Month: August 2024
Jota scores stunner in Slot's first game at Anfield
Highlights from the pre-season friendly between Liverpool and Sevilla. Picture courtesy of LFCTV, available on Sky.
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Team USA escapes France for 8th straight women’s basketball gold
Team USA poses for a picture with their gold medals at Bercy Arena at the Paris Olympics 2024, Sunday, Aug. 11, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) PARIS — Team USA women’s basketball team had never been challenged during its 32-year run in the Olympics like the Americans were Sunday by France. They…
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Paris Olympics reviewed | Highs, lows and a look ahead to 2028
Sky Sports Olympics correspondents Geraint Hughes and Miriam Walker-Khan reflect on Team GB’s success, the biggest stories and a look ahead to LA 2028.
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Paris Olympic cauldron could stay permanently
RISING OVER PARIS A huge crowd gathers outside the Tuileries garden on Thursday before the Olympic cauldron (right) takes off. —Agence France-Presse PARIS, France — The Olympic cauldron rising over Paris beneath a huge balloon each night has become such a popular sight that it may become a permanent fixture in the City of Light.…
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Canadian Open: Amanda Anisimova through to Toronto final with another upset win | Tennis News
Amanda Anisimova followed up her shock victory over Aryna Sabalenka by knocking out Emma Navarro to reach her first WTA 1000 final in Toronto on Sunday. Anisimova, ranked No 132, made it through to the National Bank Open final with a 6-3 2-6 6-2 victory over eighth seed Navarro. The 22-year-old former French Open semi-finalist…
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Pagdanganan gives PH satisfaction of discovering worthy hero
The Philippines’ Bianca Isabel Pagdanganan putts during round 4 of the womenís golf individual stroke play of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Le Golf National in Guyancourt, south-west of Paris, on August 10, 2024. (Photo by Pierre-Philippe MARCOU / AFP) It is, perhaps by far, the cruelest finish in all of sports. It doesn’t…
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European Pool Open: Mickey Krause lifts first major of his career in Fulda, Germany | Snooker News
‘The Viking’ Mickey Krause lifts first major title of his career at the European Pool Open in Fulda, Germany on Sunday with 13-8 victory against Filipino Johann Chua Last Updated: 11/08/24 9:09pm Mickey Krause won the European Pool Open title [Credit: Matchroom Pool] Denmark’s Mickey Krause lifted the first major title of his career at…
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US gymnast Jordan Chiles must return bronze after court ruling
Two-time U.S. Olympic gymnast medalist Jordan Chiles shows her medals after ringing the closing bell at the Nasdaq MarketSite, in New York’s Times Square, Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) PARIS — American gymnast Jordan Chiles must return the bronze medal she won in the Paris Olympics floor exercise after sport’s highest court voided…
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Graeme McDowell fined and suspended by LIV Golf for anti-doping violation | Golf News
Graeme McDowell has been suspended for one LIV Golf tournament for violating the Saudi-funded circuit’s anti-doping policy. The former US Open champion has also been fined $125,000 (£98,000) after using a decongestant which includes the banned substance R-methamphetamine (levo-methamphetamine). McDowell’s results, and that of his team, from LIV Golf Nashville will also be disqualified. The…
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Imane Khelif filed legal complaint for online harassment
Gold medalist Algeria’s Imane Khelif kisses her medal for the women’s 66 kg final boxing match at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, Aug. 9, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/John Locher) PARIS — Olympic boxing champion Imane Khelif has filed a legal complaint in France for online harassment after a rain of criticism and false…
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