Ma Long became the Chinese athlete with the most gold medals in the history of the Olympics when he helped China win the men’s table tennis team final at the Paris Games on Friday. China defeated Sweden for its fifth straight Olympic victory in the team event, and Ma secured his sixth gold to become…
Keshav Maharaj’s disciplined spin bowling proved pivotal as South Africa tightened their grip on the first Test against the West Indies at Queen’s Park Oval. Maharaj’s persistent line and length earned him three crucial wickets, leaving the hosts at 145/4 at the close of a rain-affected third day on Friday, in response to South Africa’s…
France coach Thierry Henry described his team’s Olympic performance as “magical” despite their agonising extra-time defeat against Spain in the men’s football final on Friday. “I told the players they had done something magical and that I was so proud of them. In the end we have medals. It didn’t finish the way we wanted…
Neighbours and rivals Manchester City and Manchester United face off on Saturday at the Wembley Stadium to vie for the FA Community Shield 2024 title. Winners of the English Premier League and the FA Cup meet in this fixture. At the end of the 2023-24 season, City clinched its fourth consecutive league title, leaving Arsenal…
The medals for the women’s 50kg freestyle category have been given out in the 2024 Paris Olympics, but the event has not been put to rest. Vinesh Phogat, who was disqualified from the gold medal bout due to missing the required weight by 100g, has moved the Court of Arbitration for Sport’s (CAS) ad-hoc panel…
The 33rd edition of the Summer Olympics began in Paris on July 26 and concludes on August 11. The Paris Olympics feature 32 sports, including the 28 “core” disciplines, that include breaking, skateboarding, surfing and sports climbing. OLYMPICS 2024 FULL SCHEDULE.pdf Saturday’s schedule features medal events across athletics, golf, handball, table tennis, water polo, basketball, weightlifting,…
Algerian gender-row boxer Imane Khelif said that winning Paris Olympics gold on Friday was the perfect response to “attacks” and “bullying”, and declared: “I am a woman like any other.” Khelif comprehensively won the women’s 66kg final at Roland Garros, having been the focus of intense scrutiny in the French capital in the past fortnight….
Spain’s Jordan Diaz won gold in the men’s triple jump on Friday, securing his country’s first ever Olympic medal in the event by defeating defending champion Pedro Pichardo of Portugal who had to settle for silver. Pichardo and Diaz were neck-and-neck after two attempts, with Diaz jumping 17.86 metres, two centimetres ahead his rival. Pichardo…
Rai Benjamin finally got the better of great rival Karsten Warholm to win the Olympic 400 metres hurdles title on Friday, continuing the United States’ athletics gold rush and foiling the Norwegian’s bid to be the second man to retain the title. Benjamin, second behind Warholm in the Tokyo final and with two silvers and…
The Netherlands completed a remarkable double in Olympic hockey on Friday when its women’s team, the defending champions, beat China 3-1 in a shootout to take gold just 24 hours after the men’s side had triumphed over Germany. The Dutch women, who were appearing in their sixth successive final, were made to work hard for…
