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Erislandy Alvarez made sure Cuba didn’t leave the Paris Olympics without a boxing gold, edging out France’s Sofiane Oumiha on Wednesday by a 3-2 decision to win the men’s 63.5 kilogram gold at the Paris Games. Cuba, a long-time Olympic boxing powerhouse, had only left one Olympics without a boxing gold since 1968, when they managed four silvers but no golds at the Beijing Games in 2008. If they were to avoid a repeat, Alvarez would need to defeat a hometown fighter who was eager to cap off his accomplished amateur career with the sport’s highest prize. Alvarez, 24, got…

SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France — For all the countless times Celine Boutier has played Le Golf National, what carried her to a 7-under 65 and a three-shot lead Wednesday in the Olympics was a two-day stretch at the course when she didn’t even have her clubs.Boutier watched the men’s competition from the gallery over the weekend as the French fans cheered and chanted and sang for Victor Perez and Matthieu Pavon, ovations they rarely hear anywhere else.When it was her time to perform, 30-year-old Boutier delivered a round to remember. On a course so difficult that only two players broke 70, Boutier…

United States Men’s Basketball director Grant Hill joined Rachel Nichols on All The Smoke to talk about all things Team USA. One of the topics involved Jaylen Brown and the Boston Celtics star not being asked to play in this summer’s Olympics. When asked about Brown, Hill said he hopes to talk to the Celtics wing to hash things out. “I’m confident he and I will sit down at some point and talk about it and get to some level of understanding,” Hill said. “Look, he’ll be a candidate if he wants in ’28.” Brown believes that his past criticism…

This week, the UFC returns to its home base in Las Vegas. UFC on ESPN 61 takes place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, and features a heavyweight rematch between Marcin Tybura and Serghei Spivac. Elsewhere, many other combat sports events are taking place, featuring several familiar names who have competed under the UFC banner. Check out which veterans of the global MMA leader are competingAug. 9-10. Scroll below to see how the UFC veterans fared last week, and see the names and details of this weekend’s competitors. Upcoming event information from Tapology. Last week’s results Rashad Coulter: July 31…

2024 PARIS SUMMER OLYMPIC GAMES The 2024 Olympic Games are officially over (in the pool) so let’s talk about it. We dissect the best of’s from the men’s swimming competition in Paris. 0:00 SwimSwam Breakdown Introduction 1:37 Top 3 Swims in Paris 19:09 Race of the Meet 25:44 Surprise of the Meet 32:47 Heartbreak of the Meet 39:02 Narrative of the Meet 51:18 Swimmer of the Meet

Alberto Bettiol is expected to switch from EF Education-EasyPost to Astana Qazaqstan during the August transfer window, as Astana apparently use their new funding from China to immediately strengthen their roster and so pursue UCI ranking points and a place in the 2026 WorldTour.   Mid-season transfers are rare in professional cycling but are allowed between August 1-15 under UCI rules. The rider and the two teams involved must strike a deal with the UCI then giving final approval. Cyclingnews understands that the two teams have reached a deal, with the UCI expected to give the green light for the deal…

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Man United are reportedly looking to further bolster their attack despite already bringing in a new striker.The Red Devils made Dutch forward Joshua Zirkzee their first summer signing after agreeing to a £36.5 million deal with Bologna.The Netherlands international is set to provide cover and competition for Rasmus Hojlund after the 21-year-old led United’s attack alone last season.Now with Zirkzee as part of the squad and handed the team’s iconic number 11 shirt, the 23-year-old is primed to make his club debut during Saturday’s Community Shield against rivals Manchester City.Man United looking to sign another strikerDespite having Zirkzee and Hojlund…

The RFU had been looking for additional investment and, in a document seen by the BBC, was considering selling their base in Twickenham and buying a 50% share in Wembley.Those plans were shelved in favour of redeveloping the stadium, which had been quoted at a cost of £663m by the Twickenham Stadium Masterplan Programme (TSMP).Woodward said Twickenham should be considered in the same breath as other iconic sporting venues such as Lord’s, Wimbledon and Wembley whose names are untouched by commercialism.”They haven’t sold the naming rights to The Championships or Centre Court, they understand the brand value,” said the 68-year-old,…

British number one Katie Boulter reached the second round of the Canadian Open as compatriot Harriet Dart was knocked out.Boulter won 6-4 3-6 6-1 against American Bernarda Pera, who is ranked 80 in the world, at Sobeys Stadium in Toronto.On Thursday she will meet Brazilian world number 22 Beatriz Haddad Maia, whom she beat on the way to winning the San Diego Open in March.British number three Dart went down 3-6 6-3 6-7 (2-7) to Russia’s world number 24 Diana Shnaider.Dart earned a place in the main draw as a lucky loser, having been taken off in a wheelchair when…