Euro Basket: Belgium surprisingly, France already qualified

Montpellier - Belgium has offered the scalp of Lithuania, outgoing runner Monday at the 3rd day of the first round of Euro-2015 gentlemen, marked by a third success of France qualified for the first knockout round .

The "Lions" Belgian imposed themselves with a tap of Matt Lojeski at the buzzer. The back of Olympiakos, excellent (20 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists), has enjoyed a remission of his partner Pierre-Antoine Gillet to offer a second success to his clan.

Hitherto unbeaten in Group D, the Baltic selection started walking the floor (20-12) under the leadership of Jonas Valanciunas (10 pts in 9 minutes, 25 pts in total and 12 rebounds). But then suffered his poor defense and long-range address (1/13) was prohibitive.

In this sector, the Belgians assured them (11/26) back to their disability and style their opponents over the bar.

In Group A, France, defending champion defeated Poland (69-66) despite a severe lack of address 3 points (15%) but a good defense, to take only the first place in the group and validate his ticket to the knockout stages.

It will attempt to keep the pole position to avoid too big opponent in the next round which will cross one of the teams in Group B, the toughest.

Russia has made it one step closer to the exit, bowing against Finland (79-81). A shot of fireworks Petteri Koponen (12 pts) to 3 seconds of ringing sealed the first success of the Nordic selection, discount plumbing after defeats against France (97-87 AD) and against Israel (66 -79).

With this third setback, Russia's Vitaly Fridzon (22 pts) is last. Undermined by the absences, selection led by Evgeny Pashutin has very little to do with the team that won the bronze medal at the London Games in 2012.

She will have no choice but to react Wednesday during a perilous game against France. "We try to do our best. Today, I have nothing to reproach my players in terms of fighting spirit. We controlled the game until the fourth quarter. But then we made unnecessary mistakes that caused free throws and relaunched the Finns, "said Russian coach.

Bosnia and Herzegovina for its part stuck his head out of the water by defeating Israel (86-84 AD). The hero of the game is called Elmedin Kikanovic (17 pts), who snatched the award-winning overtime on a basket at the buzzer before offering the winning touchdown with one second remaining.

World Volleyball: Russia and Poland favorite for 2 tickets to Rio

The Russian volleyball team at the world championship, September 18, 2015 to Losz

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Paris - Russia and Poland will be the logical favorites for the World Cup men's volleyball, until September 23, with a bonus for the first two Rio their ticket to the Olympics.

Russians Sergei Tetyukhin, seeking his sixth Olympics, and Poles of French coach Stéphane Antiga should also be wary of the United States, bronze medalists at the recent World League, and Italians, bronze medalists at the Olympic Games London.

This competition organized as usual in Japan welcomes 12 teams, with host country around the two representatives per continent and the world champions title, then Poland.

The two European representatives were Italy and Russia, the two best teams in the standings of the Old Continent at 1 January 2015. Hence the absence of France, yet the winner of the World League in July.

To qualify for the Olympics in Rio, El Tri will have them go through a European qualifying tournament in January. A World Cup would crown two European teams would be a bonus for the French because it would remove two big teams in their road to Rio.

The principle of this World Cup is simple: each of the twelve teams faces the other eleven or 66 games in total, from Tuesday to a verdict on September 23.

Note that the ranking is based on the number of victories in the first place, the number of points in the second place. A 3-0 or 3-1 victory is worth 3 points, a 3-2 win is worth 2, 2-3 defeat is worth 1 point and a defeat 1-3 or 0-3 is zero

Euro Basket: confirm the Blues against Poland

Montpellier - The French basketball players, despite a somewhat cagey end of the match because of a lack of address, dominated a strong and valiant Polish selection (69-66) thanks to their defense during their third game of the Euro-2015 on Monday in Montpellier.

With this third win in three days, the Blues have already qualified for the knockout while they still have two games left against Russia Wednesday and Thursday against Israel (2100 for both).

