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CNA
5 hours ago
- Entertainment
- CNA
Paris cheers its 'sublime' champions PSG
PARIS :Paris St Germain held victory celebrations on the Champs Elysees and at their Parc des Princes for thousands of cheering supporters on Sunday after crushing Inter Milan 5-0 to win their first Champions League title. Dressed in the club's blue-and-red colours, fans gathered in the French capital's most famous avenue to welcome their Parisian heroes, just landed from Munich. The players showed off the coveted trophy from their open top bus and joined in the crowd's singing. "We are the champions!", "Ici c'est Paris!" (Paris is here) and other chants reverberated throughout the avenue. The squad then headed for the nearby Elysee palace where they were greeted by President Emmanuel Macron. "You won this Champions League, and you did it in a sublime, phenomenal way. You are the champions, and you put Paris at the top of Europe. And it was magnificent," Macron said. "We all felt the excitement. There were 11 of you on the pitch, but there was clearly a 12th man - the French public ... regardless of traditional allegiances." PSG's young team achieved what the likes of Lionel Messi, Neymar and Kylian Mbappe could not do in their colours, becoming only the second French side to win the trophy after Olympique de Marseille in 1993. "It's unbelievable," said one fan Leo Rogue, 22, standing in the middle of the packed crowd in a vintage PSG top. "I don't have the words ... We've been waiting for this for a long time." SECURITY LIMIT Police capped numbers at 100,000 for security reasons. Some youngsters climbed on scaffolding or news stands to better take in the moment. Jamel, 55, was disappointed to be stopped near an entrance to the parade as numbers had reached a maximum, but was not letting that spoil his celebration. "Yesterday I partied and today I'm partying," he said. Wild celebrations erupted across the French capital and beyond on Saturday night, although skirmishes with police later threatened to spoil the party. The club condemned violence on X. "Paris St Germain calls on everyone to show responsibility and respect, for that historic win to remain a moment of pride shared by all," it said. At the Parc des Princes stadium, police deployed tear gas when dozens of ticketless fans sought to enter the security perimeter. Inside the arena, after a show that featured DJ Snake, the players came to greet the crowd with man-of-the-final Desire Doue, Ousmane Dembele and coach Luis Enrique the most cheered, before club president Nasser al Khelaifi and captain Mqrauinhos showed the trophy to the fans.
Daily Mail
6 hours ago
- Politics
- Daily Mail
Moment jubilant Emmanuel Macron invites wife Brigitte to stand by his side during Champions League celebrations with PSG squad after tense week following 'slap' video and riots in France
This is the moment a jubilant Emmanuel Macron invited his wife Brigitte to stand by his side during Champions League celebrations with the Paris Saint-Germain squad. The French president and First Lady Brigitte Macron welcomed the team back to Paris this evening after they beat Inter Milan 5-0 at the final in Munich, Germany, last night. After a victory parade through the French capital to celebrate PSG's historic win against the Italian team - lifting the Champions League trophy for the first time in the club's history - the Macrons received the players at the Elysee Palace. Footage shows Macron posed for photos with the squad, clapping and shouting 'bravo!', before beckoning to the French First Lady to join him, with the players parting to make room. PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi can also be seen gesturing for her to join, moving aside to create space for her and laying a hand on her shoulder to steady her. They then invite others who appear to be club officials to join the photo - before Macron steps forward, away from his wife, to hold up a jersey with Al-Khelaifi. The Macrons' efforts to present a united front ended a tense week for both the presidential couple and France at large. The week began with a furore over the Macrons' 'slap' video, taken last Sunday - and ended with deadly violence and riots nationwide following PSG's victory last night. Footage circulating this week seemed to show Ms Macron shoving her husband's face as they stepped off their presidential jet on a visit to Vietnam last Sunday. Shocking footage shows the French president's plane door opening to reveal him - before his wife's arms emerge from the left of the open doorway. She seems to place both hands on her husband's face and give it a shove. The president appears startled but quickly recovers and turns to wave through the open door. She remains concealed by the aircraft body, making it impossible to see her facial expression or body language. The couple then proceed down the staircase for the official welcome by Vietnamese officials, though the First Lady does not take her husband's offered arm. The moment quickly made headlines around the world, pressing the French president to deny anything was wrong and claim that they were just playfighting. Macron's office initially denied the authenticity of the images, before they were confirmed as genuine. A close associate of the president later described the incident as a couple's harmless 'squabble'. An Elysee official played down the moment, denying it showed an argument between the couple, who have been married since 2007: 'It was a moment when the president and his wife were relaxing one last time before the start of the trip by having a laugh.' 