Ellen Walshe hoping nervous energy can fuel Paris ambition
It was a surreal experience for those competing at the Tokyo Olympic Games, the absence of fans making for a rather eerie experience.
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French rugby players accused of rape granted house arrest for now
Two French international rugby players accused of raping a woman while on tour in Argentina were temporarily granted house arrest on Wednesday after a week in detention, the prosecutor's office said.
Anna Patten driven by family ties and personal ambitions
The aftermath of the Republic of Ireland's Euro 2025 qualifier win against France was a sensory overload, the players submerging themselves in the chaos of a raucous Páírc Uí Chaoimh.
Alexander Zverev Plays Through The Pain To Advance In Hamburg
Top seed Alexander Zverev shrugged off a knee issue to ease past Jesper de Jong in straight sets and into the last 16 at his home tournament in Hamburg on Wednesday. The defending champion hurt his left knee in a fall at Wimbledon but advanced 6-2, 6-2 past 114th-ranked Dutchman De Jong to set up a meeting with France's Hugo Gaston in the pre-Olympic clay-court tournament. "I was still unsure this morning if I was going to play or not and during the warm-up I was in quite a lot of pain," said the German world number four.
Rafael Nadal, Casper Ruud Save Match Point To Make Doubles Semi-Finals In Bastad
Rafael Nadal and Casper Ruud saved a match point in the deciding set tie-break to reach the semi-finals of the doubles in Bastad on Wednesday, hours after the Norwegian was knocked out of the singles. Nadal and Ruud squeezed past France's Theo Arribage and Roman Safiullin of Russia 6-4, 3-6, 12/10 to advance to the last four, winning the final three points of the match after being on the brink of defeat. "I think we had some fun. It was an emotional match at the end, a good level of tennis against two good players," said Nadal, who is also competing in the singles tournament. "We enjoy it, the crowd was amazing. Full crowd in a doubles match, that's fantastic. Just enjoying every single day here."
FIFA investigating video after France alleges racism
FIFA is investigating a video circulating on social media that showed some members of the Argentina national team singing about France's players that the French Football Federation decried as "racist and discriminatory".
Tennis legend Martina Navratilova calls Donald Trump's ear bandage 'PR stunt' after assassination attempt
The former president's eldest son clashed with MSNBC reporter Jacob Soboroff on the floor of the RNC convention in Milwaukee.
Lionel Messi asked to apologize for Argentina players' racist chant
Lionel Messi faced calls on Wednesday to apologize for racist chants made by Argentina's players after they won the Copa América.