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Business Insider
2 days ago
- Business
- Business Insider
Kepler Capital Sticks to Their Hold Rating for ARGAN SA (0GN6)
Kepler Capital analyst Frederic Renard maintained a Hold rating on ARGAN SA on July 18 and set a price target of €67.00. The company's shares closed last Friday at €63.60. Elevate Your Investing Strategy: Take advantage of TipRanks Premium at 50% off! Unlock powerful investing tools, advanced data, and expert analyst insights to help you invest with confidence. Make smarter investment decisions with TipRanks' Smart Investor Picks, delivered to your inbox every week. According to TipRanks, Renard is a 2-star analyst with an average return of 0.6% and a 50.00% success rate. Renard covers the Real Estate sector, focusing on stocks such as Aedifica, Cofinimmo, and Segro plc (REIT). ARGAN SA has an analyst consensus of Moderate Buy, with a price target consensus of €78.33.
LeMonde
3 days ago
- Sport
- LeMonde
Women's Euro 2025: France banks on mental training to overcome knockout-stage nerves
When will the first title come? The question continues to haunt French women's football, reappearing after every disappointment and before each major tournament. The long-awaited breakthrough remains elusive. "It's always on our minds," former head coach of the French women's national team Hervé Renard admitted to Le Monde. "The media, you contribute to it… and rightfully so. But it's not easy to ignore that dimension." Renard spoke from experience, having led Les Bleues at the 2023 World Cup and the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Before heading to Switzerland for the European Championship, the French players were once again confronted with this recurring theme. At both the World Cup and the Olympics, their campaigns ended at the quarter-final stage. This disappointing pattern has repeated itself seven times in the last eight major international tournaments since 2013 (Euros, World Cups and Olympic Games). Facing Germany on Saturday, July 18, in Basel, the French side has a chance to book their place in the final four – a stage they have reached only once in the past 12 years, at the 2022 tournament in England.
Morocco World
3 days ago
- Sport
- Morocco World
Hervé Renard: ‘For Me, Hakimi Is the Ballon d'Or of This Season'
Rabat — With the Ballon d'Or 2025 just around the corner, former Morocco national team coach Hervé Renard has publicly expressed his belief that Achraf Hakimi deserves the prestigious award after an outstanding season with Paris Saint-Germain. Speaking to a Moroccan sports outlet, Le 360 Sports, Renard, who led Morocco between 2016 and 2019, strongly advocated for the 26-year-old right-back, calling him 'exceptional, consistent, and decisive.' 'He is one of the best players in the world today. For me, he is the Ballon d'Or of this season because he has been exceptional, consistent, and decisive in all his performances,' Renard said, praising Hakimi's contributions on the pitch. He also highlighted Hakimi's remarkable career trajectory, moving through top clubs in Europe. 'His evolution has been exceptional. From Dortmund to Inter Milan, then to Paris Saint-Germain, he has only joined great clubs, which fully reflects his talent,' Renard added. Confident that Hakimi is far from reaching his peak, Renard concluded: 'Today, Achraf Hakimi is the best player on the continent. And given his young age, he is far from done adding to his list of achievements.' Renard reflected on his decision to call up Hakimi to the Moroccan national team when the player was just 18. 'When you train at Real Madrid, it's already a sign that you possess exceptional qualities,' he concluded. While debates continue over who should succeed Rodri as the next Ballon d'Or winner — with names like FC Barcelona's young star Lamine Yamal and PSG's Ousmane Dembélé also in the conversation — Renard made it clear that he backs Achraf Hakimi. The prestigious award, which will be presented on September 22, has rarely gone to a defender — and never to a full-back. At the start of the season, Hakimi's name was far from any shortlist of likely winners. Yet week after week, the 26-year-old has impressed with remarkable consistency, outshining even his more celebrated teammate Dembélé, who himself has enjoyed a prolific, goal-filled campaign. Hakimi has embodied the qualities of the modern full-back: blistering pace, relentless runs up and down the flank, pinpoint passing and crossing, and sharp tactical awareness. His exceptional fitness — which he credits to both natural ability and meticulous preparation — has also been key. Tags: Achraf Hakimihakimi ballon d'orHerve Renard
