Who will stop Gaël Monfils? The Frenchman, 41st in the world and crowned in Auckland at the beginning of January, signed his first Grand Slam victory against a member of the top 5 since 2008 on Saturday against the American Taylor Fritz (4th). Having become the oldest tournament winner in New Zealand on the main … Read more
Frenchman Yannick Bestaven, winner of the Vendée Globe in 2021, abandoned Monday December 30 after almost 50 days at sea during the 10th edition, failing to repair damage to his boat, his team announced. Victim of significant damage to his steering system on Friday, the skipper of Maître Coq V “made the decision to stop … Read more
A winning ticket worth $1.22 billion (around 1.17 billion euros) was sold by an American lottery, the fifth largest jackpot in history, its organizer announced on Saturday. The ticket was sold in the state of California, said Mega Millions, which revealed the six winning numbers on Friday evening: 3, 7, 37, 49, 55 and 6. … Read more
Real Madrid largely won at home against Sevilla FC (4-1), with a superb goal from Kylian Mbappé, during the 18th day of the Spanish championship and ends the year as runner-up to Atlético Madrid. With this 12th success in La Liga, the Merengues (40 pts) return to one point behind the leader and steal second … Read more
Lyon won at the expense of Eintracht Frankfurt (3-2), Thursday at Groupama stadium, at the end of an intense and lively match on the 6th day of the Europa League and foresees a direct qualification for the 8th finals in rising to 4th place in the first phase. The Lyonnais, who have 13 points, won … Read more
Can a culture, an imagination, be deployed in several languages? This is the premise of the review The Great Continentwhich is dedicated to geopolitics but also created a literary prize awarded every year to a work of fiction that is “a great European story”. This year, the jury crowned German author Martina Hefter for her … Read more
With a double from Diani, Lyon won more painfully than the score indicates at the expense of AS Rome (4-1) and validated its qualification for the quarter-finals of the Champions League of women’s football Wednesday at the Groupama stadium in Décines-Charpieu (Métropole de Lyon). In the first leg, OL won more easily by 3-0 after … Read more
If Spanish football emerges as the big winner of the Golden Ball with eight trophies, including the main ones won by Rodri and Aitana Bonmati, Real Madrid, which boycotted the ceremony in protest, was criticized on Tuesday for its attitude and its lack of class. Everything was ready. For several weeks, the star striker of … Read more
Created in 1988, the Sakharov Prize is considered thehighest distinction awarded by the European Union to actions in favor of human rights. The 2024 winner will be announced this Thursday, October 24 by the Conference of Presidents, made up of Roberta Metsola, President of the Parliament, and the heads of the different political groups. It … Read more