Category: Sports

Novak Djokovic has sent a classy message to Andy Murray following the British sporting icon’s retirement from tennis. The Serb, who enjoyed a long-running rivalry with Murray, even insisted that he was ‘grateful’ to be part of the moment that saw a Brit win Wimbledon for the first time in 77 years. Murray has stepped […]

Donna Vekic revealed that she almost skipped the Paris 2024 Games before becoming the first Croatian woman ever to win a medal in the tennis event at the Olympics. The 28-year-old had a nightmare start to her Olympics journey when she got sick and her flight was cancelled. But a few days later, she walked […]

Julian Alfred made history by winning St Lucia’s first-ever Olympic medal thanks to her triumph in the women’s 100m race, pipping the USA’s world champion Sha’Carri Richardson. Team GB’s Daryll Neita came agonisingly close to the podium, finishing 0.04 behind American bronze medal winner Melissa Jefferson. One of the most highly-anticipated events at the 2024 […]

Imane Khelif has guaranteed herself an Olympic medal in Paris as the Algerian boxer claimed a unanimous points victory over Luca Anna Hamori in the women’s 66kg category as the gender row goes on in the background. Last year, Khelif was disqualified from the women’s World Championships in New Delhi for failing a gender eligibility […]

Imane Khelif declared “I am a woman” in the immediate aftermath of her Olympics women’s 66kg category victory over Luca Anna Hamori, having been reduced to tears following the controversy and gender row surrounding the Algerian. Khelif, who failed a gender test last year and has been subjected to immense scrutiny while in Paris, ensured […]

Max Whitlock could not help but cry and apologise to the BBC as he began tearing up during their interview, following his final pommel horse routine for Team GB. Whitlock, who was going for his third consecutive gold after wins in Tokyo and Rio, was agonisingly beaten to a bronze medal by American athlete Stephen […]

Ben Shelton and Denis Shapovalov’s quarter-final clash at the Citi Open in Washington, D.C. ended in controversial fashion when the latter was defaulted from the tournament. The Canadian star let his emotions get the better of him as his hopes of reaching the final four of the competition began to slip away. Shapovalov took his […]

Novak Djokovic has admitted he’s on the lookout for revenge when he meets Carlos Alcaraz in the Olympic singles final. Djokovic missed out on a record-equalling eighth Wimbledon title last month, having been schooled by Alcaraz in the final at the All England Club. Alcaraz romped to a straight-set victory during the pair’s mid-July encounter, […]

Team GB star Jeremiah Azu was disqualified from his heat in the men’s 100m sprint at the Olympics on Saturday morning. A false start was called after the 23-year-old was deemed to have gone too early in the very first heat of the day. Azu claimed to have reacted to a sound from the crowd, […]

The BBC were forced to apologise on Saturday morning after the coach of Leo Neugebauer, who is competing in the decathlon at the Olympics, was seen shouting an expletitive. The German decathlete underwhelmed with his final discus throw and looked incredibly disappointed with how he, in all essences of the phrase, threw away the chance […]