Paris 2024 firm anti-sex beds leave Olympic athletes stiff July 22, 2024 The so-called anti-sex cardboard beds at the Paris 2024 Olympic Village have left athletes stiff with firm mattresses causing discomfort. Australian water polo player Tilly Kearns said on social media: “This is how night one went on the cardboard beds. “It’s actually rock solid. You can flip them over apparently to a softer side but [...]
Premier League games in America? No, says top flight club owner July 22, 2024 The Premier League previously considered the controversial “39th game” plan, which would have seen an extra round of matches added to the season and played in different locations around the world.
Elite athletes transform communities – this Labour government must invest after Paris 2024 July 22, 2024 These are the people you don’t recall when you become an elite athlete. But publicly funding elite athletes, including those at Paris 2024, is good for us all.
There’s nothing like the Olympics. Paris 2024 will prove that again July 21, 2024 The Olympics is a bastion of patriotism and memories of a childhood well spent; despite growing up and coming to terms with the politicisation of it, says Deputy Sports Editor Matt Hardy. Being asked about early sporting memories often leaves a sense of complete and utter embarrassment. Now 24, I don’t vividly remember the 2003 [...]
Schauffele wins Open at Royal Troon for second major of year July 21, 2024 Xander Schauffele won his second major of the year on Sunday after a brilliant final round saw him take victory in the Open Championship at Royal Troon. The 30-year-old World No3 won the PGA Championship earlier this year and made it a clean sweep of American winners in majors in 2024 for the first time [...]
Formula E: Pascal Wehrlein wins title after epic London finale July 21, 2024 Pascal Wehrlein won his first Formula E world title yesterday after coming second to Oliver Rowland in the season finale at London’s ExCeL. The German looked like he’d need to settle for a championship podium but issues with both Jaguar cars – driven by Nick Cassidy, who retired, and Mitch Evans, who missed two key [...]
Piastri and Norris speak after awkward McLaren F1 team orders call July 21, 2024 Oscar Piastri won his first Formula 1 grand prix in Hungary on Sunday after a late team order from his McLaren garage forced teammate Lando Norris to move aside for the Australian. Piastri led the race into the first corner despite starting from second but the two McLaren drivers swapped during the first pit stop. [...]
Mark Cavendish signs off from Tour de France after breaking record in 2024 July 21, 2024 Mark Cavendish has finished what could be his last ever stage of the Tour de France in Nice on Sunday. The Brit finished his time trial in Nice to end a stellar career in grand touring. He broke a record he shared with cycling legend Eddy Merckx when he won his 35th stage of the [...]
UK Athletics chief: London Diamond League will be bigger in 2025 after huge success July 21, 2024 UK Athletics chief Jack Buckner has hailed a successful London Diamond League as Team GB athletes shone ahead of this month’s Olympic Games in Paris. West Ham United’s London Stadium – the central arena of London 2012 – hosted 60,000 fans on Saturday in what was the last major athletics meet before Paris 2024. There [...]
Past Open Championship winners: Who has lifted the Claret Jug in previous years July 20, 2024 The 152nd Open Championship heads into its final day at Royal Troon on Sunday with the conditions and course winning over the players so far. But as past winners and first time hopefuls compete to lift the Claret Jug at the end of the fourth day’s play, they do so knowing the winner will join [...]