Trailing 42-50 at the break, Olympiakos came from behind to defeat Villeurbannais on Tuesday in Greece on the ninth day of the Euroleague. Despite being decimated by injuries, Théo Maledon’s Asvel put up a heroic fight at Olympiakos, only to lose, knocked out in particular by Evan Fournier, to suffer their fifth straight Euroleague defeat […]
Sinner defeats Fritz and continues to impress at the Masters
In a masterful remake of the last US Open final, Jannik Sinner defeated Taylor Fritz in his second match at the Turin Masters. Two out of two for the world number 1 at the Turin Masters. Easy win for Australian Alex De Minaur in his first match (6-3, 6-4), Jannik Sinner made light work of […]
Atonio out against the All Blacks, no worries for the ailing Dupont
An update on the three XV de France players who trained separately in Marcoussis on Tuesday, ahead of their clash with the New Zealanders on Saturday. Two bits of good news, one bit of bad. Three French national team players trained separately on Tuesdayin Marcoussis, just a few days ahead of Saturday’s clash with New […]
after Bordeaux, another Gérard Lopez club on the brink of collapse
The Portuguese club has been placed under a Special Revitalization Process by the Vila Nova Commercial Court. After Royal Mouscron, Lille and Bordeaux, Boavista is now in the red. And more than that. The 14th-placed team in the Portuguese league announced in a press release on Tuesday that they were on the brink of collapse. […]
Jimmy Briand and six other players’ complaint against Panini and UNFP dismissed
The complaint lodged by seven former professional players against UNFP and Panini has been dismissed. Among them are Jimmy Briand and Fabrice Pancrate, who denounced the illegal use of their image and filed a complaint for fraud and active corruption of a private agent. A complaint by seven former professional players against the UNFP (players’ […]
before the Panathinaikos-Maccabi Tel Aviv match, security is stepped up
In Athens, security will be stepped up in the hours leading up to the Euroleague match between Panathinaikos and Maccabi Tel-Aviv. This decision comes after the recent attacks on Israeli supporters in Amsterdam during a soccer match. Security around the Euroleague basketball match between Panathinaikos and Maccabi Tel-Aviv this Tuesday in Athens will be stepped […]
“I flipped out,” Medvedev reflects on his controversial attitude at the Turin Masters
Relieved by his fine victory over De Minaur in his second match at the Turin Masters, the Russian spoke at a press conference about his reaction to his defeat by Fritz. After his deviations and deplorable attitude during his defeat to Taylor Fritz (4-6, 3-6)Daniil Medvedev bounced back in his second match at the Masters. […]
“The players of the French national team are not alcoholics and don’t drink on the sly”.
The coach in charge of France’s forwards talked about the Bleus’ new living environment at a press conference on Tuesday. He also spoke of the respect due to the All Blacks. How do the All Blacks inspire you?William Servat: Above all, we’re passionate about our sport. The All Blacks are the team everyone dreams about. […]
Adil Rami ready to step into the cage to “smash” former OM president Jacques-Henry Eyraud
LE SCAN SPORT – Present at the premiere of the Netflix series “La Cage”, the former Les Bleus defender sharply attacked his ex-president at OM in a video, pointing out that he “didn’t like him”. The old feud between Adil Rami and Jacques-Henri Eyraud is back with a vengeance. In any case, the former OM […]
Dupont unwell, Fickou and Buros to start against the All Blacks
Coach Fabien Galthié, who usually favors continuity, could this time change a third of his starting XV to take on New Zealand’s vice-world champions on Saturday evening. The first high-intensity training session at Marcoussis on Tuesday was rich in lessons. While coach Fabien Galthié has traditionally made few changes to his teams from one match […]