Canadian swimmer Nicholas Bennett captured the country’s first gold medal at the Paris Paralympics on Monday in the men’s SB14 100-metre breaststroke. The 20-year-old clocked a time of one minute 3.98 seconds at Paris La Défense Arena. It’s Bennett’s second medal of these Games after winning silver on Saturday in the men’s S14 200m freestyle final. Bennett, who lives with autism, was born in Parksville, B.C., but now lives […]
Paralympics star wrongly disqualified after being accused of breaking little-known rule | Other | Sport
Paralympics swimmer Ahmed Kelly went on to clinch a silver medal in the 150m medley SM3 event in Paris after being reinstated ahead of the final. The Iraq-born Australian star had been wrongly disqualified in the aftermath of his heat after he had performed butterfly instead of front crawl in the freestyle leg. Swimming Australia […]
Luke Littler in tears after German Darts Championship final loss and shares sad reason why | Other | Sport
Luke Littler had an emotional moment on stage after losing the German Darts Championship final to Peter Wright. The 17-year-old ended up on the wrong side of an 8-5 defeat, having led 5-2 at one point before Wright won six consecutive legs. After the match, Littler broke down as he sent a poignant message to […]
Andy Murray blasts US Open for ‘total mess’ despite retiring from tennis | Tennis | Sport
Andy Murray has taken to social media to criticise the scheduling at the US Open, branding the situation a ‘total mess’. The 37-year-old is watching the action from home after retiring from tennis at the Olympics, where he represented Team GB in the men’s doubles alongside Dan Evans. Murray was awake in the early hours […]
Scottie Scheffler’s caddie earns more than Tiger Woods and 220 golf stars | Golf | Sport
Scottie Scheffler’s caddie has benefitted from the golfer’s remarkable year with earnings that would place him in the sport’s top 25 earners in 2024. Scheffler’s triumph at the Tour Championship on Sunday capped a stunning nine months for the American. The 28-year-old enjoyed a record-breaking year which concluded with his first season-long championship. He closed […]
Nick Kyrgios shuts down ‘incorrect’ claims about US Open star being ‘snubbed’ | Tennis | Sport
Nick Kyrgios has shut down a claim that Taylor Fritz is not as hyped up within American tennis circles by revealing that the US Open star opts to snub playing on Arthur Ashe Stadium. Kyrgios responded to a post by a tennis journalist who had pointed out that Fritz had made back-to-back quarter-finals at Flushing […]
Judd Trump makes surprising Ronnie O’Sullivan plea at Saudi Arabia Masters | Other | Sport
Judd Trump has revealed that he wants Ronnie O’Sullivan to stick around for as long as possible despite being his biggest rival when it comes to winning titles. Both players will be hoping to claim the £500,000 top prize on offer at the Saudi Arabia Masters, which is taking place this week. Trump has regularly […]
Erik ten Hag responds to Man Utd Old Trafford boos in Liverpool loss | Football | Sport
Erik ten Hag defended himself after Manchester United supporters booed his decision to withdraw Alejandro Garnacho, rather than Marcus Rashford, in the defeat to Liverpool. The Red Devils were undressed 3-0 by their rivals at Old Trafford. Though Ten Hag argued the expected goals “wasn’t that high” which he felt suggested Liverpool weren’t as dominant […]
US Open LIVE: Brit hit with ban as Coco Gauff ‘disrespected’ by children in loss | Tennis | Sport
Coco Gauff was inadvertently disrespected by a group of children during her US Open defeat against Emma Navarro. Gauff struggled to find rhythm during the match and ended up with a staggering total of 60 unforced errors. The American failed to find perfection with her serve and a group of children sensed as much too, […]
F1 LIVE: Max Verstappen angry at Lewis Hamilton as McLaren launch investigation | F1 | Sport
McLaren have promised an internal review of Oscar Piastri’s ambitious move on Lando Norris during the opening lap of the 2024 Italian Grand Prix. The young Australian failed to take the lead at Turn One but launched an “aggressive” attack around the outside of the Della Roggia chicane, catching his team-mate off guard and snatching […]