'It was a moment of closeness,' the official said. Another member of his entourage played down the significance of the incident. 'It was a moment when the president and his wife were decompressing one last time before the start of the trip by joking around,' the second source told reporters. Macron himself told reporters in Hanoi: 'I was bickering, or rather joking, with my wife. It's nothing.' But a body language expert has since told MailOnline the interaction was far from a 'playful' moment of teasing between a husband and wife, as Macron and his inner circle had attempted to portray it. Judi James said: 'I would not describe the gesture we saw from inside the plane as one of "play" as has been claimed. 'Pushing your partner in the face with your hand so hard their head reels to the side and they need to put a hand out to keep balance, especially with what looks like an extra "shove" at the end of the contact, should not be normalised by calling it "fun" just to save political face.' She also pointed out the French president appeared to ball one of his hands into a fist as he disembarked the plane following the 'slap' - seemingly betraying his true feelings about the incident. The Macrons' presence at this evening's Champions League celebrations is far from the first public appearance they have made since the 'slap' video. In fact, the couple have been especially close in the days since the incident, as they continue their state visit. They were also pictured at a reception for members of the French community at the International French School (IFS) in Singapore on Friday. But Ms James claimed this was all a mark of the couple deliberately over-egging affectionate body language at the event to downplay rumoured conflict. She said they have gone 'overkill' in their 'denial rituals' to silence the rumours. They are putting on a performance of 'newlywed-style body language presumably aimed at making us forget the gesture', she said. They were also pictured at a reception for members of the French community at the International French School (IFS) in Singapore on Friday (pictured) 'The pair seem set on trying to look closer than usual here,' she commented, of their appearance at the event in Singapore. Tensions then mounted even higher in France tonight as Paris erupted into violence and rioting at PSG's victory parade. Tens of thousands of supporters flooded the streets of the French capital to mark the club being crowned European football champions. But the jubilant atmosphere soon gave way to unrest as tensions flared between sections of the crowd and police. Projectiles were thrown and riot officers responded with tear gas and water cannons in an attempt to regain control. It is believed the clashes intensified after the crowd exceeded the official limit of 110,000 people. The resulting overcrowding is understood to have led to heightened tensions and confrontations between fans and police. The violence in Paris this evening follows nationwide unrest overnight after PSG's victory - which saw two dead, including a teenager, and hundreds arrested and injured. The 17-year-old boy was stabbed to death in the French city of Dax during a street party after the final. A 23-year-old man riding a scooter in central Paris was also killed, after being struck by a vehicle. Paris police chief Laurent Nunez has said the death of the man, in his twenties, appears to be linked to the football-related disorder - but is still being investigated. There were also nearly 560 arrests, 192 people injured and 692 fires across the country. Macron condemned the 'unacceptable' violence at tonight's event at the Elysee Palace: 'Nothing can justify what has happened in the last few hours. 'The violent clashes are unacceptable and have come at a heavy cost: two people are dead, around 30 police officers and several firefighters have been injured.' Before congratulating the players on their win, he added: 'We will pursue, we will punish, we will be relentless.' Despite the violence, there was a carnival atmosphere in Paris on Sunday as fans waved flags, lit flares and belted out the Queen anthem We Are The Champions. An open top double-decker bus in the PSG colours of blue, red and white, with the words 'Champions D'Europe' written on it, made its way slowly down the Champs Elysees to the Arc de Triomphe. PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi, chairman of club owners Qatar Sports Investments, and head coach Luis Enrique – who won the Champions League in 2015 with Barcelona and became the seventh manager to lift the trophy with two different clubs – led the celebrations. The trophy was passed down the bus to every player, who were proudly wearing their winner's medals.
