You don't have permission to access the page you requested What is this page?The website you are visiting is protected.For security reasons this page cannot be displayed Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker The Europe Trophy Grand Final in Mirandela concluded with the won of the French TT Joué les Tours On the final hurdle they succeeded against Greek club ASEA Sarises Florinas In the ultimate stage Audrey ZARIF LI He and Nolwenn FORT overcame Bernadett BALINT LIU Judith and Despoina AMPA in straight matches “It is first time for the club that we won the European Trophy and we are very happy I hope we will be equally successful next season in t he Europe Cup ” said coach Hugo BERGER Audrey ZARIF added: “It was a long week-end with a lot of matches It was really important for the club to win this title so we gave our best Some matches was more difficult than other we won all the matches 3/0 so that nice.” In the semi final Entente Saint Pierraise TT faced first defeat at the tournament Greece’s ASEA Sarises Florinas caused the big upset and won the difficult five matches duel to secure the ultimate stage They were 2:0 up before they withstood spirited comeback from Entente Saint Pierraise TT to win the place in the final in the decisive match “We had very tough match to reach the final but we know how difficult will be against next adversary We already lost to Joue Les Tours in the group phase However we will stay focused and we will fight hard ” said coach Mark PINK before the final Joue Les Tours was the first team proceeding to the final They overcame Croatia’s STK Aquaestil Duga Resa “We are really happy that we won this match We will give our best to win this Trophy ” said Audrey ZARIF On the opening day Joue Les Tours overcame Portugal’s Uniao Sebastianense F.C Norway’s B-72 and Greek ASEA Sarises Florinas ASEA Sarises Florinas – TT Joué les Tours 0:3 Bernadett BALINT – Audrey ZARIF 2:3 (11:7 8:11 4:11 11:9 1:6) LIU Judith – LI He 1:3 (6:11 9:11 13:11 4:11) Despoina AMPA – Nolwenn FORT 0:3 (9:11 7:11 4:11) Entente Saint Pierraise TT – ASEA Sarises Florinas 2:3 Stephanie LOEUILLETTE – LIU Judith 2:3 (11:7 11:4 4:11 7:11 4:6) Lucie GAUTHIER – Bernadett BALINT 0:3 (9:11 8:11 5:11) Jeanne ROBBES – Despoina AMPA 3:0 (11:8 11:5 11:6) Stephanie LOEUILLETTE – Bernadett BALINT 3:0 (11:6 11:9 11:6) Lucie GAUTHIER – LIU Judith 1:3 (11:9 7:11 8:11 6:11) TT Joué les Tours – STK Aquaestil Duga Resa 3:0 Audrey ZARIF – Leeloo HAN VUKELJA 3:0 (12:10 11:5 11:5) LI He – Xue HAN VUKELJA 3:2 (11:5 11:2 9:11 5:11 6:4) Nolwenn FORT – Sofija SHEREDEHA 3:0 (11:3 11:6 13:11) CTM MIRANDELA – Uniao Sebastianense F.C Ines MATOS – Cecilia AKPAN 3:2 (11:9 11:5 3:11 5:11 6:2) Matilde PINTO – Raquel MARTINS 3:0 (11:7 11:2 11:4) Mariana SANTA COMBA – Leila OLIVEIRA 0:3 (7:11 9:11 12:14) Ines MATOS – Raquel MARTINS 0:3 (9:11 8:11 9:11) Matilde PINTO – Cecilia AKPAN 2:3 (11:9 9:11 11:7 3:11 0:6) Tereza PYTLIKOVA – Maria HORGEN 3:0 (11:2 11:5 11:6) Aneta SIRUCKOVA – Vivian HUYNH 3:0 (11:4 11:2 11:5) The European Table Tennis Union (ETTU) is the governing body of the sport of table tennis in Europe and is the only authority recognized for this purpose by the International Table Tennis Federation The ETTU deals with all matters relating to table tennis at a European level including the development and promotion of the sport in the territories controlled by its 58 member associations and the organization of continental table tennis competitions Another French news source, France Bleu reported that the decision to close was due to falling profitability Tupperware stated the closure of the factory was needed to restore its competitiveness: “Ten years ago there were 55 machines at the Joué-lès-Tours plant and they do not run at full speed.” Tupperware’s press service also said it estimates 40 percent excess production capacity in 2018 which is why it wants to shut down the site Production is ensured by three factories based in Belgium some of whom have worked