Marseille moves into third place in Ligue 1 with a 2-1 victory over Montpellier. Nuno Tavares and an own goal give them a 2-0 lead, but they had to cling on in a tense finish. Marseille’s fourth consecutive victory puts them four points behind second-placed Lens. A 2-1 victory over Montpellier put Marseille on Monday … Read more
Bernard Laporte was found guilty of corruption by French court. Bernard Laporte resigned from his position as vice chairman of World Rugby. Mohed Altrad was given an 18-month suspended sentence and €50,000 fine. After being found guilty of corruption, the head of the French rugby federation was hit with a fine and given a suspended … Read more
Moroccan fans rioted in Montpellier after their team’s 0-2 loss. A number of soccer fans engaged the police in violent confrontations. 8 persons were arrested and 7 police officers injured as a result of incident. During the violence that broke out between fans of France and Morocco in Montpellier during the World Cup semifinal, a … Read more
A 14-year-old boy was run over and killed by a car in Montpellier, France. Incident took place after France defeated Morocco in the World Cup semi-final. Police are searching for the driver, who fled the scene of the collision. In Montpellier, a southern French city, a 14-year-old kid was run over and killed shortly after … Read more
Paris Saint-Germain, already crowned champions, cruised to a 4-0 victory over Montpellier on Saturday. Lionel Messi scored twice. Messi scored in the sixth and 20th minutes to bring his Ligue 1 goal total to six. Before the 30-minute mark, Angel di Maria made it 3-0, and Kylian Mbappe added a fourth from the penalty spot … Read more
Defending champions Toulouse head into this weekend’s Top 14 clash at Toulon without their French half-again stars Antoine Dupont and Romain Ntamack while the house side is shorn of World Cup winner Cheslin Kolbe. If that shows a slackening of depth on Saturday, nothing could be in addition to the fact as this game has … Read more
With a 60-59 aggregate triumph over the English champions on Saturday, Montpellier advanced to the European Champions Cup quarter-finals thanks to Marcus Smith’s failed convert less than five minutes remaining time. It was harsh retribution for England fly-half Smith, whose individual brilliance ignited a comeback from 34-0 down to lose 40-26 in the first leg … Read more
