Lyles, McLaughlin-Levrone lead US Olympic team on July 2, 2024Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone’s world record run in the 400 hurdles wrapped up the U.S. Olympic trials in style on Sunday in Eugene, Oregon, where Noah Lyles showed he will have a real shot at taking the sprint double in Paris. McLaughlin-Levrone broke the world record for the fifth time in her career, taking the tape in […]
Eddie Murphy’s ‘every man’ hero returns in ‘Beverly Hills Cop’ sequel on July 2, 2024After more than a decade of superheroes saving the world on the movie screen, Eddie Murphy is bringing back the character he describes as “every man.” Murphy returns as Axel Foley in ‘Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F,’ a new installment in the action comedy franchise that debuted 40 years ago in 1984. The movie lands […]
Canada into Copa America quarter-finals after 0-0 draw with 10-man Chile on July 1, 2024Canada played out a dour goalless Copa America draw with 10-man Chile on Saturday to claim second place in Group A and progress to the quarter-finals, while the Chileans finished third to exit in the group stage for the first time since 2004. The draw moved Copa America debutants Canada up to four points in […]
Belgium, France in head-on clash both battling first round blues on June 30, 2024By this stage of the European Championship, favourites France and contenders Belgium would have wanted to be well into their stride and hitting their straps as they enter the knockout stages. Instead, the neighbours go spluttering into the last 16 and into a head-on collision in Duesseldorf on Monday after both failed to finish top […]
Biden falters as Trump unleashes falsehoods on June 29, 2024President Joe Biden delivered a shaky, halting performance while his Republican rival Donald Trump battered him with a series of often false attacks at their debate on Thursday, as the two oldest presidential candidates ever exchanged personal insults ahead of the November election. The two men traded barbs on abortion, immigration, the wars in Ukraine […]
Jamaican sprinters sound warning for rivals ahead of Paris on June 29, 2024Jamaica’s top sprinters sent warning shots to their rivals ahead of the Paris Games on Thursday by posting searing times in the 100m heats at the Jamaican Olympic trials in Kingston. Double Olympic 100m gold medallist Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and two-time 200m world champion Shericka Jackson both dipped under 11 seconds for the first time this […]
Lyles, Richardson breeze through 200m heats at US trials on June 29, 2024Noah Lyles and Sha’Carri Richardson made light work of the 200m heats on Thursday as the U.S. Olympic trials returned from a two-day break with plenty of spots at the Paris Games still up for grabs. Lyles has not lost a 200m since taking bronze in Tokyo three years ago and he cruised to the […]
Russian satellite blasts debris in space, forces ISS astronauts to shelter on June 27, 2024A Russian satellite broke up into more than 100 pieces of debris in orbit overnight, forcing astronauts on the International Space Station to take shelter, U.S. space agencies said. There were no immediate details on what caused the break-up of the RESURS-P1 Russian Earth observation satellite, which was decommissioned in 2022. The event occurred in […]
Red Bull wary of Norris ahead of home Austrian race on June 27, 2024Red Bull will be wary of McLaren’s Lando Norris at a home Austrian Grand Prix that Max Verstappen has dominated in the past but this time looks a tight battle between the two. The 11th round of the Formula One season is a sprint weekend, for the third time this year, with a 100km race […]
Canada make a statement with win over Peru at Copa America on June 27, 2024Canada’s new coach Jesse Marsch hailed their 1-0 win over Peru at the Copa America on Tuesday as a big moment in their history, with their first victory over South American opposition in 24 years boosting their chances of reaching the knockout stage. Canada had failed to secure a win or even score a goal […]