Gymnastics/Olympics 2024: Biles Wins Sixth Olympic GoldSimone Biles clinched her sixth Olympic gold in the all-around gymnastics event in Paris, becoming the oldest winner in 72 years. Brazilās Rebeca Andrade took silver, while Sunisa Lee earned bronze. Biles celebrated with a goat necklace, symbolizing her status as the greatest of all time (GOAT). Cricket/The Hundred: …
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Skateboarding/Olympics: Team GB’s Sky Brown dislocated her shoulder but aims to compete in the women’s park skateboarding event at the Paris Olympics. Cricket/The Hundred: Hayley Matthews’ unbeaten 78 led Welsh Fire to a victory over Oval Invincibles, marking their first defeat in this year’s competition. Cricket/County Championship: Northamptonshire opener Emilio Gay will leave at season’s …
Tennis/Olympics 2024: Andy Murray, partnered with Dan Evans, secured a thrilling win against Belgium’s Sander Gille and Joran Vliegen, advancing to the Olympic men’s doubles quarter-finals in Paris. The British pair triumphed 6-3, 6-7, 11-9. Gymnastics/Olympics 2024: Simone Biles led the USA to reclaim the women’s gymnastics team gold, overcoming past challenges and delivering a …
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Mountain Biking/Olympics: Tom Pidcock overcame a puncture to win his second Olympic mountain bike title, defeating Victor Koretzky in Paris with exceptional skill. Swimming/Olympics: Matt Richards narrowly missed gold in the 200m freestyle, taking silver just 0.02 seconds behind David Popovici. Duncan Scott finished fourth. Cricket: Chris Woakes may be considered for future overseas tours …
Cricket/The Hundred: Invincibles Beat Fire in Low-Scoring ContestOval Invincibles defended a total of 113 to defeat Welsh Fire by 10 runs. Despite early batting struggles, the Invincibles’ spinners, led by Adam Zampa (3-24), dominated, while Welsh Fire fell short despite David Payne’s late effort. Olympics/Swimming: Peaty Takes Silver in 100m BreaststrokeAdam Peaty claimed silver in …
Swimming/Olympics 2024: Adam Peaty qualified fastest in the 100m breaststroke, aiming for his third consecutive Olympic gold. He clocked 58.86 seconds, just ahead of China’s Qin Haiyang. Meanwhile, Team GB missed out on medals in both men’s and women’s 4x100m freestyle relays. Football/Olympics 2024: Canadaās women’s football team was penalized six points and coach Bev …
Olympics/Paris 2024: Paris is set to host its first Olympics in a century, with gender parity among athletes. The opening ceremony features boats on the River Seine and possibly performances by Celine Dion and Lady Gaga. Cricket/England vs. West Indies: Mark Wood is nearing the elusive 100mph bowling speed, with his fastest recorded delivery at …
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Cricket/The Hundred: Southern Brave triumphed over London Spirit by seven wickets, with James Vince scoring 56 and Craig Overton taking three early wickets. Spirit’s Liam Dawson made a late stand with 45 not out. Cricket/England Team: Harry Brook expressed no immediate ambitions for England captaincy amidst speculation about changes in the team’s leadership, stating his …
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Cricket/The Hundred: Oval Invincibles defeated Birmingham Phoenix by eight wickets, with Adam Zampa taking 3-11. Phoenix managed just 89 runs, with key contributions from Saqib Mahmood and Mohammad Amir. Cricket/Ashes: Jofra Archer aims to play in the 2025-26 Ashes in Australia, following a long injury recovery. He won’t play red-ball cricket in 2024 but hopes …
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Cricket/Women’s T20 World Cup: The Women’s T20 World Cup will expand to 12 teams in 2026 and 16 in 2030, the ICC announced. The 2024 tournament in Bangladesh will feature 10 teams, with Australia seeking a fourth consecutive title. The ICC also placed USA Cricket and Cricket Chile on notice for governance issues. Tennis/Paris Olympics: …