Japanese men’s top goal is beating China for team gold on June 27, 2024Having missed the men’s gymnastics team title by a hair at Tokyo 2020, Japan are determined to beat their biggest rival China to take gold in Paris, setting that as their top priority with one month left to go until the Games begin. Three years ago, the Russians beat Japan by 0.103 points – a […]
Usyk vacates IBF heavyweight title on June 27, 2024Oleksandr Usyk has vacated the International Boxing Federation (IBF) heavyweight belt, the Ukrainian said on Tuesday, five weeks after becoming the undisputed heavyweight champion. The announcement comes after Usyk’s mandatory IBF title defence against challenger Croatian Filip Hrgovic was left pending and Daniel Dubois became the new interim IBF heavyweight champion by beating Hrgovic earlier […]
UN commends Chang’e-6 lunar mission with Pakistani satellite on board on June 27, 2024United Nations’ officials on Tuesday hailed the historic success of China’s Chang’e-6 lunar mission after the probe returned to Earth earlier that day carrying the first ever samples obtained from the far side of the moon, with the feat seen as a major triumph for the global science community. The Chang’e-6 mission concluded its 53-day […]
Brazil held to scoreless draw by Costa Rica at Copa America on June 26, 2024Brazil missed a string of chances and were left to rue a lack of quality in the final third after they were held 0-0 by Costa Rica in their Copa America Group D opener in Los Angeles on Monday. Brazil, who came into the Copa America on the back of a run of poor results […]
Olympic 800 champ Athing Mu fails to qualify after fall at trials on June 26, 2024Reigning Olympic women’s 800-meter champion Athing Mu won’t get the chance to defend her gold medal in Paris after tripping during the event finals at the U.S. Olympic track and field trials on Monday in Eugene, Ore. Mu got up and completed the race, but she finished last among the eight competitors. Nia Akins (1 […]
Rodriguez shines as Colombia beat Paraguay 2-1 in Copa America opener on June 26, 2024James Rodriguez created both goals in Colombia’s 2-1 win over Paraguay in their opening Copa America Group D game in Houston on Monday, as the 2001 champions extended their unbeaten run to 24 matches. First-half goals from Daniel Munoz and Jefferson Lerma secured the victory for Colombia, who dominated the majority of the match, while […]
Djokovic to play Wimbledon but only if he feels he can challenge for the title on June 26, 2024Novak Djokovic is encouraged by his progress after undergoing minor knee surgery less than three weeks ago but the seven-times Wimbledon champion said he will only play in the grasscourt Grand Slam next month if he is able to fight for the title. The 37-year-old picked up the injury to his right knee during his […]
South Africa edge West Indies to reach World Cup semi-finals on June 25, 2024South Africa held their collective nerve to edge West Indies by three wickets under the Duckworth-Lewis method in a rain-disrupted shootout for a semi-final spot at the Twenty20 World Cup in Antigua on Sunday. The unbeaten Proteas joined England in the last four as Group 2 winners when Marco Jansen (21 not out) smashed a […]
Sinner confident ahead of Wimbledon after first grasscourt title on June 25, 2024Jannik Sinner is primed for a Wimbledon title tilt after picking up his first grasscourt trophy at Halle on Sunday and the Italian said he is more confident on the surface heading into the Grand Slam that begins next week. The 22-year-old became the eighth man since the ATP rankings were first published in 1973 to […]
US aircraft carrier arrives in South Korea for military drills, report says on June 23, 2024A nuclear-powered U.S. aircraft carrier, the Theodore Roosevelt, arrived in South Korea’s port city of Busan on Saturday for joint military exercises this month with the host nation and Japan, the Yonhap news agency said. The leaders of the three nations agreed at a Camp David summit in August 2023 to hold annual military training […]