Neymar, who returned to action two weeks ago after more than a year’s absence due to a serious injury, was forced off the pitch during his Saudi club Al-Hilal’s 3-0 Asian Champions League victory over Iranian side Esteghlal, appearing to be suffering from a right thigh injury. The 32-year-old Brazilian came on in the 58th […]
Ludovic Fabregas named France captain
The Les Bleus pivot succeeds Luka Karabatic, who wishes to hand over the reins with a view to the 2028 Olympic Games. Change of armband for Les Bleus. Ludovic Fabregas was elected the new captain of the French handball team on Monday, replacing Luka Karabatic, who wished to step down as he was unable to […]
Halys and Herbert meet again in the 2nd round in Metz
The two French players got off to a perfect start at the Moselle Open on Monday. France’s Pierre-Hugues Herbert (ranked 127th in the world) and Quentin Halys (ranked 84th) will face each other in the 2nd round of the ATP 250 tournament in Metz after beating Spain’s Pedro Martinez (ranked 41st) and another Frenchman, Théo […]
Irish opener Paddy Jackson (LOU) out for many months
The Lyon club announced on Monday that its player would shortly be undergoing shoulder surgery. Lyon’s Irish international hooker Paddy Jackson will undergo surgery on his shoulder in the near future and is expected to be out of action for six to eight months, according to his club, LOU Rugby. The player, joined the Lyon […]
in Turin, Thiago Motta laid the foundations
The former PSG midfielder has made his mark on the Juve bench. There is still plenty of room for improvement ahead of Tuesday’s Champions League trip to Lille. A fresh breeze caressed the bucolic village of Vinovo, in the heart of the Piedmont region, where the Juventus training center is located. After so many years […]
close to a “remontada”, Alexis Lebrun eliminated from the WTT Champions in Frankfurt
After coming back from two sets down, the eldest of the Lebrun siblings finally succumbed to Taiwanese title-holder Lin Yun-ju. The eldest is out the door. Alexis Lebrun was eliminated at the start of the WTT Champions Frankfurt, the second-tier tournament on the world tour, defeated by Taiwan’s Lin Yun-ju three sets to two after […]
victim of a health problem, Gregg Popovich sidelined from Wembanyama Spurs bench “indefinitely”
San Antonio’s historic coach will be temporarily replaced by his first assistant Mitch Johnson. Next night (4:30 a.m.), the San Antonio Spurs meet the Los Angeles Clippers on their new home turf at the Intuit Dome for their seventh regular-season game. A meeting that Victor Wembanyama and his teammates will be playing without their head […]
Sabalenka defeats Paolini and eliminates Rybakina from the WTA Masters
Winner of her second match in Riyadh on Monday, the world number one precipitated the downfall of Elena Rybakina, beaten by Zheng Qinwen earlier in the day. The boss. World No.1 Aryna Sabalenka broke the resistance of Italy’s Jasmine Paolini (N.4) 6-3, 7-5 in 1 h 30 min in the second match of the second […]
two forfeits, Atonio and Tixeront called up
They replace respectively Clermont-Ferrand’s Montagne and Toulouse’s Brennan, injured this weekend in the Top 14. On Monday, the XV de France staff announced the withdrawal of two of the 42 players selected to prepare for the first test match of the autumn tour, this Saturday at the Stade de France. They are Toulouse second row […]
in conflict with Paris City Hall, PSG sticks to its plan for the Parc des Princes
By Christophe Remiseat the Parc des Princes Published 2 hours ago, updated at 4:39 pm ” data-script=”https://static.lefigaro.fr/widget-video/short-ttl/video/index.js” > The capital club’s new general manager, Victoriano Melero, has taken stock of the hot topic of the stadium. PSG are cramped for space at the Parc des Princes. Admittedly, the capital club derives enormous income in terms […]