French biathlon gave France its first gold medal at the 2026 Winter Games. PSG crushed OM in Ligue 1 with a score of 5-0. The Super Bowl was won by the Seattle Seahawks against the New England Patriots.

Published on: 02/09/2026 - 11:18

The sporting events that you shouldn't miss during the weekend: here is the France 24 sports recap.

Seahawks' Super Bowl triumph

The Seattle Seahawks won a second Super Bowl by stifling the New England Patriots 29-13 on Sunday in Santa Clara, California, where Bad Bunny produced a wild halftime show with a message of unity for the American continent.

The match, which remained closed for a long time without any "touchdown" at the break (9-0 for Seattle), got carried away in its second part to end with a demonstration by the Seahawks, titled for the second time after 2014. The Washington State franchise had not played in a Super Bowl since a defeat in the final against the Patriots of "GOAT" (greatest of all time) Tom Brady in 2015.

The Patriots, after several moribund seasons, were aiming for a record 7th title after the six gleaned between 2002 and 2019 with the legendary quarterback.

Read alsoThe Seahawks win a second Super Bowl by dominating the Patriots

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French biathlon opens the gold counter

With its aces Éric Perrot, Quentin Fillon Maillet, Lou Jeanmonnot and Julia Simon, the French mixed relay won Olympic gold on Sunday, placing the tricolor biathlon in orbit, which is aiming for a raid on the high altitude site of Anterselva, in Italy. Expected on the first step of the podium from the first biathlon race, the French responded, resisting the pressure.

At the end of a thrilling mixed relay, during which each nation went blow for blow as in a boxing match, Julia Simon crossed the finish line, immediately joined by her three Sunday companions, for a hug before the tears began to flow, for the staff as for the biathletes.

France won, under blue skies and radiant sunshine, in the sumptuous setting of the Dolomites and in front of 17,500 spectators, its second Olympic mixed relay title, eight years after that won in the South Korean night by Marie Dorin-Habert, Anaïs Bescond, Simon Desthieux and Martin Fourcade.

A little earlier, Mathis Desloges won the first medal for the French delegation at the Milan Cortina Olympic Games on Sunday with silver in the skiathlon. The 23-year-old cross-country skier was beaten by Norwegian Johannes Klaebo and ahead of another Norwegian, Martin Nyenget, on the podium.

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Alexis Lebrun at the top of the European Top 16

Defending champion, French table tennis player Alexis Lebrun won the European Top 16 on Sunday in Montreux, Switzerland, dominating Slovenian Darko Jorgic three sets to one (11-6, 11-6, 9-11, 11-6), in a repeat of last year's final.

Sometimes jostled by the aggressive service of his opponent, Alexis Lebrun (22 years old and 10th player in the world) was able to find solutions in return against Jorgic (27 years old, 15th in the world), who had won three times (2022, 2023, 2024) this competition which brings together the 16 best European table tennis players.

Falling to his compatriot Simon Gauzy in the quarter-final, Alexis won in the semi-final against his younger brother Félix Lebrun (19 years old, 6th in the world and bronze at the Paris Olympics) ending a series of defeats against him.

Among the women, the experienced Frenchwoman Jia Nan Yuan (40 years old, 26th in the world), who won the competition in 2024, stopped at the semi-final stage.

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A victory for the Blues in the Davis Cup

France eliminated Slovakia in the first of two qualifying rounds for the final phase of the Davis Cup, Sunday at Portel, in Pas-de-Calais. Already winner on Saturday in his first match against Norbert Gombos (300th in the world), French No. 1 Arthur Rinderknech (31st) beat Alex Molcan (200th) 7-5, 7-6 (8/6) to score the third French point, synonymous with qualification.

Thanks to their 3-1 victory, the Blues earned the right to face Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime (8th), Denis Shapovalov (25th) and Gabriel Diallo (39th) in the second round of qualifying in September. If they win against the Canadians, 3-2 winners over Brazil in the first round, the French will qualify for the eight-team final phase of the competition, scheduled for November in Italy.

England crush Wales

England ideally started their Six Nations Tournament with an improved victory against a weak Wales team (48-7) on Saturday at Twickenham, scoring seven tries, including a hat-trick from Arundell.

The XV de la Rose takes the lead in the Tournament after the first day, on the difference in points scored/canceled compared to France, also winner with the offensive bonus against Ireland on Thursday (36-14), and one point ahead of Italy, who defeated Scotland (18-15) earlier on Saturday. The English will go to Scotland next weekend, while the Welsh will host France.

A harvest of gold at the Grand Slam of Paris

Romane Dicko (+78 kg) brought her third gold medal to France at the Grand Slam in Paris, Sunday at the Accor Arena, after those won on Saturday by Shirine Boukli (-48 kg) and Sarah-Léonie Cysique (-57 kg).

Dicko, Olympic bronze medalist in Paris in 2024, 2022 world champion and five-time European champion, beat her compatriot Julia Tolofua in the final: a bitter taste victory for Dicko since her opponent, seriously injured in the knee, gave up shortly after half of a hitherto undecided fight, settling for silver.

Liz Ngelebeya (-78 kg), Léa Fontaine (+78 kg) and Alexis Mathieu (-90 kg) also obtained bronze medals on Sunday. Alexis Mathieu, 26, brought France the only men's medal in this Grand Slam by beating Greek Theodoros Tselidis, bronze medalist at the Paris Olympics, on ippon.

PSG humiliates Marseille

By winning 5-0 on Sunday at the Parc des Princes during the 21st day of Ligue 1, Paris SG inflicted on OM the heaviest defeat in the history of confrontations between the two clubs. Until then, there had never been more than four goals apart in more than 110 duels between the two teams. Neither team has scored more than five goals in a "Classic".

