The weekend of October 10 and 11 will remain as that of the advent of Paul Seixas, author of the greatest victory of his career. Max Verstappen also had success this weekend in Singapore. Paris Saint-Germain, for its part, has resumed its march forward in Ligue 1.
Cycling: Paul Seixas conquers the Tour of Lombardy and shines to conclude 2026
There was already reason to rejoice in Paul Seixas' results in 2026. The young rider from the Decathlon-CMA CGM added a lot of relief by winning brilliantly on Saturday in the Tour of Lombardy. Impressive in the main difficulty of the event, he annihilated the competition, his closest pursuer, the Spaniard Enric Mas, finishing 48 seconds behind him.
At 20 years old, the Frenchman became the youngest winner in the history of the event and won his first career Monument. Two weeks after his clear disappointment during the world championships, during which he suffered from cramps, Seixas established himself a little more as one of the biggest names in the peloton. And probably for a very long time.
Ligue 1: PSG gets closer to the lead before returning to Europe
Paris Saint-Germain is still not as easy as usual in Ligue 1, but their return from the international break has gone well. Luis Enrique and his men ended up finding the fault against a valiant team from Le Mans (3-1) who had found the resources to equalize in the second period. The Spanish technician's replacements notably made the difference, with a goal from Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, coming off the bench, while Maghnes Akliouche opened his account in the Parisian jersey.
The reigning French champion is back in the top places in the rankings after a failed start to the season (no victory in three games). He is only three points behind the Monegasque leader, held in check by Toulouse (2-2) on Saturday. A good omen for PSG before the Champions League clash on Wednesday against Manchester City – which corrected Liverpool (3-0) on Sunday.
In the other results of the weekend, OM bounced back by taking the three points on the lawn of Troyes (2-0), without shining. Brittany was celebrating with two big successes for Brest (5-1 against Angers) and Rennes (4-1 against Auxerre), but also a prestigious victory for Lorient against Paris FC (1-0). Lille is the new runner-up of the ASM thanks to its success against the red lantern Le Havre (1-0) and Nice confirmed its revival against Strasbourg (2-1).
Formula 1: Singapore finally smiles at Max Verstappen
It was one of the last tracks that still resisted Max Verstappen. The Red Bull driver finally tamed the Singapore marina, for his 250th career Grand Prix. The Dutchman achieved a full success: first pole position in the City-State, victory in the sprint race on Saturday, then a ride in the Grand Prix on Sunday. The four-time world champion climbs from 6th to 4th in the drivers' ranking in one weekend and comes a little closer to the race for the honorary title of runner-up to Kimi Antonelli.
The Italian, 4th in the sprint race then 3rd in the Sunday race, remains comfortably at the top of the championship and is now more than 100 points ahead of his Mercedes teammate George Russell, who missed out in Singapore. Antonelli could even be crowned at the next meeting, on the Texas circuit of Austin, on October 25.
Judo: the French team disappoints to the end during the Worlds
Everything did not go as planned for the Blues in Baku. The last weekend did not allow them to smile again. Romane Dicko almost saved the French record by winning gold, but fell on Saturday to the young South Korean Lee Hyeonji in the +78kg final. Léa Fontaine, another candidate for the title, had not made it past the round of 16.
Without an individual coronation, a first since the 2003 World Cup, France did not do better collectively. Without several of her headliners, she was beaten in the mixed team event in repechage for bronze on Sunday by Georgia in the golden combat.