at the plant for more than 25 years have anticipated an announcement of job losses and reduced production One employee told the French newspaper that over the course of several months many of the machines at the factory have been moved to facilities in Portugal and Africa Tupperware’s response to the job losses to factory workers was that everything would be done to help find a solution for the affected employees storage and serving solutions for the kitchen and home through the Tupperware brand—and beauty and personal care products through the Avroy Shlain and Nuvo brands—is currently in 100 markets around the world The company achieved $2.21 billion in revenue in 2016 In its Q2 2017 earnings report the company reported that sales in France were down 20 percent for the quarter (19 percent in local currency) where Joué-lès-Tours factory machines have been moved up 60 percent in dollars (41 percent local currency) Tupperware sales in France were down 18 percent (16 percent in local currency) for the first quarter of 2017 as well emerging trends and powerful stories conveniently curated to help direct selling executives stay informed Reigning champions KTS ENEA SIARKOPOL Tarnobrzeg concluded Stage 2 of the Champions League Women unbeaten In the fourth match in the Group Stage they once again overcame Novi Sad in Serbia Poland’s club also secured victories against French JOUE LES TOURS TT twice KTS ENEA SIARKOPOL Tarnobrzeg cruised through this stage of the Champions League In four matches they lost only one individual match It occurred on home soil in the duel against Novi Sad when Tijana JOKIC defeated FU Yu Tonight they avoided any unpleasant surprises and Novi Sad failed to produce any upsets even with the new reinforcement from China young RUI QI Xia HAN Ying was under severe pressure but she proved why she is in the Top 10 in the world Xiao Xin showed a nice game tonight felt sure on the table I knew I would play against Tijana and I did a great job I managed to halt her from attacking ” explained SAMARA KTS ENEA SIARKOPOL Tarnobrzeg will move to the quarters as the top-ranked club in Group A while JOUE LES TOURS TT and Novi Sad will compete for the second position in the group to progress to the next stage Novi Sad has an advantage after they overcame the French side in Tours this week “We are happy with our group winning and we are waiting for the quarterfinal ” stated SAMARA Novi Sad – KTS ENEA SIARKOPOL Tarnobrzeg 0-3 RUI QI Xia – YANG Xiaoxin 0-3 (7-11 6-11 5-11) Aneta MAKSUTI – HAN Ying 1-3 (11-9 9-11 8-11 8-11) Tijana JOKIC- Elizabeta SAMARA 0-3 (10-12 6-11 11-13) Mirandela went the full distance but succeeded in France In the opening leg of the Europe Cup quarterfinal Clube Ténis de Mesa de Mirandela secured an away win against JOUE LES TOURS TT After a full five matches they overcame French club Li HE handled the pressure exceptionally well defeating both Jingyi ZHOU and Annamaria ERDELYI ZHOU and ERDELYI on the other hand showed no weaknesses in their duel against Audrey ZARIF Equally important Ines MATOS won a very close duel against Nolwenn FORT JOUE LES TOURS TT – Clube Ténis de Mesa de Mirandela 2-3 Li HE – Jingyi ZHOU 3-2 (11-6 9-11 11-5 9-11 6-1) Audrey ZARIF – Annamaria ERDELYI 0-3 (7-11 9-11 4-11) Nolwenn FORT – Ines MATOS 2-3 (12-14 11-9 11-7 7-11 1-6) Li HE – Annamaria ERDELYI 3-0 (12-10 11-7 11-9) Audrey ZARIF – Jingyi ZHOU 1-3 (7-11 11-8 7-11 9-11) Sign in to listen to groundbreaking journalism Philippines – Alex Eala bowed out of the W25 Joue les Tours in France after falling prey to former doubles partner Oksana Selekhmeteva in the round of 16 on Thursday the Filipina teenager – who swept all of her previous matches in the tournament – absorbed a straight-sets loss as the Russian coasted to a 6-3 6-3 victory to advance to the quarterfinals the 16-year-old Eala has never won against Selekhmeteva 207 by the Women’s Tennis Association Eala also lost to Selekhmeteva in straight sets in the W15 Manacor in Spain last year