Sports Poets Society

Du «coup de génie» de Tapie à l’essoufflement actuel, la plus grande rivalité du foot français a traversé trente-cinq ans ponctués de coups bas, de tragédies, de fulgurances et de matchs légendaires. 10 Aug 2026 - Libération Par Elsa de La Roche ­Saint-André Parc des Princes, 31 mai 2026. Les joueurs du Paris Saint-Germain célèbrent avec leurs supporteurs leur deuxième sacre d’affilée en ­Ligue des champions. Dans les travées, à intervalle régulier, on discerne des «Marseillais n **** ta mère» ou des «qui ne saute pas est marseillais». Mais que vient faire ­Marseille dans tout ça ? Les Parisiens règnent en maîtres sur l’Europe. L’Olympique de Marseille, lui, décuve péniblement de sa funeste saison, savant mélange de foirades et de coups du sort. Ça n’empêche pas les fans du PSG d’enfoncer le clou: le goût de la victoire est ­encore meilleur quand l’OM touche le fond. Les inimitiés ont la dent dure. OM-PSG ou PSG-OM, selon d’où l’on vient. La plus grande rivalité du foot français. Un vo...

Work ethic of ‘Wor Jackie’ set Milburn apart New book details Tyneside legend’s upbringing in Ashington, his shyness and a work ethic that set him apart ‘If you ever walked through Newcastle with him, you got stopped every two minutes’ 10 Aug 2026 - The Guardian Dan Jackson Of all the footballers who have worn the black and white, that possessive geordie pronoun “Wor” (our) was unique to Jackie Milburn ; for he was a man of the people as much as he was a great sportsman. In that respect, his birthplace of Ashington in Northumberland only added to the mythology. “The biggest pit village in the world,” as it was known, was the north-east in microcosm – a one-horse coal town where miles of identical terraced houses spread out from the pitheads and the men were obsessed by whippets, leeks, association football and pints. Nevertheless, he had a self-discipline that saw the pitfalls of alcohol: “Certainly it prevented my dad, Alec Milburn , from making the big time,” Jackie recalled. “He cou...

Livio Berruti vince i 200 metri ai Giochi di Roma 1960  battendo l'americano Lester Carney. Addio all'oro dei 200 metri a Roma 1960, scoprì la velocità rincorrendo i gatti.  Anticipò Mennea poi la rottura tra i due EMANUELA AUDISIO La Repubblica - Lunedì 10 agosto 2026 Pagina 29 Non se ne va solo l'oro di Roma '60, ma uno inimitabile. Un cavaliere dello sprint. La sua curva sembrava una linea disegnata da Raffaello . È stato il primo a far correre l'Italia nel mondo. Due anni dopo sarebbe arrivato Il Sorpasso di Dino Risi . Livio era grazia, leggerezza, eleganza . E mettiamoci pure educazione e classe . Il primo campione olimpionico europeo e mediterraneo dei 200 metri dopo 10 americani e due canadesi . Berruti, scomparso a 87 anni in una clinica della sua Torino, è stato il pre-Mennea . Un quasi dilettante che a 21 anni si prende la velocità e in due ore e un quarto strapazza due volte il cronometro. Figlio unico, studente in chimica, calzini bianchi e occhiali ...

Premier League season will start with nine clubs led by new coaches with only three three Englishmen in top jobs 10 Aug 2026 - The Guardian Andrew Beasley Nine of the 20 Premier League clubs will begin the 2026-27 season with a different man in the dugout than the one who ended the last campaign. The only other seasons which started with so many men making their managerial debut for top flight clubs were 1888-89 and 1946-47; the inaugural season of league football and the first following the second world war. Neither occurred under normal circumstances yet the level of turnover this summer does not feel unusual. Job security has never meant less in the Premier League. Adding in Roberto De Zerbi and Michael Carrick – confirmed in March and May respectively – means 11 teams are led by coaches with less than a year in the hotseat. The most recent similar season was 2016-17. Heading into that campaign, 10 clubs had managers with less than one year in the role. But with respect to the curre...

