Leon Marchand fulfilled what French fans may regard as destiny as he swept to a fourth gold medal at his home Paris games by winning the men’s 200-metre individual medley in an Olympic record time. Roared on by a delirious crowd at La Defense Arena on Friday, Marchand took

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

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

Simone Biles’s sixth Olympic gold medal hung around her neck, and so did a twinkling little goat — just a reminder to the gymnast hailed as the greatest of all time that she does indeed belong in the pantheon of sports greats. “I was like, OK, if it goes well

Spain's Carlos Alcaraz has joined 24-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic in the Olympic men's singles quarter-finals. But Alcaraz and 14-time French Open champion Rafael Nadal were beaten in the men's doubles by USA's Austin Krajicek and Rajeev Ram - losing 6-2 6-4.

Arne Slot's new-look Liverpool beat Premier League rivals Arsenal 2-1 with goals from Mohamed Salah and Fabio Carvalho in Philadelphia. Salah's 13th-minute strike and Carvalho's finish in the 34th minute capped excellent Liverpool moves, before Arsenal's Kai Havertz

Bangladesh will face Pakistan in two Tests, with matches scheduled in Rawalpindi from 21st to 25th August and in Karachi from 30th August to 3rd September. Jalal Yunus, the Chairman of the Cricket Operations Committee of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), confirmed that Shakib Al

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) official have stated that they have approached the government to provide them with a security consultant for their upcoming tour of Pakistan. Bangladesh is scheduled to travel to Pakistan on August 17th for a two-match Test series, which is part of

Simone Biles inspired the United States to victory in the women's team gymnastics event as the first leg of a "redemption tour" began with a fifth Olympic gold. For the world's most decorated gymnast it is a first Olympic gold since Rio 2016 after she pulled out of

British swimmer Adam Peaty has tested positive for Covid, Team GB said on Monday, a day after he narrowly missed out on the 100 metres breaststroke goldat the Olympic Games in Paris. Peaty shared the silver with American Nic Fink after both finished 0.02 seconds behind Italy’s

Egyptian fencer Nada Hafez had a secret when she fought her way to the quarter finals of her event at the Paris Olympics — she was fencing for two. Hafez, 26, from Cairo, is seven months pregnant, she revealed on Tuesday. “What appears to you as two players ... they were

Novak Djokovic outclassed his long-time rival Rafael Nadal to win their Olympic second-round match and continue his bid to land an elusive gold medal. Serbia's Djokovic, 37, looked on a different level to Nadal for most of a one-sided contest which he won 6-1 6-4 on the Roland

Rafael Nadal set up a tantalising second-round contest with old foe Novak Djokovic at Paris 2024 after coming through his opening Olympics singles match. Spain's Nadal, 38, had cast doubt on whether he would even be able to play against Hungary's Marton Fucsovics because of a

Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz's highly anticipated Olympic pairing started with a first-round win over Andres Molteni and Maximo Gonzalez in the men's doubles. The Spanish duo beat the Argentine sixth seeds 7-6 (7-4) 6-4 in front of a packed Court Phillipe Chatrier in Paris.

Defending champion Inter Miami, playing without injured star Lionel Messi, blanked Mexico's Puebla 2-0 at home on Saturday to begin defending their Leagues Cup crown. Paraguay's Matias Rojas opened the scoring in the ninth minute and Uruguayan striker Luis Suarez added an

China won the first gold medal of Paris 2024 Olympics on Saturday as it beat Republic of Korea 16-12 in the 10m Air Rifle Mixed Team Final at Chateauroux. The Chinese pair of Huang Yuting and Sheng Lihao led the Korean duo of Kim Jihyeon and Park Hajun after losing the first round and

The 2024 Olympics opened in Paris in spectacular style with thousands of athletes sailing along the River Seine past lively performers on bridges, banks and rooftops in an ambitious take on an opening ceremony. Swapping a stadium for a waterway for the first time to open the

In the first semi-final of the Women's Asia Cup at the Rangiri Dambulla International Cricket Stadium, Bangladesh won the toss and chose to bat first against India on Friday. The winner of this match will advance to the final, which will be held at the same venue on Sunday. India

“It’s going to be a beautiful success,” says Claudine Vacelet confidently of the Paris Olympics opening ceremony, before pausing. “Well, with the security issues, I suppose we’ll only see whether it’s a success at the end.” After years of

Arsenal opened their three-match tour of the United States by beating Bournemouth 5-4 on penalties after a 1-1 draw in Los Angeles. Fabio Vieira gave Arsenal a first-half lead when he met Reiss Nelson's deep cross on the volley and drove it first time into the far bottom corner.