Find the main sports news from March 17, 2026. Paris Saint-Germain advances strongly in UCL, as Elsa Jacquemot in Miami (not as smoothly) and the French women’s basketball team.
Football – PSG in total control
Paris Saint-Germain easily controlled their match against Chelsea (0-3) and qualifies for the Champions League quarter-finals, along with Real Madrid who also won against Manchester City (1-2) and Arsenal who defeated Leverkusen (2-0). The surprise came from Lisbon, where Sporting overturned Bodo/Glimt to win 5-0 in extra time.
Tennis – Miami starts
The Florida tournament, traditionally following Indian Wells, started with the women: Elsa Jacquemot defeated Darja Vidmanova in three sets and over three hours of play (6-7, 7-5, 7-5), unlike Varvara Gracheva who was overturned and swept by Magda Linette (2-6, 6-2, 6-0). Diane Parry failed in the qualifications (as did Luca Van Assche and Benjamin Bonzi for the boys).
Basketball – Clean sweep for the French team
The French team, already assured of their qualification for the next World Cup (in Berlin from September 4 to 13), recorded their fifth victory in as many matches to close their qualifying group, this time against South Korea (89-62). In the other three groups, the United States, Belgium, and Australia also made it through at the end of this week of competition.
Cycling – Grisel’s promising start
Matys Grisel, winner of Paris-Roubaix in the junior category in 2023, has turned professional and claimed his first stage victory in the Tour de Taiwan, where he also takes the leader’s jersey. There are two stages left for the 20-year-old French sprinter, another prominent representative of the new wave, to potentially achieve a magnificent double victory.
Sailing – French boat competing in the America’s Cup
Who will succeed New Zealand next year in Naples for the 2027 edition? Currently, the French team is joined by Great Britain, Italy, and Switzerland in the Louis Vuitton Cup, the preliminary round to determine the challenger for the champion. Quentin Delapierre will be at the helm of the new boat named La Roche-Posay Racing Team.
