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Face à la Norvège, l’équipe de France pouvait encore nous rassurer pour la suite de cet Euro de handball. Il n’en fut rien malheureusement. À lire aussi : Handball | Le but gag invraisemblable marqué par Dijon en Coupe d'Europe La France ne se facilite pas la vie à l’Euro de handball Déjà qualifiée pour le Tour Principal après ses succès sur la République tchèque et l’Ukraine, l’équipe de France affrontait la Norvège chez elle. Un véritable test en vue de la suite du tournoi. Si nous avions placé beaucoup d’attente dans cette partie, Charles Bolzinger a pris soin de nous faire redescendre sur Terre. En effet, le gardien tricolore s’emploie au bout de deux minutes seulement. On vous laisse admirer son arrêt insolent. DENIED bz Bolzinger #ehfeuro2026 #puregreatness #handball @FRAHandball pic.twitter.com/gt5eV0ifIZ — EHF EURO (@EHFEURO) January 19, 2026 Les joueurs de Guillaume Gille regagnent les vestiaires avec un léger avantage (20-17), juste assez pour espérer s’imposer tout en subissant un retour des Norvégiens. Mais détrompez-vous, ce ne sont pas les Scandinaves qui ont le dernier mot. Les Français s’imposent 38-34 contre la Norvège, qui plus est chez elle. Un tour de force que nous aurions préféré ne pas connaître. Étant donné que les Norvégiens sont également qualifiés, les Bleus arrivent donc au Tour Principal avec d’ores et déjà deux points. La double peine. VICTOIRE ! 3/3 pour les BLEUS avec ce nouveau succès ! Cap sur le Danemark désormais pour entamer le tour principal #BleuetFier pic.twitter.com/kSbt3gRsek — Equipes de France de Handball (@FRAHandball) January 19, 2026 On se quitte avec l’homme du match, Sander Sagosen, qui doit poser avec la récompense alors qu’il vient de perdre avec son pays. Dans nos veines. MVP de ce #FRANOR : Sander Sagosen avec 9 buts ! pic.twitter.com/9wYTEai940 — Esprit Handball Caisse d’Epargne (@EspritHandball) January 19, 2026 À lire aussi : Euro Handball | La fin de match irréelle entre la Suisse et les Îles Féroé L’article L’Euro de handball se complique fortement pour les Bleus ! est apparu en premier sur FFL.

The 2026 College Football Playoff National Championship is headed to Indiana. Top-seeded Indiana won its first ever football championship on Monday, outlasting the No. 10 Miami Hurricanes 27-21 in a game that started murky but ended in a thriller. Things started relatively slow for both sides, as Indiana took just a 10-0 lead into halftime with Miami’s offense getting nothing going on the ground or over the top. But, as usual in low-scoring college first halves, the script flipped in the final two quarters. Miami woke up to put the pressure on the Hoosiers, but Heisman Trophy winner Fernando Mendoza stepped up and Hurricanes QB1 Carson Beck couldn’t. Beck had the chance to deliver a game-winning drive, but forced a deep pass that was picked off. Indiana held on 27-21, winning the program’s first ever football title in its debut appearance while Miami’s wait since 2001 persists, despite being at home in Hard Rock Stadium. Let’s analyze the game further with winners and losers: MORE COLLEGE FOOTBALL COVERAGE College Football Dec 19, 2025 Who has the most College Football Playoff appearances, championships? NCAA Football Dec 9, 2024 These schools have the most Heisman Trophy winners in college football history College Football Dec 6, 2025 Indiana had the most losses in college football history. Now it's a championship contender. WINNER: Fernando Mendoza, Indiana The Heisman winner and potential No. 1 pick had all the eyes on him tonight. It wasn’t a perfect performance, but he displayed the grit and poise needed at the next level. Mendoza threw for 186 yards on 16 of 27 completions, while also rushing for the key 12-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter. He’ll still need to polish his game more to truly thrive in the NFL, especially if the Las Vegas Raiders believe he’s the QB1 that can elevate their trajectory. But for now, he can bask in the moment. LOSER: Carson Beck, Miami On the other hand, it was a slightly different story for Miami’s QB1. Carson Beck, 23, could’ve had his moment to change the narrative on his college career — and boost his potential draft odds in the process. He overcame a slow start and displayed much better command in the second half, finishing with 232 passing yards and a touchdown on 19 of 32 completions. But the lone pick might just summarize his five-year collegiate run best — a competitive college option but not at the level required to win the majors. WINNER: Mark Fletcher Jr., Miami Most eyes were on Mendoza’s legitimacy to go No. 1, but Miami had an opportunity to show off some of its skill players as well. Malachi Toney, a rising 18-year-old wideout, seized his moments and will be one to watch for the future. Junior running back Mark Fletcher Jr. also stood out, and he could even be NFL ready if he declared. Fletcher Jr. reflected Miami’s stagnant offense in the first half but helped open it up in the second, ending the game with 112 rushing yards and two touchdowns on 17 carries. He enjoyed a career-best 57-yard