The return to victory for Boulogne-Levallois Basket
BASKET. After their loss in Limoges (104-109) then their elimination in the quarter-finals of the Coupe de France, the Hauts-de-Seine club took the best of Châlons-Reims (90-80). Thanks to his duo Jordan McRae (26 points) and Will Cummings (22 points), he temporarily regained the lead in the standings in Monaco. Vincent Collet’s players first took their distance before experiencing a slack, which allowed the Champenois to approach the last ten minutes in the lead on the scoreboard. The Metropolitans then enquiller a decisive 13-0 and spin to victory.
On the other hand, the situation is more complicated for Nanterre, who suffered a third loss in a row. After Paris and Le Portel, Pascal Donnadieu’s men woke up too late and lost a small point at home against Bourg-en-Bresse (65-66). Finally, with a last quarter of great beauty, Paris took precedence over Gravelines-Dunkerque (91-87).
The regret: the handball players of Créteil close to the feat against Nantes
HANDBALL. Sport can sometimes be cruel. Take for example the match between Créteil and Nantes, this Saturday. Facing the dolphin of PSG in the Starligue classification, the Val-de-Marnais went through all the emotions. Led without possible discussion for nearly 50 minutes after colliding with the wall erected by Mickaël Robin, their former doorman, they managed to return to the height of the H and even passed thanks to Thomas Piroch (27-26). Still in contact five minutes from the siren, Valentin Aman and his teammates cracked in the last minute of the game (31-35). “It hurts, says Boïba Sissoko, the captain who has passed the 700 goal mark in the Cristolian jersey. Again, it’s the little details that we’ve been lacking. “ PSG, for its part, equaled the absolute record of victories in one season which it already held (22) after its success over Aix (37-32) on Sunday.
In Proligue, Ivry is only one point away from returning to the Elite. Sébastien Quintallet’s players, who dominated 3rd in the standings, Dijon (30-27), are still eleven points ahead of Pontault, six days from the end of the regular season. A draw in the derby at Massy, next Friday, and the case will be in the pocket for the Ivryens.
Perf: Morhad Amdouni breaks the French marathon record
MARATHON. Morhad Amdouni had warned: he would take the start of the Paris marathon with the sole ambition of breaking the French record for the distance, owned by Benoît Zwierzchiewski since… 2003. It’s done, and in what way! With a staggering time of 2h05′22, the member of Val d’Europe Athlétisme Nord 77 broke the previous record by more than a minute (2h06′36′). “It bodes well, because I am only a beginner (in the marathon) and you will have to count on me”, warned the European champion in the 10,000 m in 2018 in Berlin and indoors in 2021, who finished 3rd in the event, won by the Kenyan Deso Gelmisa. Nearly 50,000 competitors gathered in front of the Arc de Triomphe despite the freezing cold.
The loser of the weekend: the French beaten at the Engie Open in Seine-et-Marne
TENNIS. They were two Habs in the semi-finals, and it was finally a player from the Czech Republic who won. After having successively taken out Elsa Jacquemot, then Chloé Paquet (seeded n°1t), Linda Noskova left no chance to Léolia Jeanjean in the final of the Engie Open 77, played at the Departmental Center of the Tennis Committee 77 in Croissy -Beaubourg (6-3, 6-4).
The 17.5-year-old player succeeds three Russians on the list. This tournament counting for one of the six best international women’s tournaments in France (and the only ITF tournament in Europe over this period) was endowed with 60,000 dollars. In doubles, the Dutch-Lithuanian pair Haverlag/Mykulskyte won.
The results
BASKET. BetClic Elite (26th day): BOULOGNE-LEVALLOIS – Châlons-Reims 90-80 ; NANTERRE – Bourg-en-Bresse 65-66; PARIS BASKETBALL – Gravelines-Dunkirk 91-87.
HANDBALL. Starligue (22nd day): CRETEIL – Nantes 31-35; PSG-Aix 37-32. Proligue (24th day): IVRY – Dijon 30-27, Auguste-Delaune gymnasium); PONTAULT-MASSY 32-30; Angers-TREMBLAY 29-29.
RUGBY. National (23rd day): SURESNES – Tarbes 27-20; Dax-MASSY 34-26.