Cyclists have met a new world champion, October begins, yet the season does not end. On the contrary, it is in full swing and fans are looking forward to the toughest from this year’s edition of the Grand Tours. The Italian Giro offers a battle with many contrasts. A hike to Mount Etna, three time … Read more
Before the match of the third round at Roland Garros, Barbora Krejčíková cried. Her former coach, the late Wimbledon winner Jana Novotná, would celebrate her 52nd birthday today. But she came to the court determined, tried to have fun with tennis and rejoiced in the victory over Bulgaria’s Cvetana Pironkova and in the premiere progress … Read more
Petra Kvitová on Roland Garros Alessandra Tarantino, ČTK / AP – The semifinalist of the clay grand slam from 2012, Kvitová, has not yet clashed with one hundred singles players. Fernandez dominated the junior at Roland Garros last year and this year she played her first final at the WTA circuit in Mexico. “I want … Read more
PARIS, KOMPAS.com – Presiden Emmanuel Macron has announced a plan to defend values secular France against what he referred to as ” Islamic radicalism“. Macron said that Islam it was “in crisis” around the world, sparking a backlash from activists Muslim. In his long awaited address on Friday, Macron stressed that “no concessions” would be … Read more
Twenty-eight years have passed since Petr Korda’s ride in Paris this year. At that time, the 24-year-old young Czech reached the finals of Roland Garros, where he lost to Jim Courier. Now, Cordu’s 20-year-old son Sebastian, a United States national team, is winning the clay grand slam. Americans are ecstatic. Four years ago, one of … Read more
The increase in infections in the French capital is worrying, which from Monday could become a “maximum alert zone” with the consequent total closure of bars and restaurants and the ban on gatherings and parties – The situation of the Covid-19 epidemic in Paris and its suburbs is “very worrying” (LATEST DATA), where “all alert … Read more
Photo News Alexander Zverev. – Roland Garros “Roland Garros does little to protect tennis players against the corona virus. There is no bubble at the grand slam tournament in Paris. ” That say top players Alexander Zverev (ATP 7) and Denis Shapovalov (ATP 11). “It hardly differs from other years, except that there are fewer … Read more
Traffic jams at sea and at quayside. Since Tuesday, the port of Marseille has been blocked, a consequence of the “dead port” operation launched for seventy-two hours by the CGT to protest against the pension reform. A call followed to the letter in the seven major French seaports (Dunkirk, Le Havre, Rouen, Nantes-Saint-Nazaire, La Rochelle, … Read more
It has been almost a week since the Minister of Health, Olivier Véran, announced a new zonal division in France. This new map has classified the metropolis of Aix-Marseille, as well as Guadeloupe, on maximum alert, the last level before the state of health emergency. Around ten large metropolises (Paris, its inner suburbs, Lyon, Nice, … Read more
An explosive duel of two former grand slam champions was expected. Men who were the only ones to break the hegemony of the big three in recent years. In the end, however, a cruel debacle took place in Paris. Swiss Stan Wawrinka escorted the British Andy Murray in the first round of the French Open … Read more