Monaco : Paris Brunner disponible contre Lens

Paris Brunner pourra bien tenir sa place face au RC Lens. Visé par une procédure disciplinaire après sa célébration polémique lors du match nul de Monaco contre Strasbourg (1-1), l’attaquant allemand ne sera pas suspendu à temps pour le prochain choc de l’ASM. Une bonne nouvelle pour Adi Hütter, qui pourra compter sur son meilleur buteur du début de saison.

Brunner échappe à une suspension immédiate

Saisi par le Comité national de l’Éthique, la commission de discipline de la LFP doit examiner le cas de Paris Brunner. L’attaquant monégasque risque théoriquement entre un et quatre matches de suspension, selon la qualification finalement retenue par l’instance disciplinaire.

Mais la procédure ne devrait pas avoir de conséquence immédiate. Brunner est convoqué devant la Commission de discipline le mercredi 23 septembre, et une éventuelle sanction ne pourra être appliquée qu’à partir du 29 septembre, selon le règlement. L’Allemand pourra donc participer au déplacement de Monaco à Lens. chickenroad.qpon

Une présence importante pour Monaco

Cette décision provisoire permet à l’AS Monaco de conserver l’un de ses principaux atouts offensifs pour ce rendez-vous. Paris Brunner compte déjà trois buts en quatre journées de Ligue 1, et s’est rapidement imposé comme une solution importante dans le secteur offensif monégasque.

Il devrait donc être disponible pour le choc face au RC Lens, avant de connaître son éventuelle sanction lors de la réunion de la commission. Si une suspension est prononcée, celle-ci ne devrait ainsi concerner que les rencontres disputées après le 29 septembre.

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West Indies all-rounder Jason Holder named his all-time Test XI, opening with the left-handed pairing of Matthew Hayden and Kumar Sangakkara, followed by Ricky Ponting as captain, Brian Lara and Sachin Tendulkar in the middle order.

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South Africa had two representatives in the side. Jacques Kallis at six as the team’s all-rounder, and Dale Steyn completing a formidable pace attack alongside Glenn McGrath and Curtly Ambrose. Adam Gilchrist took the gloves at seven, with Shane Warne the lone frontline spinner.

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Arsenal retrouve la Coupe de la Ligue anglaise ce mardi soir. Toujours en tête de la Premier League après un début de saison parfait, les Gunners se déplacent sur la pelouse d’Ipswich Town pour leur entrée en lice dans la compétition. Mikel Arteta devrait profiter de cette rencontre pour faire souffler plusieurs cadres et offrir du temps de jeu à certains éléments de son effectif.

Ipswich accueille Arsenal ce mardi 15 septembre à 21h00, heure française, à Portman Road, au troisième tour de la League Cup. La rencontre sera à suivre en direct sur beIN Sports 2.

Arsenal veut poursuivre sur sa lancée

Les Gunners restent sur cinq victoires consécutives toutes compétitions confondues et occupent la première place de la Premier League avec 12 points. Après avoir notamment dominé Sunderland lors de leur dernière sortie, Arsenal aborde cette Coupe de la Ligue avec l’ambition d’aller plus loin que la saison dernière, lorsqu’il avait atteint la finale avant de s’incliner face à Manchester City.

Le calendrier pousse toutefois Arteta à gérer son groupe. Bukayo Saka, Martin Ødegaard, Declan Rice et Riccardo Calafiori pourraient ainsi être laissés au repos. Kepa Arrizabalaga devrait garder les buts, tandis que Martin Zubimendi, Bruno Guimaraes, Eberechi Eze et Viktor Gyökeres sont notamment pressentis pour débuter.

Ipswich veut profiter de l’occasion

En face, Ipswich réalise un début de saison intéressant depuis son retour dans l’élite. Le club du Suffolk compte notamment une victoire contre Sunderland lors de la première journée et reste sur un succès spectaculaire à Crystal Palace (3-2), après deux défaites consécutives face à Manchester United et Liverpool.

Les hommes de Gary O’Neil ont également déjà disputé un match de League Cup cette saison, avec une victoire 3-1 contre Leicester City au tour précédent. Malgré l’écart de statut entre les deux équipes, Arsenal devra donc se méfier d’un adversaire qui a déjà pris goût à cette compétition.

À quelle heure et sur quelle chaîne regarder Ipswich – Arsenal ?

Le coup d’envoi d’Ipswich – Arsenal sera donné ce mardi 15 septembre à 21h00, à Portman Road.

La rencontre sera diffusée en direct sur beIN Sports 2 et accessible en streaming via beIN Connect pour les abonnés.

Ipswich – Arsenal : mardi 15 septembre à 21h00, en direct sur beIN Sports 2.

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Amajita head coach Raymond Mdaka provide an update on his squad ahead of their upcoming COSAFA U20 Men’s Championship.

The COSAFA U20 Men’s Championship is scheduled to take place from 18 to 27 September in Mozambique.

South Africa have been drawn in Group B alongside the likes of Lesotho, Angola and Eswatini.

Amajita are the defending champions, and they will be looking to successfully defend their title.

The defending champions are scheduled to leave South Africa and make their way to Mozambique on Thursday.

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Nairobi and Munich have been selected to host the 2029 and 2031 World Athletics Championships, respectively, following one of the strongest bidding processes in the history of the sport’s flagship event.