run, also the second-longest touchdown in a BCS final. LOSER: Third-down efficiency Indiana’s defense ranked among the top in several defensive statistics this season, and getting off the field on third downs was a major reason why. The Hoosiers at one point limited Miami to being 0-for-6 on third downs. Miami finished with a 3-for-11 rate, while Indiana went 6-for-15. Miami’s defense delivered an underrated performance, but Mendoza helped chip at the margins where Beck couldn’t. Had the Hurricanes improved their rate in the first half, apart from the doinked field-goal try, this could’ve been a different ball game. WINNER: Curt Cignetti, Indiana In an era where there’s a power vacuum at the college football summit, Indiana might have something brewing. The Hoosiers are far from a football powerhouse, but they’ve flipped from being terrible to national champs in two years under Curt Cignetti. The 64-year-old is revered by his players and has built a sturdy culture beyond Mendoza,…

With a first real chance for wintry precipitation in the forecast this year, people are doing what they can to prepare. That winter weather is set to arrive about a week into the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo, where staff are working to minimize the impact as much as possible. “When you have a public event in January and February. We’ve been having a public event in January and February since 1896. You’re prepared going into the show well in advance,” said Communications Director Matt Brockman. As winter weather predictions solidify, Brockman said event staff is working closely with those at Dickies Arena, Will Rogers Memorial Center and the City of Fort Worth’s transportation and public works departments. “Sand is stockpiled. Salt is stockpiled. It’s kept in bins and ready to go when we need it,” said Brockman. “One thing that will probably happen early on is those street sanding crews will get deployed very quickly, depending on when that precipitation begins to fall. And then shortly thereafter, the work for the walkways and pedestrian areas will ensue.” Throughout its history, the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo has weathered plenty of winter storms, at times, closing the midway carnival or petting zoo, but never a rodeo. “Most everything else here at the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo is indoors, so we encourage people to layer up, come out, get comfortable. Most everything you’re going to enjoy is in a climate-controlled facility,” he said. Rodeo Jan 17 Images from the 2026 FWSSR All Western Parade Fort Worth Jan 16 What to expect at the 2026 Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo

The U.S. State Department will stop issuing immigrant visas for 75 countries for an undetermined time beginning Jan. 21. The suspension applies to U.S. immigrant visas for foreigners seeking to live in the U.S., but it does not impact short-term visa applications for students or tourists, including soccer fans wishing to travel to the U.S. for the FIFA World Cup 2026, according to the department. Local immigration attorney Haim Vasquez represents people across the state of Texas seeking immigrant and non-immigrant visas and spoke with NBC 5 about the impact on those seeking to live in the U.S. and those only wanting to visit. “We are talking about people who have been ‘in the line,’” said Vasquez about the 75 countries impacted by the suspension. “This is only for the people who are outside the United States who are applying to get that Green Card granted at the consulate and who might have been waiting for over a decade in many cases to obtain the Green Cards. This does not have anything to do with immigration issues at the border or people who don’t have immigration status inside the U.S.” People living in the following countries are impacted by the suspension of immigrant visa applications: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Bhutan, Bosnia, Brazil, Burma, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Colombia, Cote d’Ivoire, Cuba, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Dominica, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Haiti, Iran, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Liberia, Libya, Macedonia, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pakistan, Republic of the Congo, Russia, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Uruguay, Uzbekistan and Yemen. According to the State Department, “The State Department will pause immigrant visa processing from 75 countries whose migrants take welfare from the American people at unacceptable rates. The freeze will remain active until the U.S. can ensure that new immigrants will not extract wealth from the American people. The pause impacts dozens of countries – including Somalia, Haiti, Iran, and Eritrea – whose immigrants often become public charges on the United States upon arrival. We are working to ensure the generosity of the American people will no longer be abused.” Vasquez questions what data the government used to compile and justify the countries on the list. “When somebody’s a resident, they have to