• November 20, 2024

How the city is preparing for 2028 Olympics

Tom Cruise greets Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass during the 2024 Summer Olympics closing ceremony at the Stade de France, Sunday, Aug. 11, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko) LOS ANGELES — It’s Los Angeles’ turn for the torch. Mayor Karen Bass accepted the Olympic flag at the Paris closing ceremony Sunday, before handing…

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Highlights: Ugochukwu earns Chelsea last-gasp draw against Inter

Highlights from the pre-season friendly between Chelsea and Inter Milan.

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Paris closes out 2024 Olympics with final star-studded show

Fireworks explode during the 2024 Summer Olympics closing ceremony at the Stade de France, Monday, Aug. 12, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek) SAINT-DENIS, France — Setting out to prove that topping Paris isn’t mission impossible, Los Angeles rolled out a skydiving Tom Cruise, Grammy winner Billie Eilish and other stars on Sunday…

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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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