Great Britain’s Sarah Storey has added to her record haul of Paralympic gold medals after seeing off French rider Heidi Gaugain in a dramatic finale of their women’s C4-5 road race. Storey, 46, secured her 19th gold medal in Paris on Friday morning but was made to survive a late scare having been part of the leading pack for much of the race. With less than 2km of the 71km race to go, Gaugain burst…
Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez has provided a repeat of his lewd World Cup-winning antics – having his way with a replica of the Copa America trophy on Thursday night. Argentina won their third World Cup after a penalty shoot-out victory over France in Qatar in 2022 with the Aston Villa goalkeeper taking centre stage during the jubilant post-match celebrations. Having also been handed the Golden Glove award, Martinez lowered the trophy to his groin and…
The daughter of Ugandan Olympic marathon runner Rebecca Cheptegei, who was doused in petrol and killed by her ex-boyfriend, has shared her terrifying account of the ordeal. Cheptegei, who competed in this summer’s Paris Olympics, was attacked in her home on Sunday, left in an intensive care unit after suffering burns to more than 80 per cent of her body. The 33-year-old died as a result of her injuries on Wednesday evening. The attack took…
Andy Murray’s meltdown in Dubai was one of the rudest moments seen from any tennis player in 2024, but he’s certainly not the only culprit. Tennis players behaving badly is nothing new – but the recent scandal involving Yulia Putintseva and a US Open ball girl has put it back in everyone’s minds. Metro.co.uk takes a look back at the 10 wildest moments from this year, with Emma Raducanu and Novak Djokovic both on the…
With the 2024 Paris Olympics done and dusted, attentions are quickly turning to the Paralympic Games which get underway in just over a week’s time. And while Paralympic athletes put the finishing touches on their preparations, there’s a little-known rule they should be wary of heading into this summer’s spectacle in the French capital. In recent years, it has become something of a tradition for Olympians to get inked up with the iconic Olympic rings…
I have to admit I would have done anything to be at the Olympics. I definitely have some ‘FOMO’. A Games is an amazing experience and one which I got to have in Tokyo three years ago, albeit during the coronavirus pandemic. When we failed to qualify Great Britain for Paris, it was very hard indeed. I would have crawled onto the pitch to be at the Olympics! But maybe there is a silver living…
Armand ‘Mondo’ Duplantis and Karsten Warholm, two of the Olympics’ most high-profile athletes, will go head-to-head in a 100m race tonight. Duplantis set more Pole Vaults records tumbling in Paris as the Swede won his second successive gold medal in Paris. Warholm, meanwhile, was narrowly pipped to the gold medal in his 400m hurdles race but still holds the world record in the event. Despite not competing in the 100m professionally, both athletes will put their…
Rebecca Cheptegei has died after being attacked by her boyfriend last weekend Olympic marathon runner Rebecca Cheptegei has died after being set on fire by her boyfriend last weekend. The 33-year-old, who finished 44th in the women’s marathon race at the Olympics in Paris earlier this summer, had been in an intensive care unit since Sunday after suffering burns to more than 80 per cent of her body. Cheptegei was attacked at her home in…
Group 1 fixtures Kick offwhere to watch? Azerbaijan vs Sweden17:00TBAEstonia vs Slovakia19:45TBAPortugal vs Croatia19:45TBASan Marino vs Liechtenstein19:45TBAScotland vs Poland19:45ITV4 or ITV X Group 3 fixturesKick-offwhere to watch? Belarus vs Bulgaria19:45TBANorthern Ireland vs Luxembourg19:45ITV3 or ITVX Group 4 fixtures Kick-offwhere to watch? Denmark vs Switzerland19:45TBASerbia vs Spain19:45TBA
The Paris 2024 Paralympics are in full swing with the finest Paralympians from across the globe eyeing glory in the French capital. Team GB are looking for a repeat of their showing three years ago in Tokyo, where they finished second in the table with 124 medals – with a huge 41 of those being gold. And Great Britain are firmly on the way to repeating their Japanese heroics, having scooped 29 golds in their…
The Paralympic Games are continuing a summer of sporting excellence. Thousand of athletes from all over the world are competing in the 2024 Games, which are taking place just over two weeks since the Olympics drew to a close. Though it celebrates multiple disciplines of sport like the Olympics, the event has some significantly different traditions and practices, particularly when it comes to the medals the athletes receive in their respective sports. For blind athletes…
Paris was a whirlwind but what a privilege it was to be a part of it. I’m very much enjoying being home again but my the last few weeks are finally starting to sink in and I’m realising that I’m officially an Olympian. An Olympic Games is a pretty special event. With most of the world’s attention set on one place for two weeks, everything feels a lot more intense and exaggerated. Suddenly it’s not…
British wheelchair tennis sensation Alfie Hewett will be looking to claim the only major honour missing from his bulging trophy cabinet at the Paris 2024 Paralympics. Having claimed the Wimbledon singles title for the first time in his career earlier this summer, Hewett is gunning for gold on the clay courts of Roland-Garros. Hewett is also in action in the French capital alongside long-term tennis partner Gordon Reid, as they look to go one better…
