France 14-32 England: World champions battle to victory in Marseille
England and France have been the two dominant forces in wheelchair rugby England battled to a 34-14 victory over France in their wheelchair rugby league international in Marseille. Nathan Collins scored twice with Lewis King, Rob Hawkins and Jack Brown also going over at the Palais des Sports. In a fiery encounter, France captain Florian […]
Lyon want Marseille game on neutral ground after bus attack
Lyon warned after the attack that an “even more serious tragedy” could occur if action is not taken Lyon will appeal against the decision to make them face Marseille in front of home fans because they want to “play football without being afraid”. Lyon’s bus was attacked by Marseille supporters on 29 October, forcing the […]
Fabio Grosso: Lyon manager ‘seriously injured’ as team bus attacked in Marseille
A close-up of the Lyon team coach shows damage to some of the windows Lyon have warned an “even more serious tragedy” could occur if action is not taken after manager Fabio Grosso was “seriously injured” in an attack on the team’s bus in Marseille. The Ligue 1 match was postponed after the Lyon bus […]
Rugby World Cup: England return joy to fans in Marseille by reaching semi-finals
England made amends for August’s defeat by Fiji at Twickenham in Sunday’s World Cup quarter-final England men’s rugby fans may not have had much fun in the past year. There was a disappointing Six Nations, a shaky World Cup preparation and a pool stage that threw up more questions than answers. But in Marseille on […]
Wales 17-29 Argentina: Pumas seal World Cup semi-final spot with victory in Marseille
Argentina will face Ireland or New Zealand in the semi-finals Wales (10) 17 Tries: Biggar, T Williams Cons: Biggar 2 Pens: Biggar Argentina (6) 29 Try: Scalvi, Sanchez Cons: Boffelli2 Pens: Boffelli, Sanchez Argentina ended Wales’ World Cup journey in controversial fashion during an enthralling quarter-final in Marseille. Wales started brightly with a 10-point lead […]
Wales v Argentina: Warren Gatland’s side aim for superhero showing in Marseille
Rugby World Cup 2023: Wales ‘not ready to go home’ – Gatland Venue: Stade de Marseille, Marseille Date: Saturday 14 October Kick-off: 16:00 BST Coverage: Live BBC Radio Wales, BBC Radio Cymru, BBC Radio 5 Live Sport, BBC Sounds, BBC Sport website & app; live text commentary on BBC Sport website & app The message […]
Rugby World Cup: Wales in ‘credit’ as they head to quarter-finals in Marseille
Wales enjoyed a record winning margin against Australia in Lyon Four wins. 19 out of 20 points. Victors of Pool C. Wales’ facts and figures in the 2023 World Cup could not be much more impressive. The 43-19 victory over Georgia was a third bonus-point win as Warren Gatland’s side topped the pool while a […]
Marseille 2-2 Brighton & Hove Albion: Seagulls fight back in Europa League
Brighton were 2-0 down at half-time in the first European away game in their history Joao Pedro scored a late penalty as Brighton fought back from two goals down to earn their first point in European football with a battling Europa League draw at Marseille. The Seagulls were looking to bounce back after they thrashed […]
Rugby World Cup: All roads lead to Marseille after special night for Wales in Lyon
It is still quite hard for anyone to comprehend what we witnessed in Lyon. Certainly not one stunned Wales supporter as he left the stadium: “Forty points. Against Australia. Forty points. I can’t believe it.” The thousands of Welsh fans fortunate to be at the OL Stadium will never forget the serene Sunday evening when […]
Paris Saint Germain 4-0 Marseille: Kylian Mbappe injured as PSG win
Paris St-Germain signed Achraf Hakimi (left) on a five-year deal from Inter Milan in July 2021 Kylian Mbappe went off with a suspected ankle injury as Paris St-Germain returned to winning ways in Ligue 1 with an easy victory over Marseille. PSG’s star forward tried to carry on after an early challenge with Leonardo Balerdi […]