Café society was the description of the "Beautiful People" and "Bright Young Things" who gathered in fashionable cafés and restaurants in New York, Paris and London beginning in the late 19th century. Maury Henry Biddle Paul is credited with coining the phrase "café society" in 1915.
Paris Saint-Germain Football Club, commonly referred to as Paris Saint-Germain or simply PSG, is a professional football club based in Paris, France. They compete in Ligue 1, the top division of French football.
Paris Football Club, commonly referred to as Paris FC or simply PFC, is a French professional football club based in Paris, that competes in the Ligue 2, the second tier of French football. Paris FC play their home matches at the Stade Sébastien Charléty, which is located in the 13th arrondissement of Paris.
The Vélodrome de Vincennes is a cycling stadium in the Bois de Vincennes, Paris, France.
Paule Marie Yvonne Prévost Boppe was a French tennis player at the end of the 19th century. She won the French Women's Singles Championship in 1900.
Moissy-Cramayel is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It is part of the urban unit (agglomeration) of Paris, 33 km (21 mi) southeast of the center of Paris, in the "new town" of Sénart, created in the 1970s.
The Stade Jean-Bouin is a multi-purpose stadium in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, France. The 19,904 capacity facility is located across the street from the much larger Parc des Princes, and is used mostly for rugby union, but is also used for American football and association football matches. It is the home stadium of Stade Français, Paris Musketeers and FC Versailles.
Stade Sébastien-Charléty, also known as Stade Charléty or Charléty, is a multi-purpose stadium located in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. Comprising a running track and a football field, the stadium is a 20,000-seat state-owned venue used for numerous sports and events. It is also the current home ground of the rugby union team of Paris Université Club, who operate the venue, and the association football clubs Paris FC and Paris 13 Atletico.
Bridge Whist and Straight Bridge are retronyms coined to distinguish the earliest form of Bridge that was played from 1890 in Paris from latter forms of Bridge which included bidding.
The Rue des Lombards is a street in Paris, France, which is famous for hosting three of the main French jazz clubs: Le Baiser Salé, Le Duc des Lombards and the Sunset/Sunside. It was originally a banking center in medieval Paris, a trade dominated by Lombard merchants, name given from the 12th century onwards to Italian merchants and bankers. It was also shown on The Simpsons episode "To Courier with Love".
The 1996 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup final was a football match contested between Paris Saint-Germain of France and Rapid Wien of Austria. It was the final match of the 1995–96 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and the 36th Cup Winners' Cup final. The final was held at King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels on 8 May 1996, hosting its first European club final since the scenes of the Heysel Stadium disaster eleven years prior. Paris Saint-Germain won the match 1–0, thanks to a free kick from Bruno Ngotty.
Cercle Athlétique de Paris Charenton is a French football club which plays in the cities of Charenton-le-Pont and Maisons-Alfort, Val-de-Marne. The team is a merger between CA Paris and SO Charentonnais. The two merged in 1964.
Ugo Attardi was an Italian painter, sculptor and writer.
Rouen Hockey Élite 76, also known as the Dragons de Rouen, is a French professional ice hockey team based in Rouen playing in the Ligue Magnus.
The 1906–07 French Ice Hockey Championship was the first ice hockey championship staged in France. Sporting Club de Lyon won the championship by defeating Club des Patineurs de Paris.
Halle Georges Carpentier is a multi-use indoor sporting arena that is located in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. The arena can be used for multiple sporting events, including: boxing, martial arts, badminton, table tennis, volleyball, handball, fencing, basketball, and gymnastics. It is part of a sports complex that also includes a gym and football, rugby, and athletics facilities. The arena is named after the French boxing legend Georges Carpentier, and it includes a statue of the boxer in the arena's lobby, by the sculptor Brennen.
Paris 92 is a French professional handball club from Paris. This team currently competes in the French Women's Handball First League from 2010. The club was previously named Issy-les-Moulineaux Handball (1999-2009) and Issy Paris Hand (2009-2018).
Palais des sports Marcel-Cerdan is a multi-purpose indoor sports arena that is located in Levallois, Paris, France. It is primarily used to host basketball games. The arena is named after the French boxer Marcel Cerdan. The arena has a seating capacity of 4,000.
Paris 13 Atletico is a French football club based in the 13th arrondissement of Paris. It competes in the Championnat National, the third tier of French football.
London Otters Rowing Club is an LGBT-friendly rowing club based at the London Regatta Centre in the Docklands area of London, U.K. on the River Thames.
