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.

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.

Reno Omokri criticizes a woman at the #EndBadGovernance protest in Lagos for having no money but being able to purchase alcoholic beverages.

Reno Omokri, a former aide to the president, recently expressed his criticism of the woman who showcased an empty pot during the #EndBadGovernance Protest in Lagos, Nigeria across different social…

Continue ReadingReno Omokri criticizes a woman at the #EndBadGovernance protest in Lagos for having no money but being able to purchase alcoholic beverages.

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.