The decision, made during the 242nd World Athletics Council Meeting in Budapest on Monday and Tuesday (14-15), means that the World Athletics Championships will be held in Africa for the first time when the Kenyan capital stages the 2029 edition, before returning to Germany for a third time two years later, this time in Munich’s iconic Olympic Stadium.

“We were fortunate to have four outstanding bids for 2029 and 2031, and this was not an easy decision for the Council,” said World Athletics President Sebastian Coe. “The quality, ambition and commitment demonstrated by all four candidates underlines the strength and global appeal of the World Athletics Championships.

“With this Council decision today, we continue to fulfil our mission of growing athletics worldwide with the hosting of our World Athletics Championships in Asia, Africa and Europe over its next three editions.

“Nairobi and Munich ultimately presented two compelling propositions. They offer very different but equally exciting opportunities for our sport, and I am delighted that we can now begin working with both cities to stage two world-class championships.”

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Nairobi’s selection represents a landmark moment for athletics, bringing its biggest global event to Africa for the first time.

The championships will build on a growing record of successful World Athletics events staged across Africa. Kampala in Uganda hosted the World Cross Country Championships in 2017, Nairobi staged the World U18 Championships later that year and the World U20 Championships in 2021, while Gaborone in Botswana hosted the World Athletics Relays in 2026 – the first edition of that event to be held in Africa. Together, those events have helped build significant experience and expertise in staging global athletics competitions across the continent.

Within that wider progression, Nairobi has established particularly strong credentials as a host city. Having previously bid to host the 2025 championships, awarded to Tokyo, Nairobi returned with an even stronger proposition for 2029, drawing on almost a decade of experience in staging major international athletics events.

The 2017 World U18 Championships demonstrated the extraordinary appetite for athletics in Kenya, with huge crowds packing the Kasarani Stadium throughout the competition. Nairobi has since established the Kip Keino Classic as one of Africa’s leading one-day meetings, with the event forming part of the World Athletics Continental Tour Gold since the tour was launched in 2020.

That experience provided firm foundations for a 2029 bid that combined strong operational planning and financial guarantees with a renovated Kasarani Stadium, which is undergoing a complete structural overhaul of all facilities ahead of hosting the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2027 two years before the World Athletics Championships, and a compelling vision for the first World Athletics Championships in Africa.

The strength of Kenya’s connection with athletics is also reflected in World Athletics fan research. Some 68% of Kenyan people surveyed rated their interest in athletics as high, compared with a global average of 39%, making Kenya the most athletics-interested market surveyed. Kenya has the highest net promoter score of any market, and athletics is the country’s second-most-followed sport, behind only football. Kenya is the fourth-highest country in terms of followers of World Athletics social media channels.

That passion is matched by sustained success at the highest level. Kenya is the second-most-successful nation in World Athletics Championships history and finished second on the medal table at the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25, winning seven gold medals and 11 medals in total.

“Nairobi presented a compelling and emotional bid, and taking the World Athletics Championships to Africa for the first time will be historic,” said Coe. “Kenya is one of the great athletics nations. The sport is woven into the fabric of the country, and athletes such as world gold medallists Faith Kipyegon, Vivian Cheruiyot, Eliud Kipchoge, Hellen Obiri and David Rudisha, as well as two-time Olympic champion Kip Keino, multiple world cross-country champion Paul Tergat and multiple world half marathon champion Tegla Loroupe, have shaped the history of our sport.

“It was important that the World Athletics Championships should come to Africa when we had the right host, the right bid and the right circumstances. Nairobi has demonstrated emphatically that this is their moment.”

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Munich’s successful bid will bring the World Athletics Championships back to Germany for the first time since Berlin staged the event in 2009.

Germany has repeatedly demonstrated its ability to stage major athletics events to a high standard and attract large and enthusiastic crowds. Berlin hosted the European Championships in 2018, while Munich’s Olympic Stadium was the centrepiece of the 2022 multi-sport European Championships, with athletics attracting some 267,000 spectators.

Those championships also provided a memorable sporting experience for the host nation, with Germany topping the medal table.

German athletics has since enjoyed renewed international momentum. Germany won five medals, including one gold, at the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25 before finishing third on the medal table at the European Championships in Birmingham.

Germany also has one of the largest memberships of any federation and a strong vision and strategy to grow the sport.

“Germany has proved time and again that it is an outstanding and dependable host for major athletics events,” said Coe. “Berlin 2009 remains one of the memorable editions of the World Championships, and we have since seen tremendous support for the sport at the European Championships in Berlin and Munich.

“We wholeheartedly believe in the vision for Munich Olympiapark – one of the iconic venues in world sport – to merge the German people’s enthusiasm for athletics with the special flair of an art and culture festival to create a unique and powerful overall experience. The atmosphere in 2022 was exceptional and the attendance figures demonstrated the appetite that exists in the city and across Germany for major events.

“The Olympiapark is also a symbol of sustainability, and we are assured that this will be a core value in the planning and implementation of the World Championships, aligned with international best practices and the Athletics for a Better World Gold Event standard.

“We know Munich can deliver major championships, we know Germany has an audience for athletics, and we believe Munich 2031 has all the ingredients to be a spectacular World Athletics Championships.”

The World Athletics Championships will next take place in Beijing on 10-19 September 2027. Both Nairobi 2029 and Munich 2031 will also take place in September in line with the objective for the global athletics calendar to reach its climax at the end of the season with a major global championship.

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