Arc weekend begins in Paris with a cracking renewal of the Prix du Cadran, as well as the Challenge Cup at Ascot, all live on Sky Sports Racing. 1.33 ParisLongchamp – Kyprios faces four in Cadran return Aidan O’Brien sends a typically strong squad over to the French capital this weekend and should get off…
Manchester United have a full agreement with PSG for the signing of midfielder Manuel Ugarte. United will pay an initial of £42.2m but the deal could be worth as much as £50.7m (€60m) including performance-related add-ons. Ugarte, who was the club’s primary midfield target throughout the window, is expected in the UK on Tuesday to…
The Paralympics’ first openly transgender athlete expects to receive “love” in Paris and says it is “only fair” she is allowed to compete. Visually-impaired Italian runner Valentina Petrillo, who transitioned in 2019, has attracted criticism ahead of her participation in the women’s T12 200m and 400m events. The 50-year-old previously won 11 national titles in…
Team GB runner Rose Harvey has revealed that she completed the Paris Olympics women’s marathon with a broken leg. The 31-year-old finished 78th in Sunday’s race, clocking a time of two hours, 51 minutes and three seconds. “This was far from the Olympics I dreamed of, but still an experience of a lifetime,” Harvey wrote…
Tom Cruise provided some Hollywood glamour as the Paris 2024 Olympic Games concluded with a star-studded closing ceremony that signalled the handing over of hosting duties to Los Angeles for 2028. With LA leaning into one of its key selling points, the razzle dazzle of Hollywood, Cruise’s cameo appearance saw him abseil in from the…
Emma Finucane became the first British woman in 60 years to win three medals at a single Olympics as she took bronze in the individual sprint on the final day of the Paris Games. The 21-year-old, the reigning world champion in this event, needed only two races to beat Dutch rider Hetty van de Wouw…
Sifan Hassan completed a remarkable week with Olympic gold in the women’s marathon, having already won a pair of bronzes in the two long-distance track events. Barely 36 hours after claiming third spot in the 10,000 metres final, Hassan was back in action and won the marathon in an Olympic record time of two hours…
Bakhodir Jalolov claimed his second consecutive Olympic super-heavyweight gold medal at Roland Garros on Saturday. The towering Uzbek beat Spain’s Ayoub Ghadfa in dominant fashion, handing his opponent two standing counts in just the first round as he swept to a unanimous decision victory. That final was the last contest of the tournament at Paris…
Algeria’s Imane Khelif beat Thailand’s Janjaem Suwannapheng by unanimous decision in the women’s welterweight semi-final to give herself a shot at a gold medal at the Paris Olympics. In the 66kg semi both fighters were at least guaranteed a bronze for reaching this stage and walked out to an electric atmosphere at the converted Roland…
Jack Carlin, Ed Lowe and Hamish Turnbull were forced to settle for Olympic men’s team sprint silver for Great Britain as skateboarding star Sky Brown secured a bronze medal, despite dislocating her shoulder before the Games. The British men took team sprint silver as pre-race favourites the Netherlands broke the world record twice on their…
