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Olympic Football Tournament – U23’s Men’s – today’s fixtures The final game of the group stages for the men’s u23s Olympic tournament – and it’s all to play for, with only the top two from each group progressing to the Quarter-Finals. Groups Fixtures Kick-off Where to watchGroup AUSA vs Guinea18:00Discovery+New Zealand vs France18:00Discovery+Group BMorocco vs Iraq16:00Discovery+Ukraine vs Argentina16:00Discovery+Group C Dominican Republic vs Uzbekistan14:00Discovery+Spain vs Egypt14:00Discovery+Group DParaguay vs Mali 20:00 Discovery+Israel vs Japan 20:00Discovery+

German diver Timo Barthel has revealed the huge sacrifices Chinese athletes have made in order to win gold at the Olympics in Paris, claiming that some of his rivals have not seen their families for three years. Team GB’s Tom Daley and Noah Williams produced six superb dives in the men’s 10m synchro diving final on Monday but they were beaten to the gold medal by China’s duo of Lian Junjie and Hao Yang. Barthel and his partner Jaden Eikermann represented Germany in the event and finished seventh overall with 364.41 points. Tom Daley and Noah Williams ended with silver after…

Some BBC viewers were left doing a double take while tuning into the Olympics after believing Clare Balding might have made an X-rated gaffe. The veteran sports broadcaster is currently in Paris presenting her seventh Olympic Games for the national broadcaster, leading the coverage for the three-week international sporting event. Clare, 53, has been fronting the swimming events from La Defense Arena over the past few days, but has also been keeping viewers updated on the results of other sporting results. On Monday evening, the presenter introduced a feature on Team GB star Tom Pidcock, who won a gold medal…

The triathlon at the Paris 2024 Olympics could be transformed into a duathlon if the water quality in the River Seine does not improve, confirmed event organisers. The men’s triathlon was due to take place today but has been postponed until Wednesday due to the pollution levels in the Seine making it unsafe for the swimming leg of the event. The men’s and women’s events are currently due to take place on Wednesday, while there is a contingency day on Friday, but the water quality must improve to an acceptable level for swimming to be held. A World Triathlon statement…

Two female boxers at the Paris Olympics who were disqualified at the 2023 world championships after being judged to have failed gender eligibility tests have complied with all rules to fight at the games, the IOC said. Lin Yu-ting of Taiwan and Imane Khelif of Algeria are competing at their second Summer Games. Both finished outside the medals at the Tokyo Olympics held in 2021. ‘All athletes participating in the boxing tournament of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 comply with the competition’s eligibility and entry regulations, as well as all applicable medical regulations,’ the International Olympic Committee said in a…

Scarlett Johansson’s husband Colin Jost has showed off a gruesome foot injury he sustained while reporting on the Olympics 2024. The Saturday Night Live star, 42, said he hurt himself on the reef shortly after arriving in Tahiti for the surfing competition. He posted a picture of his foot with bloodied toes on Instagram and captioned the post: ‘This might ruin my WikiFeet score but I just arrived in Tahiti for the surfing Olympics and the reef was excited to greet me.’ Colin later shared an image of his foot with three of his toes in bandages and quipped: ‘You…

An Olympics star’s celebrations were cut short after he appeared to dislocate his shoulder just moments after winning bronze in Paris. Adil Osmanov won only Moldova’s eighth Olympic medal in history on Monday in the Judo. Competing in the Men’s 73kg event, the 24-year-old defeated Italy’s Manuel Lombardo in one of the bronze medal matches and was clearly overjoyed with his victory. Osmanov fell to his knees and screamed in delight, before celebrating with a dramatic fist-pump – appearing to dislocate his right shoulder, or at the very least seriously injury his arm, in the process. He clutched his stricken…

Today’s news summary – Paper Talk If you are someone who reads every perspective of a story, here is a news summary of all of today’s front pages from today’s newspapers; summarised in a 2-minute read

Today’s news summary – Paper Talk If you are someone who reads every perspective of a story, here is a news summary of all of today’s front pages from today’s newspapers; summarised in a 2-minute read

Today’s news summary – Paper Talk If you are someone who reads every perspective of a story, here is a news summary of all of today’s front pages from today’s newspapers; summarised in a 2-minute read