“Le Parisien” now proposes to announce to you, before each weekend, all the sporting issues and events not to be missed in Ile-de-France.
The poster to follow: Cergy-Grenoble
It will be show on Sunday at Aren’Ice, the den of hockey players from Cergy-Pontoise. Currently 4th in the Magnus League, the Jokers (nickname of the players) welcome Grenoble, the leader of the championship and one of the leading teams in the discipline in France. Les Brûleurs de loups have already been crowned champions of France seven times and are aiming for an 8th crown this year.
A poster that should attract crowds and satisfy all fans or beginners of the discipline who are whet their appetite by the ice hockey matches at the Beijing Olympics. The club will take advantage of Valentine’s Day the next day to offer special entertainment for lovers.
Player to watch: Chris Horton (Nanterre)
Struck by family mourning at the start of the season, Chris Horton had missed the start of the Nanterre campaign. But since his return, the interior with the headband and dreadlocks, has become essential with his club. Since the beginning of 2022, nothing can resist Nanterre. Pascal Donnadieu’s squad have 5 successes in 6 games and have pinned Monaco and Paris in the process. Only Asvel has escaped the appetite of the Nanterriens who continue their rise in the classification of the Betclic Elite (6th). Best blocker in the championship and present in the top 10 of the best scorers and rebounders of the season, Horton will still be one of Nantes’ main assets when they come from Orléans – where the former French champion with Nanterre Jérémy Nzeulie has just come from happen – this Saturday for this duel of the 20th day of the championship.
The place to go: the Halle Carpentier
It has become a regular appointment. Like every season since its creation in 2018, Paris Basketball will celebrate the Chinese New Year. In 2019, the players wore a special red and yellow jersey, the colors of China. The New Year dedicated to the water tiger will not escape tradition. For the occasion, the club, which welcomes Cholet on Sunday at the Halle Carpentier, a room located in the heart of Paris 13th arrondissement, will therefore offer spectators many “made in China” activities with lion and dragon dances, etc. A food truck with Asian specialties will delight spectators. The Parisian club has set up special pricing…
The question of the week: why did Jordan Joseph leave Racing?
If he will be present at Paris-La Défense Arena for the late match of the 13th day of Top 14 between Pau and Racing (this Saturday 2:15 p.m.), Jordan Joseph, 21, will remain in civilian clothes. Loaned this season to Pau by the Ile-de-France club, the third line will not have the right to play, a clause slipped into the contract prevents it. But, in our columns, the double world champion under 20 with the Blueberries (2018 and 2019), reconsiders this decision to leave the Racingmen. Extract: “I was a bit sad, I was drunk… During the first 8 games of this season, I played 50 minutes. I had no explanations, I was not playing. This created frustration. I thought about playing for another club in Top 14 or Pro D2, I had to play matches to keep up the pace. »
The event: where to watch the Super Bowl in Paris?
For nothing in the world would they miss this appointment. Like millions of fans around the world, many French people – including brothers Nikola and Luka Karabatic – have already reserved their night from Sunday to Monday to attend the Super Bowl, the final of the American football championship between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Los Angeles Rams. One of the most watched sporting events in the world.
In the United States alone, total viewers are expected to reach 100 million. The musical show at the break, which is as expected as the match, will be punctuated by the sounds of rappers Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Kendrick Lamar, Mary J. Blige and Eminem. If BeIN Sports and L’Equipe broadcast the “evening”, many places in Paris also allow fans to follow the event in a festive and American atmosphere such as the Hard Rock Café (14 Boulevard Montmartre) or the Grand Rex (1 Boulevard fishmonger).
The program
BASKET. Betclic Elite. Nanterre – Orléans (Saturday 8 p.m., Maurice-Thorez sports hall); Dijon – Boulogne-Levallois (Saturday, 8.30 p.m.); PARIS BASKETBALL – Cholet, (Sunday 5 p.m., Halle Carpentier).
HANDBALL. StarLigue : Istres-PSG (Friday, 8 p.m.); Nîmes – Créteil (Friday, 8 p.m.). ProLigue : IVRY – Valence (Friday 8.30 p.m., Gymnase Delaune); MASSY – Sarrebourg (Friday 8.30 p.m., Center Coubertin); PONTAULT – TREMBLAY (Friday 8:30 p.m., Espace Boisramé).
ICE HOCKEY. Magnus League: CERGY-PONTOISE – Grenoble (Sunday 3 p.m., Aren’Ice).
RUGBY. Top 14 : Toulouse – STADE FRANCAIS (Friday 9:05 p.m.); RACING – Pau (Saturday 2:15 p.m., Paris La Défense Arena).
VOLLEYBALL. League A: Cambrai – LE PLESSIS-ROBINSON (Friday 8 p.m.); PARIS – Cannes (Saturday, 7 p.m., Salle Charpy). Women’s A League: STADE FRANÇAIS PARIS SAINT-CLOUD – Béziers (Saturday 8 p.m., Marcadet room).