The French basketball players lost in the final of Euro-2021 against Serbia 63 to 54, Sunday evening in Valencia (Spain) and fail for the fifth time in a row in the quest for a third European title, after the setbacks in 2013 , 2015, 2017 and 2019. READ ALSO. Women’s EuroBasket. Belgium takes bronze against … Read more
For the last press conference of the France team before its 8e Euro 2021 final against Switzerland (Monday June 28 at 9 p.m.), Hugo Lloris (captain) and especially Didier Deschamps (coach) were expected to give the latest information on the squad. Here is what to remember from this press briefing. READ ALSO. INTERVIEW. Euro 2021 … Read more
American Serena Williams announced on Sunday the day before the start of Wimbledon that she would not participate in the Tokyo Olympics (July 23-August 8), without giving any reason. “I’m not on the Olympic list, anyway that I know … And if I’m there, I shouldn’t be there”, said the 39-year-old, Olympic singles champion in … Read more
Novak Djokovic, titled this year in Australia and at Roland Garros, arrives in full confidence at Wimbledon where he hopes, he said on Saturday, to “ride the wave” to win a 20th Grand Slam title and thus equal the record co-owned by his rivals Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. How do you feel about being … Read more
World gymnastics superstar Simone Biles is unsurprisingly well ahead of the American Olympic qualifiers for the Tokyo Olympics, after the first day played Friday in Saint-Louis (Missouri). The five-time Olympic champion completed the first rotation of the four approved with a total of 60.565 points. She is clearly ahead of Sunisa Lee (57.666 pts) and … Read more
Jason Kidd will be the next coach of the Dallas Mavericks, the franchise with which he won the NBA title as a player in 2011, several US media reported on Friday. The 48-year-old former playmaker had been an assistant coach with the Los Angeles Lakers for two seasons. After his playing career in 2013, he … Read more
Matthis Lebel (Stade Toulousain winger, French champion after his victory against La Rochelle (18-8)): “We do not realize too much, we had a good performance, something grandiose. Once we won the European Cup, we talked about it a lot. It’s been a long season, it was hard to imagine, when we were confined, that a … Read more
The Professional Football League unveiled this Friday at noon the calendar for the 2021-2022 season of Ligue 1. For FC Nantes, the season will begin with a trip to Monaco and then the reception of Metz, before a derby in Rennes. The return derby will be played on May 8, on Matchday 36. The resumption … Read more
The former opening half Frédéric Michalak, currently assistant coach of the Australian Rugby League club Roosters, made the trip to Sydney with the fifteen of France, explained to AFP the manager of the Blues Raphaël Ibanez: “Initially, we welcomed him so that he could benefit from quarantine (Michalak was to return to Australia after a … Read more
Cristiano Ronaldo in the pantheon of national football: no one has scored more goals for their country than the Portuguese striker, who equaled the world record set by Iranian Ali Daei on Wednesday at Euro, scoring his 108th and 109th goals in selection. Since his debut with the Seleçao in 2003, Ronaldo has made a … Read more