After a slack period of several weeks, Luis Enrique's players (51 points) returned to their best level for this shock of the season, regaining the lead in Ligue 1 in Lens (49 points), who beat Rennes (3-1) on Saturday. Reinvigorated in all areas, the reigning European champions inflicted one of OM's heaviest defeats at the Parc des Princes.

Sunday evening, in a melting Parc des Princes, the Parisians found fluidity in the game, with more accomplished pressing and managed to create chances in spades, precisely where the attackers have sinned recently. Ousmane Dembélé was notably the author of a double.

Read alsoLigue 1: PSG crushes OM (5-0) with a great Dembélé

Bayern is a hit

Luis Diaz scored a hat-trick and Harry Kane scored twice in Bayern Munich's 5-1 victory over ten-man Hoffenheim on Sunday. This success allows the reigning champions to regain a six-point lead at the top of the Bundesliga.

Both of Kane's goals came from penalties in the first half, while Diaz scored the next three. Bayern now have 54 points from 21 games, well ahead of second-placed Borussia Dortmund, who won 2-1 at Wolfsburg on Saturday. Hoffenheim saw Kevin Akpoguma sent off in the 17th minute for a foul which allowed Kane to open the scoring from the penalty spot. The Bavarians equalized through Andrej Kramaric before taking control of the match and dominating a weakened visiting team.

Hoffenheim remain third on 42 points, their five-game Bundesliga winning streak ending there.

Manchester City doesn't give up

Manchester City achieved a splendid and very rare victory at Anfield against Liverpool (2-1) on Sunday and maintained maximum pressure on Arsenal, Premier League leader with a six-point lead with thirteen games remaining.

Dominik Szoboszlai placed a beautiful direct free kick into Gianluigi Donnarumma's net to put the Reds in front (74th) and open up an avenue for the Gunners, in search of a first title since 2004. But the comeback achieved thanks to Bernardo Silva (84th) and Erling Haaland, on a penalty (90th+3), revived Manchester City, and all the suspense in the final straight of the championship.

Pep Guardiola's team (2nd, 50 pts) remains in contact with Arsenal (1st, 56 pts) and can still hope to regain its throne, abandoned to Liverpool only twice (in 2020 and 2025) in the last eight years.

Inter Milan solid in the lead

Inter Milan consolidated their supremacy in Serie A by winning 5-0 at promoted Sassuolo on Sunday during the 24th day. The Nerazzurri of Romanian coach Cristian Chivu (19 wins, 1 draw, 4 losses) remain on five successes in the league.

Inter, with 58 points, is well ahead of AC Milan, 50 points but which has one game less which it will play on February 18 against Como. The third, Naples, difficult winner of Genoa on Saturday (3-2), is behind by nine points. Sunday evening, Juventus came from behind against Lazio (2-2).

The Old Lady, who remained on two convincing successes against Naples (3-0) and Parma (4-1), retains its fourth place (46 pts), ahead of AS Rome (5th, 43 pts), which hosts Cagliari on Monday evening (12th, 28 pts).

Real Madrid hang on

Jostled in Valencia, Real Madrid, second in Liga, remained in the wheel of FC Barcelona, ​​leader and reigning champion, by winning (2-0) Sunday at Mestalla, thanks to goals from Kylian Mbappé and Spanish defender Alvaro Carreras. Real are still not convincing but they are hanging on.

For Atlético, on the other hand, the Ademola Lookman effect did not last: despite the contribution of their Nigerian recruit, the Colchoneros lost for the first time this season at home in La Liga against Betis Sevilla (1-0), probably letting their last hopes of a title disappear.

The great story of the weekend was written in Seville, where 2018 world champion Thomas Lemar, scoring in La Liga for the first time in almost three years, long believed he would give victory to Girona, where he is on loan from Atlético.

The 30-year-old midfielder, hampered by successive injuries since a ruptured Achilles tendon in 2023, opened the scoring in the second minute with a fine right finish.

During the Milan-Cortina Olympics, the French biathlon team is aiming for a historic harvest of medals which it hopes to launch from Sunday's mixed relay. In three decades, this "military and customs officer's sport" has emerged from the shadows thanks in particular to the impact of Martin Fourcade to become the main supplier of charms for the French.

Read alsoOJ 2026: how French biathlon became so strong and so popular

American alpine ski star Lindsey Vonn, who on Sunday attempted to become Olympic champion again at the age of 41 despite a serious knee injury, fell heavily during the Olympic downhill and was hospitalized.

Hoisted after first aid on the track, Vonn, 41, underwent in the afternoon "an orthopedic surgical procedure to consolidate a fracture of the left leg", the Treviso hospital announced in the evening, in a press release carried by the Italian media.

A little earlier, in a brief press release, the American Ski Federation had indicated that its champion was “in stable condition and in good hands, with a team of American and Italian doctors”.

For the first time this week, the day began under radiant sunshine in Cortina d'Ampezzo, the heart of the European resort of the one who was trying to win downhill gold once again, 16 years after Vancouver and with a ligament missing in his left knee, the result of a serious fall that occurred a week earlier.

Bib 13, the “Speed ​​Queen” set off at 11:59 a.m., determined to write one of the most beautiful pages in the history of the Games. But his Olympic dream only lasted 13 seconds. Approaching a small bump in a turn, the American hit a gate, lost her balance and, upon landing her jump, fell heavily, her skis perpendicular to the track.

Read alsoOJ 2026: Lindsey Vonn falls in the descent, end of her Olympic dream

With AFP and Reuters

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