What you missed between last night and this morning
1. Tennis – ATP Dubai: Federer favors training
Roger Federer will recharge the batteries without rushing his return to the top. This is the meaning of the decision he made on Thursday night by finally skipping Dubai to set himself the goal of the season on earth, in order to refine his return to form for Wimbledon. The Swiss knows himself too well, and at 39 he wants to give himself time to gain strength. He will focus on training after playing his first two games in Doha this week since Melbourne 2020. A long break imposed by two operations on his right knee.
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Obviously, he found himself a little tight physically against Nikoloz Basilashvili, the 42nd in the world. He lost to the Georgian, 3-6, 6-1, 7-5, after coming within a point of victory. After a good battle on Wednesday against Daniel Evans he had dismissed in three sets (7-6, 3-6, 7-5).
2. Basketball – NBA: Irving without mercy
NBA – Author of 40 points, Kyrie Irving brought the Brooklyn Nets to another victory against the Boston Celtics (121-109). A new artistic performance from the All-Star point guard, in great shape right now. The Atlanta Hawks won in extremis (121-120) against the Toronto Raptors on a last basket of Tony Snell and Giannis Antetokounmpo once again justified his status of double MVP in title by compiling 24 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists to lead the demonstration of Milwaukee against New York (134-101).
Kyrie Irving in Brooklyn – Boston in the NBA on March 11, 2021
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3. Football – Europa League: Milan and MU back to back
The poster of the round of 16, MU-AC Milan ended in a draw (1-1) which deprived the English of a valuable victory. Indeed, Amad Diallo opened the scoring (50th) but the Rossoneri responded in extremis by Simon Kjaer (60th).
Far from Old Trafford, some large European cars have taken their precautions with a view to the return leg next Thursday. Ajax Amsterdam beat Young Boys Bern (3-0), as did AS Roma to the detriment of Shakhtar Donetsk. Arsenal also took the lead on Olympiakos (1-3) as well as Tottenham against Dinamo Zagreb (2- 0).
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Basketball – Olympic Games 2020 : The two-time Olympic champions LeBron James, Kevin Durant and Chris Paul are among the 57 NBA players selected by the American Federation for the Tokyo Games.
NBA : Kevin Durant (Brooklyn Nets), away from the courts for a month with a hamstring injury, will be reassessed next week, but the player will need additional preparation time before his return, explained his coach, Steve Nash.
Football : The state of Sao Paulo, the most populous in Brazil with 46 million inhabitants, has further tightened its restrictive measures to face the “most critical moment” of the Covid-19 pandemic, with the announcement on Thursday of ” a 15-day curfew and the interruption of the regional football championship.
- MLS : Monaco attacking midfielder Samuel Grandsir will join the Los Angeles Galaxy.
Sailing – America’s Cup : Defending champion Team New Zealand and Italian challenger Luna Rossa are tied for two wins everywhere at the end of the third and fourth regattas on Friday in Auckland. Continuation of the program on Saturday with rounds 5 and 6.
Golf – USPGA – Tour Players Championship : Spaniard Sergio Garcia surrendered an impressive 65, seven under par, after an eagle on the last hole, his second of the day, to take the lead in the tournament.
MotoGP, Moto2, Moto 3 : Qatar, site of winter testing and the first two Grands Prix of the season, and the promoter of the MotoGP world speed championships have offered to vaccinate the paddock against Covid-19.
Formula 1 : Alfa Romeo will take part in pre-season testing from Friday to Sunday in Sakhir without its team manager, Frenchman Frédéric Vasseur, who tested positive for Covid-19.
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The 2 remedial videos
It had become an anomaly. With all the panache we know, Julian Alaphilppe finally crossed a finish line in 2021, Thursday on Tirreno-Adriatico. And not in front of just anyone, judge instead!
Bernal attacks from afar, Alaphilippe hits the mark: the summary of the 2nd stage
Author of a clear shot, Quentin Fillon Maillet signed his second victory of the season during the sprint, ahead of Tarjei Boe and Lukas Hofer.
Fillon Maillet wanted it so badly: the sprint summary
What you shouldn’t miss today
1. Formula 1 – Tests: Engines!
The three days of tests to which the teams are entitled to prepare for the season start at 8 a.m. at Sakhir, the Bahrain Grand Prix track, with 2021 single-seaters closely derived from those of 2020, for reasons of economy of scale.
All the teams will run their two holders this Friday apart from Alpine with Esteban Ocon, Haas (Mick Schumacher) and Red Bull (Max Verstappen). The strangest? Williams offers Roy Nissany the day of driving.
The elegant Aston Martin and Alpine, the surprising Williams: the single-seaters for the 2021 season
2. Alpine Skiing – Women’s World Cup: Vlhova clears the way
Relaunched at home last weekend, Petra Vlhova must take advantage this morning of the first of two slaloms given in Are (the second Saturday) to regain the lead in the general classification of the World Cup. All the more easily since it has only 36 points to take from the current leader, Lara Gut-Behrami, who is not making the trip to Sweden.
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3. Biathlon – Nové Mesto Na Morave: Au tour des dames
Make way for the ladies the day after Quentin Fillon Maillet’s victory, with the sprint from 5.30 p.m. in the Czech resort.
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4. Tennis – ATP Marseille: One or two French?
On the way to a French semi-final? The lower part of the Open 13 table gives hope, with Pierre-Hugues Herbert – Stefanos Tsitsipas at 5.30 p.m. followed by a French quarterfinal, Arthur Rinderknech – Ugo Humbert.
5. Football – Ligue 1: OL aim for the head
The 29th day starts at 9 p.m. Olympique Lyonnais players will have only one idea: to win in Reims, 12th in the standings, to at least temporarily regain first place in the French Championship.
6. Handball – Olympic qualifying tournament: Les Bleus without a net
French handball players are playing their Olympic future from this Friday until Sunday during a qualifying tournament in Montpellier in the company of Croatia, Portugal and Tunisia. The data of the problem are simple: the first two will win a ticket for the Tokyo Games (July 23-August 8). Guillaume Gille’s gang begins by facing Croatia at 9 p.m.
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