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Sweden’s Jenny Rissveds was all smiles as she accepted her bronze medal and hugged an emotional Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (France) on the podium of the women’s cross-country mountain bike race at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Rissveds had come full circle after some difficult years following her gold medal ride at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.Rissveds was just 22 years old when she claimed the Olympic gold medal. Not having the tools to handle the pressure, both internal and external that followed that historic victory, she struggled with depression and an eating disorder and within a year of winning the Olympic title, left…
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Gangwon FC have claimed that Tottenham Hotspur saw off competition from a direct Premier League rival to sign Yang Min-hyeok.Spurs agreed a deal on Sunday that will see the 18-year-old arrive in north London in January 2025, remaining with South Korean side Gangwon until then.“We are delighted to announce that we have reached an agreement for Yang Min-hyeok to join the Club from K League 1 side Gangwon FC, subject to work permit and international clearance,” Spurs said in a short statement posted on their website on Sunday.“Yang, who turned 18 in April, has agreed a deal that will run…
By Graeme Macpherson Published: 18:53 EDT, 27 July 2024 | Updated: 18:53 EDT, 27 July 2024 Duhan van der Merwe made history as he became Scotland’s all-time leading try scorer.The Edinburgh winger sauntered over the line midway through the first half in this hard-fought win over Uruguay in Montevideo.It was the South African-born player’s 28th try for his adopted country, moving him one ahead of Stuart Hogg. Gregor Townsend’s side duly won their fourth and final match of this Americas tour but made heavy weather of it for long spells as their hosts pushed them all the way.After a spell…
Watch Great Britain’s Andy Murray and Dan Evans save five match points in a tie-break decider to beat Taro Daniel and Kei Nishikori of Japan in the first round of the men’s doubles at Paris 2024.Follow live: Olympics 2024 day twoRead more: Murray delays retirement with extraordinary Olympics winAvailable to UK users only.
SITTING ringside in London’s O2 Arena last night, promoter Frank Warren was as thrilled as anyone at the levels Derek Chisora and Joe Joyce went to in their 10-round heavyweight main event. Chisora prevailed on points, which was a surprise considering he had looked close to exhausted for most of the contest. “I didn’t think it would go the distance,” admitted Frank. “I thought that the favourite was Joe, and I suppose most people felt the same way. It takes two gladiators to create a fight like that, and you’ve got to take your hat off to them.” Warren saw…
Jul 28, 2024, 01:53 PM ETK.J. Choi captured the first major of his career after securing a two-stroke victory at the Senior Open Championship on Sunday in Carnoustie, Scotland.Choi, 54, finished with a 2-under-par 70 on the final round and ended up with a total of 10-under-par 278 at Carnoustie Golf Links. Sunday’s triumph was his first since the 2021 PURE Insurance Championship.Choi rolled in a long putt for an eagle on the par-5 14th to highlight his day. He also had four birdies to offset four bogeys.K.J. Choi celebrates the first major trophy of his career after winning the…
Just last week, the U.S. men’s national team took a difficult decision of letting go of Kawhi Leonard as he was still suffering from the same knee injury that kept him out of the Clippers’ last games of last season in April. Now, halfway across the world in Abu Dhabi, they seem to be in a similar predicament with superstar Kevin Durant. The Suns forward missed practice again this past Saturday with a calf strain and seems unlikely to play against Australia in a friendly set for Monday. Despite his situation, coach Steve Kerr publicly downplayed any concern surrounding his…
MANCHESTER, England – Seven straight decisions were all UFC CEO Dana White needed to see to the pull the plug on impromptu performance bonus increases going forward. From the fifth fight of UFC 304 to the 11th, the judges did not get a break. In the end, three fighters split the four $100,000 performance bonuses White was coaxed into giving by King Green and Leon Edwards at Thursday’s pre-fight news conference. The bonuses increase was the third time in 2024 that White upped the ante at a UFC pre-fight news conference – and it will be the last, according to…
2024 PARIS SUMMER OLYMPIC GAMES Brazilian swimmers Ana Carolina Viera and Gabriel Santos received warnings from the Brazilian Swimming Team Committee on Saturday for leaving the Olympic village without permission on July 26. In addition, Viera was sent home from Paris by the committee for contesting a relay lineup-related decision in a “disrespectful and aggressive manner.” Here’s the official statement about Viera and Santos from the Brazilian Olympic Committee, translated into English: The Brazilian Olympic Committee (COB) received this Saturday, 27, a statement from the Head of the Brazilian Swimming Team, Gustavo Otsuka, with the information that swimmers Ana Carolina…