Month: August 2024

Kenya’s Beatrice Chebet was strongest on the home stretch again as she added Olympic 10,000 metres gold to that from the 5,000m earlier at the Paris game, with Dutch star Sifan Hassan getting bronze. Chebet fought off European champion Nadia Battoclett…

The Netherlands came from behind to beat China in a penalty shoot-out and win back-to back Olympic women’s hockey golds on Friday. The record five-times champions, who triumphed 3-1 after a 1-1 draw, went down early to Chen Yi’s 6th minute opener and t…

Bulgarian weightlifter Karlos May Nasar set two world records as he sealed Olympic 89 kilogram glory on Friday, a gold which looked a long way away after legal and injury problems over the last two years. In July 2022, the now 20-year-old was involved …

Ukrainian economic crime investigators have discovered over €4.7 million ($5.1 million) in unsourced cash in the boot of a company accountant’s car. “The woman could not explain the origin of the money,” officials in the Kiev region said on Friday, als…

Spain beat hosts France 5-3 in extra-time after a classic on Friday to become Olympic men’s football gold medallists, just weeks after they were crowned European champions and club side Real Madrid again won the Champions League. Barcelona’s Fermin Lop…

Notre Dame wants to take early advantage of their new opportunity with the expanded playoff. Paul Finebaum isn’t worried about that, though, as he thinks they’d need to actively try not to make it in order to miss the field this season. Finebaum gave a…

The New England Patriots were thrown a major curveball at the end of July, when star defensive lineman Christian Barmore was hospitalized with blood clots. In the time since the startling news came to light, there’s yet to be a timetable announced for …

By Tom Gott Arsenal are reported to be ready to sanction the departure of striker Eddie Nketiah as Marseille continue talks over his transfer. Nketiah, 25, has 168 appearances for Arsenal to his name but has only started 38 Premier League games in his …

Arsenal are likely to be busy on the transfer front this month as Edu and Mikel Arteta look to strengthen their ranks. The Gunners have made one senior signing so far this summer, bringing Riccardo Calafiori to the Emirates from Bologna, and chances ar…

Amid an onslaught of criticism, political commentator and podcaster Tim Pool told his followers Friday that he still supports Donald Trump for president and won’t vote for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. this November. Pool told his millions of followers on X he…