Kategori: Sport
TV rights officially awarded to DAZN and beIN Sports for the next five seasons
The Professional Football League announced on Thursday that it had reached an agreement with these two broadcasters for the period 2024-2029. France Télévisions – Sports Editorial Published 01/08/2024 15:38 Reading…
Hyperandrogenism | Controversy after the withdrawal of Algerian Khelif’s opponent
(Villepinte) Italian Angela Carini gave up on Thursday after less than a minute of her quarter-final fight (-66 kg) against Algerian Imane Khelif, present in the Olympic tournament despite high…
Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh’s funeral marked by calls for revenge in Iran
A crowd of mourners attended the funeral in Tehran on Thursday for the leader of the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, who was killed in the Iranian capital in…
Swimming | Léon Marchand in the semi-final of the 200m individual medley
(Paris) Already a triple Olympic champion, Léon Marchand qualified on Thursday for the semi-finals of the 200m medley, the last individual event on his programme. Published at 7:09 am The…
Postcard | In the footsteps of Didier Drogba
(Levallois-Perret, France) The small gym in our apartment hotel in Levallois-Perret is desperately empty in the absence of Yves Boisvert, the distinguished colleague who is conspicuous by his absence at…
Discover Old Montreal in the company of a ghost
The summer season is in full swing in Montreal, which welcomes approximately 11 million visitors each year. Whether they come from abroad, a neighboring province or even Quebec, many of…
Tennis | Félix Auger-Aliassime tames his bête noire
(Paris) It was in his eighth confrontation in six years against Daniil Medvedev that Félix Auger-Aliassime finally tamed the beast. Updated yesterday at 3:54 p.m. The Quebecer chose his moment…
Montreal on Wheels: The City by Bike
The summer season is in full swing in Montreal, which welcomes approximately 11 million visitors each year. Whether they come from abroad, a neighboring province or even Quebec, many of…
relive France’s gold medal and Antoine Dupont’s recital against Fiji
The Stade de France is jubilant. On this third day of competition, the French Olympic rugby 7s team beat the reigning double Olympic champion Fiji on Saturday, July 27, to…
The Blues “girls and boys” have “almost had a clean sweep” before the quarter-finals, rejoices Philippe Diallo
“This is a first phase of the Olympic Games that is starting very well,” acknowledged the head of the French Football Federation on Wednesday. Published 01/08/2024 06:30 Reading time: 1…
Water polo | First win for Canadians against China
(Paris) In its second match of the women’s Olympic tournament, the Canadian water polo team defeated China 12-7 on Wednesday afternoon at the Aquatic Centre. Published yesterday at 3:25 p.m.…
Journey into the bowels of Habitat 67
The summer season is in full swing in Montreal, which welcomes approximately 11 million visitors each year. Whether they come from abroad, a neighboring province or even Quebec, many of…
Spying at Canada Soccer | FIFA documents point the finger at John Herdman
A decision by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in the Canada Soccer case indicates that former Canadian head coach John Herdman was behind the spying on other teams.…
Swimming | China’s ‘flying fish’ didn’t get the memo
Apparently the La Défense Arena pool is not fast because it is too shallow? Pan Zhanle didn’t get the memo. Published at 8:29 p.m. As a curtain to a completely…
Witnesses slam the door on a parliamentary committee, denouncing its politicization
A woman who walked out of a parliamentary committee meeting in tears Wednesday is demanding an apology from a Liberal MP who derailed a planned discussion on violence against women…
The Alouettes | The wait is coming to an end for Davis Alexander
In world history, the date of November 20, 2021 is at worst insignificant, at best anecdotal. Published at 4:06 p.m. Davis Alexander, however, remembers vividly what he was doing that…
Hezbollah confirms death of Fouad Chokr, Israeli official in Beirut
Hezbollah announced on Wednesday the death of military leader Fouad Chokr, who was targeted the previous day by an Israeli strike that also killed five civilians near Beirut. A source…
French women dominate New Zealand thanks to a double from Marie-Antoinette Katoto and join Brazil in the quarter-finals
Without forcing, the French team finished top of its group on Wednesday, following its victory against the Ferns (2-1). Article written by Gabriel Joly – special envoy to Lyon France…
Soccer | Vanessa Gilles sends Canada to quarterfinals
They did it. Published at 4:09 p.m. Updated at 4:59 p.m. The Canadians pulled off the improbable, almost the impossible. Not only did they erase the six-point deficit imposed by…
Economy grows modestly by 0.2% in May, Statistics Canada says
The Canadian economy continued to keep its head above water in May, growing 0.2%, fuelled by expansion in the manufacturing and public sectors. Statistics Canada’s gross domestic product report released…