Yahoo
7 hours ago
- General
- Yahoo
2 dead, police officer in coma after mass PSG UCL title celebrations
The post 2 dead, police officer in coma after mass PSG UCL title celebrations appeared first on ClutchPoints. PSG earned a historic victory over Inter Milan in the UEFA Champions League Final on Saturday afternoon, as they demolished the Italian superpower squad with a 5-0 win. The first ever title for Paris Saint-Germain in Europe's most prestigious tournament didn't come without some tragedy, though, as deadly celebrations marred the team's major accomplishment. As the Parisians coasted to victory, the party began, but things turned sour quickly. In Munich, where the game was played, a 17-year-old old PSG fan was stabbed to death during a street party, and in Paris, a man in his 20s was hit by a car while on his scooter during the celebrations. Elsewhere, a police officer in Coutances was placed in an artificial coma after getting accidentally hit by fireworks and sustaining serious eye injuries. 'Two fans died and a police officer is in a coma after mass nationwide celebrations for Paris Saint-Germain's historic Champions League victory, European football's biggest prize, French authorities said Sunday,' ESPN reported on Sunday morning. Given the passion PSG's fans have for their team, it shouldn't come as a surprise that they were fired up after this big win. Unfortunately, several of the celebrations got taken too far, with Paris' police chief reporting that a total of 192 people were injured in the areas surrounding France's capital in the wake of this game. PSG has closed off another successful season with a major win, as they dominated Inter Milan from start to finish. Achraf Hakimi opened the scoring in the 12th minute, before Desire Doue scored a pair of goals to extend the lead to 3-0. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Senny Mayulu both scored in the final 20 minutes of action, capping off the biggest margin of victory in the history of the UEFA Champions League Final.
Irish Times
8 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Irish Times
Britain's Simon Yates seals Giro d'Italia in Rome for second Grand Tour title
Simon Yates arrived in Rome, was blessed by Pope Leo XIV and then completed a miraculous overall victory in the 2025 Giro d'Italia , seven years after his race lead had traumatically dissolved with victory in his grasp. The English rider's remarkable turnaround in Saturday's final mountain stage, in which Yates leapfrogged 21-year-old Giro debutant and race leader Isaac del Toro and podium rival Richard Carapaz to take a near four-minute overall lead, was one of the most stunning in Grand Tour racing. This was Yates's Rory McIlroy moment, a career catharsis that banished the pain and humiliation he had endured on the Colle delle Finestre in 2018. Seven summers after the monstrous climb cracked his career apart, the mountain that had broken him became the setting of his redemption. As Yates, of the Visma-Lease a bike team, savoured the closing moments of the 2025 Giro, the final stage was won by his team-mate Olav Kooij, who outsprinted the Australian Kaden Groves to take their team's third stage win of the race. READ MORE Yates is now the third British rider to win the Giro, after Chris Froome in 2018 and Tao Geoghegan Hart in 2020. By coincidence, the successes of all three were founded in the mountains of Piedmont. Yates's reversal of fortune was thanks to his own aggressive racing and the canny tactics of his team, but also to the bizarre tactical feud between Del Toro, of UAE Team Emirates, and the EF Education Easy Post leader, Carapaz, that played perfectly into his game plan. It wasn't quite X marks the spot, but when Yates, rose out of the saddle on the Finestre's narrow bends, a few turns of the pedal from where Froome had dismembered his race leadership in 2018, he was evidently a man on a mission. That year, a dominant Yates had appeared destined to win the Giro, yet endured one of the worst humiliations in the race's history, suffering a complete collapse on the gravel hairpins of the Finestre, and finishing almost 40 minutes behind the flying Froome. That humiliation derailed Yates, although he recovered in time to take that year's Vuelta, his first Grand Tour success. Yet there was no real thought of settling scores with the mountain until the route of this year's corsa rosa, climaxing with a return to the Finestre, was announced. It was, Yates said, 