Mercato : Titraoui au RC Lens, c'est officiel !

C'était attendu depuis plusieurs jours, c'est désormais officiel. Après avoir décliné une offre alléchante de Grèce, c'est le RC Lens qui a annoncé ce lundi soir la signature de Yacine Titraoui, qui s'est engagé jusqu'en juin 2031 avec les Sang et Or. Le milieu de terrain international algérien quitte ainsi le Sporting de Charleroi après deux saisons convaincantes en Belgique pour relever un nouveau défi en Ligue 1.

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Springbok assistant coach Deon Davids has shut down any suggestion that Saturday’s Test against Argentina in Buenos Aires is little more than a stepping stone toward the All Blacks series. CLINTON VAN DER BERG reports. albergomalica.it

A 26-man Bok squad arrived in Argentina on Sunday for the one-off clash against Los Pumas, with another group of players – and Springbok attack guru Tony Brown and Mobi-Unit coach Duane Vermeulen – remaining in Johannesburg to prepare for Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry.

“I don’t think we approach this as a warm-up,” Davids said on Monday. “We approach every Test match as a game that is important in terms of what we want to achieve, what we stand for as a team. We’re proud of our records and the opportunity we get to set our standards from game to game.”

He was equally direct when pressed on whether the fixture amounts to a curtain-raiser for the four-Test showdown against the All Blacks.

“Our focus is on Argentina, our focus is on this Test match,” Davids said. “Our focus is to win another Test match for South Africa, to improve our game and build our game for the rest of the season. We are not focusing on any other games right now. It’s all about Argentina.”

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Davids was clear-eyed about the challenge awaiting the Springboks on the road.

“Argentina, especially in Buenos Aires, it’s always been a story of being able to grind it out right until the end. It’s never easy. If you come here with the mentality of seeing it as a warm-up, that’s a big mistake.”

The return of several senior players from injury has been a welcome boost heading into the match.

“It’s fantastic to have those guys back,” Davids said, naming the likes of Eben Etzebeth, Lood de Jager and Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu. “We had a very good buildup in our camp week, and that was a fantastic opportunity for them, which is important as we build toward the rest of the season.”

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Managing their minutes remains a priority.

“We do have specific plans in terms of how we want to manage them,” he said. “We operate as a collective, all 23 in the squad, and we believe they are ready. They’ve worked very hard the last couple of weeks to get themselves back onto the field.”

For Davids, the message is simple: Argentina will be passionate, gutsy and desperate to prove a point, and South Africa intend to meet that challenge head-on rather than ease into it.

Photo: Sydney Seshibedi/Gallo Images

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20 000 dollars, c’est la caution maximale que devront désormais verser les ressortissants de 50 pays, dont 30 pays africains, pour se rendre aux États-Unis avec un visa de tourisme ou d'affaires, soit une augmentation de 5 000 dollars. Ce lundi 3 août, le programme provisoire qui rend plus difficile l'obtention de visas pour les États-Unis devient permanent et se durcit encore. Testé pendant un an, il est qualifié de « vrai succès » par le gouvernement américain.

Le Paris Saint-Germain a accueilli plusieurs renforts ce lundi au Campus PSG. Marquinhos, Vitinha, João Neves et Nuno Mendes ont repris le chemin de l’entraînement après leurs vacances accordées à l’issue de la Coupe du monde 2026.

Le capitaine brésilien avait vu son parcours s’arrêter en huitièmes de finale avec la Seleção, battue par la Norvège (2-1). Les trois internationaux portugais avaient, eux aussi, quitté la compétition au même stade après une défaite contre l’Espagne, future championne du monde.

Ces retours offrent une nouvelle option à Luis Enrique, qui poursuit la montée en puissance de son groupe avant les premières échéances de la saison. Le PSG disputera un match amical contre Majorque mercredi, avant d’affronter Manchester United samedi. Les Parisiens préparent surtout la Supercoupe d’Europe face à Aston Villa, programmée le 12 août.

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Deon Fourie has urged his Stormers teammates to savour every second of Friday night’s historic meeting with the All Blacks, where many of them will face the haka for the first and possibly last time.

The clash at Cape Town Stadium opens the Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry tour and marks the first time in half a century that the Stormers have the opportunity to take on New Zealand. Western Province upset the All Blacks 12-11 in 1976.

For Fourie, who faced the All Blacks in the 2023 World Cup final, the significance of the occasion extends far beyond the result.

“It’s a massive occasion. I was fortunate enough to play one game against the All Blacks, but probably 80 or 90% of these guys won’t get that opportunity again.

“If you don’t play for the Springboks, you’ll never face the haka or play against the All Blacks. So what a massive occasion. Fifty years on, we get the opportunity again, as a union and as a club, to play against a Test side.”

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The 39-year-old loose forward admitted he has been counting down to the fixture ever since it was announced, particularly after his recent injury battle.

“To represent your union and your club – a club that’s very dear to my heart and where I’ve spent almost my entire career – against a Test side like the All Blacks is a massive occasion.

“Like I said, 80 or 90% of these guys probably won’t get another opportunity to play against the All Blacks or face the haka. That’s something every little boy dreams about when he starts playing rugby and watches the Springboks take on the All Blacks. Most of these guys will probably get their only opportunity to experience that.”

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Fourie has spent the past few months recovering from knee surgery and says he is ready if selected.

“I’m 10 or 11 weeks after the operation. Fitness-wise, I’ll probably only know if I play on Friday, but I’m definitely ready to go.”

The veteran said his previous experience against the All Blacks passed in a blur.

“The coaches picked my brain this morning. I can’t really remember much of those 77 minutes because it went by so quickly, but they’re great memories.”

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Photo: Juan Jose Gasparini/Gallo Images

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