The objective will be to reap new successes to keep the first place in Group A and avoid too tough opponent in the next round.

For, in Villeneuve d'Ascq, the Blues will cross a resident of the terrible Group B (Spain, Serbia, Germany, Italy, Turkey ...) in a meeting, what is more crucial on the road of the 2016 Olympics in Rio.

Russia, with its three consecutive failures, is on the precipice. Israel, after its two success seemed to show its limits against Bosnia (84-86 AD) that El Tri have swept Sunday (81-54).

These two games are on the ropes of the Blues who have confirmed their status as favorites against Poland, a husky team, especially in the paint with giant NBA Marcin Gortat (2.11 m).

- Record broken for "TP" -

The "Polish Hammer" (10 pts, 11 rebounds), his nickname, set the tone early with against muscular on Nando de Colo, before Tony Parker (16 pts) will bat on his first basket the points record (1030, now 1046) in the history of the Euro, which he co-owned since yesterday with the legendary Greek Nikos Galis.

It was the rare moment of joy offered in the first quarter-time to the public, who cheered the leader of the San Antonio Spurs. Then, the Blues have suffered from big physical volume of Poles and hardness they put in defense.

The spectators at the Arena of Pérols had to wait 17 minutes before you see the Blues finally take advantage of a feat in two of Rudy Gobert.

The Utah Jazz pivot was initially repulsed an offensive Gortat before concluding against the attack of his own with a tap (25-23). The Blues were then in a proper sequence, with 12 consecutive points, including two award-winning baskets gunner De Colo who was finishing this series (28-23).

- Gobert and De Colo are the job -

In advance halftime (30-26), the French have been able to rely on the strength and talent of Gobert after the break. "The Wall" (the wall), one of whose nicknames affublent American commentators, has made life difficult for Gortat its cons.

One interception and two dunks of former Choletais have enabled France to distance (38-30). Poland appeared to become dangerous when the shooter Adam Waczynski ignited by scoring three award-winning baskets in just two minutes (48-44).

At the end of the third quarter (52-47), the Blues still led but their serious lack of success behind the arc (2/13) prevented them to kill the game.

"Even if we do not want to abuse the three-point shots, it must still be more. Thirteen shots tempted, it is not enough," said the coach Vincent Collet, pleased that his players had lost some balls ( 9).

The metronome De Colo has given the margin of his clan with two consecutive baskets (58-51). But the Poles are again close (65-62).

Parker missed a password could be expensive but the leader of France caught up in the aftermath (67-62) before missing two free throws at the wrong time. Fortunately for the Blues, Gortat missed the basket of equalization in any end game (69-66).

US Open: Gasquet qualified for the final and Federer regain quarterfinals

Richard Gasquet was snatched from the hands of Tomas Berdych to spin in the quarterfinals of the US Open in 2015.

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TENNIS - The French number two won in four sets against the Czech and world number six Tomas Berdych. For the first time since 1999 there will be two French in the quarterfinals of the men's table.

This is a first since 1999: two French will contest the quarter-finals of the US Open Grand Slam last trick of the season. After Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Richard Gasquet has also approved accession in the top 8. He beat tonight Czech Tomas Berdych 2-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-1. To this picture blue-white-red, add Kristina Mladenovic, qualified for the women's draw quarterfinals.

4th quarter finals for Gasquet

In the next round, Gasquet, 12th in the world, will face the Swiss Roger Federer, World No. 2 and five-time winner of the US Open. Biterrois aged 29 will play the fourth quarter-final Grand Slam of his career, his second at the US Open. He won his three previous quarter-finals, but then sloped semi-final (Wimbledon 2007, US Open 2013, Wimbledon 2015).

Gasquet had a bad start his match against Berdych, sixth in the ATP rankings, but after losing the first set, he took over and was no longer worried. "I started the match badly, I really do not feel confident," he said. "Then I better served and everything became easier. I'm really happy to beat Tomas, one of the best players on the circuit."

