Imane Khelif launches legal complaint over online abuse at Paris Olympics Algerian boxer Imane Khelif has filed a legal complaint over online harassment following her gold medal success at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Khelif eased to a dominant victory over China’s Yang Liu to secure the gold medal in her 66kg event on Friday night, roared on my thousands of Algerian’s in attendance. But her participation in the French capital over the last two weeks…
The Women’s Tournament kicks off at 14:00 with two European giants battling it out for a Bronze medal, followed by the Men’s tournament at 17:00 where two more European giants of football battle it out for Gold and Silver. Olympic Women’s Football Tournament fixtures today – 08/08/24 FixturesKick-offWhere to watch?Olympic Women’s Football Tournament14:00Discovery+Spain vs Germany*The winner secures a bronze medal FixturesKick-offWhere to watch?Olympic Men’s Football Tournament17:00 Discovery+France U23 vs Spain U23*The Men’s Final – winner takes…
Egypt U23 battle it out against Morrocco U23s for a bronze medal in tonight’s third-place match. Tomorrow’s Men’s final takes place tomorrow as Spain and France fight for Gold – with the loser securing silver. Olympic Men’s Football Tournament fixtures today – 08/08/24 FixturesKick-offWhere to watch?Egypt U23 vs Morocco U2316:00Discovery+The winner will secure an Olympic bronze medal
Australian Olympic hockey player apologises after Paris cocaine arrest Australian hockey player Tom Craig has issued an apology after being released from custody in Paris, following his arrest for allegedly buying cocaine. The Paris prosecutor’s office confirmed that an individual was arrested on Tuesday night for purchasing cocaine in the city’s ninth arrondissement. Craig was released with a warning, avoiding conviction or a fine. “I’d firstly like to apologise for what has occurred in the…
Breaking – Lee Carsley expected to be England interim boss Lee Carsley is expected to be the interim manager of the England men’s senior team when they play their Nations League games against the Republic of Ireland and Finland next month. Carsley led England Under-21s as they won the European Championship in 2023 for the first time in 39 years. Gareth Southgate resigned as England manager two days after defeat by Spain in the 2024 Euros final last month.…
The semi-final matches of the Women’s Olympic Football tournament – kick off at 17:00 (UK time) with the USA taking on Germany – for a second time this tournament (the USA won 4-1in the group stages) followed by Brazil taking on tournament favourites Spain at 20:00). Olympic Women’s Football fixtures today – 06/08/2024 FixturesKick-offWhere to watch?USA vs Germany17:00Discovery+Brazil vs Spain20:00Discovery+The battle for a bronze medal takes place on 9 August at 14:00 – the final…
The semi-final matches of the U23s Men’s Olympic Football tournament – kick off at 17:00 (UK time) with Morocco taking on Spain followed by the host nation France facing Egypt at 20:00. The odds suggest we could see a Spain vs France final – however Morocco have proven to be slick and exciting this tournament – so don’t be quick to write them off. Olympic Men’s Football fixtures today – 05/08/2024 FixturesKick-offWhere to watch?Morocco U23…
Imane Khelif has hit out at the ‘bullying’ she has received during the Olympics, describing it as ‘harmful to human dignity’. Khelif’s participation at the Paris Olympics has come under scrutiny after she and Lin Yu-ting – who are both now guaranteed medals -were disqualified from last year’s Word Championships. At the time, the International Boxing Association (IBA) said both fighters failed gender eligibility tests, but the International Olympic Committee has cast doubt over the…
Olympic 100m champion Noah Lyles spoke out about the string of mental and physical issues he has dealt with in his life after claiming gold in dramatic fashion on Sunday in Paris. The American superstar won an incredible 100m final, beating Jamaica’s Kishane Thompson to the gold medal by the narrowest of margins. Lyles came into Paris as the reigning world champion in both 100m and 200m after gold in Budapest last year. He feels…
Volleyball is one of the most popular events at the Olympics for fans hoping to catch a glimpse of some of the lesser-known sports at any Games. And viewers tuning in to watch the volleyball competitions at the Paris 2024 Olympics may well note a quirk – one player is wearing a different colour shirt to their teammates. But what exactly is the reasoning behind this different coloured outfit? Here is everything you need to…
Team GB had to eventually settle for bronze in the mixed really triathlon despite initially believing they had won silver at the climax of a thrilling race in Paris. Alex Yee, Georgia Taylor-Brown, Sam Dickinson and Beth Potter were competing in the brilliant event for Great Britain, leading for much of the race. Germany took the lead late in the contest, with Laura Lindemann impressively crossing the line first, but it was close as Potter…
Adam Peaty did not hold back in criticising ‘cheating’ at Paris 2024, slamming previously ‘contaminated’ Chinese swimmers after the 4x100m medley. Team GB finished fourth in the medley, with China winning gold, but Peaty was not happy seeing the team stand atop the podium. Two of the four-man team, Qin Haiyang and Sun Jiajun, were among 11 swimmers allowed to compete in Paris despite testing positive for a banned substance. They were allowed to swim…
Team GB silver medallist Amber Rutter believes a VAR system should be in place for future Olympic shooting events after being controversially denied gold in Paris. A shoot-off was required in Sunday’s skeet final after Great Britain’s Rutter and Chile’s Francisca Crovetto tied on 55 shots from 60 targets. The pair still could not be split after three shoot-off rounds but Rutter was then adjudged to have missed a shot which replays appeared to show…
If you’ve been following the 2024 Olympics in Paris, the word repechage will have been popping up all over the place. A repechage round has been newly introduced for the Games this summer for all the individual track events, except the 100m sprint. From the 110m hurdles and 200m dash, right through to longer distance 800m and 1500m events, you’ll see repechage races. Organisers said it is an ‘innovation’ that’s making its debut in the…
Team GB athlete Holly Bradshaw was in ‘floods of tears’ after quite literally crashing out of the Paris 2024 Olympics. Bradshaw, competing at her final Olympics, failed to clear 4.40m after three attempts, bowing out of the women’s pole vault at the Stade de France. The 32-year-old cleared 4.85m to claim bronze at Tokyo 2020 but could not get anywhere near that height in Paris. One of her attempts went badly wrong and she was…
With the Paris Olympics in full swing, France is even more popular among British tourists than usual. If you’re heading across the Channel this summer, you’ve likely been brushing up on your parle français is order to fit in with the locals. But there are a few common French phrases native English-speakers often get wrong – and doing so could leave you pretty red-faced. Think of all the idioms we use that confuse UK tourists…
Tamara Potocka says she ‘left her soul in the pool’ after collapsing immediately after a race in scary scenes at the Paris Olympics. The Slovakian, competing at her first games, was racing in the women’s 200m individual medley on Friday, finishing seventh in her heat. Source link
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