Xavi, FC Barcelona coach, after the victory against Sevilla FC (3-0): “When we took control of the game, we made the ball go faster, we established ourselves in the opposing camp… Very good team game overall, we dominated and we even had opportunities to score more. We are going through a good period. Winning 3-0 … Read more
In the bowels of Groupama Stadium, Saïd Chabane, the president of Angers, greets Vincent Ponsot, OL’s football director, from afar. A stone’s throw away, Gérald Baticle, his trainer, is chatting with acquaintances near the club bus. Despite the slap received in Lyon (5-0) this Saturday on the occasion of the 6th day of Ligue 1, … Read more
They had come, they were all there, the French MMA fans. Well, no, not all of them. Only the 12,000 who had rushed to the ticket office, from 10 a.m. on June 24. Before 12 p.m., the Accor Arena was full. Nearly 200,000 requests had been registered. Happy couple. Enthusiasm for a sport banned from … Read more
The first title of the 2022-2023 season is for Nantes. The H won the Champions Trophy after an offensive festival against Paris-SG, Saturday in Poitiers (37-33). This is his second lift in the event after that of 2017, already against the team from the capital (32-26). Grégory Cojean, the former assistant who succeeded Alberto Entrerrios … Read more
“How do you feel after your authoritative victory over Bianca Andreescu (6-3, 6-2) in the third round of the US Open?I’m very happy with the way I played today (Friday) and to be in the second week. It was a very intense game. Many very committed rallies. Every point, every game was very intense. One … Read more
Towel on the shoulders and head down, Bianca Andreescu left the Louis Armstrong court groggy. The Canadian was in a ring too big for her and had spent 1h30 on the ropes taking the hits until the technical knockout. Friday night at Flushing Meadows, Caroline Garcia was far too strong (6-3, 6-2) for the one … Read more
He lost track of this meeting several times, exasperated at not being able to conclude this match “unlosable” in his own word belched on the court. But Corentin Moutet managed to remobilize to win his first round of 16 in a Grand Slam. The 23-year-old Frenchman has come a long way in this US Open, … Read more
Very bad start with two defeats of entry, Manchester United has since raised its head. The Red Devils chained, Thursday evening on the lawn of Leicester, a third consecutive victory (1-0). Erik ten Hag’s men move up to 5th place in the Premier League while the Foxes remain last. After their complicated start to the … Read more
Richard Carapaz saved his Vuelta by winning the twelfth stage at the top of the Penas Blancas climb (18.9 km at 6.5%), Friday. The Ecuadorian triumphed in front of Wilco Kelderman (Bora-Hansgrohe) and Marc Soler (UAE Team Emirates), members of a breakaway of 32 riders who managed to make the difference after 40 kilometers of … Read more
Serena Williams is in the process of privatizing the nocturnal sessions of the Arthur-Ashe and she does not leave it to anyone to set the mood for the evenings. Welcomed like a rock star on Monday at the dawn of her last US Open, the American did it again on Wednesday evening and will also … Read more