Thomas Siniecki, Media365 : published on Monday, May 18, 2026 at 08:57
Find the main sports news from May 17, 2026, with a highlight on each major discipline of the day.
Football – End of the season in Ligue 1
PSG fell in stoppage time at their neighbor Paris FC (2-1) to celebrate their championship title, with Ousmane Dembélé leaving the field due to injury, hopefully not too serious, just two weeks before the Champions League final. Lyon was swept by Lens (0-4), allowing Lille to remain on the podium despite their defeat against AJA (0-2), who secured their place. Nice, held to a draw by Metz (0-0), will go to the playoffs while Marseille surpassed Rennes (3-1) to claim fifth place.
Rugby – The French women still struggle
As usual, England denied the French women’s XV a Grand Slam and even a victory in the Six Nations Tournament, as the English team easily defeated them in Bordeaux (28-43). This marks the 18th consecutive victory of the English team against our helpless French women.
Cycling – Vingegaard climbs back
Jonas Vingegaard (Team Jumbo-Visma) did the job to close out the first week of the Giro d’Italia, winning on the climb to Corno delle Scale, which brought him back to 2’24” from the pink jersey Afonso Eulalio (Bahrain Victorious), fifth in the stage 41 seconds behind the Danish rider. Mathys Rondel (Team TotalEnergies), seventh on the day at 41″, is also seventh in the general classification, trailing by 5’01” from the leader.
Tennis – Sinner continues his success
Jannik Sinner, after a slight technical and physical scare against Daniil Medvedev in the semifinals (victory in three sets over two days), dominated Casper Ruud in the Rome Masters 1000 final (6-4, 6-4), further solidifying his current dominance in the absence of Carlos Alcaraz, injured and withdrawn from Roland-Garros starting in a week. The Italian, world No. 1, has now won all the Masters 1000 events.
Basketball – The title stays in the Landes
The momentum favored Basket Landes, French women’s champions for the second consecutive time after their victory in Game 3 against Bourges (53-50), the second win in three days following Friday’s victory (59-54) that followed the first point earned by Bourges at home (67-49) last week.
