ShuttleStars Badminton League Season 2: Growing the Sport in South Africa | Citizen

ShuttleStars Badminton League Season 2: Growing the Sport in South Africa | Citizen

Gauteng, South Africa – The ShuttleStars Badminton Power League is rapidly establishing itself as a critical engine for player development and the professionalization of badminton in South Africa. With its second season underway since March 21st, the league is expanding its footprint beyond its initial base, now reaching Durban and Cape Town, and offering a … Read more

ShuttleStars League: Badminton’s Rise in South Africa – Season 2 Expands & Fuels Player Development

ShuttleStars League: Badminton’s Rise in South Africa – Season 2 Expands & Fuels Player Development

Johannesburg, South Africa – The ShuttleStars Badminton Power League is rapidly transforming the landscape of badminton in South Africa, taking another significant step toward professionalization with the commencement of its second season on March 21st. Building on the success of its inaugural campaign, the franchise-based league, founded by Badminton South Africa junior national coach Dillan … Read more

Toulouse Runner Attempts 4,200km American West Challenge

Toulouse Runner Attempts 4,200km American West Challenge

“I like adventure, discovering new trails while mixing it with a sporting challenge where I push my limits, so the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) will be a great challenge,” assures Aurélien Sanchez. This 35-year-old from Toulouse, the only French winner of the Barkley in 2023, an ultra-trail in the United States considered the most difficult … Read more

Chartres Volleyball: Beach Internationals Announced

Chartres Volleyball: Beach Internationals Announced

They completed the very good year 2025 for French beach volleyball (bronze medal at the worlds for Arnaud Gauthier Rat and Téo Rotar, the pair Clémence Vieira-Aline Chamereau vice-European champions). Elouan Chouikh-Barbez and Joadel Geneviève Gardoque won the Elite 16 tournament in Brazil on December 7, 2025, the highest level of competition on the Beach … Read more

Top 14: USAP Supporters’ Playoff Hope & Season Finale

Top 14: USAP Supporters’ Playoff Hope & Season Finale

The transfiguration of USAP supporters, who play in the Top 14 of rugby union, is notable. It took just one match on Saturday January 24 at the Aimé-Giral stadium for fans of the Catalan club to find smiles and, above all, serenity. Last Saturday, the usapists beat Montauban (31-8) in a storm, the direct rival … Read more

Supreme Legacy: Clermont-Ferrand’s Breakdance Factory

Supreme Legacy: Clermont-Ferrand’s Breakdance Factory

Clermont-Ferrand (Puy-de-Dôme) is not only the city of Michelin. It is also, now, a mecca for French breaking. On December 13, the young Lucky, 18 years old, overthrew the national elite to win the supreme title in the adult category of the legendary Bboy France. A feat at this age, which confirms the emergence of … Read more

Georgian Coach Nantes: Visa & OQTF Struggles

Georgian Coach Nantes: Visa & OQTF Struggles

The 25-year-old wrestler has more than twenty years of practice behind him. A deep-rooted passion for a discipline that is not the most popular or the most visible on social networks. However, here, the young man of Georgian origin has worked miracles. The club was moribund. “There were 20 of us before he arrived, today … Read more