NRL takeover of Super League depends on keeping French sides

found 2025 › Apr › 08 (Tue) @ 17:25 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Australian powerbrokers ready to purchase 33% stake
London club also favoured to play in a 10-team format

Any potential deal for the NRL to take control of Super League depends on the continued presenc…

The Breakdown | Premiership clubs’ European debacle illustrates growing French and Irish strength

found 2025 › Apr › 08 (Tue) @ 10:10 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Four English clubs conceded 215 points on a calamitous weekend with French clubs poised to improve further

And then there was one. Good luck to English club rugby’s sole survivor Northampton, who stil…

European football: Marseille’s Rabiot helps beat Toulouse after De Zerbi drama

found 2025 › Apr › 06 (Sun) @ 22:40 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Marseille two points ahead of Monaco in top-four race
Atlético win over Sevilla closes gap to Madrid and Barça

Adrien Rabiot scored a volley as Marseille beat Toulouse at home 3-2 to reclaim second pla…

Stuck paratrooper prevents play before Sale slump to Toulouse defeat

found 2025 › Apr › 06 (Sun) @ 18:15 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Last 16: Toulouse 38-15 Sale
Stricken army captain was dangling 30 metres up

It is rare that Toulouse do not live up to the pre-match theatrics but it is not every day that a paratrooper attempting to …

Sale fall short of European shock as Toulouse stage comeback

found 2025 › Apr › 06 (Sun) @ 17:40 UTC

a story from BBC › BBC News

Sale Sharks show spirit but fall short of a famous European win as defending champions Toulouse win a Champions Cup tie that was delayed in bizarre circumstances.

Rugby game delayed as parachutist hangs from roof

found 2025 › Apr › 06 (Sun) @ 17:40 UTC

a story from BBC › BBC News

The start of Sale's Champions Cup tie against Toulouse was delayed by 40 minutes after a parachutist had to be rescued from the roof of the stadium.

Horror moment parachutist CRASHES into stadium roof before dramatic rescue ahead of Champions Cup clash

found 2025 › Apr › 06 (Sun) @ 16:55 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

A parachutist was caught on the roof of a stadium and had to desperately cling on before being rescued by fire engines, ahead of Toulouse's clash against Sale in the Champions Cup.

Sale game delayed as parachutist hangs from roof

found 2025 › Apr › 06 (Sun) @ 16:20 UTC

a story from BBC › BBC News

The start of Sale's Champions Cup tie against Toulouse was delayed by 40 minutes after a parachutist had to be rescued from the roof of the stadium.

Deaths of British couple in France treated as murder-suicide

found 2025 › Apr › 03 (Thu) @ 09:20 UTC

a story from BBC › BBC News

The bodies of Andrew and Dawn Searle, who previously lived in East Lothian, were found at their home near Toulouse.

Misericordia review – desire and dread in rural France

found 2025 › Mar › 29 (Sat) @ 18:48 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

A young man’s village homecoming arouses enigmatic passions in this intriguing mystery from the director of Stranger By the Lake

Plenty of film-makers explore the intersection between desire and viole…