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 […]
Gordon Ramsay accuses Olympics star who is dating his daughter of being ‘full of s**t’ | Other | Sport
Gordon Ramsay joked that Adam Peaty is ‘full of s**t’ after the Team GB swimmer dropped a retirement hint during a pre-Olympics chat. Peaty, who is dating Ramsay’s daughter Holly, is aiming to win his third consecutive gold medal in the men’s 100 metre breaststroke. He sat down to chat with the world-famous chef in […]
Max Verstappen slapped with huge grid drop penalty at Belgian GP | F1 | Sport
Max Verstappen will serve a 10-place grid penalty at the Belgian Grand Prix after the Red Bull driver opted to take a new internal combustion engine at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps. The Dutchman was set on the back foot in the engine department earlier this season when his power unit failed during free practice in […]
Worrying Rafael Nadal sign spotted as star back in practice after Olympics scare | Tennis | Sport
Nadal also wore the bandage during a doubles practice session on Wednesday. A day later, his coach admitted that he didn’t know whether the 38-year-old would be ready to take to the singles court at the Olympics. “It was a setback and we decided that today Rafa would rest and not train to recover,” Moya […]
Novak Djokovic speaks out on Rafael Nadal as rival suffers ‘injury setback’ at Olympics | Tennis | Sport
Novak Djokovic has expressed his desire to face Rafael Nadal at the Olympics despite the Spaniard reportedly suffering a late injury setback. It was reported on Thursday that Nadal had cancelled a practice session at Roland Garros due to a thigh problem, sparking fears that he could withdraw from the Games. The 38-year-old was also […]