Tag Archives: france
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This Day In Sports History (February 4th) – 1st Winter Olympics
It was on this day in 1924 that the first ever Winter Olympic Games in Chamonix, France (officially known as the I Olympic Winter Games) held its closing ceremonies. The games began on January 25, and throughout the course of the next 10 days, 49 medals were handed out in bobsleigh, curling, figure skating, ice [...]
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France’s Nicolas Batum Punches Spain’s Juan Carlos Navarro In The Groin (Video)
France was eliminated from the 2012 Olympic men’s basketball tournament earlier today after losing their quarterfinal game to Spain by a score of 66-59. And while this may have been the last that we will see of this French team in London, they certainly left their mark… Unfortunately for Spain’s Juan Carlos Navarro, that so-called [...]
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This Guy Is Super Excited About A French Swimmer’s Gold Medal Victory (Video)
With their national soccer team still in shambles following a disastrous 2010 World Cup and a Brit (Bradley Wiggins) winning the Tour de France this year, French sports fans haven’t had many sources of national sports pride lately. However, so far at the 2012 Summer Olympics, France has been doing pretty well in the pool, [...]
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French Track Star Bullies 14-Year-Old Girl Wearing Mascot Costume (Video)
Well, if you were looking for someone to root against at the upcoming Summer Olympics, we’ve got your man. His name is Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad. He’s a 27-year-old Algerian-born Frenchman, and he a big huge douche-wad. What makes us say that? Well on Sunday at the European Track and Field Championships in Helsinki, after Mekhissi-Benabbad won [...]
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This Day In Sports History (July 2nd) – France Men’s Soccer Team
It was on this day in 2000 that the finals for the UEFA Euro 2000 tournament took place at Feijenoord Stadion in Rotterdam, Netherlands. The defending World Cup champion French squad won the game 2-1 over the Italians to become the first team in history to be crowned European champions after winning the World Cup. [...]
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Did France’s Jeremy Menez Try To Hit Sexy Spanish Reporter Sara Carbonero With A Soccer Ball? (Video)
It seems as though there haven’t been enough instances of bad behavior from fans at the Euro 2012 over the past week, so now people are stretching to find some bad behavior from the players in instances where it may be a bit ambiguous. It happened last week when the Swedish National team were caught [...]
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This Day In Sports History (June 27th) — France Win 1984 Euro
It was on this day in 1984 that France won the UEFA European Football Championships. It was the country’s first major international soccer tournament victory. As the hosts of the tournament, France automatically qualified for the eight-team tournament. They would cruise through the Group Stage of the tournament, beating Denmark 1-0 in their opener, and [...]
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Euro 2012 Match Postponed Due To Rain, But Fans Entertain Themselves (Video)
Torrential rain, strong winds, and lightning in Donetsk, Ukraine, put the Euro 2012 match between France and Ukraine on hold for an hour today. And as I sat around twiddling my thumbs, waiting for the game to start, I couldn’t help but wonder if the fans in attendance would even know what to do with [...]
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Watch Guillaume Néry Dive Into NEMO 33, a.k.a. The Deepest Swimming Pool In The World (Video)
In 2002, Guillaume Néry broke the free-diving world record, as he plummeted 87 meters into the Villefranche-sur-Mer harbour in Alpes-Maritimes, France. Two years later he improved that record to 96 meters at Saint-Leu, la Réunion, and two years after that he broke his own record once again, this time descending 109 meters into the water [...]
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Kazakhstan’s Roman Starchenko Knocked Unconscious Following Nasty Hit At IIHF Worlds (Video)
I’m not sure if the people of Kazakhstan watch a lot of NHL hockey. If so, they may have already known that the game is currently experiencing a head-shot epidemic. If not, they probably learned that fact on Sunday after watching one of their own fall victim to a nasty hit to the head during [...]
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Montpellier’s Younes Belhanda Scored This Incredible Goal Against Marseille Yesterday (Video)
Montpellier have put together a brilliant season thus far, as they currently sit atop France’s Ligue 1 standings with only seven games remaining. Their brilliance on the pitch through the first 31 games of the 2011-12 campaign were highlighted by an equally brilliant goal off the boot of midfielder Younès Belhanda during yesterday’s 3-1 victory [...]
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French Celebrate Opening Goal Against Germany With A Passionate Kiss (Video)
With the 2012 European Championships only 100 days away, France’s National Soccer team entered today’s friendly against Germany looking to build some momentum as the tournament approaches. They have done a good job through the opening half, as they have held the German’s potent offensive attack in check while getting on the scoreboard themselves in [...]
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The X-Games Pay Tribute To Sarah Burke (Video)
Thousands of people, both athletes and fans, have made their way to Aspen for the start of the 2012 Winter X-Games. Many of them have brought their heavy hearts along with them following the tragic death of Canadian freestyle skier Sarah Burke. Burke passed away on January 19th of this year following a tragic accident [...]
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Fans Rejoice As The All Blacks Win The Rugby World Cup (Video)
They have waited a long time, but after winning the first ever Rugby World Cup in 1987, the New Zealand All Blacks have finally won their second World Cup title after defeating France in the final on Sunday at Eden Park in Auckland. Despite entering almost every Rugby World Cup tournament as the favorite, the [...]
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Lille Keeper Mickael Landreau Knees Bordeaux’s Ben Khalfallah In The Face (Video)
At this time last season it appeared as though soccer was experiencing an epidemic of players delivering flying kung-fu kicks on their opponents, however, it feels as though it has been quite a while since we last saw a footballer execute a one of these dangerous challenges. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said about the [...]