Irish Examiner
05-07-2025
- Sport
- Irish Examiner
France stun holders England in heavyweight Women's Euros clash
Euro 2025 Group D: France 2 England 1 The folded bodies of the players in white shirts at the close told the story. England were lacklustre and they are down, but they are not out. The Lionesses kicked off their European title defence with a 2-1 defeat by an impressive France team, delivering Sarina Wiegman's first major tournament defeat outside of a final. After a promising and pressing start fell away, Marie-Antoinette Katoto and Sandy Baltimore delivered for a resurgent France, Keira Walsh's late strike from a corner reducing the reigning European champions' blushes. A late charge was not enough and England have a lot of work to do to escape the tournament's group of death. There had been a cautious optimism around England fans in the buildup, a feeling that the holders would be able to assert their authority on the competition in the showpiece of the opening set of fixtures. In the French press, pessimism was the order of the day, the unceremonious dropping of the long-term captain, Wendie Renard, and the record goalscorer, Eugénie Le Sommer, the key talking point. It felt like an even more outrageous decision with Griedge Mbock struggling to shake off a calf issue that Laurent Bonadei all but confirmed ruled her out of their first match. The manager had provoked some raised eyebrows when he quoted Einstein in reply to questions about Renard's omission for the first time since 2005, saying the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again. He had a point: the French had played 26 games at the Women's Euros before this fixture but have never made the final. They have been perennial underachievers, awash with individual talent but crippled by off the field issues, dressing room controversy and poor coaching. The ferocity with which England burst out the blocks at a balmy Stadion Letzigrund in front of 22,542 fans will have not eased French nerves and they were lucky to not be behind inside the opening minute. While Renard's absence dominated French headlines, the potential return of Lauren James – and the price of everything in Switzerland – was the talk of England's media and fans. Her name in the starting XI was an extremely welcome sight, the forward, a generational talent, having played just 30 minutes of football in three months, when she came on against Jamaica in England's sendoff game last Sunday. It was James who almost caught France out. England's press won the ball and Alessia Russo found space down the right to cut back for James, who fired wildly over inside 39 seconds. She was the outlet in a blistering opening 20 minutes for the defending champions, soon making a powerful run followed by a beautiful and testing cross into the middle with which neither Russo or Beth Mead could quite connect. England head coach Sarina Wiegman Photo : Nick Potts/PA Wire. Wiegman's side thought they had the lead in the 16th minute and it would have been deserved, Russo firing a rebound past Pauline Peyraud-Magnin, who had saved from Lauren Hemp. A video assistant referee check ruled it out for an offside in the buildup, but replays and stills were confusing, suggesting the most hairline of calls. There was a cagier period after the disallowed goal, the wind seemingly out of England's sails a little, and the French began to settle, finding joy out wide, particularly on the right against a somewhat bullied Jess Carter. A fine instinctive save from the foot of Hannah Hampton, freshly handed the No 1 shirt full time after the retirement of Mary Earps, spared England, although VAR also intervened for an offside. The goal was coming, though. England's passing was, put kindly, sloppy and France were quick to capitalise. Stanway was the culprit for the opener, her short pass pounced on by De Almeida. The full-back released Delphine Cascarino, who was untroubled by Carter, and pinged a cross in towards Katoto, who turned the ball coolly in. It was a bruising move. Six minutes later Les Bleues had a second and more calamitous defending proved costly. Lucy Bronze raced in to assist Leah Williamson as she tracked Baltimore but the full-back made a