Rafael Nadal set up a tantalising second-round contest with old foe Novak Djokovic at Paris 2024 after coming through his opening Olympics singles match.
Spain’s Nadal, 38, had cast doubt on whether he would even be able to play against Hungary’s Marton Fucsovics because of a thigh injury. But the 2008 gold medallist had enough to see off Fucsovics in a 6-1 4-6 6-4 win. Nadal, playing at the scene of his record 14 men’s singles titles, returned to […]
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France’s Leon Marchand delighted a raucous home crowd by setting a new Olympic record to dominate the 400m individual medley and win gold at his home Games.
The first of what the rising star hopes will be four individual golds in Paris was secured by a margin of 5.67 seconds over Japan’s Tomoyuki Matsushita in second, with the USA’s Carson Foster third at the La Defense Arena. Great Britain’s Max Litchfield finished fourth in the event for a third Olympics in a […]
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Southampton are close to the £7m signing of forward Ben Brereton Diaz from Spanish side Villarreal.
The 25-year-old is expected to move to St Mary’s to end his short spell in Spain. He moved to the Yellow Submarine last summer after leaving Blackburn, following five years at Ewood Park. But the Chile international struggled to make a consistent impact at the La Liga club. He failed to score in 20 appearances […]
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France defender Raphael Varane has joined newly-promoted Serie A side Como.
The 31-year-old was a free agent after his contract at Manchester United ended in the summer. He has signed a two-year deal with the Italian club. The 2018 World Cup winner won three La Liga titles and four Champions Leagues at Real Madrid before his three-year spell at Old Trafford. He also played 93 times […]
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Liverpool have rejected a bid worth £11.8m from Marseille for midfielder Wataru Endo.
The Japan international, 31, joined Liverpool on a four-year deal from Stuttgart for about £16.2m last August. He made 43 appearances, including 20 Premier League starts, and won the League Cup in his debut season at Anfield. Marseille are managed by Roberto de Zerbi, who came up against Endo as Brighton boss last season. The […]
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Adam Peaty lost a race but shed tears of happiness, declaring himself a winner all the same at the Paris Olympics after his bid for a third successive 100 metres breaststroke gold ended in silver on Sunday.
The 29-year-old Briton, whose battle with drink and mental health issues after the 2021 Tokyo Games has been well documented, said he had no regrets and Italian Nicolo Martinenghi deserved his victory. “It’s not sad at all,” he told reporters at the La Defense Arena after finishing joint second with American Nic Fink. He said […]
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Olympic Games organisers have said they are “sorry” that scenes in Friday’s opening ceremony caused offence.
A banquet sequence featuring drag artists in particular came in for criticism from Christian groups, who felt it parodied Leonardo da Vinci’s painting ‘The Last Supper’. That famous 15th Century work depicts a key biblical scene. The Catholic Church in France was among critics, saying the ceremony featured “scenes of derision and mockery of Christianity”. […]
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Simone Biles experienced pain in her left calf on the first day of the women’s gymnastics competition at the Paris Olympics on Sunday but the American never considered aborting any of her four apparatus routines, her coaches said.
Biles, a four-time Olympic gold medallist competing in her third Games, was seen limping at times during the qualifying competition and also as she walked past reporters after she had powered the U.S. to the top of the team standings at the Bercy Arena. “Just a little pain in her calf,” U.S. coach Cecile Landi […]
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President Ruto Embarks on Unprecedented Cabinet Nominee Support Tour
President William Samoei Ruto has been actively campaigning across the country to garner support for their proposed Cabinet nominees. Billow adan kerrow, a former Mandera Senator, voiced his disapproval of the President’s actions on his Twitter handle, stating, “I have never seen a President go round the country urging Kenyans to support his Cabinet nominees. […]
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Real Madrid will wait until the final days to sign defenders
Real Madrid have been left to reassess their plans in defence for next season, after the surprise decision of Leny Yoro to join Manchester United rather than wait for Los Blancos caught them off guard. The line since has been that they will not react rashly in the transfer market. However it has been said […]
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