The American tour, which should lead to the US Open (August 30 – September 12), began for Benoît Paire with a victory in the first round of the Atlanta Open on Tuesday evening. The French won in three sets (7-5, 6-7 [2], 6-4) against the Japanese Yasutaka Uchiyama (120th). Having failed to break his opponent … Read more
After three defeats, the Clippers regain victory thanks to their success against Atlanta (106-93) on Sunday. This success is above all a collective success since the trio Batum, Ibaka and Coffey were particularly at ease against the Hawks who seemed to have lost all game intelligence. Often decisive, Nicolas Batum sees his scoresheet credited with … Read more
Atlanta perfectly negotiated his visit to the Staples Center by leaving with a snatch victory over the Lakers (94-99). But of course, it is the exit on injury of LeBron James which will remain in many memories. The second quarter was just beginning when the Lakers star slammed into Solomon Hill before falling to the … Read more
ATP Cup, Davis Cup, Laver Cup, what’s the difference? Like the Davis Cup, the ATP Cup is an international team competition. She is also the direct descendant of the World Team Cup, already organized by the ATP from 1978 to 2012. The formula is always the same with a group stage before the final stage. … Read more
After two convincing matches, Emma Raducanu fell from the top in the quarterfinals of the Cluj Open 2 on Friday. Taken by the throat by Marta Kostyuk, the Briton, who won the US Open in September, has never been able to play her best tennis. Very aggressive in return and particularly at ease on her … Read more
“You’re going to start the US Open having won five titles this season. What does it do to you?It’s pretty good, that’s for sure. I’ve played a lot this year and having won tournaments on different surfaces is great. But New York is a very special place. There is no tournament like the US Open. … Read more
Still in trouble with his left knee, Greek winger Giannis Antetokounmpo is finally forfeited for Game 6 of the Eastern Conference final between Milwaukee and Atlanta, on the night of Saturday to Sunday (2:30 am French time). Victim of hyperextension during game 4, he had already missed game 5. – – The Bucks lead 3-2 … Read more
No wind, no regatta. The dead calm off Auckland has forced the participants of the America’s Cup World Series to give up competing in the last regattas scheduled for Sunday. – – This preparatory Christmas Race for the America’s Cup pitted Team New-Zealand, the last winner of the event, against the British of Team Ineos … Read more
The cry of pain that tore the Staples Center apart left no doubt about the reality of LeBron James’ injury. Fighting for a ball early in the second quarter against Atlanta in the NBA on Saturday, he collided with Hawks player Solomon Hill. If the knee seemed to have been hit at first, it was … Read more
Like so many other sporting events, the New York Marathon was canceled in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic that was hitting the planet. But in 2021, the streets of the Big Apple will open again to runners. Admittedly, the record of 53,627 “finishers” will not be broken since only 33,000 participants will be accepted, … Read more