” How do you anticipate the play offs and his longer matches? You finished second in the regular season, giving you a second chance if you lose in the first round. I think it’s a very good thing that we finished in the top 4because it will be our first best-of-five (a best-of-five match) together, or at least my first...
Igor Tudor (OM): “Very stimulating to face a team like Nice”
Yes, of course, it’s a good group (with Frankfurt, Tottenham and Sporting). We could take worse! It must be said that all matches are difficult in the Champions League, but we were in the fourth hat, we knew that we were probably going to come across big teams. What do you think of the Cristiano Ronaldo rumor, which has somewhat...
Daniil Medvedev: ‘I wish Novak Djokovic was there’
“Some say it’s the most open Grand Slam draw in years. Is this your opinion?It’s hard to answer that. It is certain that if we look back five years, when I was not even on the circuit, when there was the “Big Four” with Andy (Murray), Novak (Djokovic), Roger (Federer) and Rafa (Nadal) and that they were the first four...
Max Verstappen dominates Free Practice 2 of the Belgian Grand Prix
The second free practice session of the Belgian GP on Friday afternoon was hardly less hectic than the first one, who had seen the eruption of a red flag. A shower fell again during the last minutes and the pilots had to acclimatize. Adaptation will in any case be the watchword of the weekend at Spa-Francorchamps, where several leaders of...
Iga Swiatek before the US Open: “I feel that I am ready”
“How do you feel before the start of this US Open?Of course I am very impatient. I’m happy to have been able to train a little more. I feel like I’m ready. It’s good to be able to come back and learn more and more every year. I feel my progress so I hope I can show it in my...
Umtiti wants to “rediscover the pleasure of playing football” with Lecce
Loaned to Lecce this season, Samuel Umtiti would finally like to see the end of the tunnel. The French international (31 caps, 4 goals) only played one La Liga game last season. And he is coming out of several years marked by injuries since the World Cup won with the Blues in 2018 (only 49 matches played). It is moreover...
Enea Bastianini to move from Gresini to Ducati next season
It’s the end of a long suspense at Ducati. The official team of the Italian manufacturer had already announced the departure of Jack Miller, who signed with KTM for next season, but it remained to be seen who would be Francesco Bagnaia’s teammate in 2023. His choice finally fell on Enea Bastianini (24), who was in competition with Jorge Martin...
Emiliano Sala case: the CAS rules for Nantes in the dispute between it and Cardiff
In the dispute between Cardiff City and Nantes over payment for the transfer (€17 million) of Emiliano Sala, who tragically died in a plane crash on January 21, 2019, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruled in favor of Nantes this Friday. Cardiff disputed the validity of the transfer agreement. The Welsh club turned to CAS after an appeal...
Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) fastest time in free practice 1 of the Belgian GP
The positions at the start of the Belgian Grand Prix took shape very early on Friday, with the announcement of the relegation of Charles Leclerc on the last place of the grid on Sunday, soon joined by Max Verstappen. But that didn’t prevent the first free practice session from delivering some lessons. Under a gray sky which dumped a heavy...
The full Europa League group stage draw
Carried out this Friday in Istanbul, the draw for the group stage of Europa League did not reserve too bad surprises in Rennes, Monaco and Nantes. The three representatives of Ligue 1 avoid the big arms of the Premier League (Manchester United and Arsenal) and Serie A (the Rome and Lazio, the two Roman clubs) present in this 2022-23 edition....