The two, though, triumphed together as Eala and Selekhmeteva teamed up to capture the 2021 French Open girls’ doubles crown Eala still matched her best finish of the year when she also reached the second round of the W60 Grenoble It has been a busy early season for Eala as she has already competed in five tournaments: the first two in Spain and the last three in France Alex Eala continues the grind in the women's play as she prepares for her pro transition in less than two years In her ongoing tourney in W25 Joue Les Tours in France over home bet Jenny Lim in the first round of main draw on Wednesday night She made it to the main draw after having won two rounds of the qualifiers Eala won 12 of 17 of games played last Wednesday to book a ticket to the round of 16 where she will face a very familiar opponent: Oksana Selekhmeteva from Russia was Eala's partner she won the 2021 French Open girls' doubles title with at Roland Garros in Paris this is already the second time they're battling each other in the women's circuit has a 0-1 record against Selekhmeteva after a defeat in the quarterfinals of W15 Manacor in February 2021 Will she even out their personal record this time The 16-year-old Pinay sensation faces Selekhmeteva on Thursday afternoon Get more of the latest sports news & updates on SPIN.ph Spin.ph has been granted the NPC Seal of Registration in recognition of the successful registration of its DPO and DPS We use cookies to ensure you get the best experience on Spin.ph. By continued use, you agree to our privacy policy and accept our use of such cookies. Find out more here Michelin has confirmed that it has decided to close its tyre production facilities “located in the European countries most affected” countries for at least one week Tyres & Accessories understands this means Michelin’s factories in Italy (Cuneo and Alessandria) Aranda de Duero and Valladolid) and France (Cataroux The actions come in response to the Covid-19 epidemic and specifically follow Michelin tyre market data as of end-February 2020 This data shows that passenger car and light truck tyre market demand is down 9 per cent year-on-year and the truck tyre market demand is down 16 per cent A Michelin Group statement added: “Now that the global economy is in the midst of a systemic crisis the Group’s 2020 guidance is no longer relevant without any possibility at present of assessing the potential impact The Group is taking all of the initiatives required to attenuate as much as possible the negative consequences of the crisis on segment operating income and free cash flow the Group has the sources of financing in place to deal with the uncertainty surrounding the crisis.” said: “Employee safety has been – and continues to be – the absolute priority That has played out in different ways across the world France and Spain have been temporarily closed The car tyre market globally has fallen by about 9 per cent year on year “We’re constantly reviewing the situation in the UK both in terms of employee and public safety and material supplies to our factories It’s an incredibly fast-moving environment at the moment but we’re confident we have the procedures and flexibility to keep people safe and to minimise as much as possible the impact on customers and the business.” If you would like the latest news from the Chinese tyre industry in Chinese, visit our partner site TyrepressChina.com Liam Broady and Anna Smith both reached finals, while Samantha Murray, Richard Gabb and Luke Johnson were all victorious during an excellent week for Team Bath MCTA Tennis professionals on the international circuit Broady, who last month became the first Team Bath MCTA player to reach the quarter-finals of an ATP World Tour singles tournament continued his fantastic form at the Las Vegas Tennis Open He opened the week with a 6-4 6-4 win over Alex Rybakov before beating fellow Brit and number two seed Cameron Norrie 7-6 6-4 A battling 6-7 7-6 6-4 victory against former Junior Wimbledon Champion Reilly Opelka set up a semi-final with Evan King Broady, coached by Dave Sammel and Ian MacDonald at the University of Bath Sports Training Village made a great start to Sunday’s final and won the first set but cramped up in the closing stages as Stefan Koslov fought back to take the title 3-6 7-5 6-4 saying: “We both just put it on the line and it could have gone either way I was very impressed with Liam’s sportsmanship.