Marta shown red card in potential Brazil Olympics farewell - ESPN
Brazil legend Marta was shown a straight red card in what could be her final major tournament appearance at the Paris 2024 Olympics on Wednesday.
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Olympics 2024: Simone Biles Leads USA To Gymnastics Women's Team Gold
Simone Biles led the United States to a dominant victory in the women's gymnastics team final on Tuesday, laying the ghosts of Tokyo to rest as she claimed a fifth career Olympic gold medal. Three years after Biles battled a disorientating mental block in Tokyo, pulling out of the team final in which the United States settled for silver, she and teammates Jordan Chiles, Jade Carey and Sunisa Lee led wire-to-wire in reclaiming gold ahead of Italy, with Brazil taking bronze.
Hansi Flick Opens His Barcelona Tenure With Win Over Manchester City
New Barcelona manager Hansi Flick made a triumphant start to his tenure on Tuesday as the Spanish giants beat Manchester City on penalties after their pre-season friendly at Orlando finished 2-2 at full-time. Toni Fernandez, who signed with Barca earlier this month after turning 16, flicked in a left-footed shot past reserve City goalkeeper Stefan Ortega to give the German manager's side a 4-1 win on penalties. Barcelona kicked off their US tour in the pre-season contest against the four-time reigning Premier League champions, guided by former Barcelona player and coach Pep Guardiola.
Simone Biles Inspires USA To Olympic Gold As Irish Swimmer Makes History
Simone Biles won the fifth Olympic gold of her legendary career as she led the United States to an emphatic victory in the women's gymnastics team final on Tuesday, as Daniel Wiffen made Irish history in swimming. On a sweltering day in Paris where temperatures reached 35 degrees Celsius (95 Fahrenheit), the hottest ticket in town was at the Bercy Arena where Biles was attempting to lay the ghosts of Tokyo 2021 to rest. The 27-year-old American -- considered the greatest gymnast of all time -- and her team did just that to add to her four gold medals at the 2016 Rio Games.
It’s last chance saloon as Falcons face Japan for second round spot
The Nigerian women’s football team, the Super Falcons, will go into today’s Group C final game against Japan knowing that anything short of victory will end their campaign at the ongoing Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
July 31 Olympics schedule: Swimming, soccer, basketball - ESPN
The 2024 Olympics are off and running! July 31st will bring exciting developments in swimming, beach volleyball, and basketball, among other events. Will Katie Ledecky take home more gold? How will the U.S. men's 5x5 basketball team match up with South Sudan? Fans will have to tune in to find out.
Surfing-Tahiti reflects on a perfect day of Olympic surf
TEAHUPO'O, Tahiti : Did that just happen? The Paris Olympics surfing community awoke in Tahiti on Tuesday with a collective sense of disbelief after unquestionably the greatest day of Olympic surfing competition went down at Teahupo'o on Monday.
Gymnastics-Despite medal miss, Downie says she did her late brother proud
PARIS : Gymnast Becky Downie narrowly missed a team medal for Britain at the Paris Games on Tuesday but said her late brother would have been proud of what she had achieved at her third Olympics appearance.