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Two athletes have been cleared to compete at the women’s boxing at the Paris Olympics having been disqualified from last year’s World Championships for failing to meet eligibility criteria.

Taiwan's Lin Yu-ting was stripped of a bronze medal in the March 2023 event after failing a gender eligibility test. Information from the International Olympic Committee also showed Algeria's Imane…

Continue ReadingTwo athletes have been cleared to compete at the women’s boxing at the Paris Olympics having been disqualified from last year’s World Championships for failing to meet eligibility criteria.

Enzo Fernandez has apologised to several French players in the Chelsea squad after being accused of “uninhibited racism” by team-mate Wesley Fofana.

The Argentina international, 23, landed in Atlanta in the United States and addressed the video posted to his social media account after Argentina beat Colombia 1-0 in the Copa America…

Continue ReadingEnzo Fernandez has apologised to several French players in the Chelsea squad after being accused of “uninhibited racism” by team-mate Wesley Fofana.

Liverpool chief executive Billy Hogan says the club are undergoing a “post-Jurgen Klopp reset” under new head coach Arne Slot and the Reds’ revamped football structure.

The club have implemented several changes behind the scenes at Anfield since Klopp, who won seven major honours in nine years, announced his departure in January. Slot, 45, has replaced…

Continue ReadingLiverpool chief executive Billy Hogan says the club are undergoing a “post-Jurgen Klopp reset” under new head coach Arne Slot and the Reds’ revamped football structure.

Emma Raducanu says she was fighting against jet-lag during her three-set 6-2 3-6 6-4 opening round victory against Elise Mertens at the Mubadala City DC Open in Washington.

The 21-year-old, in her first appearance since a Wimbledon last-16 defeat earlier this month, won five straight games to take the first set but Mertens, the eighth-seeded Belgian, responded well…

Continue ReadingEmma Raducanu says she was fighting against jet-lag during her three-set 6-2 3-6 6-4 opening round victory against Elise Mertens at the Mubadala City DC Open in Washington.

Egyptian fencer Nada Hafez has revealed she competed at the Paris Olympics on Monday while seven months pregnant.

The 26-year-old won her first match in the women’s individual sabre competition, but was then knocked out in the last 16. “What appears to you as two players on the…

Continue ReadingEgyptian fencer Nada Hafez has revealed she competed at the Paris Olympics on Monday while seven months pregnant.

Mona McSharry has won Ireland’s first medal of the Paris Olympics after taking bronze in the women’s 100m breaststroke.

McSharry finished third in a tight final, which was won by South Africa's Tatjana Smith with Tang Qianting second for China. The 23-year-old looked in shock as she checked the…

Continue ReadingMona McSharry has won Ireland’s first medal of the Paris Olympics after taking bronze in the women’s 100m breaststroke.

Fulham have reached an agreement with Arsenal to sign midfielder Emile Smith Rowe for an initial £27m with the potential of £7m in add-ons.

Smith Rowe is a club record signing for Fulham and sources say the add-ons are based on Cup and European success for the Cottagers. The 23-year-old has been left out…

Continue ReadingFulham have reached an agreement with Arsenal to sign midfielder Emile Smith Rowe for an initial £27m with the potential of £7m in add-ons.