A teenage Chinese swimmer has been accused of cheating by a rival coach after smashing the world record for the men’s 100 metre freestyle at the Olympics. Pan Zhanle, 19, broke his own record by almost half a second as he finished an entire body length ahead of Australian rival Kyle Chalmers in Wednesday’s final. […]
Iga Swiatek refuses to shake umpire’s hand at Olympics and abandons interview to cry | Tennis | Sport
Iga Swiatek was left in tears after losing to Qinwen Zheng in the Olympic semi-final. The world No 1 refused to shake the chair umpire’s hand following her 6-2 7-5 defeat and later walked away from an interview to cry. The Pole had not lost a match on the clay courts of Stade Roland Garros […]
Sky Brown dislocates shoulder days before Olympic skateboarding event | Other | Sport
Team GB hopeful Sky Brown has reportedly dislocated her shoulder just days before the women’s park skateboarding event is set to get underway at the Paris Olympics. Brown became Great Britain’s youngest medallist in the history of the Olympic Games when she won bronze at the age of 13 and 28 days in Tokyo three […]
Olympic boxer quits in tears against female who failed gender test | Other | Sport
Angela Carini stopped her controversial Olympics boxing match with Imane Khelif in tears after just 46 seconds, taking a couple of hits from her opponent who failed a gender test last year. Italian Carini did not acknowledge her opponent when Khelif attempted to approach her in the ring, as she dropped to the floor and […]
Luke Littler comments speak volumes after seventh title in in a year | Other | Sport
“I loved it, the crowd was unbelievable,” Littler said after his final 8-6 win over Wessel Nijman. “Have to say I was a bit nervous on stage first time. But I’ve not really picked up a dart since the World Matchplay, so to come here and win is even better. “I know what Wessel is […]
Olympics LIVE: Cheating scandal blows up after bombshell email as Team GB hunt more golds | Other | Sport
Bev Priestman, the Canadian football coach at the centre of a spying scandal, has sensationally claimed that the men’s side have a ‘whole operation’ on it. She also made the astonishing allegation that ‘all top 10 teams spy’ in a bombshell email that emerged after her team were caught flying a drone over an opposition […]
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Novak Djokovic shows true colours on day off at Paris Olympics | Tennis | Sport
Novak Djokovic showed off the team spirit he possesses as he decided to hang out with his fellow Serbian athletes in the Olympic Village on his day off. Despite opting to stay outside the village and in his own accommodation in Paris, the 24-time Grand Slam champion decided to make good use of his day […]
Auger-Aliassime upsets Medvedev to become 1st Canadian to reach Olympic singles quarters
Montreal’s Félix Auger-Aliassime wore a beaming smile after his third-round men’s singles victory, which only grew wider following his mixed-doubles win with Ottawa’s Gabriela Dabrowski at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday. The 23-year-old Auger-Aliassime not only advanced to the men’s quarterfinals with a 6-3, 7-6 (5) victory over the formidable Daniil Medvedev, but also joined […]
Young Canadian women’s rugby sevens team on smoother road to L.A. after Paris silver
With an Olympic silver medal in hand and a smoother coaching transition, a young Canadian women’s rugby sevens team has Los Angeles 2028 in its sights. Of the 14 players who had silver medals looped around their necks at Stade de France in Paris on Tuesday after a hard-fought loss to powerhouse New Zealand, eight […]