Luis Diaz has encouraged Mohamed Salah to stay at Liverpool beyond the end of the season, admitting it would be ‘very hard’ for the club should the forward decide to move on. Salah has cemented his status as an all-time Liverpool great since swapping Roma for Anfield back in 2017, with the Egyptian playing an instrumental role across Jurgen Klopp’s trophy-laden tenure on Merseyside. But Salah has entered into the final 12 months of his…
Dame Sarah Storey has hit out at Paralympics organisers after winning gold in the women’s C5 time trial. The 46-year-old won the 18th Paralympic gold medal of her career on Wednesday after finishing first in the event for the fifth Games in a row. But Storey, who is Britain’s most successful Paralympian of all time, was furious with the decision to shorten the women’s course around Clichy-sous-Bois in the eastern suburbs of France’s capital to…
It wasn’t long ago that embarrassed Detroit Lions fans protected their identity by wearing paper bags over their heads while watching games at Ford Field. Their team was the butt of all jokes after a long line of abysmal seasons which included the wretched 2008 campaign when they failed to register a single win, going 0-16. Performances barely improved the following year when the toothless Lions celebrated just two victories and they won just three,…
Liverpool’s £12.5million signing of Federico Chiesa will prove to be the ‘signing of the transfer window’, Micah Richards believes. Arne Slot had a quiet first summer at Anfield, only signing two new players: goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili who was immediately loaned back to Valencia and Chiesa. The versatile attacker arrives from Juventus in a deal worth £10m, plus £2.5m in add-ons, with a great reputation, having scored 34 goals and made 26 assists for the Italian…
Raygun is adamant that she was Australia’s best female to represent her country at the Olympics but has apologised to the breakdancing community for her routines which went viral. Rachael Gunn, who competes under the name ‘Raygun’, scored zero in all three of her heats as breakdancing made its Olympic debut in Paris this summer. The 37-year-old created headlines around the world for her moves which included a kangaroo hop, a snake-like wriggle on the…
Martin Zubimendi has underlined his commitment to Real Sociedad after turning down a summer move to Liverpool, labelling the La Liga outfit – his boyhood club – his ‘life’. Liverpool appeared on the cusp of landing Zubimendi last month, only for the 25-year-old to stay on with Sociedad after being offered an improved contract in San Sebastian. The highly rated midfielder, who was a part of Spain’s triumphant Euro 2024 squad, had also been on…
Paris Paralympics Games 2024 – Medal table Position Country Gold SilverBronzeTotal 1China 7457391702Great Britain 383119883United States273418794Netherlands21108395France172422636Italy171129577Ukraine162127648Brazil151830639Australia 1412194510Germany991634*Last updated 06.09.2024 (UK TIME)
Transgender athlete Valentina Petrillo failed in her bid to reach the final of the women’s T12 400m at the Paralympic Games in Paris. Petrillo qualified for Monday evening’s semi-final having finished second in her heat behind Venezuela’s Alejandra Paola Perez earlier that day. However, the Italian, who was diagnosed with Stargardt disease – a genetic eye condition – aged 14, failed to qualify for Tuesday’s final after she finished third in her semi-final despite running a personal-best time…
The Olympics is broadcast on the BBC, meanwhile, the Paralympics are shown on Channel 4 and viewers have defended this split. The Paris 2024 games got underway on July 26, and after ending on August 11, they will re-commence today, before running until September 8. Sports fans will have to switch over channels to continue catching the coverage, as since 2012, Channel 4 has been airing the Paralympics. One Reddit user, who uses the account…
Marco van Basten has criticised Donny van de Beek’s agent for allowing the midfielder to join Manchester United. Van de Beek made the move to United in a £39 million deal from Ajax in September 2020 but the 27-year-old failed to make an impact during his time at Old Trafford. The Dutch midfielder also had spells on loan at Everton and Eintracht Frankfurt before United allowed him to join Spanish side Girona for an initial…
Rafael Nadal has become the latest name in tennis to share his thoughts on the Jannik Sinner doping scandal, after he failed a drugs test — but avoided punishment. Sinner twice tested positive for clostebol, a steroid that can be used to build muscle mass. But he was controversially cleared by a tribunal after they learned his physio applied spray to a cut on his hand before giving the player a bare-handed massage. This was…
It’s hardly all over bar the shouting but the job as England’s next permanent manager is surely Lee Carsley’s to lose. Success with the Three Lions at the European Under-21 Championship last year has led the Football Association to appoint him as interim boss for this month’s Nations League matches, starting with the trip to Dublin to play the Republic of Ireland on Saturday and followed by the visit of Finland to Wembley on Tuesday.…
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