“How did you experience this fight of almost 3h20? It was hard physically and mentally in difficult conditions with the wind changing. Hard because you have to be present all the time because he is a player who gives very few points and makes very few mistakes. But I managed to stay in it and it was cool. This is...
Pierre Mignoni after Toulon’s victory in Lyon: “It was not played out much”
Pierre Mignoni (Toulon manager): “It was a pivotal match. I was afraid that the match would change because we gave them three or four penalties and they are a very offensive team, very dangerous. Besides, at the end we don’t take the three points because it was far and it was perhaps giving them an opportunity to score. Our victory...
Wales snatch draw in Croatia in Euro qualifying
In front of an audience impatient to celebrate their heroes, third in the last World Cup, the Croats carried out a bad operation by being joined in the last seconds of the match by Wales (1-1). In the first half, Zlatko Dalic’s men confiscated the ball and created several situations. Luka Modric (3rd) and Andrej Kramaric (16th) put goalkeeper Danny...
Quentin Halys saves three match points and knocks down Alex de Minaur in Miami
Beating Pedro Martinez (6-2, 7-6), Quentin Halys had his first success in the Masters 1000 on Thursday. The French doubled the bet on Saturday by dominating Alex de Minaur (18th in the world and seeded 15) after a completely crazy match. Led 7-6, 5-2, Halys came out 6-7 (5), 7-6 (3), 7-6 (8), after discarding three match points, the first...
Christophe Urios, coach of Clermont after the victory against Brive: “I saw a collective strength”
Christophe Urios (Clermont coach after the victory against Brive, 38-10): “What satisfies me the most is that I saw on the pitch what I had observed during the week. We were on the same page, collectively we had a very good match, and then for 80 minutes, even if we had a little more messy periods. Overall I saw a...
No sores for Kingsley Coman before Ireland, the same eleven as against the Netherlands?
The Blues trained this Saturday at the end of the afternoon at the Stade de France before returning to their hotel in Enghien-les-Bains. The eleven starters against the Netherlands (4-0, Friday) did classic recovery work (room, bike, support exercise with physiotherapist Christophe Geoffroy). The others, the substitutes and the entrants, took part in a slightly more rhythmic session with in...
Enea Bastianini (Ducati) withdraws from the Portuguese GP, Fabio Quartararo criticizes the new format
From the first experience, sprint races have already claimed a victim. Knocked down by compatriot Luca Marini on the second of twelve laps of the sprint race won by his Ducati teammate Francesco Bagnaia, Enea Bastianini suffers from a fracture of the right scapula. Hospitalized in Portimao, the Italian will not take part in the Portuguese Grand Prix on Sunday...
Les Bleuets corrected by England in a friendly match
If they wanted to measure what still separates them from the European gratin, Blueberries have been served. For their penultimate preparation match for Euro Espoirs (June 21-July 8 in Romania and Georgia), the team led by Sylvain Ripoll was corrected this Saturday by England at the King Power Stadium in Leicester where his streak of 14 matches without defeat came...
Kahn on Nagelsmann’s replacement by Tuchel at Bayern: “The last few days have been difficult”
Oliver Kahn (Chairman of the Management Board of Bayern Munich): “The past few days have been difficult for all of us. They weren’t easy, and you can imagine that there were one or two nights when I didn’t sleep well. These are also the aspects of this job that are not particularly fun. But that’s also part of it. Especially...
OL correct Guingamp in D1 Arkema, Ada Hegerberg scorer for her return
Ineffective against Chelsea (0-1) in the middle of the week, the Lyonnaises wanted to use the reception of Guingamp to reassure themselves. It’s done. Sonia Bompastor’s players dominated the Bretons (6-0), this Saturday, during the 17th day. The good news of the day for the Lyonnaises is the return to form of their star striker: Ada Hegerberg, whose absence lasted...