We are into the closing stages of the Olympics but there are still plenty of medals left to be won on the penultimate day of the Games. Team GB will be looking to add to their impressive total after a productive display on Friday, which brought success in climbing, track cycling and athletics. Caden Cunningham […]
Algeria’s Imane Khelif wins women’s welterweight boxing gold amid gender misconceptions
Algerian boxer Imane Khelif has won a gold medal Friday at the Paris Olympics, emerging a champion from a tumultuous run at the Games where she endured intense scrutiny in the ring and online abuse from around the world over misconceptions about her womanhood. Khelif beat Yang Liu of China 5:0 in the final of […]
Top-seed Coco Gauff ousted by Diana Shnaider in Canadian Open quarterfinals
Coco Gauff wasn’t interested in excuses. Fatigue, windy conditions and an unfamiliar opponent all worked against her Friday. Gauff, however, was emphatic. She only had herself to blame. The women’s top seed at the National Bank Open was ousted 6-4, 6-1 by No. 14 Diana Shnaider of Russia in the third round of Canada’s tennis […]
Athletes competing with COVID, restrictions a thing of the past at Paris Olympics
Many hoped the Paris Olympics would be the post-COVID Games. Instead they seem to be the “who cares about COVID” Games. Noah Lyles won a bronze with the virus in front of tens of thousands of spectators, and dozens of other athletes at the Games have tested positive. But organizers have only issued health recommendations, […]
Canadian wrestler Justina Di Stasio’s path to Olympics paved with patience, resilience
No athlete’s road to the Olympics is seamless. Justina Di Stasio’s has been challenging, but serves as a masterclass in patience and resilience. The 31-year-old wrestler is an avid learner and believes so strongly in education that she took a one-year sabbatical from her sport during the pandemic to pursue a career as a teacher. Her motivation and drive in […]
Olympians are turning to OnlyFans to fund dreams as they face a ‘broken’ finance system
Dire financial straits are leading droves of Olympic athletes to sell images of their bodies to subscribers on OnlyFans — known for sexually explicit content — to sustain their dreams of gold at the Games. As they struggle to make ends meet, a spotlight is being cast on an Olympics funding system that watchdog groups […]
Olympic newsletter: De Grasse and friends shock the world, plus who might win Canada’s next gold
This is an excerpt from CBC Sports’ daily newsletter, The Buzzer. Subscribe here to get the latest on the Paris Olympics in your inbox every day. We all loved Saturday nights in Georgia. And now, Friday nights in Paris. Twenty-eight years after that iconic relay victory in Atlanta, Andre De Grasse and the Canadian men’s 4x100m team sprinted to an […]
Ferrari boss makes telling Lewis Hamilton point as qualifying concerns grow | F1 | Sport
Ferrari team principal Frederic Vasseur has defended Lewis Hamilton’s poor form in qualifying ahead of his move to the Italian outfit next year. Hamilton has lagged behind George Russell in qualifying this season but has fared better in races with two Grand Prix victories to his name. Russell has outqualified Hamilton on 10 occasions, with […]
Katarina Johnson-Thompson ‘overwhelmed’ as she tears up during BBC Olympics interview | Other | Sport
Katarina Johnson-Thompson struggled to hide her emotions after winning her first Olympic medal in the heptathlon on Friday night. The 31-year-old narrowly missed out on the gold medal, finishing 36 points behind German rival Nafi Thiam despite a personal-best run in the 800 metres. Johnson-Thompson began the day with a 48-point lead but Thiam moved […]
Imane Khelif lands Olympic gold as boxing gender row rages on in the background | Boxing | Sport
Imane Khelif secured Olympic glory with a comfortable points victory over Yang Liu of China in the women’s 66kg gold medal match. The Algerian fighter, who has been at the centre of a gender row throughout the Games, produced a dominant display to claim the spoils in emphatic fashion. Khelif was roared into the ring […]