- PARIS, France, August 4 – Novak Djokovic beat Carlos Alcaraz in thrilling fashion to secure a long-awaited Olympic title and complete the career ‘Golden Slam’. Djokovic, who has won a men’s record 24 majors and swept up every title there is in tennis, finally clinched Olympic gold at his fifth…
- PARIS, France, August 4 – American Noah Lyles won the Olympic men’s 100m title by five-thousandths of a second from Jamaica’s Kishane Thompson in a dramatic photo finish at Paris 2024. Showman Lyles overhauled his rivals in the second half of the race to triumph by the finest of margins in a…
- PARIS, France, August 4 – Olympic champion Gianmarco Tamberi has been taken to hospital just days before he is due to start the defence of the high jump title he memorably shared in Tokyo. The Italian said he had a suspected kidney problem, just three days before the qualifying round is due to…
- LONDON, United Kingdom, August 4 – Manchester United completed their three-match tour of the United States with a chastening 3-0 defeat by old rivals Liverpool. It meant Erik ten Hag’s side returned home with a single victory, against Spanish side Real Betis. Either side of that came losses against…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, August 4 – Olympics silver medalist Timothy Cheruiyot and Africa champion Brian Komen qualified for the final of the men’s 1500m at the Paris Olympics after finishing in the top six in their respective semis. Komen clocked 3:32.57 to finish fourth in the first semi of the day, in a…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, August 4 – World champion Mary Moraa cruised into the final of the women’s 800m at the Paris Olympics after winning the first semi-final on Sunday evening at the Stade de France. Moraa clocked 1:57.86 in first, ahead of Ethiopia’s Worknesh Mesele (1:58.06) and Cuban Daily Cooper…
