Lauren Jackson’s tall blonde figure never goes unnoticed. Whether on the field, where her size (1.96 m) and her “old-fashioned” game captivate, or in the corridors of the Novotel in Sydney’s Olympic Park, which she paces with large pockets of ice on knees following training. Her joints, abused during a rich career – four Olympic medals (3 silver, 1 bronze), twice WNBA champion and world champion (2006), among others – held firm for what is already the good story of the World Cup: following six years of retirement and two pregnancies, the interior, 41, is back in business.
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Helena Ciak’s postcard at the World Cup (ep. 2): life outside the courts in Sydney
written by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief
Helena Ciak is the most capped of the players of the France team which is playing the World Cup in Australia (entering the line Thursday once morest the host country, 12:30 p.m. French time).
The 32-year-old player, 123 selections before the competition, agreed to share her daily life with the readers of “L’Équipe”.
Second episode of this postcard: life off the court in Sydney.
Helena Ciak is the most capped of the players of the France team which is playing the World Cup in Australia (entering the running Thursday once morest the host country, 12:30 p.m. French time).
The 32-year-old player, 123 selections before the competition, agreed to share her daily life with the readers of L’Équipe.
First episode of this postcard: the long journey to the antipodes.
Sarah Bouhaddi in Paris, it’s official. After 13 years, 306 matches, 12 French championship titles and eight in the Champions League with OL, the French international goalkeeper (35) signed up for a season with the capital club. She will find a trainer, Gérard Prêcheur, whom she knows well, since she notably rubbed shoulders with him for three years in Lyon (2014-2017).