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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...
Mixed-gender boats start racing in 1st Games with equal sailing medal chances for men and women
MARSEILLE, France (AP) — The mixed-gender boats – both dinghies and a multihulls – took to the Mediterranean on Friday and Saturday in Marseille for the 2024 Olympics, just as the first medal races in skiffs and windsurfing were held. The first one-man, one-woman crew in the...
Trinity Rodman’s 'bit of magic' sends US into Olympic soccer semifinals with 1-0 win over Japan
PARIS (AP) — Mallory Swanson says Trinity Rodman gave the United States a bit of magic when the team needed it most. Rodman scored in extra time and the United States advanced to the women's soccer semifinals at the Paris Olympics with a 1-0 victory over Japan on Saturday. ...
Marseille and the sea: A portrait of the millennia-old port city that is hosting Olympic sailing
MARSEILLE, France (AP) — Her black headscarf flying up, a teen jumped into the sparkling Mediterranean from a concrete pier at a city marina, then scrambled back to shore and onto a giant paddle board for a quick tour with a dozen excited comrades. They were bused in for a swimming...
Models of boats donated for answered prayers hang in basilica in Marseille, Olympic sailing host
MARSEILLE, France (AP) — Little model boats hang from the ceiling and maritime paintings adorn the walls of the basilica of Notre Dame de la Garde, which from the city's highest hill overlooks the bay of Marseille, where sailing regattas are being held for the 2024 Olympics. ...
Spain, Netherlands win first Paris Olympics sailing gold medals; US gets 1st sailing medal since Rio
MARSEILLE, France (AP) — In what sailors called the first “normal wind" day of the 2024 Olympics, Spain and the Netherlands won gold medals in the men's and women's skiffs on Friday, while the United States snagged its first Olympic sailing medal since Rio eight years ago. Fickle...
