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Scotland fall from England at Murrayfield
The XV of France, which dominated Italy (37-10) at the Stade de France on Sunday, launched its Six Nations Tournament well.
After the reception of Ireland, the Blues will go to rub shoulders with Scotland (February 26) who valiantly brought down England, admittedly diminished, in a stadium of Murrayfield in fusion (20-17) in the last fifteen minutes , proof that the trip to the country of the Thistle promises to be perilous.
The Calcutta Cup therefore remains with the Scots for the 42nd time in 129 confrontations since 1871. It is the first time since 1984 that the thistle has retained this trophy, the oldest in the history of rugby.
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Olivier Giroud, a stunning double against Inter Milan
The French played his first Madonnina derby on Saturday.
And what a derby!
Holder in the absence of Zlatan Ibrahimovic, the French striker single-handedly overthrew the Milanese rival with a brace that gave victory to the Rossoneri. Giroud waited until the 75th minute to put on his savior's clothes.
He first put AC Milan back in the saddle, going to recover a ball in the middle then throwing himself after the action to equalize, thus responding to the goal of Ivan Perisic (38th).
Three minutes later, he tipped the derby after a nice check (78th).
The world champion obviously did not miss the opportunity to go and get the ovation of the tifosi, in this San Siro stadium where he scored his eight goals of the season (seven in Serie A, one in the European Cup Italy).
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The mixed silver biathlon relay in Beijing
Anaïs Chevalier-Bouchet, Julia Simon, Emilien Jacquelin and Quentin Fillon-Maillet were unable to repeat the feat of their elders in 2018, including Martin Fourcade, Olympic champions of this mixed relay but all the same, they pulled through a terribly tricky race due to the wind, especially on the launch pad.
Fillon-Maillet, the last torchbearer, only gave in in the sprint ahead of Johannes Boe while the Russian Eduard Latypov finished on their spatulas (3rd) after a race full of twists and turns.
A first medal for the Blues in Beijing.
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Senegal finally in the firmament in Africa
The Lions of Teranga have finally reached the roof of Africa.
After two finals lost in 2002 and 2019, the Senegalese won their first continental trophy by winning on penalties against Egypt (0-0, 4-2 on tab).
Checked by the exercise specialist Gabaski at the start of the match (6th), Sadio Mané scored the winning shot on goal for his team, just after a stoppage by his goalkeeper Edouard Mendy.
The two stars of the team have logically been designated the best player and goalkeeper of the competition and will challenge their title in a year and a half, for CAN 2023 in Côte d'Ivoire.
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Kelly Slater, still dashing at almost 50 years old
Kelly Slater won another victory at the Billabong Pro Pipeline in Hawaii this Sunday, he who will celebrate his 50th birthday in a few days.
The American surfing legend won this event, 30 years after his first victory here on the island of Oahu.
An event he knows well since he has now won it eight times.
For the record, the American surfer won ahead of Seth Moniz, who is none other than the son of surfer Tony Moniz, former rival of Kelly Slater.
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I said to myself on the water that you had to live the moment to the full, whatever the tension and just breathe.
I've dedicated my life to this, to all of this, to all the times of despair and victories and everything that goes with it.
I have often hated it but that, I savor it as the greatest victory of my life
, ”explains Kelly Slater, on the site of the World Surfing Federation (WSL).
He, who is aiming for a twelfth world title, now leads the Surfing World Cup with 10,000 points ahead of Moniz (7,800) while there are still nine events left on the 2022 calendar. The next one is to take place at Phillip Island in Australia.
Gabin Villière, three-time winner
At a time when RC Toulon is dragging its sleeve in the league, where the Var club finds itself red lantern after the victory snatched by Biarritz, its winger Gabin Villière is having fun with the XV of France.
Big man of the meeting against Italy at the opening of the Tournament (37-10), the Var winger offered himself a hat-trick at the Stade de France.
Legitimately elected man of the match, Villière displayed his entire technical palette, twice at the corner conclusion (40th, 81st) then another following an overflow framing model (48th).
A model of performance for those who allow France to take control of the Tournament before the clash against Ireland on Saturday at the Stade de France (5:45 p.m.).
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Perrine Laffont misses the moguls
Sacred in South Korea four years ago, Perrine Laffont lost her crown on the night of Beijing on Sunday when she was expected to become the first tricolor athlete in history to keep her title in his discipline at the Olympic Games.
Favorite the Ariégeoise could only sign a necessarily disappointing fourth place even if the bronze obtained by the Russian Anastasia Smirnova (77.72) escaped her for a few trifles (77.36).
The Australian Jakara Anthony, crowned with a score of 83.09 ahead of the American Jaelin Kauf (80.28), was well above the lot.
See you in four years in Italy for its fourth Olympic meeting.
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Bordeaux digs again
The burst against Strasbourg (4-3) two weeks ago has already lived.
Scattered in the great widths in Reims (5-0), yet not a model of offensive efficiency, the Girondins point to a very worrying 19th place, 2 points ahead of Saint-Etienne, who have the merit of finding their way back to winning .
And at this rate, Pascal Dupraz's Greens could well overtake Bordeaux, at worst in Champagne, where Reims will have accelerated in the second half to crush their opponent.
More than ever in the hot seat, coach Vladimir Petkovic is getting closer to the exit.
To top it off, Ukrainian rookie Danilo Ignatenko was sent off less than 10 minutes after coming on for his first.
Casting error symbols on all floors.
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Ivo Grbic gives PSG confidence
Should we see solidarity between clubs still involved in the Champions League?
Nine days before receiving Real Madrid in the round of 16 first leg (February 15), PSG were full of confidence by winning in style at Lille, which had robbed them of the title of champion of France last year. past (1-5).
And Ivo Grbic has a lot to do with it.
Yet brilliant in the northern cages this season, the Croatian goalkeeper on loan from Atlético de Madrid has gone completely through.
In particular from Leo Messi's corner for Presnel Kimpembe, who therefore needed this to score his first goal in 140 L1 matches (32nd).
An error following a first, a hand fault benefiting Danilo Pereira on the opener (10th).
Unaccustomed to stat sheets,
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