The former England cricketer and coach Graham Thorpe has died at the age of 55, the England and Wales Cricket Board announced on Monday. “There seem to be no appropriate words to describe the deep shock we feel at Graham’s death,” the ECB said in a statement. “More than one of England’s finest-ever batters, he…
Canada’s Ethan Katzberg won gold in the men’s hammer throw at the Paris Olympics on Sunday, cementing his dominance of the discipline after becoming the youngest ever world champion last year. Katzberg, 22, who cuts a distinctive figure with his moustache and long curly hair, asserted himself with a first throw of 84.12 metres, and…
Kishane Thompson let out a scream after crossing the finish line that was fitting of an Olympic 100-meter champion. Because, for a brief moment, he thought maybe he was. By the slimmest of margins, Thompson was beaten out for gold on a perfectly timed lean from American Noah Lyles on Sunday night. Their times of…
In the Premier League Next Gen Cup 2024, Stellenbosch FC from South Africa had come for redemption against English teams. In the last edition of the tournament, Wolverhampton Wanderers had beaten the Stellies 5-4 on penalties in the final to clinch the title. This time, the team left nothing to chance, securing a 2-0…
Noah Lyles wants his thrilling Olympic 100m victory to have a transformative effect on his sport in the United States — starting with a Michael Jordan-style sports shoe deal. The 27-year-old American catapulted himself into a new level of stardom on Sunday after ending the USA’s 20-year wait for a gold medal in the Olympics’…
Olympic boxer Imane Khelif said the wave of hateful scrutiny she has faced over misconceptions about her gender “harms human dignity,” and she called for an end to bullying athletes after being greatly affected by the international backlash against her. The Algerian athlete spoke about her tumultuous Olympic experience on Sunday night in an interview…
Lakshya Sen lost to Denmark’s Viktor Axelsen in the badminton men’s singles semifinal at the Paris Olympics 2024 on Sunday, and will contest for a bronze medal. The 22-year-old will be up against Malaysia’s Lee Zii Jia, who lost to Thailand’s Kunlavit Vitidsarn in his last-four match. The last meeting between the two shuttlers came…
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 Monday’s schedule features medal events across triathlon, shooting, badminton, artistic gymnastics, canoe slalom, athletics, track…
World champion Noah Lyles roared to victory in 9.79sec to claim gold in a dramatic men’s Olympic 100m final in Paris on Sunday. Lyles won in the closest Olympic 100m finish in modern history as just five thousandths of a second separated him from Jamaica’s Kishane Thompson. Both were given the rounded-up time of 9.79sec…
In 9.79 seconds, it is all over. Noah Lyles is the Olympic 100m champion. The marquee event of the Olympic Games couldn’t have been any closer. Lyles needed to record a new personal best and even then it nearly wasn’t enough. He got off to a horror start – the slowest of the blocks in…
