according to a decision by the Professional Clubs Control Commission announced on Tuesday evening by … Read more