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17.02.2010 0
Sport: Nice bids to be an international contender
Sporting capital
Last month, 15 local rugby players came to face-to-face with their biggest rivals. The conditions were treacherous, the pitch waterlogged after days of torrential rain, yet the stadium was full and the atmosphere was electric. Being a key clash between two of the top teams in Fédérale 1, Nice versus Béziers was always going to be a big game, but there was something else driving this: it was a Saturday night and the stadium was glowing under the brilliant beams of brand new flood lights.
Read more … Sporting capital15.02.2010 0
Sports: Tension mounts at the top of the French premier league but Nice stay down
Marseille master Monaco at home
After the chaos of two weeks ago when Nice fans erupted from the stands onto the pitch after losing to AS Monaco, the riot police were out in force for Saturday’s Marseille-Monaco derby at the Louis II Stadium. In the event the bad behaviour was on the pitch between the players as Marseille beat Monaco 2-1, partly thanks to an own goal and a generous penalty.
Read more … Marseille master Monaco at home01.02.2010 0
Sports: Marseille defeat away benefits Monaco-Nice Riviera derby victors
Derby disgrace for Nice on and off the pitch
For the first time since 1996, AS Monaco came out victorious at home in the Louis II stadium against arch rivals OGM Nice beating them 3-2. Meanwhile, Marseille went down 2-0 to Montpellier, a loss that leaves Monaco in fifth position, three points ahead of the Phoenicians who drop to seventh having squandered their chance to move up to second.
Read more … Derby disgrace for Nice on and off the pitch22.12.2009 0
Sport: Nice rugby players bare all for new calendar
Calendar Boys
With Christmas just around the corner, now's the time to be grabbing those final gifts before the big day arrives. Many of us will be picking up calendars, a standard but, let's be honest, not especially exciting stocking filler. Thank goodness then for the 12 Nice Côte d’Azur rugby stars who have generously agreed to strip off for the club’s 2010 calendar.
Read more … Calendar Boys21.12.2009 0
Sports: Misfiring Lyon under pressure from the Red and Whites in Yuletide match at the Louis II Stadium
Monaco holds Lyon to a draw
In their last match of the year AS Monaco rose to the occasion to hold the once mighty Lyon to a one all draw last night at the Louis II Stadium. The Red and Whites can afford to hold their heads high again after their dismal 4-0 drubbing last weekend at the hands of Lille.
Read more … Monaco holds Lyon to a draw30.11.2009 0
Sport: Cote capital secures license to hold major ATP tournament in 2010
Top tennis pros to Nice
After fifteen years without a whiff of a professional tennis ball whizzing through the air, the ATP has finally decided to pay Nice a visit. The Association of Tennis Professionals have announced that the "Open de Nice" will take place from the 17th to 22nd May 2010, just one week before the French Open.
Read more … Top tennis pros to Nice12.11.2009 0
Sport: Nice stadium under construction is one of 12 chosen for France’s application
Nice candidate for Euro 2016
It may have a long way to go, but the giant stadium under construction near Nice airport at Saint-Isidore on the Côte d’Azur is one of 12 selected for France’s candidature for the UEFA Euro 2016 football championships. It is excellent news for the 158 million euro project which has been dogged by controversy and is now due to be completed by June 2013.
Read more … Nice candidate for Euro 201610.11.2009 0
Sport: Magnificent Marseille - Monaco disappoints - Nice on the up
Mixed fortunes for Riviera football clubs
An epic five-all draw in the French football championships at the weekend with Lyon may not have improved Olympique Marseille’s position much, but it will come as a relief to under-pressure coach, Didier Deschamps.
Read more … Mixed fortunes for Riviera football clubs06.11.2009 0
Sport: Sailors and runners get ready to give their all this weekend as two huge sporting events come to Nice
Calling all sports fans
Nice is gearing up for a busy weekend of sporting action this weekend with the start of the biggest regatta in the world tomorrow and the second-biggest marathon in France taking place on Sunday.
Read more … Calling all sports fans05.10.2009 0
Sports: Hannah Marshall meets Nice Rugby Club’s newest recruits
Changing of the guard
Walk into the office at Stade des Arboras and one immediately gets the impression that Nice Rugby Club is riding on the crest of a wave, propelled by a sense of purpose and belief. There are positive vibes coming from every direction and the word “change” lingers in the air. One suspects they’ve been taking lessons from Barak Obama; and who could blame them: look where the power of change got him.
Read more … Changing of the guard
