Ziyad Zolkefli now has in his possession a complete set of Paralympic medals.
The 34-year-old claimed a silver medal for Malaysia at the Paris Paralympics in the men’s F20 (intellectual disability) shot putt final on Tuesday night. Ziyad confirmed his silver medal placing after his third attempt yielded 17.18m at the Stade de France. Ziyad tried in vain to improve on his position but had to settle for […]
Nine months ago, Fadi Aldeeb missed several calls from his brother. The next day, he found out that he had been killed in an Israeli attack on his home.
Aldeeb, the only Palestinian athlete at the Paris Paralympics, left the Gaza Strip a decade ago for a wheelchair basketball career that took him to Turkey and Greece before France. “On December 6, I had a French league game and when I was finished I found my brother had called me many times… I tried […]
Aryna Sabalenka cruised into her fourth consecutive U.S. Open semi-final while Americans Taylor Fritz and Emma Navarro delighted the home crowd by making the final four for the first time at Arthur Ashe Stadium.
Second seed Sabalenka needed only an hour and 13 minutes to dismantle China’s Zheng Qinwen 6-1 6-2, fending off the only break point she faced in the match to set up a meeting with Navarro. The Belarusian has lost only four service games through the tournament and is determined to add another major title to […]
California has a great chance to crown a first homegrown world surfing champion in more than 30 years when Griffin Colapinto and Caitlin Simmers take part in the World Surf League (WSL) finals near San Clemente over the next couple of weeks.
Simmers goes into the one-day, winner-takes-all competition after a dominant year on the nine-stop professional world tour where she earned top seeding ahead of 2023 champion and Paris Olympics gold medallist Caroline Marks. The 18-year-old from Oceanside, less than 30km from the Lower Trestles venue, was a sensation in just her second year on tour, […]
Leicester have won an appeal against a decision that could have led to a points deduction for an alleged breach of Premier League Profit and Sustainability (PSR) rules.
An independent panel found the Premier League did not have the jurisdiction to punish the club. The Premier League said it was “surprised and disappointed” by the panel’s decision. Leicester said they had “simply sought to ensure that the rules are applied based on how they are actually written”. The Foxes were charged by the […]
Taylor Fritz ended his run of Grand Slam quarter-final disappointment by beating Alexander Zverev to reach the US Open semi-finals.
The American 12th seed had lost all four of his previous matches at this stage of a major but edged out 2020 runner-up Zverev 7-6 (7-2) 3-6 6-4 7-6 (7-3). He roared in delight as Germany’s Zverev pulled the final ball wide before holding his arms aloft to take the acclaim of the crowd on […]
Republic of Ireland striker Callum Robinson says he would be surprised if England’s Jack Grealish is not met with a frosty reception from the Aviva Stadium crowd during Saturday’s Nations League match.
Birmingham-born Grealish represented the Republic of Ireland at under-age level, qualifying through his grandparents, before switching in September 2015. Manchester City’s Grealish starred in England’s friendly win over the Republic of Ireland in 2020 but has not faced the ‘Boys in Green’ in Dublin since changing allegiance. Arsenal midfielder Declan Rice, an unused substitute in […]
Men’s doubles shuttlers Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik face a fierce battle to qualify for the World Tour Finals from Dec 11-15 in Hangzhou.
Aaron-Wooi Yik have made the cut for the prestigious season-ending Finals four times in 2019, 2020, 2022 and 2023 but are in danger of missing out this time. The pair currently lie in 11th place in the Race to Hangzhou rankings after missing the back-to-back Japan and Korean Opens due to a slight injury to […]
Valencia’s former Wolves striker Rafa Mir has been arrested on suspicion of sexual assault, Spanish police said on Tuesday.
His club said that they were “aware” of 27-year-old Mir’s arrest and BBC Sport understands Mir was not present at a training session on Tuesday. “He is under arrest for alleged sexual assault,” a spokesperson for Spain’s Civil Guard police force told the AFP news agency. Reports of the player’s arrest had emerged in Spanish […]
Bobrisky addresses fans who Lose themselves in his glamour.
In a bold statement Nigerian crossdresser and social media influencer Bobrisky, has turned to his online platform to speak directly to fans who struggle to maintain their cool when in the presence of celebrities. In a candid post shared on his Instagram story, the media figure took a stand against fans who seem unable to […]