have a financial sponsor, and even if they were going to use public benefits that they do not qualify, the government can go after that sponsor,” he said. The crackdown on legal immigration comes as the State Department shared another cordial invitation to the world on Sunday. “America is excited to welcome the world for the 2026 World Cup,” said Andrew Giuliani in a video posted on the agency’s X account. Giuliani toured AT&T Stadium last month ahead of the World Cup tournament. When asked about restrictions on immigration from certain countries, Giuliani said, “There’s no effect on B1, B2 Visas, which is what the fans will be coming here on. If anything, actually, we’ll probably reduce some of the wait times for them.” Dallas Stadium, aka AT&T Stadium, will host nine matches, including the reigning champion Argentina. Giuliani said World Cup ticket holders in general will have their travel visa applications prioritized. Visa wait times for Argentinians and Brazilians, for example, are being significantly reduced from one year to two months or less, he said. Appointments under the FIFA Priority Appointment Scheduling System (PASS) will become available for ticket holders in early 2026. Visitors from the 42 Countries participating in the Visa Waiver Program can apply…

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued legal guidance on Monday morning, declaring many diversity, equity, and inclusion programs in public and private spaces unconstitutional. For several years, Republican state lawmakers have pushed to phase out diversity programs in state government. Now, the private sphere may be next. On Monday, people attending the Martin Luther King Jr. Parade celebrated gains made after the Civil Rights Movement, such as affirmative action and diversity recruitment and hiring efforts. “You have people who don’t know the whole background story to that. So why take it away? That’s something we need,” said Gregory Harrington in an interview at the parade. “It helped with education. It educated our people more,” said Jeanine Robinson. Also on Monday morning, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton laid out a 74-page memo arguing that those very programs were unconstitutional and constituted race-based discrimination. It supported Governor Greg Abbott’s earlier efforts to end the practice of boosting contracts to Black, Hispanic, and women-owned businesses through the Historically Underutilized Business Program. “There is a prohibition in the Constitution to discriminate on the basis of race or sex. And that doesn’t mean that if you’re Black or Hispanic or a woman or a man or white or whatever, you’re going to be denied access,” said Gov. Abbott in an earlier interview with NBC DFW. But Paxton also went further, stating that race-based hiring, promotion, mentoring, and training programs may also violate state and federal law. He wrote: “The race- and sex-based public sector preferences discussed in this opinion cannot survive strict scrutiny and are therefore unconstitutional. Furthermore, a large body of DEI practices in the private sector triggers liability…” “The opinion also poses a real threat to the corporate community by inviting lawsuits and unwarranted hostility toward institutions that have attempted, however imperfectly, to broaden opportunity in workplaces that still do not reflect full equality for Black and Brown Americans,” wrote Gary Bledsoe, President of the Texas NAACP, responding to the AG memo. “We’ve never lived in a colorblind society, and you can’t ignore color,” said Texas Rep. Venton Jones, D – Dallas. Monday afternoon, Jones told NBC DFW he sees this as a signal that Attorney General Paxton may soon launch lawsuits against private companies. “And this isn’t the first signal. This is a string of examples since I have been elected, indicating that there is a ramping up of policies that are becoming more and more discriminatory,” said Jones. Arthur Fleming, the former president of the NAACP in Dallas, said some of the diversity programs, both public and private, were intended to help white women along with black and Hispanic Texans. He argues that this action will encourage people to only rely on their own race for support and business. “The fact that we had diversity benefited everybody, the city, everybody. So going against that, it’s going to hurt a lot of people,” said Fleming. Texans will find out the full scope of this legal guidance in the weeks and months ahead. There was also a political element to the opinion on Monday. Paxton is in a competitive race with Senator John Cornyn in the Republican primary. Cornyn used to be the Texas Attorney General. Online Paxton wrote his opinion overruled “a flawed opinion from then-AG Cornyn that allowed DEI to flourish.” In response, Sen. Cornyn wrote: “You’d think a competent Attorney General would know that what I issued more than 25 years ago was a retraction of incomplete guidance due to litigation, not an “opinion.” There’s nothing for him to overturn because nothing was issued, so this is yet another waste of time and taxpayer dollars by the TX AG, showboating for attention.”