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French league condemns homophobic chants made by PSG fans about Marseille and Rabiot
PARIS (AP) — The French soccer league has condemned homophobic chants made by some Paris Saint-Germain fans during the home game against Strasbourg on Saturday. PSG is playing its bitter rival next Sunday in Marseille and the offensive slurs were made about the club and its...
Pastis-maker Pernod Ricard scraps sponsorship of PSG after protests in Marseille
French liquor company Pernod Ricard, best known in France for the anise-flavored aperitif pastis, said on Thursday it scrapped a new sponsorship deal with Paris Saint-Germain after protests from Marseille. Fans of Marseille, the bitter rival of PSG, complained that the drink belongs...
Marseille fans dispirited by their beloved liqueur brand signing deal with rival PSG
Marseille has long been associated with the French liqueur called pastis. So when Pernod Ricard, the French liquor group best known for the anise-flavored aperitif, announced a new commercial partnership with Marseille's soccer archrival PSG this week, it left a bad taste in the...
Meet Nacer Zorgani, the vision-impaired Para-judo athlete who doubles as boxing’s Olympic voice
PARIS (AP) — The crowd at Roland Garros, the legendary home of French tennis that's now hosting Olympic boxing, erupted in applause as Nacer Zorgani's deep, resonant voice filled the venue. “Ladies and gentlemen, in the red corner, representing France — Billal Bennama!” he...
Austria's Valentin Bontus wins gold in men's kitesurfing to conclude Olympic sailing in Marseille
MARSEILLE, France (AP) — Valentin Bontus of Austria took gold after winning two finals races Friday in men’s kitesurfing, the new, fastest sport at the Summer Olympics, whose medals bring to a close sailing competitions in Marseille. Toni Vodisek of Slovenia got silver while...
Austrian duo win gold in mixed-gender dinghies on scheduled last day of sailing Olympics
MARSEILLE, France (AP) — Lara Vadlau and Lukas Maehr of Austria won gold Thursday in a very tight medal race in the mixed-gender dinghy, a new Olympic sailing category. Keiju Okada and Miho Yoshioka of Japan won silver and Anton Dahlberg and Lovisa Karlsson of Sweden took bronze in...
