Author: Moon 10
Less than a week from the start of Wimbledon, Novak Djokovic has never seemed so favorite to his own succession. Only Carlos Alcaraz, winner of his first tournament on grass last week seems to be able to tickle the Serb. Winner of the last two Grand Slam tournaments and defending champion at Wimbledon, Novak Djokovic arrives in London with the status of immense favorite. If he has not participated in a single grass tournament before the fortnight, the Serb comes out of a victory at Roland Garros two weeks ago where he had been impressive. In Paris, the world number…
The ghosts Nando De Colo and Nicolas Batum, as well as Rudy Gobert, appear in the list unveiled Wednesday for the 2023 Basketball World Cup by the coach of the Blues Vincent Collet, unlike the Franco-Cameroonian pivot Joel Embiid and the new star Victor Wembanyama. Nando De Colo and Nicolas Batum had given up on Euro 2022 to spare themselves, a reason which prompted Gobert to hesitate to participate in the 2023 World Cup (August 25-September 10 in Indonesia, the Philippines and Japan) before confirming his presence . Wembanyama? We tried but there’s a lot of stakes around him Wembanyama…
The 17th Montpellier Women’s Open will be held from July 2 to 9 on the clay courts of ASCH Montpellier. This year, a high level with always the same ambition: to allow the public to come and see the future stars of tennis. A very homogeneous line-up will compete for the title of the 17th Montpellier International Open. No less than 32 players from the international circuit will compete on the courts of Grabels from July 2 to 9. With one objective: to succeed the Russian Oksana Selekhmeteva, winner of the 2022 edition. “We still have a very rich line-up…
In charge, with Jonas Mouly, of the HDN Academy where the Nîmes Tennis Tour will take place from July 3 to 25, 2023, Cédric Nouvel prioritizes the Nîmes entity for any event it can host. While the NTT has replaced the Circuit de la Ville de Nîmes, the former president of TC HDN provides an answer to Vincent Dubois, manager of the former tournament, who was surprised not to have been informed of a change. . Cédric Nouvel, 60 years old on July 14, is a good communicator. As he was, in his early youth, a good tennis player, dismissed…
On Sunday, the SOM basketball club met in general assembly to vote on its reports and talk about a season that is ending. Details. Since this Sunday, June 25, Jean-François Vincens has been alone in charge of SO Millau basketball. Pierre Balitrand, under the nets for forty years, has chosen to leave the co-presidency to someone else. If he or she has not yet shown up, the eternal volunteer does not leave SOM basket. A choice that inspired his sidekick: “He will stay as a ‘Sage’. And as I would like to remain co-president, when a ‘Sage’ leaves us we…
A group of American investors, including actor Ryan Reynolds, has spent 200 million euros to acquire a 24% stake in the French Formula 1 team Alpine, said Renault, parent company of ‘Alpine on Monday in a statement. “Renault Group and Alpine welcome the group of investors made up of Otro Capital and its partners, RedBird Capital Partners and Maximum Effort Investments with a capital ofAlpine Racing Ltdthe entity in charge of Formula 1 activities based in Enstone”, in the United Kingdom, writes the French manufacturer. The transaction values Alpine Racing Ltd at approximately $900 million following an investment that will…
Victor Wembanyama, just selected by the Spurs in first position in the NBA draft, has made the decision not to play the next World Cup with the France team, which takes place from August 25 to September 10 in Asia. He should be missed terribly by the Blues. The new interior of the San Antonio Spurs will not play the next World Cup with the France team to focus on his highly anticipated debut in the NBA. The former Metropolitans 92 player deemed this choice both “irrevocable” and “frustrating”, pointing out that participation in the next World Cup, from August…
Young Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz won Sunday’s final of the ATP 500 tournament on grass at Queen’s, London, against Australian Alex de Minaur 6-4, 6-4, a victory that allows him to become world number one again. Eight days before the start of Wimbledon, Alcaraz, 20, won his first trophy on grass, for only his third tournament on this surface. The Spaniard is thus guaranteed to return to the standings on Monday ahead of the Serbian Novak Djokovic, who had recovered the world throne earlier this month thanks to his final victory at Roland Garros, his 23rd Grand Slam title. “An amazing…
The French Fabio Quartararo and Johann Zarco were forced to retire after a crash after falling on the third lap of the Dutch Grand Prix of MotoGP, finally won by the leader of the world championship Fransesco Bagnaia on Sunday June 25 on the TT circuit in Assen. If the Avignonnais Johann Zarco (Ducati) got up immediately, the Niçois Fabio Quartararo (Yamaha) had to be helped by the marshals, who supported him to leave the circuit. He was taken to the medical center. The two men found themselves on the ground while occupying the 12th and 13th positions in the…
Arrived ten days ago in Ljubljana with the ambition of transforming the European silver of the last five editions into gold, the French basketball players lost a mere 67-63 against Belgium in the semi-finals of the Euro 2023, Saturday June 24 in the evening. Just over twelve months from the 2024 Olympic Games played at home in Lille (1st round) and Paris-Bercy (from the quarterfinals), the French women are falling back in the European hierarchy and will have to analyze this failure, while the Federation had makes this Euro the main objective on the road to the Olympics. Late Sunday…