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Chinese mixed doubles gold medallist Huang Yaqiong had just stepped off the podium when her teammate, men’s doubles Tokyo silver medallist Liu Yuchen, got down on one knee and proposed at the Paris Olympics on Friday.

Yaqiong and her mixed doubles partner Zheng Siwei demolished South Korea's Kim Won-ho and Jeong Na-eun 21-8 21-11 to win the badminton mixed doubles final at the Adidas Arena in…

Continue ReadingChinese mixed doubles gold medallist Huang Yaqiong had just stepped off the podium when her teammate, men’s doubles Tokyo silver medallist Liu Yuchen, got down on one knee and proposed at the Paris Olympics on Friday.

Canada have failed in an appeal to be awarded a bronze medal from the 2022 Winter Olympic team figure skating event.

Russia were dropped from gold to bronze in the competition by the International Skating Union (ISU) after Kamila Valieva, 18, received a four-year ban for doping. The United States were…

Continue ReadingCanada have failed in an appeal to be awarded a bronze medal from the 2022 Winter Olympic team figure skating event.

France set up an Olympic men’s football semi-final with Egypt after beating Argentina 1-0 in a hostile quarter-final marred by ugly scenes at the final whistle.

Players and coaches from both sides clashed on the pitch at the end as the hosts booked their last-four spot. Crystal Palace striker Jean-Philippe Mateta got France's winner when he…

Continue ReadingFrance set up an Olympic men’s football semi-final with Egypt after beating Argentina 1-0 in a hostile quarter-final marred by ugly scenes at the final whistle.

Novak Djokovic will face Carlos Alcaraz in Saturday’s men’s singles gold-medal match, which will be a repeat of last month’s Wimbledon final.

Djokovic, holder of a men's record 24 Grand Slam titles, beat Italian Lorenzo Musetti 6-4 6-2 on Friday to reach the Olympic final for the first time. The 37-year-old Serb,…

Continue ReadingNovak Djokovic will face Carlos Alcaraz in Saturday’s men’s singles gold-medal match, which will be a repeat of last month’s Wimbledon final.

Newcastle United have approached Crystal Palace over a deal for England centre-back Marc Guehi.

The 24-year-old played in six of England's seven games at Euro 2024 and was one of the tournament's standout performers. Guehi established himself in a defensive partnership with John Stones…

Continue ReadingNewcastle United have approached Crystal Palace over a deal for England centre-back Marc Guehi.

French authorities have opened an investigation into death threats and cyber harassment targeting the artistic director of the 2024 Olympics opening ceremony Thomas Jolly, the Paris Prosecutor’s office said on Friday.

Jolly filed a complaint after receiving threats and online attacks over a kitsch tableau in the unprecedented ceremony on the Seine River that appeared to parody Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece…

Continue ReadingFrench authorities have opened an investigation into death threats and cyber harassment targeting the artistic director of the 2024 Olympics opening ceremony Thomas Jolly, the Paris Prosecutor’s office said on Friday.

Women’s doubles shuttlers Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah’s hopes of reaching the final of the Paris Olympics was dashed after they went down fighting to China’s world No. 1 Chen Qingchen-Jia Yifan.

But they can certainly walk tall. The world No. 12 pair gave the 2021 Tokyo Games silver medallist four-time world champions a run for their money before losing 12-21, 21-18,…

Continue ReadingWomen’s doubles shuttlers Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah’s hopes of reaching the final of the Paris Olympics was dashed after they went down fighting to China’s world No. 1 Chen Qingchen-Jia Yifan.

A room full of reporters got off on the wrong foot with Manchester City’s Erling Haaland, last weekend, after failing to say greet the star striker.

Haaland was attending to media duties at a pre-season press conference on Saturday, before City took on AC Milan in a friendly at the New York Yankee's stadium. But the…

Continue ReadingA room full of reporters got off on the wrong foot with Manchester City’s Erling Haaland, last weekend, after failing to say greet the star striker.