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USA MEN’S BASKETBALL BEGINS GOLD MEDAL DEFENSE WITH DOMINANT WIN OVER SERBIA
The U.S. men’s basketball team’s gold medal defense tipped off in earnest Sunday at the Paris Olympics, with a 110-84 win against Serbia to open group play. Kevin Durant led the way for USA, scoring 23 points on 8-of-9 shooting. Durant, who missed all of exhibition play leading up to Paris, looked dominant coming off the bench. LeBron…
2024 OLYMPICS: CANADA FOOTBALL COACH SENT HOME FOR SPYING ON NEW ZEALAND
An assistant coach and an analyst with the Canadian women’s football team were on Wednesday sent home from the Olympics Head coach Bev Priestman also announced she will take no part in the opening game of Canada’s gold medal defence, against New Zealand. The decisions come after a staff member was detained by French authorities…
SUPERSAND EAGLES TO DEPART NIGERIA SATURDAY, AHEAD OF BEACH SOCCER AFCON
Nigeria’s Supersand Eagles will depart Nigeria to Nouakchott, on Friday morning, for their 2024 Beach Soccer, Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match, against their Mauritanian counterparts, slated for Saturday, after five years in the international wilderness. The match, which is the first of a two-leg fixture, will have Egyptian officials take charge with Hany Eleraky…
SPAIN DEFEATS ENGLAND 2-1 TO WIN EURO 2024 FINAL
Spain defeated England 2-1 on Sunday in Berlin to claim the European Championship. The result was its fourth tournament victory, breaking a tie with Germany for the most in history. The difference-making goal came in the 86th minute as Mikel Oyarzabal tapped home a cross into the box from Marc Cucurella. England had a chance…
JUDE BELLINGHAM FINED €30,000 AND GIVEN SUSPENDED ONE-GAME BAN FOR GESTURE
Jude Bellingham is clear to face Switzerland on Saturday after being fined €30,000 (£25,400) and given a suspended one-match ban by Uefa for his lewd gesture after scoring England’s dramatic equaliser against Slovakia. Bellingham was shown on TV to have kissed his right hand before making a crotch-grabbing action. He said it had been “an inside‑joke…
WBC EXPELS RYAN GARCIA AFTER BOXER’S RACIST AND ISLAMOPHOBIC SLURS ON SOCIAL MEDIA
Ryan Garcia was expelled by the World Boxing Council on Thursday after he repeatedly used racial slurs against Black people and disparaged Muslims in comments livestreamed on social media. “Exercising my authority … I am hereby expelling Ryan Garcia from any activity with our organization,” the WBC president, Mauricio Sulaiman, wrote on X. “We reject any form…
EMI MARTINEZ STARS AS ARGENTINA BEAT ECUADOR ON PENALTIES AT COPA AMERICA
The holders Argentina advanced to the Copa America semi-finals, beating Ecuador 4-2 on penalty kicks following a 1-1 draw in Texas. Lionel Messi missed Argentina’s first penalty but was reprieved by goalkeeper Emi Martínez, who saved Ecuador’s first two efforts. Lisandro Martínez had given Argentina the lead 10 minutes before half-time, but Kevin Rodríguez equalised with a…
QUINCY WILSON BECOMES YOUNGEST MALE U.S. TRACK OLYMPIAN
Quincy Wilson is set to become the youngest male American track Olympian after being selected for the U.S. 4×400 meter relay team. Announcing the news on Instagram, the 16-year-old wrote: “WE GOING TO THE OLYMPICS #paris2024 #teamusa.” While the team will not be formally announced until later this month, Wilson’s coach Joe Lee told USA TODAY that that the teenage…
CHINA’S 7-FOOT-3 TEEN BASKETBALL STAR TOWERS OVER HER COMPETITORS IN VIRAL VIDEO
In China, she’s being called the “female Yao Ming.” In a video that quickly went viral this week, Zhang Ziyu, a 7-foot-3 basketball player from Shandong province, can be seen towering over her competitors on the court during the FIBA Under-18 Women’s Asia Cup in Shenzhen, China, where she made her international tournament debut. Zhang, a…
ARSENAL GREAT HENRY IN FRAME TO BE NEXT WALES BOSS
Legendary former Arsenal and France striker Thierry Henry is one of the names being considered to succeed Rob Page as Wales manager. Henry, who has managed Monaco and Montreal Impact, is in charge of France’s Under-21 side and is preparing to lead his country’s Olympic team in the Games in Paris next month. The 46-year-old…