'in the back of my mind,' to come back to the climb that left him broken, to 'close a chapter' and to show what his real capabilities were. Aided by the hard work of his team-mate Wout van Aert, his redemption was writ large as he reversed his overnight deficit into a winning margin of just under four minutes. In contrast to 2018, Yates rode discreetly throughout this year's Giro, progressing from 21st place after the opening stage, to a holding position in the top three as he entered the Giro's final week. When he did finally show himself on the Finestre, it was decisive. In the end, Carapaz and Del Toro, both of whom looked capable of chasing Yates on the steep gravel slopes, found themselves caught between a rock and a hard place. Whether through hubris or tactical misjudgement, they chose to let the British rider win the Giro, rather than join forces to try to stop him. Yet that view is also something of a disservice to Yates, because without him seizing the initiative with his relentless attacking, they would not have been forced to make that decision at all. Third overall before the stage to Sestriere, Yates was also risking it all, gambling that his stamina would take him to the finish line, and that he would not be caught. 'Are they still together?' he asked anxiously on his race radio of Carapaz and Del Toro, as he climbed further ahead, through the Finestre's final hairpins. And they were, tightly locked in a game of poker that had no winner. Del Toro will hope that, like Yates, he one day gets another chance to claim the maglia rosa of Giro leadership. Carapaz, meanwhile, winner of the race in 2019, adds yet another top-three placing to past podium finishes in the Tour de France and Vuelta a España. But tactical nuances are only a small part of the story and the deep, primal sobbing that poured out of the usually stoic Yates, as he collapsed into tears beyond the finish line, revealed just how personal this was for him. Even an hour later, as he fulfilled his media duties, his eyes were still brimming. Professional cycling's most romantic race had the most romantic conclusion. The rest was just la polemica. – Guardian
Yahoo
12 hours ago
- General
- Yahoo
Recap: LSU advances to regional title with win over Dallas Baptist
Facing Dallas Baptist with a trip to the regional title on the line, LSU baseball advanced with a 12-0 victory. It was LSU's second win over DBU this season as the Tigers beat the Patriots 7-3 in February. After seeing Anthony Eyanson on the mound in game one yesterday, Kade Anderson got the nod. He had one walk in the first but struck out the other side to send us to the home half of the inning. LSU wasted no time taking the lead as Ethan Frey hit a two-RBI double to give LSU a 2-0 lead after one inning. In the top of the second inning, Derek Curiel made an incredible play in left field to get a double play and get the Tigers out of the inning unscathed. In the bottom of the second inning, Chris Stanfield hit his first homer of the year to increase the lead to 3-0. In the bottom of the third, LSU extended the lead even more as the Tigers scored three runs. Advertisement An error scored a run, Stanfield hit an RBI single, and Curiel hit an RBI single to make it 6-0 LSU after three innings. Both teams were scoreless in the fourth inning, but LSU tacked on to its lead in the bottom of the sixth when Luis Hernandez hit an RBI single and LSU executed a double steal to take home and make it 9-0 Tigers. Anderson was pulled from the game after seven full innings of work. He allowed zero runs on four hits, 11 strikeouts, and two walks. DJ Primeaux entered to pitch in the eighth inning. He walked the first two hitters he faced and then got an out on a fielder's choice. He was then pulled from the game as Jacob Mayers entered. Mayers got the Tigers out of the inning unscathed. In the bottom of the eighth inning, Frey hit a triple and then scored on a throwing error to give the Tigers a 10-0 lead. Ashton Larson then hit a sacrifice fly to make it 11-0. A wild pitch scored another run to make it 12-0. William Schmidt entered to pitch for LSU in the ninth inning. He worked the inning unscathed, and the Tigers won 12-0. With the win, LSU advances to the Championship game to play against the winner of Dallas Baptist and Little Rock. That game will be played on Sunday at a time to be determined. This article originally appeared on LSU Wire: Instant Recap: LSU baseball moves on step closer to super regional
