Author: Virginia Whitehead

On October 26, 1995, Pierre Brassard and the comedy group Les Bleus Poudre became famous around the world after trapping Queen Elizabeth II on the phone. • Read also: King Charles III addresses the British • Read also: Charles will be officially declared king on Saturday morning • Read also: direct | First day without Queen Elizabeth II Pierre Brassard, who pretended to be the prime minister at the time, Jean Chretien, spoke for seven minutes with the British monarch. “I have no regrets,” the comedian said in an interview on Le Bilan, about 27 years after this hoax. “We…

Friday, September 9, 2022. 1:06 pm The Ottawa Senators are totally out of season. After watching his club finish the 2021-22 campaign with a good 33-42-7 record for seventh place in the Atlantic Division, General Manager Pierre Dorion made a three-brand takeover in Claude GiroudAnd the Alex DeBrinkat And the Cam Talbot. captain of the notables Brady Tkachuk He says he is pleased with the additions and says the entire team is ready for training camp which will start in less than two weeks. “Throughout my career, I’ve never been so excited before a season,” Tkachuk said in an interview…

Until the last minute of the regulatory time, Algeria managed to reverse the match against Morocco by winning on penalties, thus winning its first title in the Arab Cup in the U-17 category. The first half ended with a negative result between the two countries, and since the beginning of the second season, the Atlas Lions managed to open the scoring from a corner kick. This goal prompted the Algerian coach to make several changes to try to get back in the game. The U-17 team had several chances, especially through FA striker Anatov, the latter was very close to…

(Arlington, VA) “Hockey players, we’re always going to have to face obstacles. Let’s just say I got more than I wanted in my little career…” Posted at 9:00 am Simon Olivier Lorang Journalism The note may be bitterness, but it is not. After four seasons punctuated by a series of trials and misfortunes, Hendrix Lapierre is turning the page about his time at QMJHL. “Finally!”, shouted the others. Instead, the Gatineau native emphasizes, smiling, the “beautiful memories” he keeps. About how much he “enjoyed” his three seasons in Saguenay and another in Bathurst. “It does something for me to finish…

Thursday, 08 September 2022. 02:35 Yannick Sener and Carlos Alcaraz played the second longest game in US Open history at five hours and 15 minutes in a legendary five-set duel that she eventually won 6-3 6-7 (7-9), 6-7 (0). -7) 7-5 6-3 by Alcaraz, early Thursday evening at Arthur Ashe Stadium. The two rising stars have written a historic first chapter in a competition that will undoubtedly grow over the next few years, both in terms of great shots and turns. “I don’t know how I did, the level of play, the level of the match was…,” said Alcaraz, who…

(Arlington, Virginia) The place was not easy to find. But once you got there, there were young stars for every square foot. Posted yesterday at 7:07pm. Simon Olivier Lorang Journalism After taking a breather in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the NHL Players Association and hockey card maker Upper Deck are back at the Rookie Showcase, an event that brings together about 30 young players. They were invited to take the first official photo of the cards that fans later take. To do this, the organizers chose MedStar Iceplex, a training center consisting of three ice rinks and logically…

Tuesday 6 September 2022. 7:07 PM A lawsuit has been filed against LeBron James and singer Drake for their involvement in the production of an upcoming documentary called Black Ice, which will premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) this week. LeBron and Drake were sued by Billy Hunter, the former president of the NBA Players Association, for ten million dollars. George and Daryl Faustie wrote the primary book on ” Color Hockey League Black Ice: The Lost History of the Color Hockey League of the Maritimes 1895-1925. Hunter claims he paid the Faustians $265,000 to develop a movie…

It was somewhat horrified that Guy Lapointe appeared in the locker room for Team Canada in September 1972. He had to represent his country, but also to replace the best defensive man in hockey history. Posted at 6:00 AM Nicholas Richard Journalism Right before Summit began, Bobby Orr was emerging from one of the most prolific seasons of his career. He had won the Stanley Cup, as well as winning the Coon-Smith Cup, which is awarded to the most valuable player in the playoffs. He also won the Hart titles, awarded to his team’s most expensive player, and Norris, who…

Monday, September 5, 2022. 7:02 pm Surprise at the US Open: Rafael Nadal, the world’s third player and four-time winner of the event, was eliminated in the round of 16, losing 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 at the hands of Francis. Tiafoe (26), Monday in New York.The 24-year-old American, who reached this stage for the first time at Flushing Meadows, will try to do better against Russian Andrey Rublev (11th place). The 36-year-old Spaniard will have to wait to raise his Grand Slam record to 23. He had won the Australian Open and Roland Garros in the first half, before withdrawing…

The Continental Hockey League (KHL) can be special at times and we saw a good example of that in the past few days during a match between Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk (yes, that’s the team’s real name) and CSKA in Moscow. With a 4-4 draw and the extra period just beginning, CSKA coach Sergei Fedorov decided to withdraw his goalkeeper in favor of a fourth player, thus giving a kind of strength to his club. The strategy succeeded. CSKA took the opportunity to score and save themselves with a win: The first extra time of the season and goalkeeper Sergey Fedorov’s jerseys…