hash of her tackle and ended up on the floor poking the ball back to the Chelsea forward, who slammed across goal and in. England were rattled and France just looked hungrier. It took until the hour mark for Wiegman to make changes and it felt overdue: James, who was kept quiet after that blistering start, was hooked for Ella Toone, Mead made way for Chloe Kelly and Carter was spared facing forward Kadidiatou Diani, one of three France substitutions, when she was replaced by Charles. Concerningly, England just looked a little lost, unable to adapt to counteract the fluidity of the cohesive French. France's Marie-Antoinette Katoto, right, scores the 1:0 goal against England (Michael Buholzer/Keystone via AP) Toone fired wide late on, the ball taking a deflection on the way, and Wiegman played her hail Mary, sending on the 19-year-old Arsenal forward Michelle Agyemang as they waited to take the corner. The set piece was cleared as far as Walsh, who fired in from the edge of the box. Agyemang caused problems for the French defence, but she just didn't have enough time. All is not lost. As Bronze pointed out in the buildup, England lost to France in their opening game of the 2015 World Cup before going on to record their best ever tournament run at the time, when they suffered semi-final heartbreak against Japan. The difference now is the strength of the group. They face the Netherlands next, who earned a 3-0 win over Wales in the early kick-off, before the home nations battle it out. FRANCE: Peyraud-Magnin, de Almeida (N'Dongala 80), Lakrar, Sombath, Bacha, Karchaoui (Toletti 80), Jean-Francois, Geyoro, Baltimore (Malard 62), Katoto (Mateo 62), Cascarino (Diani 62). ENGLAND: Hampton, Bronze, Williamson, Greenwood (Agyemang 86), Carter (Charles 60), James (Toone 60), Walsh, Stanway (Clinton 77), Mead (Kelly 61), Russo, Hemp. Ref: Tess Olofsson (Sweden). Guardian
New York Post
28-06-2025
- Sport
- New York Post
Mexico vs. Saudi Arabia odds, prediction: Gold Cup picks, best bets Saturday
Gambling content 21+. The New York Post may receive an affiliate commission if you sign up through our links. Read our editorial standards for more information. We know exactly what Hervé Renard wants Saudi Arabia to do against Mexico. Renard has been on the international soccer scene for two decades, and his teams always play the same way: They sit deep, defend and try to counterattack. That's exactly what to expect from Saudi Arabia against Mexico in the Gold Cup quarterfinals Saturday night at State Farm Stadium in Phoenix. Mexico vs. Saudi Arabia betting prediction Mexico topped Group A in the Gold Cup, but they didn't exactly turn anybody's heads in the process. El Tri defeated Suriname, 2-0, but they were pushed to the brink in a 3-2 win over the Dominican Republic before finishing off the group stage with a nil-nil draw against Costa Rica. Things always get weird in CONCACAF tournaments, but the group stage should have been a lot simpler for Mexico. Saudi Arabia, on the other hand, did exactly what you expected in Group D. Saudi Arabia manager Herve Renard on the sidelines. Matt Aguirre-Imagn Images The Green Falcons played three low-event matches and went 1-1-1 to finish second in set behind the United States. No team scored more than two goals in any of Saudi Arabia's three matches, and they only held two of their three opponents (including Team USA) to under 1.2 expected goals. Mexico vs. Saudi Arabia pick In a vacuum, Mexico looks like an easy winner in this match. They've got a lot more talent than the Green Falcons and should have a huge home-field advantage in Arizona. But when you take a step back and consider the form of these two teams and the stylistic matchup, the margins become a lot slimmer. Get the lowdown on the Best USA Sports Betting Sites and Apps Saudi Arabia will sit deep and force Mexico to break them down, which could prove a frustrating endeavor. The United States was only able to muster five shots against Renard's side, and I'd imagine that Mexico will be held to a similar quantity. Saudi Arabia is worth a bet in this one. The Play: Saudi Arabia to advance (+350, DraftKings) Why Trust New York Post Betting Michael Leboff is a long-suffering Islanders fan, but a long-profiting sports bettor with 10 years of experience in the gambling industry. He loves using game theory to help punters win bracket pools, find long shots, and learn how to beat the market in mainstream and niche sports.