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwPM6VBAShg Fellow Team Bath MCTA player Smith climbed into the top 50 of the world rankings as she reached her second WTA Tour women’s doubles final of the year with partner Nicole Melichar at the Kremlin Cup in Moscow After a hard-fought 3-6 6-4 10-6 victory over Romania’s Irina-Camilia Begu and Raluca Olaru in the first round Smith and Melichar stormed to successive 6-4 6-1 wins against Russia’s Ksenia Lykina and Polina Monova and Nadiia Kichenok of Ukraine and Australia’s Anastasia Rodionova That set up a final against top seeds Timea Babos and Andrea Hlavackova who won the first set 6-2 but lost the second 6-3 as Smith and Melichar fought back to force a tie-break decider The Hungarian and Czech pair took that 10-3 to claim their fourth title of the year saying: “We’ve had a great year and I’m looking forward to playing with Nicole again next year.” Click here to watch Smith and Melichar contest the Kremlin Cup final. Murray followed up reaching the women’s doubles final at Cherboug-en-Cotentin in France with India’s Karman Kaur Thandi by going one better at the Joue-Les-Tours tournament with former Team Bath player Sarah Beth Grey After opening with a 6-3 6-4 victory over Myrtille Georges and Chloe Paquet Murray and Grey beat another French pairing – Lou Adler and Camille Sireix – 6-2 7-5 in the quarter-finals An emphatic 6-3 6-1 win over Russia’s Kseniia Bekker and Norway’s Melanie Stokke put Murray and Grey through to the final where they beat Romania’s Jaqueline Adina Cristian and Elena Gabriela Ruse 7-6(3) 6-3 to claim the title Team Bath MCTA duo Gabb and Johnson (pictured top of the page) joined forces to win the men’s doubles title at a F13 Futures tournament A 7-5 6-4 win over home duo Edan Bakshi and Mor Bulis was followed by the toughest match of the week a 3-6 7-5 10-3 victory against Israel’s Yannai Barkai and Britain’s Alexis Canter Gabb and World University Games silver-medallist Johnson then overcame Israel’s Orel Ovil and Yasha Zemel 6-4 6-4 before producing an excellent performance in the final to defeat Israel’s Alon Elia and Croatia’s Fran Zvonimir Zgombic 6-2 6-1 Click here for more information about the International High Performance Centre at the University of Bath. Alex Eala gets the chance to rub elbows with the world’s best and play against some of them when she competes in the prestigious Miami Open on March 22 to April 3 at the Hard Rock Stadium in Florida earned a wildcard berth in the 96-player main draw  for her second stint in the WTA1000 tournament “I am excited to be playing in the Miami Open!” Eala wrote on her social media Sunday Eala first saw action in the $8.3 million event last year where she was granted a wildcard ticket in the qualifiers lost to Slovakian Viktoria Kuzmova in the first round Also getting wildcard entries in the main draw this year are four-time Grand Slam champion and former world No The tournament boasts of Grand Slam-level talent including 15 players with a combined 26 career Grand Slam singles titles 71 of the top 75 ranked women and 65 of the top 75 ranked men are entered in the event Eala is currently training at the Rafa Nadal Tennis Academy where she has been based for the past years Her last tournament appearance came in the W25 Joue les Tours in France late February where she finished in the second round of the International Tennis Federation (ITF) women’s circuit event © 2025 JNews - Premium WordPress news & magazine theme by Jegtheme © 2025 JNews - Premium WordPress news & magazine theme by Jegtheme.