Massage in the full sun, barbecue between pilots, afternoon board game: the bivouac looked like a summer camp, Saturday in Riyadh. After six intense first stages, the Dakar caravan took advantage of this day of rest in the Saudi capital to shut down the engines and recharge the batteries. Everyone, except Guerlain Chicherit. He didn’t … Read more
The first thing that strikes you when you lift your head to meet Florent Vanverberghe’s gaze (1.95 m, 113 kg) is this naturalness, this pleasant smile and very quickly these words without a net which tell of a simple happiness of to play rugby. This 21-year-old boy could however harbor a certain frustration at the … Read more
The Faivre case for Brest As in every transfer window, the eyes of Brest supporters will turn to Romain Faivre (23 years old, under contract until 2025). After his agitated end of summer marked by his initial inclinations (at AC Milan), the Brest attacking midfielder achieved a very successful first leg (7 goals, 5 assists … Read more
A few days before the Tour de France presentation, mid-October in Paris, Tadej Pogacar met Eddy Merckx. He apprehended this meeting, as if he was crossing a new stage in his career, that of being dubbed by the ultimate cycling champion. The Belgian, who hates that every four mornings the new Merckx, had not hesitated, … Read more
Scheduled for tea time, the meeting between Perpignan and Castres will finally take place a little later, just before the aperitif … The authorities decided on Saturday, a few minutes after the officialization of the postponement of the match between Brive and Clermont. “As a result of this(s) report(s), The LNR Competitions Committee meeting today … Read more
The magic of the Cup is almost everywhere, in the Rhône, but certainly not in Décines. Within the walls of their training center, the OL players delivered an intense and rhythmic session on Thursday that no laughter came to disturb. Now is not the time to relax: traveling this Friday night at Paris FC, they … Read more
At the question “Has Lens recovered against Angers from the beating received in Brest (0-4) last week?” “, everyone will respond as they can, as the Blood and Gold showed very different faces in a spectacular meeting, during which the offensive players of the SCO multiplied the high-class sequences and that Lens was at two … Read more
If they are preparing to engage in a duel Sunday in Bordeaux, French and Georgians have not crossed paths on a rugby pitch since their only meeting, during the 2007 World Cup (64-7, in Marseille, in phase chickens). But the Blues and the Lelos shared one thing in common in 2017: that year they wore … Read more
“Two years that I wait for this”. Jacob, in his graying forties, on Friday stretches his legs on a public bench in Central Park barely touched by the colors of fall as temperatures have remained mild until then. This Sunday (women start at 2:40 p.m., men at 3:05 p.m. French time), this lawyer will finally … Read more
For long seconds on Sunday night, the Staples Center believed that the Los Angeles Lakers’ poor start to the season was going to turn into a nightmare. In the middle of the second quarter, the 18,997 spectators watched, anxiously, LeBron James on the ground, both hands on his shin, his face contorted with pain. Memphis … Read more