Provence rugby did the job this Thursday evening in front of its Maurice-David audience. By winning against Colomiers (25-18), the Aixois won the first of the six finals they have left to play in the regular season. With three tries and the offensive bonus at stake, the Blacks temporarily return to one point behind Biarritz, … Read more
Out of the game Tuesday night at Ile Lacroix, defeated 4-1 by Rouen, Angers recovered on Wednesday by picking up at 1-1 in this Magnus League semi-final. The Dukes had however conceded a first goal very quickly. Latvian Rolands Vigners gave the Dragons the lead after just 1’09 into the first period. But Gints Meija, … Read more
The player: Sanchez, talent has no age In France, attracting players of a certain age is sometimes viewed with the greatest skepticism, but Alexis Sanchez has spent this season reminding us that talent undermines this criterion. In Reims, the 34-year-old Chilean showed off his class. Three minutes after the opener, the former Barça and Arsenal … Read more
Philadelphia may have sealed its spot in the Eastern Conference top 3 on Wednesday in Cleveland. In the room of their first pursuer, the Sixers obtained a sixth success in a row (118-109) and pocketed the tie-break (2 successes to 1) over the season against the Cavaliers, which ensures them to stay ahead in case … Read more
The first day of the Camille-Muffat meeting in Nice on Wednesday was more pleasant for foreign swimmers than for the French. In the women’s 200m medley, it was the Dutch Marritt Steenbergen who won with a blast ahead of the two Habs, Charlotte Bonnet and Fantine Lesaffre. She won the double in the 200m freestyle. … Read more
The first duel between Rudy Gobert and his former coach for eight years at Jazz, Quin Snyder, smiled at the French pivot on Monday evening. With Minnesota, the vice-captain of the Blues left Atlanta, now coached by Snyder, with a precious victory in the race for the play-offs (136-115). Gobert held his place while he … Read more
Eliminated from the Champions League by AC Milan this week (0-1, 0-0), Tottenham remains in a position to return there next season. The Spurs took place this Saturday afternoon against Nottingham Forest (3-1), and regained a 6-point lead over Liverpool, beaten a little earlier in Bournemouth. They also have 7 on Newcastle (6th), which however … Read more
Hayes at 17 points Despite the Pistons’ loss, Killian Hayes returned his best copy in more than a month, with 17 points against the Pacers in 37 minutes, the same total as against Boston on February 7. The point guard also brought 6 rebounds and 13 assists to his team. Ousmane Dieng, the second Frenchman … Read more
Winner without losing a set this Friday evening in Paris at the opening of the 24th day of Ligue A (26-23, 25-23, 25-20), Nantes-Rezé returns to a point behind the leader, Tours, which receives Toulouse on Saturday and was surprised by the Plessis-Robinson last week. Tourangeaux and Nantes, opposed in a week in Loire-Atlantique, are … Read more
A year after his icy adventure with the ultra-trailer Mathieu Blanchard in the eye of Quebec, Loury Lag is setting off again for a new challenge in the name of Arctic Mission: crossing the Arctic via the Northwest Passage. From the Bering Strait to the Baffin Islands, very close to Greenland, the extreme sports enthusiast … Read more