Murray magnifying glass (for once)

The surprise of the night comes the victory of the South African Kevin Anderson against the world number three Andy Murray. For four years, the British subscribed at least the quarterfinals in major events.

Champions League: galloping inflation revenues

Paris - Commercial revenues, including television rights to the Champions League in recent years have recorded a historical growth, to the point that UEFA has increased this season, 30% of the share redistributed to the participants, 1,257 MoE.

Q: Where does the income from the Champions League '

A: The revenue of the Champions League are composed for most television rights negotiated country by country, on tender.

In some European countries historically linked by their clubs in the competition, these rights have exploded in recent years because of competition between broadcasters and new historic channels. Thus in France, the competition between Canal + and Bein Sport has increased the market from 58 to 111 million euros. In England, BT Sport doubled the BSkyB to 358 ME.

Meanwhile, UEFA pockets the premiums paid by sponsoring seven major partners for which the admission ticket is $ 75 million (about 67 ME) for a total of 470 ME. In total, after the last renegotiations, UEFA now pocketed over $ 1.6 billion in commercial revenue alone Champions League.

Q: How are the rights revert to the clubs'

A: The increase in revenue from UEFA will be passed on to the clubs for the current season with a handover of 1.257 billion euros against 910 million last season.

The twenty teams participating in the preliminary round share 50 ME. From the group stage prevails another method of calculation based on a fixed part (60% or 724 ME) and another variable (40%) according to the broadcasting rights paid by each country.

The 32 qualified clubs in the group stage each receive 12 ME and 1.5 ME per win and € 500,000 for a draw. The sixteen teams reaching the finals of the 8th receive 5.5 ME and ME for six quarters, halves and 7 for the last 15 if they win.

The variability of market share sometimes has strange effects. In 2013 for example, Juventus, only quarter-finalist, had received 67.1 56.5 ME premiums against Bayern winner but from a country, Germany, where TVs rights remain modest compared to Italy. Ditto in 2014 when PSG, quarter-finalist, had pocketed 57.2 ME is slightly less than Real, winner (60) but more than Atletico, runner (52).

Q: What are the clubs that have historically benefited most from the Champions League '

A: C1 classification of gains, Manchester United remains unequaled. Since 1992, when the creation of the competition under its current format, the English have pocketed 522.8 ME, closely followed by Bayern (494), Real (468), Barcelona (453) and Chelsea (419). Over a period reduced to 2006-2014, ranking slightly changing.

ManU remains dominant (ME 335) but Bayern back to 4th place, yielding the second in Chelsea (321 ME), proof of the investment of English broadcasters.

As for the French clubs PSG only advanced third place in this historical ranking with a total of 151ME collected since 1992 behind the OL (269.5) and OM (174).

Q: In addition to the premiums paid by UEFA, earned by clubs involved '

A: ancillary revenues of European clubs mainly from the ticket office. OL for example, which is one of the French clubs at the most irregular path C1 in recent years, has recorded 24% of ticket revenue between 2010, the year of its accession in the semifinals, and 2011 (eighth only). Either a shortfall of 6 ME which however is nothing compared to that of UEFA premiums.

If one believes the balance sheets of the OL still, less European performance has hardly any impact on sales of derivatives.

Q: Who benefits (also) the Champions League 'A: European Cups, the most prestigious in particular, are a boon for tourism. The only Champions League, with 215 matches, moves nearly 800,000 fans each season and produces nearly 237 million of revenue for cities and carriers according to a study of the site GoEuro specializes in sports tourism.

A match Atletico-Real or Inter-AC Milan is losing and 1.8 ME in the city concerned. As for Berlin, hosted the last final, its tourism sector have benefited from 36 ME revenue for 90 minutes of the match

Rugby World Cup 2015 schedule of games of Argentina

POOL C - who defeated the XV of France last November at the Stade de France, the Pumas designed a new qualification in the quarterfinals this year. Schedules and game schedule, opponents, broadcast TV channels ... Everything you need to know about Argentina.

