Sports Café. Happy birthday, John Linehan! A closer look at ASNL and SLUC's opponents... Welcome to the Sports Café!

This Thursday, May ^1st , we wish a happy birthday to a SLUC Nancy basketball legend: American point guard John Linehan, French champion in 2011 with the Cougars, turns 47. Happy birthday also to Nancy driver Benoît Rousselot, French asphalt champion in 2002, who turns 52.

This Thursday is the day before matches in the National Championship and Betclic Elite. On our website , you'll find out everything about Nîmes, ASNL's opponent (Friday 7:30 p.m., at Picot) and Nanterre, SLUC's opponent (Friday 8 p.m., at Gentilly).

Tennis: Madrid Masters 1000, from 1 p.m. and 8 p.m., on Eurosport 1.

Cycling: Tour de Romandie (2nd stage), from 3:30 p.m., on Eurosport 2 and L'Équipe.

Football: Europa League (semi-final first leg), Athletic Bilbao - Manchester United, from 9 p.m., on Canal +.

Football: Europa League (semi-final first leg), Tottenham - Bodo Glimt, from 9 p.m., on Canal + Foot.