United States favored to top overall medal table at Paris Games. China may challenge for most gold By: AP on July 24, 2024As the Paris Olympics are set to open this week, the United States goes in as the favorite to win the most medals. China is unlikely to overtake the U.S. in the overall medal haul, but has a chance to win more gold medals than the Americans. Though the Games highlight great individual athletes, they […]
De Bruyne going nowhere, says Man City boss Guardiola By: Reuters on July 24, 2024Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has poured cold water on reports linking Kevin De Bruyne with a move away from the club amid speculation the Belgian midfielder may depart for Saudi Arabia. De Bruyne, whose contract expires in 2025, said last month that he is not ruling out a move but Guardiola believes there will […]
LeBron James to carry USA flag in Paris Olympics opening ceremony By: Reuters on July 24, 2024LeBron James will be the flag-bearer for Team USA at the 2024 Summer Olympics’ opening ceremony in Paris on Friday. The NBA superstar’s fellow Olympians selected the two-time gold medalist to carry the Stars and Stripes. James, 39, is the first men’s basketball player to receive the honor. Women’s hoops stars Sue Bird (2020) and […]
France forecast to fulfil Macron’s medal target in Paris By: Reuters on July 24, 2024France will almost triple their gold medal tally from the Tokyo Olympics in Paris and should fulfil President Emmanuel Macron’s target of a top-five finish on the overall medals table, according to a forecast by Nielsen’s Gracenote. The final edition of the Gracenote virtual medals table, which is compiled using results data from key global […]
De Minaur raring to go in Paris after recovering from hip injury By: Reuters on July 24, 2024Australia’s Alex De Minaur said he is ready to fulfil his Olympic dream after shaking off a hip injury that cut short his Wimbledon campaign and threatened his participation at the Paris Games. The world number six pulled out of his Wimbledon quarter-final against Novak Djokovic earlier this month after sustaining a cartilage tear in […]
Pogacar hails ‘golden age’ of cycling after securing third Tour de France title By: AFP on July 23, 2024Slovenian cyclist Tadej Pogacar won the final time trial of the 2024 Tour de France in Nice on Sunday, beating defending Danish champion Jonas Vingegaard. Having secured the Giro d’Italia earlier this year, the win not only marks Pogacar’s third Tour de France win, but also sees him joining an elite club of double winners, […]
Xander Schauffele: Golf’s nearly man becomes the main man By: AFP on July 23, 2024Xander Schauffele was until May the nearly man of golf. Now he is a two-time major winner after claiming the British Open in impressive style. The Olympic champion produced a record-breaking performance at the PGA Championship in May for his breakthrough on the sport’s biggest stages. On Sunday the 30-year-old started steadily at Royal Troon […]
Rose says British Open run ‘increases hunger’ By: AFP on July 23, 2024Justin Rose said finishing joint second at the British Open on Sunday had increased his desire to secure another major title as he enters his mid-40s — more than a decade after he won his first. The Englishman came through qualifying to briefly top the leaderboard during the final round at Royal Troon, before finishing […]
Nadal ‘not comfortable’ ahead of Olympics bid By: AFP on July 23, 2024Rafael Nadal will head to the Paris Olympics chasing a third gold medal but admitted his “level was so far from what it should be” after losing in the Bastad clay-court final on Sunday. The 38-year-old Spanish great went down to a straight-sets defeat to Portuguese journeyman Nuno Borges in his first final since capturing […]
Verstappen defends ‘childish’ expletive-filled rant at Hungarian Grand Prix By: AFP on July 23, 2024Max Verstappen was handed a public rebuke by his own engineer on Sunday when he blamed Red Bull’s strategy for finishing a frustrated fifth after surviving a collision with Lewis Hamilton at the Hungarian Grand Prix. The drivers’ championship leader and three-time world champion crashed into Hamilton on lap 63 of the 70-lap race. Verstappen, […]