It was eight years ago, Argentina beating the Blues at home in the "small final", and finished third in the World Cup. His best result to date. Since then, the Albiceleste is recessed in the world rankings, but his last shots of sparkle reminiscent she can beat almost everyone, such as France and South Africa, fell at home (13-18, respectively and 25-37) in the last twelve months. In this competition, the Pumas will seek a qualification in the quarterfinals, provided aside Tonga, and why not disrupt the All Blacks, who they face begin. In the next round, they could regain France.

Athletics: Zurich, Beijing heroes were tired

Paris - Four days after the closing of the Worlds, the Zurich meeting could deliver great performance, and the Beijing heroes were tired on Thursday for the 13th stage of the Diamond League Athletics.

This first major tour final of meetings - the second being scheduled for 11 September in Brussels - has led to no capital letters performance.

It was not the fault of the athletes, who, besides six hours time difference that does not disappear with a magic wand, logically had reached their peak shape in China.

We must welcome Greg Rutherford of the British victory at the length (8.32 m), which now holds all possible titles simultaneously: Olympic champion, world champion, European champion, Commonwealth champion and winner of the League diamond.

The hand-Ethiopian duel Ayana Dibaba, lecture at the Beijing 5000 m where Ayana had detonated the world champion and record holder in the 1500m in the world, gave birth to a beautiful battle on 3000 m.

Almaz Ayana has again got the better of her compatriot Genzebe Dibaba, countering his attack 300m from the line (8: 22.34 against 8: 26.54). Dibaba will console himself with the Diamond League and its accompanying $ 40,000.

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, the + Bolt feminine + has honored its status in the 100m (10.93) but Rudisha has missed its stroke (fourth in 1: 45.91), all round to five seconds of sound record world.

400m, the race that, in Beijing, was the most impressive on the chronometer plane, American LaShawn Merritt took his revenge (44.18) before the Grenadian Kirani James (44.28), which grants League diamond, and the champion of the South African World Wayde Van Niekerk (44.35).

As expected, the German Christina Schwanitz sealed his success in the weight of the Diamond League with a victory more finals (19.91 m).

- Without the King Bolt -

The American Tianna Bartoletta only had to participate to clinch the length (second with 6.97 m behind the Serbian Ivana Spanovic, 7.02 m national record), like the Kenyan Eunice Sum 800m (1: 59.14, 1st).

In this race, the French RENELLE Lamote took 6th place in 2 min 00 sec 75 / 100e.

200 m, in the absence of the king Usain Bolt, the Panamanian Alonso Edward took advantage of the opportunity to clinch the race (20.03) and diamond.

At gentlemen drive, Piotr Malachowski Polish was hot, rebuked by his compatriot Robert Urbanek, meeting the winner (65.78 m). But Malachowski wins his fourth Diamond League by finishing second (65.04 m).

Even cases in the 3,000 steeplechase, the Kenyan Jairus Kipchoge Birech, winner of the Diamond League, but second Thursday (8: 15.64), behind his compatriot Paul Koech (8: 10.24).

Czech Zuzana Hejnová triumphed in the 400m hurdles (54.74), as the Russian world champion Sergey Shubenkov 110m hurdles (13.14), technically masterful.

The French Pascal Martinot-Lagarde (7th in 13.70), Garfield Darien (cancel) and Dimitri Bascou (8th in 14.07), the three finalists of Beijing, have done anything. The American David Oliver (second in 13.30), is still wins the Diamond League.

In ladies javelin, Czech Barbora Spotavoka, even medalist in Beijing, has offered its 4th Diamond League and victory (64.31 m).

Greek Nikoleta Kiriakopoulou dominated the pole (4.72 m) to cap his season with a Diamond League.

At the height gentlemen, Qatari Mutaz Essa is a moment believe that he had found his legs early season. It certainly wins with 2.32 m and new pockets the Diamond League, but not close to his ERA (2.41 m).