Yearly Archives: 2024

Botswana’s Letsile Tebogo set the fastest time in the men’s Olympic 200 metres semi-finals on Wednesday, proving his intent to upset American Noah Lyles’ quest for a sprint double.

Tebogo, last year's world championship bronze medallist, overtook the American 100 metres champion on the bend and cruised the rest of the way unchallenged to finish in 19.96 seconds. The…

Continue ReadingBotswana’s Letsile Tebogo set the fastest time in the men’s Olympic 200 metres semi-finals on Wednesday, proving his intent to upset American Noah Lyles’ quest for a sprint double.

Lee Carsley is expected to be the interim manager of the England men’s senior team when they play their Nations League games against the Republic of Ireland and Finland next month.

Carsley led England Under-21s as they won the European Championship in 2023 for the first time in 39 years. Gareth Southgate resigned as England manager two days after defeat by…

Continue ReadingLee Carsley is expected to be the interim manager of the England men’s senior team when they play their Nations League games against the Republic of Ireland and Finland next month.

China’s Li Fabin retained his 61kg Olympic weightlifting title with a dominant performance and a total lift of 310kg at the Paris Games on Wednesday, coming up just short of breaking his own world record.

The three-times world champion led off with an Olympic record lift of 143kg with his third attempt in the snatch and all but assured himself of gold when he hoisted…

Continue ReadingChina’s Li Fabin retained his 61kg Olympic weightlifting title with a dominant performance and a total lift of 310kg at the Paris Games on Wednesday, coming up just short of breaking his own world record.

Beijing police have arrested a woman suspected of posting defamatory comments on social media about Chinese athletes and coaches following the table tennis women’s singles final at the Paris Olympics, the police said.

The suspect, a 29-year-old surnamed He, "maliciously fabricated information and blatantly defamed others, resulting in an adverse impact on society", the police at Daxing district said in a statement late…

Continue ReadingBeijing police have arrested a woman suspected of posting defamatory comments on social media about Chinese athletes and coaches following the table tennis women’s singles final at the Paris Olympics, the police said.