Tag: Olympics
Team USA holds off Australia in Paris Olympics tuneup
Australia’s centre #22 Will Magnay vies for the ball against USA’s forward #14 Anthony Davis during the Basketball Showcase friendly match between the United States and Australia at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi on July 15, 2024. (Photo by Giuseppe CACACE / AFP) There was a lot for the U.S. Olympic team to like on…
Read MoreLeBron, Steph Curry impress for Team USA in Paris Olympics warmup
LeBron James #6 of Team USA dunks ahead of Dillon Brooks #24 and RJ Barrett #9 of Canada off of an alley-oop pass from Stephen Curry #4 in the second half of their exhibition game ahead of the Paris Olympic Games at T-Mobile Arena on July 10, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Ethan Miller/Getty Images/AFP…
Read MoreTeam USA sending more women than men for Paris Olympics
FILE–USA’s flag bearer Eddy Alvares ands USA’s flag bearer Sue Bird and their delegation parade during the opening ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, at the Olympic Stadium, in Tokyo, on July 23, 2021. (Photo by Martin BUREAU / AFP) DENVER — For the fourth consecutive Summer Olympics, Team USA will be sending a…
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Biles, LeBron among athletes expected to bid Olympics ‘adieu’
Simone Biles waves to the crowd during the 2024 Xfinity U.S. Gymnastics Championships at Dickies Arena on June 02, 2024 in Fort Worth, Texas. Elsa/Getty Images/AFP Icons of their sports. Voices for equality and social justice. Elite performers. Simone Biles and LeBron James lead the list of athletes likely competing at their final Olympics. Add…
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Paris 2024 Olympics: UK Sport expects Team GB to win at least 50 medals and top-five finish in medal table | Olympics News
Geraint Hughes Sky Sports News 327 athletes set to compete for Team GB in Paris this summer, fewer than appeared at the Tokyo Olympics; More women than men will represent Team GB for the second successive games; Olympics runs from July 26 to August 11 Last Updated: 08/07/24 6:50pm Please use Chrome browser for a…
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Giannis, Greece make Paris Olympics as Spain, Brazil also qualify
Greece’s Giannis Antetokounmpo, reacts as one of his children holds a sign after his team qualified for the Paris 2024 Olympics eliminating Croatia, following a FIBA Olympic Qualifying basketball final, at the Peace and Friendship stadium, at Athens’ port city of Piraeus, Sunday, July 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris) Giannis Antetokounmpo steered Greece to an…
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Team USA arrives for camp in Las Vegas ahead of Paris Olympics
FILE–Team USA head coach Steve Kerr, left, talks to his assistant coaches Erik Spoelstra and Tyronn Lue during the Fiba World Cup in Manila. Team USA is back together again, this time eyeing a fifth consecutive gold medal at the Paris Olympics later this month.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net LAS VEGAS — There’s something that Kobe Bryant once…
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Gilas faces Brazil with Paris Olympics just two wins away
Gilas Pilipinas headed to the Fiba OQT semifinals. –FIBA PHOTO Gilas Pilipinas’ path to the Paris Games goes through Brazil, a nation steep with a glorious Olympic past and one that seems to have quite an edge on the Filipinos. Aside from a world No. 12 ranking and a history of dominating the Philippines on…
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Mo Salah to start pre-season with Liverpool after rejecting Egypt Olympics call-up – Paper Talk | Football News
The top stories and transfer rumours from Friday’s newspapers… DAILY MIRROR Mo Salah has turned down the chance to go to the Olympic Games as one of Egypt’s over-23 players and will instead be back at Liverpool for the start of pre-season. Alexi Lalas has urged US soccer chiefs to do everything in their power…
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‘Let’s shoot for Paris Olympics!’
Gilas Pilipinas looks to thr crowd after beating world No. 6 and home team Latvia in a Fiba OQT game in Riga. –FIBA PHOTO SCHEDULE: Gilas Pilipinas at Fiba OQT in Riga, Latvia MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Thursday congratulated Gilas Pilipinas over its win versus Latvia in the Fiba Olympic Qualifying…
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