Olympic track going purple for 1st time at Paris Games, moving away from red-brick clay
Fans will be seeing purple at the Olympics when athletes try to set records at this summer's Paris Games.
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Purple track for Paris should be "very, very good", say organisers
PARIS : The purple athletics track being laid in Paris's Stade de France for the summer Olympics does not guarantee records but adjustments brought in by the manufacturer seem promising, said Alain Blondel, the sports manager for athletics events at Paris 2024.
D Gukesh Beats Vidit Gujrathi To Regain Joint Lead In Candidates Chess Tournament
India's D Gukesh bounced back with a finely crafted game to outwit compatriot Vidit Gujrathi and regain his joint lead with Ian Nepomniachtchi of Russia after the eighth round of the Candidates chess tournament in Toronto. On a day when R Praggnanandhaa played out a draw with Firouza Alireza of France, Hikaru Nakamura sealed his supremacy in the all-American duel against Fabiano Caruana to come back in to reckoning for top honours.
Toulouse see off Exeter to reach Champions Cup semi-finals
Five-time champions Toulouse booked their place in the semi-finals of the Investec Champions Cup as they disposed of visiting Exeter Chiefs with a nine-try 64-26 victory at the Stade Ernest Wallon.
Tsitsipas sweeps Ruud to win Monte Carlo Masters for 3rd time, and then weeps
Stefanos Tsitsipas swept aside Casper Ruud 6-1, 6-4 on Sunday to win the clay-court Monte Carlo Masters for the third time in four years, and then wept in his chair.
Canada suffers narrow men's basketball loss before must-win game for Paralympic berth
Canada continues to make necessary adjustments while building confidence entering Monday's winner-take-all men's basketball match at a last-chance Paralympic qualifier.
France defeat Italy to extend perfect Six Nations record
France continued their unbeaten run in the Women's Six Nations after scoring six tries to beat Italy 38-15.