Record for the Heat in the NBA, PSG threatened by Lens and Comex and Noël Le Graët: Sports news on Wednesday

What not to miss between last night and this morning

1. Alpine Skiing – Flachau: For Shiffrin, the record will wait

2. Basketball – NBA: Miami offers a record

Beating the Thunder is no feat for Miami. Yet it took all the talent of Jimmy Butler (35 points, 7 rebounds) to overcome (112-111). It also took a hell of a dose of cold blood since the Heat managed the 40 free throws he had to shoot, a new record in NBA history. In the other matches, we note the offensive card of the Sixers against the Pistons (147-116) with a devilishly effective Embiid in just 24 minutes (36 pts, 11 rebounds).

3. Football – Ligue 2: Saint-Etienne finds success, Battles escapes

And also…

Rugby – Six Nations : Reassuring news for Uini Atonio. According to Fabien Galthié, the pillar of La Rochelle, hit in the knee, should be available for the Blues internship. Gabin Villière could be forced to withdraw.

Cycling – Tour de France : On the sidelines of the presentation of his training, Romain Bardet announced that he would aim for a good general classification on the Tour this season.

Basketball – Euroleague : Monaco won on the wire against Olympiakos (64-60) during the 18th day. The “Roca Team” takes the lead along with Real Madrid.

Soccer – Friendly match : Sébastien Haller, who is recovering from testicular cancer, played a few minutes in Borussia Dortmund’s friendly match against Fortuna Düsseldorf. Haller came into play in the 73rd minute of the match, won by Dortmund (5-1).

To see, read or listen to on Eurosport

Will a Norwegian monopolize first place this Wednesday on the occasion of the Individual (20 km), the first race disputed at Ruhpolding (2:10 p.m.)? Winners of the last nine races, Johannes Boe’s compatriots are once again favorites, unless Quentin Fillon Maillet’s first podium of the season acts as a trigger.

There was the Coupe de France in the meantime, but no one has forgotten that PSG fell on the last day of Ligue 1, against their runner-up, RC Lens, moreover. The Northerners came back to within four points of the leader. Enough to believe that the championship is relaunched? First elements of response this Wednesday, Paris receives Angers when Lens moves to Strasbourg (9 p.m.).

Who says resumption of the season, says resumption of DiP Impact! On the menu, Ivan Ljubicic, appointed director of the “Ambition 2024” mission with the FFT. Then the Australian Open which could crown a new world number 1 and finally our journalists and consultants are betting on 2023.

The question of the day: Can Noël Le Graët stay in office?

The Executive Committee of the French Football Federation meets on Wednesday after the new controversy sparked by Noël Le Graët this weekend around Zinédine Zidane. A new stone in his garden after serious accusations of sexual harassment at the Federation and other remarks which have marked these last months. At the heart of this storm, it is hard to believe that he can cling to his post.