a 150 km race in 2 days for the benefit of the fight against Alzheimer’s
Fabrice Pancrazi defines himself as one “ultra-trail enthusiast”. This athlete has decided to put his passion to work for charity. And to support the fight against Alzheimer’s, he will travel 150 kilometers in two days on the Promenade des Anglais. This executive at IBM will make 150 round trips of a 500m course to the […]
MLB season start delayed, lack of collective bargaining agreement
The start of the professional baseball league (MLB) season will not take place on March 31 as planned, due to the lack of an agreement between the players’ union (MLBPA) and the franchise owners, on the terms of a new collective agreement. “We will not be able to play the first two series of the […]
War in Ukraine: Russian skaters excluded from all competitions
Russian and Belarusian skaters have been declared persona non grata from all skating competitions, the International Skating Union (ISU) announced in a statement on Tuesday March 1, a measure taken “with immediate effect and until further notice”. . Russia is a major figure skating nation, where it won six medals including two gold at the […]
the organization of the 2022 World Cup withdrawn from Russia
Published on : 01/03/2022 – 10:34 The organization of the 2022 Volleyball World Cup, scheduled for August and September, has been withdrawn from Russia due to the war in Ukraine, the international federation (FIVB) announced on Tuesday March 1. Respectively Olympic and world champions, France and Poland announced last weekend their intention to boycott this […]
Change of Order – Sports Stadium
The last week of February culminated in a convulsion in the circuit, striking movements in the ranking and a change in the established, consolidated order in world tennis, with the irruption to the top of the Russian Daniil Medvedev and the fall of the Serbian Novak Djokovic. Nothing is as expected on the tour. Medvedev […]
Buffon extends his contract with Parma in Italy until 2024
Published on : 28/02/2022 – 15:10 Iconic Gianluigi Buffon warming up before playing Juve in their record-breaking 647th Serie A match against Sampdoria in Genoa on December 18, 2019 AFP Gianluigi Buffon, 44, has extended his contract with Parma for two seasons, with which the former captain of the Italian team will now remain until […]
IOC recommends international federations not to invite Russian and Belarusian athletes
The Executive Board of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) recommended on Monday February 28 to ban Russians and Belarusians from sports competitions, after the Russian invasion of Ukraine. She points out that many athletes from Ukraine are prevented from competing due to the attack of Russian troops on their country.
Schalke 04 breaks its partnership with Gazprom
Published on : 28/02/2022 – 13:22 German football club Schalke 04 (D2) announced on Monday (February 28th) the termination of its contract with its main sponsor, the Russian gas giant Gazprom, following the invasion of Ukraine by Russian troops. The club had already decided last week to erase the name and logo of Gazprom from […]
Mbappé, Dupont, Bielsa… Our weekend tops and flops
An impressive XV of France, Mbappé still decisive and Bielsa thrown out… Discover the tops and flops of the Figaro sports department. Tops The XV of France (again) marks the spirits What a demonstration of the Blues! The French rugby team has indeed avoided the Scottish trap at Murrayfield by delivering a full and successful […]
“Moscow sees sport as an instrument of power”
MAINTENANCE – For several days, the sports world has been working to sanction Russian interests. Lukas Aubin, associate researcher at Iris and specialized in the geopolitics of sport and Russia, deciphers the importance of sport for the Russian regime and how Vladimir Putin made it “a weapon” as well as’«an instrument of power». LE FIGARO. […]