Mathieu Warnier, Media365: published on Saturday, April 18, 2026 at 08h20
Find the main sports news of Thursday, April 16, 2026 with the thrilling victory of Lens, Arthur Fils shining in Barcelona, and Monaco knowing its next opponent in the Euroleague.
Football – Lens winner against Toulouse at the last minute The Sang-et-Or team had a scare. Trailing by two goals against Toulouse in less than fifteen minutes, mainly due to an error by their goalkeeper Robin Risser, RC Lens took advantage of a long numerical superiority to reverse the trend in the second half and make the decision in injury time. With this victory (3-2), the players of Pierre Sage are now just one point behind PSG, who have two fewer games to play.
Tennis – Fils defeats Musetti and reaches the semi-finals in Barcelona Arthur Fils makes a thundering return to the ATP circuit. Absent since his semi-final at the Miami Masters 1000 in March, the Parisian has reached the semi-finals of the Barcelona tournament. The 30th world-ranked player clearly dominated Lorenzo Musetti, a clay court specialist, in straight sets (6-3, 6-4 in 1h16′). The Frenchman will now face the surprise of the tournament, Rafael Jodar, for a place in the final.
Basketball – Monaco will face Panathinaikos in the play-in Monaco ended the Euroleague regular season with a bang. Indeed, the “Roca Team” clearly dominated Hapoel Tel Aviv (105-85) at their home court, the Salle Gaston-Médecin. This success allows the Principality club to finish in eighth place. The Monegasques will start the play-in this Tuesday on the court of Panathinaikos. In case of defeat, they will face the winner of the match between FC Barcelona and Red Star Belgrade for a last-chance opportunity.
Judo – Three new medals for the French The French delegation once again shined on the podium in Tbilisi on Friday. However, while there were three medals, none were gold for the French at the European Judo Championships. Manon Deketer had to settle for silver in the -63kg category after losing in the final to the Dutch Joanne van Lieshout. In the -57kg category, Sarah-Léonie Cysique won bronze with a victory over the Serbian Marica Perisic. Finally, in the -73kg category, Dayyan Boulemtafes had the final word against Joan-Benjamin Gaba for the bronze medal.
Football – PSG misses out on Youth League final There will be no Youth League final for the Paris Saint-Germain U19 team. Facing Real Madrid on the field in Lausanne, the young Parisians led for a long time after Elijah Ly’s opening goal just before the half-hour mark. However, after defending for a long time, they cracked against persistent Madrid players. Liberto Navascues equalized for both teams seven minutes before the end of regulation time. The two teams then went to a penalty shootout. This did not play in favor of the capital club (1-1, 5-4 tab). Real Madrid will face Bruges, who defeated Benfica (1-3), in the final on Monday.
