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Ligue 1 : le RC Strasbourg va nommer Hugo Oliveira sur le banc
Gary O’Neil parti, le RC Strasbourg va nommer son remplaçant dans les prochaines heures. Le coach du FC Famalicão Hugo Olivieira va s’installer sur le banc alsacien.
Le RC Strasbourg tient son nouvel entraîneur après le départ de Gary O’Neil, le 23 juin dernier, pour Ipswich Town. D’après les informations des Dernières Nouvelles d’Alsace, le Portugais Hugo Oliveira, actuellement au FC Famalicão, va prendre la suite du technicien anglais et deviendra le premier coach lusitanien du Racing, et le 53e depuis la création du club. likesport.biz
Sur le banc du club portugais depuis 2024, il a dirigé 57 rencontres pour un bilan de 24 victoires, 16 nuls et 17 défaites. L’an dernier, son club a terminé à la 5e place de Liga Portugal. Le coach de 47 ans était en concurrence avec Vasco Botelho da Costa, coach de Moreirense et Français Wilfried Nancy, actuellement sans club.
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Noskova survives tearful meltdown to win first Wimbledon title
Linda Noskova won her first Wimbledon title in astonishing style on Saturday as the tearful Czech recovered from wasting five match points to beat Karolina Muchova in one of the most dramatic finals in All England Club history.
Noskova, seeded ninth, appeared to be on the brink of a devastating loss when she broke down in tears after squandering those match points in the second set of a Centre Court classic.
But the 21-year-old somehow regained her composure in a final with more twists than a Hollywood blockbuster.
Summoning incredible resilience, Noskova clinched her maiden Grand Slam crown with a remarkable 6-2, 5-7, 6-3 victory over her 10th seeded compatriot.
Quite how she was able to avoid a complete meltdown in the aftermath of her mid-match collapse will go down in the annals of Wimbledon lore.
In two hours and 28 minutes of unrelenting drama, Noskova showed the heart of a champion to establish herself as the youngest woman to win Wimbledon in 15 years.
The third tour-level title of Noskova’s career emulated the success of her compatriot Petra Kvitova, who was the same age when she won the first of her two Wimbledon crowns in 2011.
It was a full circle moment for Noskova, who was inspired to take up tennis by the Wimbledon success of her childhood idol Kvitova.
Fittingly, Kvitova was watching from the royal box as Noskova celebrated her breakthrough victory.
For the third time in the last four years, a Czech woman won Wimbledon following Barbora Krejcikova in 2024 and Marketa Vondrousova in 2023.
Noskova, who banked the winner’s prize of £3.6 million ($4.8 million), has emerged as one of the rising stars of the women’s game during her remarkable run at the All England Club.
Like Kvitova, Noskova has been a quick learner on grass, having only played her first match on the surface in Birmingham in 2023.
She has won more matches on grass than any other player on the WTA Tour in the past two years.
Even so, she had never been past the quarter-finals of a Grand Slam prior to arriving at Wimbledon two weeks ago.
Lifting the Venus Rosewater Dish was hard to imagine for Noskova when she faced match point against Sorana Cirstea in the third round.
From the depths of despair
Noskova is only the third woman to win Wimbledon after saving a match point earlier in the tournament, joining Venus Williams (2005) and Serena Williams (2009).
Noskova is also the first woman since Maria Sharapova in 2004 to clinch a tour event on grass, in Berlin in June, and then win Wimbledon in the same year.
With her love of baking, penchant for lucky charms and unusual rituals — besides the piercing in her nose, she has matcha tea served by a friend every morning during the tournament — the quirky Noskova is a colourful addition to Wimbledon’s list of champions.
She has a painful Wimbledon memory — in 2024, she entered the tournament shortly after her mother had died of cancer.
Now she has a happier one to ease a little of that pain.
In the first Open era Grand Slam final between two Czech women, the pair are long-time friends, it was Noskova who took the first set with ease.
But that didn’t begin to tell the story to come.
Noskova wobbled spectacularly, wasting four match points and allowing Muchova to break back when she served for the match in the second set.
Putting her fingers in her ears to block out the crowd’s stunned reaction, Noskova squandered another match point as Muchova held to level at 5-5.
Noskova covered her head in a towel and appeared to wipe away tears before Muchova closed out the set.
She stormed off court before the deciding set, taking a break that proved decisive.
From the depths of despair, she broke early in the set and finally sealed her victory before collapsing to the turf in disbelief.
Boks Power Past Resilient Scotland to Seal Thrilling Nations Championship Victory
The Springboks overcame a spirited Scottish fightback to secure a 42-28 victory in a pulsating second-round Nations Championship clash at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday. In a match that produced 10 tries and relentless edge-of-the-seat drama, a youthful and much-changed South African side demonstrated their depth and trademark physicality.
Despite defensive lapses that will undoubtedly give coach Rassie Erasmus plenty to review, the Boks ultimately outmuscled their opponents to remain unbeaten in the inaugural tournament, improving to 2-0 following last week’s triumph over England.
A Tale of Two Halves
The Springboks burst out of the blocks in front of a passionate Pretoria crowd, establishing a 14-0 lead inside the opening 20 minutes. Scrumhalf Embrose Papier, playing his first Test since 2018, sent Loftus into a frenzy when he hopped over a ruck and darted 25 metres to open the scoring with his first try in green and gold. Just two minutes later, No. 8 Evan Roos picked up from the base of a ruck to crash over for the Boks’ second.
However, Scotland refused to capitulate. Capitalizing on a penalty and a dominant pick-and-go sequence, Matt Fagerson forced his way over for the visitors’ first try. Shortly before the break, slick passing allowed winger Kyle Rowe to cross the whitewash, allowing the visitors to level the scores at 14-14 going into the sheds.
The Green and Gold Blitz
South Africa emerged in the second half with renewed intensity, leveraging their set-piece dominance to turn the screws on the Scottish defence. The Boks unleashed a devastating scoring blitz, initiated by an Elrigh Louw try in the 57th minute. Damian Willemse sliced through a gap shortly after, and replacement prop Zachary Porthen muscled his way over in the 65th minute to suddenly establish a commanding 35-14 lead.
Scotland, showing immense resolve, launched a late comeback with rapid-fire tries from replacements Josh Bayliss and Ben White, narrowing the deficit to a precarious seven points with 10 minutes remaining. But as the pressure mounted, veteran centre Jesse Kriel broke the line in the 77th minute to score a magnificent solo try, effectively slamming the door shut on the Scottish resurgence.
New Blood Shines
Erasmus opted to rotate his squad heavily for this fixture, blooding several inexperienced players. The gambit paid off handsomely, with young flanker Paul de Villiers delivering an outstanding performance in the loose trio alongside Pieter-Steph du Toit and Evan Roos. Handre Pollard was flawless off the tee, converting all five of his attempts before being replaced by Quan Horn, who added the final conversion.
While Scotland’s attacking enterprise was highly commendable, South Africa’s sheer power and depth off the bench proved to be the deciding factor. The Springboks will now head to Durban next weekend to wrap up their July Nations Championship fixtures against Wales.
Match Scorers
Team | Tries | Conversions |
South Africa (42) | E. Papier (16′), E. Roos (18′), E. Louw (57′), D. Willemse (59′), Z. Porthen (65′), J. Kriel (77′) | H. Pollard (5/5), Q. Horn (1/1) |
Scotland (28) | M. Fagerson (33′), K. Rowe (39′), J. Bayliss (67′), B. White (69′) | F. Russell (4/4) |
(Note: South Africa’s Ben-Jason Dixon was shown a yellow card in the 41st minute)
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