Max Verstappen has been spotted sharing an intense chat with Red Bull race engineer Gianpiero Lambiase a week after their heated radio messages. The duo appeared to be laughing together in a sign that their relationship was now cordial. Verstappen was furious with his team’s strategy at last weekend’s Hungarian Grand Prix, dubbing it “s***” […]
Andy Murray and Team GB snubbed in Paris Olympics opening ceremony after ‘technical glitch | Other | Sport
Olympics chiefs suffered an embarrassing technical glitch as a jumbo screen cut out during the rain-soaked opening ceremony in Paris. Fans hoping to see Andy Murray and his Team GB colleagues on one of the screens were left disappointed as the elements ruined what should have been a fantastic event. Rainfall in Paris grew increasingly […]
Sinclair, Labbe deny viewing drone footage as scandal threatens to tarnish Canada Soccer
Two former members of the Canadian women’s soccer team who won gold at the Tokyo Olympics have denied watching drone footage of their competitors. Their statements come several days into a drone-spying scandal that threatens to tarnish the image of Canadian soccer during one of the biggest spotlights for the women’s national team, amid the possibility […]
Soccer experts question strategic value of Canadian team’s drone gambit
Was that really worth it? It’s a question that might be top of mind for whichever Canada Soccer staff were in charge of the decision to fly a drone over New Zealand women’s soccer practices in the days before their opening match at the Paris Olympics. To date, the ramifications of that choice — and, […]
Canada men’s soccer team attempted to use drones at Copa America, CEO says amid spying scandal
The CEO of Canada Soccer says the men’s national soccer team “attempted drone usage” during the Copa America tournament that wrapped earlier this month. Kevin Blue said the facts of the men’s attempted spying were “significantly different” from what happened in France in connection with the women’s team, and that it was his understanding it didn’t affect competitive […]
5 questions with Canadian Olympic surfer Sanoa Dempfle-Olin
Sanoa Dempfle-Olin will be the first Canadian to compete in surfing in an Olympic Games starting Saturday. The sport made its Olympic debut in Tokyo in 2021, but Canada didn’t enter an athlete. Dempfle-Olin is Canada’s lone surfer competing in Tahiti’s Teahupo’o (pronounced CHOH-poo), which is known as the “Wall of Skulls.” Tahiti is a French […]
Simone Biles submits original skill on uneven bars ahead of Paris Olympics
Simone Biles is looking to add to the list of skills named after her in gymnastics’ Code of Points. The American superstar submitted an original skill on uneven bars to the International Gymnastics Federation on Friday. If Biles successfully completes it during women’s qualifying on Sunday, the skill will become the sixth to bear her […]
Charlotte Dujardin ‘has many enemies’ as new Olympics row breaks out | Other | Sport
Charlotte Dujardin was sabotaged by one of her ‘many enemies’ ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympics, it has been explosively claimed. The Team GB great was suspended on the eve of the Games by the International Federation for Equestrian Sports (FEI) for six months. It came after a video emerged earlier this week of Dujardin […]
Lewis Hamilton tells F1 fan ‘I can’t sign that’ after Belgian GP troll | F1 | Sport
Lewis Hamilton refused to sign a photograph of his crash with Fernando Alonso at the 2022 Belgian Grand Prix upon arrival in the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps paddock for this year’s running of the race. In 2022, the seven-time world champion made contact with his former McLaren team-mate at the end of the Kemmel Straight on […]
Carlos Alcaraz forced to skip Olympics opening ceremony as he issues statement | Tennis | Sport
Carlos Alcaraz has revealed in a statement that he won’t be at tonight’s Olympic Games opening ceremony in Paris. The Spaniard had been planning to attend the showpiece event in the heart of Paris, but he will instead be watching from afar. Taking to social media to share the news, Alcaraz revealed: “I was very […]