Cycling legend and five-time winner of the Tour de France, Eddy Merckx underwent emergency surgery for an intestinal obstruction according to the Belgian daily Het Laatste Nieuws. The intervention took place at the end of March after the “Cannibal” was transported by his wife to hospital near Brussels. More than a meter of intestine was … Read more
“When fans see a rivalry, two teams that don’t like each other, they’re going to watch. When the (Los Angeles) Lakers and Boston play, no matter their results, you’re going to watch,” said A’ja Wilson (1.93m, 27 years old), the superstar of the Las Vegas Aces, in February on the Uproxx website. Between the Nevada … Read more
The last professional season of Nikola Karabatic (39) with Paris Saint-Germain began with a nice wink on Tuesday evening. The man with ten international titles was back in Frontignan (Hérault) for a round of 16 of the Coupe de France, against the club where he played as a child and teenager, when he was coached … Read more
Released in the Eastern Conference final by Miami last season, Boston did not want to part with Jaylen Brown, future free agent in 2024. The winger (1.98m, 26 years old) and the Celtics agreed on Tuesday on the biggest contract in NBA history. According to ESPN and The Athletic, the former Team USA player, seventh … Read more
The specter of a “sweep” (broom sweep, 4-0 defeat) flew away Friday night in Georgia. For its reunion with the public of the State Farm Arena, Atlanta regained a foothold in its series against Boston (130-122) after losing the first two sets in Massachusetts. A success acquired largely thanks to the pair Dejounte Murray (25 … 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
Less than 24 hours after seeing the Lakers host the last evening before the “trade deadline”, the Los Angeles Clippers responded to their neighbors by being among the main hosts of the last hours of the NBA market. Sixth in the Western Conference, the Californians have attracted three reinforcements. Second-year point guard Bones Hyland (1.90m, … Read more
A whistle in the Cholet viewfinder « Monaco protected, Monaco protected! chanted La Meilleraie in the last seconds of the match. A whistle from the referee trio remained in the throat in Maine-et-Loire: Justin Patton, was sanctioned for having remained three seconds in the racket, 21 seconds from the final buzzer. The American pivot had … Read more
Four weeks into the regular season, Evan Fournier’s situation in New York is increasingly fragile. The captain of the Blues runners-up in Europe in September was benched Tuesday night for the entire match in Utah (118-111). A decision made by his coach Tom Thibodeau after the game. ” We wanted to see what it would … Read more
In mid-June, Paris Basketball announced that it would host one of its Betclic Elite matches at Roland-Garros. The calendar for the 2022-2023 season unveiled on Monday gave the name of its opponent: Monaco will travel to Porte d’Auteuil on October 16 to challenge the Parisian club, 15th in the Championship for its first year in … Read more