Angers sinks, Clermont continues Difficult to see light on the horizon for Angers. Host of Clermont this Sunday, the SCO suffered another defeat (1-2), the 11th in Ligue 1, and is now seven points behind the first non-relegation player. Despite the return of Sofiane Boufal, author of the goal of hope on a free kick … Read more
The Ducs d’Angers could not have dreamed of a better start in the Final Four of the Continental Cup against Cardiff (1-1, 2-1 pens). In front of their public, the Angevins started the match perfectly with the achievement of the Canadian Philippe Halley in the 3rd minute, thanks to an assistance from his compatriot Jonathan … Read more
Mulhouse had not won since December 20 against Cergy-Pontoise. The Alsatians put an end to six defeats in a row on Friday evening by winning Briançon (1-2), dead last in the Magnus League, with the added bonus of a current series of sixteen games without a win. The Scorpions owe this success to Latvian Emils … Read more
Integrated into the professional staff during the lull, in order to bridge the gap between the players and Lucien Favre in particular, Didier Digard is a natural recourse to take over the team following the dismissal of the Swiss coach on Monday. At 36, the former club midfielder (2010-2015) knows the home very well because … Read more
The game: Denver stops the Lakers The Los Angeles Lakers had won their last five meetings. But the Denver Nuggets, leader of the Western Conference, were too strong for the Californians on Monday (122-109). However, the latter were deprived of LeBron James, spared due to a sore ankle (and again Anthony Davis, who injured his … Read more
Pep Guardiola (manager of Manchester City, after Thursday’s 1-0 win at Chelsea in the Premier League) : “It’s always difficult to come to Stamford Bridge. We had to find our best level, as we did in the second half. In the first half everything was laborious. We had no pace and when we got into … Read more
With an infirmary still busy, RJ Barrett (injured finger), Trevor Keels (groin), Derrick Rose and Obi Toppin (knee), Evan Fournier, sidelined between Nov. 13 and Dec. 30, could claim more than game against the Suns that the Knicks faced on Monday. After 17 minutes against the San Antonio Spurs (122-115 loss, December 30) and then … Read more
His fate undoubtedly went in the right direction during these six fateful days. On 2 October, for his second game as Reims’ number 1 goalkeeper, Yehvann Diouf committed a foot error which cost his team a goal at Troyes (2-2), his training team. Then, on 8 October, he managed a sensational performance against PSG (0-0), … Read more
The meeting gave rise to a contrast between two poor students of the Championship. Before the match, Saint-Étienne were bottom, Annecy 15th, Annecy residents had the worst attack and Stéphanois the worst defense in the table. From the 2nd minute, the Saint-Etienne dam gave way after a defensive absence by Anas Namri. After a big … Read more
The Philadelphia Sixers gave themselves a nice Christmas present by winning against the Knicks (112-119) on Christmas Day opener this Sunday. Long abused by the New York franchise, Doc Rivers’ men finally managed to topple their opponent in the fourth quarter. Thanks to their victory, the Sixers have the eighth consecutive success and are still … Read more