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 Indian Olympic Association (IOA), on Friday, said that it remains optimistic about a favourable outcome of wrestler Vinesh Phogat’s application before the Court of Arbitration of Sport’s (CAS’s) Ad hoc division. Vinesh had pulled off the biggest upset of the Paris 2024 Olympics when she beat the ‘invincible’ Yui Susaki in the semifinals of…
Kenya’s Beatrice Chebet surged to the Olympic women’s 10,000 metres gold medal in 30 minutes 43.25 seconds on Friday to add to her 5,000 title at the Games. Italian Nadia Battocletti took silver in 30:43.35 and Dutchwoman Sifan Hassan, the gold medal winner in Tokyo, finished third in 30:44.12. World record holder Chebet did her…
Spain, the runner-up of the last edition of the Olympic Games, made amends at the French capital when it beat host France 5-3 in extra-time to win gold at the 2024 Paris Olympics in men’s football on Friday. This was the second gold medal for the Spaniards, after the 1992 Barcelona Olympics where Kiko had…
Richardson turned on the afterburners to overhaul Britain, Germany and France in the home straight as the US quartet took gold in 41.78sec.
NorthEast United FC picked up its second successive win by blanking a BSF team 4-0 in a Group E match of the 133rd Durand Cup at the SAI Stadium, Kokrajhar on Friday. A brace from Spanish striker Guillermo Fernandez and a goal each from Jithin M.S. and Alaaeddine Ajaraie, who scored from a penalty, ensured…
Defending Champion Neeraj Chopra threw a Season Best of 89.45m in the men’s javelin final of the Paris 2024 Olympics to secure a silver medal. The 26-year-old became only the second Indian to bag a medal in consecutive Olympic Games after wrestler Sushil Kumar. Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem won gold, Pakistan’s first since 1984, with a…
France’s forward #07 Michael Olise, France’s midfielder #12 Enzo Millot, France’s midfielder #06 Manu Kone, France’s defender #05 Kiliann Sildillia, France’s defender #02 Castello Lukeba, France’s defender #04 Loic Bade, France’s midfielder #13 Joris Chotard, France’s defender #03 Adrien Truffert France’s forward #14 Jean-Philippe Mateta, France’s goalkeeper #16 Guillaume Restes and France’s forward #10 Alexandre…
