Storm at the Porte d’Auteuil. A Russian tennis player was arrested Thursday, June 3 in Paris in an investigation into suspicion of rigged bets during a doubles match at Roland Garros, we learned this Friday, June 4 from a police source and from the Paris prosecutor’s office. Yana Sizikova, 26, 101e A world player in […]
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Kylian Mbappé, portrait of a French icon ready to engage
Elbows on thighs, hands on knees, black jogging pants, sneakers, keen eye and reagent. The 22-year-old is ready for the “Obs” interview, and it’s like taking on a new challenge. While Euro 2021 begins in a few days, that France of football hopes for a double after the victory of the Blues in the World […]
Roland-Garros: Naomi Osaka withdraws from the tournament and talks about her mental health
Japanese tennis player Naomi Osaka, world number 2, announced on Monday, May 31, her decision to withdraw from the Roland Garros tournament, after a standoff with the organizers over her refusal to participate in press conferences. In a message on Twitter, she explained her choice, citing an issue of well-being and her difficulties with her […]
Nike broke up with Neymar over sexual assault investigation
Reasons for divorce: Nike says it broke off its partnership with Neymar because he refused to cooperate with an investigation, after an employee accused him of sexually assaulting her. Allegations sharply rejected by the father of the star, whose image is still chipped. “Nike ended its partnership with the athlete because he refused to cooperate […]
Neymar denies breaking partnership with Nike over sexual assault allegations
The accusations of Nike, which claims to have severed its partnership with Neymar because he refused to cooperate with an investigation after an employee accused him of having sexually assaulted her are “an absurd lie”, defended the player of the Paris-Saint-Germain this Friday May 28 on Instagram. Neymar claims to have never been informed of […]
“We should not have done it”: Noël Le Graët regrets the song of Youssoupha for the list of the Blues at the Euro
The president of the French Football Federation (FFF), Noël Le Graët, believes that the announcement of the list of 26 Blues for Euro-2020 should not have been accompanied by a song that has become controversial by rapper Youssoupha, in an interview published in “le Parisien” this Thursday, May 27. Bardella criticizes Youssoupha: between the rappers […]
Zinédine Zidane leaves Real Madrid
His departure from Real Madrid had already been making noise for a week. The club officially announced this Thursday, May 27: Zinédine Zidane is leaving his post as coach, after a second term less brilliant than the first. The intimate story of Zidane, from the “minot” of Marseille to the man with the silver feet […]
Cyclist Robert Marchand died at 109, centenarians world champion
Known for his frail figure molded in a yellow and purple outfit and his contagious laughter, the dean of cycling Robert Marchand, who died on the night of Friday May 21 to Saturday May 22, at the age of 109, had become a mascot thanks to his super-centenary records. He who said he did not […]
Euro 2021: Karim Benzema in Didier Deschamps’ list of 26
Five years after his last selection against Armenia in 2015, Karim Benzema is one of the 26 players summoned for Euro 2021, announced the coach of the Blues Didier Deschamps on M6 and TF1 this Tuesday, May 18, confirming information from ” Parisian ”. The players appearing in the selection are: Hugo Lloris, Steve Mandanda, […]
Benzema recalled by Deschamps: “Sport has been able to free itself from the moralism which had contaminated it”
Coach Didier Deschamps surprised by calling Karim Benzema on Tuesday evening among the 26 players who will play in Euro 2021 football. The Real Madrid striker had been removed from the France team since 2015 and his indictment in the sextape case. Its selection is very symbolic, as the philosopher Ollivier Pourriol, author of “Genealogy […]