Dupont determined to enjoy France’s Six Nations crunch By: APP on March 19, 2022Paris: France captain Antoine Dupont said Friday that while the stakes will be high as they try to clinch a first Six Nations title since 2010 against England, “we have to enjoy the moment.” “Like all high-stakes matches, the higher the stakes, the longer the week before because there is a lot of excitement and […]
Messi left to pick up pieces at PSG after jeers and Champions League failure By: APP on March 18, 2022Paris: A season that started with such feverish excitement is turning out to be nothing short of a fiasco in Paris for Lionel Messi, who suffered the ignominy of being booed by his own supporters last weekend. Unhappy Paris Saint-Germain fans targeted the Argentine as well as Neymar during the 3-0 win over Bordeaux that […]
De Bromhead’s ‘Holy Trinity’ of champions back to defend Cheltenham crowns By: APP on March 14, 2022Paris: Henry de Bromhead was still pinching himself in disbelief weeks after he became the first trainer to win the “Holy Trinity” at jumps racing’s showpiece event the Cheltenham Festival last year. The 49-year-old Irishman might need to ensure his fingernails are none too sharp as his trio of champions return to defend their respective […]
Messi and Neymar jeered as PSG fans rage at European exit By: APP on March 14, 2022Paris: Paris Saint-Germain beat Ligue 1 strugglers Bordeaux 3-0 on Sunday amid incessant whistles directed at stars including Lionel Messi and Neymar from home fans furious at another European exit. Amid a gloomy atmosphere in the French capital, only Kylian Mbappe, who scored both goals in the last-16 Champions League defeat to Real Madrid, escaped […]
Roglic survives Yates attack to win Paris-Nice By: APP on March 14, 2022Nice, France: Primoz Roglic won cycling’s eight-day Paris-Nice race on Sunday, crossing the finish line third on a rainy French Riviera seafront for a narrow, tense victory. The Slovenian rider had to chase hard as race runner-up and Sunday’s stage winner Simon Yates broke away from the final climb before a 15km daredevil downhill dash […]
Galtier’s magic touch driving Nice to greater heights By: APP on March 11, 2022 Paris: A year on from guiding Lille to a surprise League 1 title, Christophe Galtier is transforming Nice into a force to be reckoned with in France as they close in on Champions League football. Through to a first French Cup final in 25 years having knocked Paris Saint-Germain out along the way, Nice […]
Magnussen returns to replace sacked Mazepin at Haas By: APP on March 10, 2022Paris: Kevin Magnussen on Wednesday returned to the Haas Formula One team to replace Russian driver Nikita Mazepin who was sacked following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Haas said 29-year-old Magnussen had signed a “multi-year contract agreement” and the Dane will drive in the official pre-season test at Bahrain from Thursday to Saturday. “I’m delighted […]
Jumbo in Paris-Nice stranglehold, Pedersen resists for stage win By: APP on March 9, 2022DunlePalestel, France: Danish rider Mads Pedersen, the 2019 world champion, won a sprint finish to take the third stage of the Paris-Nice on Tuesday and consolidate fourth place overall in the highly competitive eight-day race. But for a third-day Dutch team Jumbo set the kind of relentlessly high pace that has given them top three […]
Nantes beat Monaco to reach first French Cup final in 22 years By: APP on March 3, 2022Nantes, France: Nantes edged Monaco on penalties following a 2-2 draw on Wednesday to reach French Cup final for the first time since 2000 and continue their revival this season. After the home team won the shootout, 4-2 to set up a meeting with another Riviera club Nice, a large part of the 34,000 crowds […]
Ukraine’s Yastremska claims emotional win in Lyon By: APP on March 2, 2022Lyon: Ukrainian tennis player Dayana Yastremska, who fled from her home country, last week, saved two match points to win a grueling match at the WTA event in Lyon on Tuesday. The 21-year-old, who was awarded a wildcard for the tournament before Ukraine was invaded by Russia, beat Romania’s Ana Bogdan 3-6, 7-6 (9/7), 7-6 […]