We take the same and start again. In line with last season, Le Parisien returns every Sunday to the main sporting events of the weekend in Île-de-France. Rugby, ice hockey, basketball… Here is our overview.
PSG saves the furniture
HANDBALL. Contrasting weekend for Ile-de-France handball. On the occasion of the resumption of the French First Division Championship, the promoted Ivry led at the break but ended up losing at home against Cesson-Rennes (23-27) on Friday. No more success for Créteil, largely defeated on Saturday on the Toulouse floor (39-31). The Haut-Garonne were able to count on the power and skill of the Serb Nemanja Ilic, author of 14 points at 14/17 shooting. We had to wait for PSG this Sunday to see Ile-de-France handball raise its head. However, this trip to Nîmes was a trap for Raúl González Gutiérrez’s men who had to roll up their sleeves to win 33-28 after a first period won by the Gardois.
Massy looks gray, Suresnes has fun
RUGBY. The promoted Massy is struggling at the start of the Pro D2 championship. The Essonne club has just had a third setback in as many games, a week after the slap received on the lawn of Oyonnax (33-5). Facing Nevers, in front of their public, the Massicois, who led until the 73rd minute, could glimpse their first success of the season. It was without counting on this infuriating penalty, conceded a minute later, and synonymous with a narrow defeat (15-16). Red lantern in the ranking, Massy will travel to Aurillac next weekend.
At the lower level, the dynamic is much more positive on the Suresnes side. The Hauts-de-Seine club won at home 25-19 against Hyères thanks to three tries by Antoine Claassen, Quentin Dauvergne and Ervin Muric, already author of three achievements in this National championship. A week after their victory in Rennes (19-29), David Auradou’s men follow up and start this new season ideally.
The Jokers of Cergy-Pontoise, already in great shape
ICE HOCKEY. Semi-finalist last season, Cergy-Pontoise successfully entered the running in this new season of Ligue Magnus. Winner 4-2 of Chamonix, the Val-d’Oise club waited for the second period to force the decision. Led 1-0 at the break, Christophe Cuzin’s men relied on an American trio to break away. Christiano Versich, Robert Baillargeon and Gage Torrel offer a comfortable lead to the Ile-de-France residents who scare themselves with the reduction of the score signed Matthias Terrier. But it is Cergy who will have the last word thanks to a final achievement signed Aaron Miller at the very end of the match.
Paris Basketball shines during a show at the Halle Carpentier
BASKET. See the best of European basketball for a weekend at the Georges-Carpentier hall. Here is what the Paris European Games offered, which took place on Saturday and Sunday in the famous venue in the capital’s 13th arrondissement. The opportunity to see Paris Basketball take on Alba Berlin, German champions, in a friendly confrontation. Will Weaver’s men lost (94-97) but did better than compete with this regular Euroleague formation. The event also brought together the champion of France, ASVEL or Maccabi Tel-Aviv, another team experienced in continental games. Against the Israelis, the Parisians showed their muscles and won 107-96. A good omen before the start of the new season of Betclic Elite scheduled for September 23.
THE RESULTS
Handball. Starligue : IVRY – Cesson-Rennes 23-27, Toulouse – CRETEIL 39-31, Nimes-PSG 28-33.
Rugby. ProD2: MASSY-Nevers 15-16. National: SURESNES – Hyères 25-19.
Ice Hockey. Magnus League: CERGY-PONTOISE – Chamonix 4-2.
Basket. Paris European Games. PARIS BASKETBALL – Alba Berlin 94-97. PARIS BASKETBALL – Maccabi Tel-Aviv 107-96.