Mr. Nelson planted a kiss on Red Auerbach’s  head during a Celtics legends game in 1995. To Garden fans, Hall of Famer will always be ‘Nellie’ 10 ago 2026 - The Boston Globe By John Powers GLOBE CORRESPONDENT Don Nelson, who won five championships as a versatile player for the Celtics before becoming an innovative Hall of Fame coach for four NBA clubs, died Sunday at 86, his family said. His health deteriorated after a stroke about three weeks ago, The New York Times reported, citing his granddaughter Christie Nelson Armstrong . Mr. Nelson, who spent 11 seasons with Boston after Los Angeles discarded him and another 31 directing from the sidelines , was involved with basketball for nearly a half-century. “Can you imagine doing something that you love the most in the entire world and doing it for your entire life and besides that getting a pile of money for it?” he said. “It’s unbelievable.” Mr. Nelson, whose No. 19 was retired by the Celtics , worked around his limitations to make...

Former Dallas Mavericks head coach Don Nelson protested a third-quarter call in Game 3 of the Western Conference quarterfinals between the Mavericks and Sacramento Kings at American  Airlines Center on April 24, 2004. He was inducted into the Naismith Basketball  Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2012. NBA commissioner: Nelson ‘revolutionized’ basketball Second-winningest coach in league and in Mavericks history leaves lasting legacy 10 ago 2026 - The Dallas Morning News By Brad Townsend Staff Writer btownsend@dallasnews.com Don Nelson, the NBA’S second-winningest coach and one of the most transformative figures in Dallas Mavericks history, died Sunday in Frisco, his family confirmed. Nelson, 86, moved from his longtime home in Maui to Frisco early this year, but suffered a stroke about three weeks ago. In recent days he had been in hospice care and was surrounded by family and longtime NBA friends. Among his bedside visitors Saturday, which included a prayer vigil, were fo...

OTTO GREULE JR/GETTY IMAGES  League’s second-winningest coach won five championships while playing for the Celtics 10 Aug 2026 - The Washington Post BY JOHN RABY — Associated Press Don Nelson, the second-winningest coach in NBA history who won five championships as a player with the Boston Celtics, died Sunday. He was 86. Nelson’s family confirmed the death in a statement that did not say where he died or provide a cause. “On Sunday morning our beloved husband, dad, grandfather and great-grandfather Don Nelson peacefully went to be with the Lord, surrounded by his loving family,” the statement said. “Throughout his last week, friends and family encircled him with love, sharing the blessing of his friendship and revisiting treasured memories.” Nelson is one of two coaches in NBA history to have at least 250 wins with three different franchises — Milwaukee, Dallas and Golden State — also serving as general manager for all three franchises. He was a three-time coach of the year and ma...

Getty Images; Charles Wenzelberg/NY Post  Coaching great Nelson remembered as ‘one of greatest minds’ in the game 10 Aug 2026 - California Post By ANDREW CRANE acrane@nypost.com Don Nelson, the Hall of Famer who won five championships as a player before a decades-long coaching career that included a brief stint with the Knicks, died Sunday, his family said in a statement. He was 86 years old. A cause of death wasn’t revealed. “On Sunday morning our beloved husband, dad, grandfather and greatgrandfather Don Nelson peacefully went to be with the Lord, surrounded by his loving family,” Nelson’s family said in a statement, according to NBA reporter Marc Stein . “Throughout his last week, friends and family encircled him with love, sharing the blessing of his friendship and revisiting treasured memories.” Before his second career as a coach, where he notably helped jump-start the careers of Dirk Nowitzki and Stephen Curry , the 6-foot-6 Nelson starred for the Celtics. He won five titles...

SUN-TIMES LIBRARY - Don Nelson is one of two coaches in NBA history to have at least 250 wins with three different franchises — Milwaukee, Dallas and Golden State. 10 Aug 2026 - Chicago Sun-Times BY JOHN RABY AP Sports Writer Don Nelson , the second-winningest coach in NBA history who won five championships as a player with the Boston Celtics, died Sunday. He was 86. Mr. Nelson’s family confirmed the death in a statement that did not say where he died or provide a cause. “On Sunday morning our beloved husband, dad, grandfather and great-grandfather Don Nelson peacefully went to be with the Lord, surrounded by his loving family,” the statement said. “Throughout his last week, friends and family encircled him with love, sharing the blessing of his friendship and revisiting treasured memories.” Mr. Nelson is one of two coaches in NBA history to have at least 250 wins with three different franchises — Milwaukee, Dallas and Golden State — also serving as general manager for all three franch...