Olympic gymnastics champion Gabby Douglas says she is aiming for the 2024 Paris Games
NEW YORK: Gabby Douglas, the first Black woman to win the Olympic all-around gymnastics title, is taking aim at the 2024 Games in Paris.
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Postcard from Brisbane: Time to get in the zone
Some advice: be absolutely, one thousand per cent certain you've turned the immersion off before you travel to Australia. There's nothing quite like jet lag to make you agonise over trivialities as you stare at the walls in the wee small hours.
Vingegaard leads Tour ahead of ‘decisive’ mountains
BELLEVILLE, FRANCE: Basque rider Ion Izagirre broke away to claim stage 12 of the Tour de France on Thursday as defending champion Jonas Vingegaard retained a slender lead in his duel with Tadej Pogacar.
Sailors tested by mistral winds at Paris Test Event ahead of 2024 Olympic Games
The appearance of the mistral had a big impact at the Paris 2024 Test Event in the Marseille Marina as the first medal race line-ups were settled. It was a big day in the iQFOiL as the mistral wind coincided with the marathon race, with home favourite Nicolas Goyard taking advantage to seize control in the men's class.
Tour de France 2023 Stage 13: How to watch on Friday, TV and live stream details, start time, route map
On the French national holiday of Quatorze Juillet the race enters the Jura mountains for a summit finish on the fearsome Grand Colombier (17.4km at 7.1%) where the then defending champion Egan Bernal cracked in 2020. The sport’s landscape has changed dramatically since Bernal last rode the Tour, with Tadej Pogacar, Primoz Roglic and Jonas Vingegaard dominating the battle for yellow ever since. Still somewhat short of his best, Bernal will hope at least to bury his demons on what will be the first GC showdown of the second week.
Jabeur rides the punches to beat Sabalenka and reach Wimbledon final
LONDON: Ons Jabeur showed that it is sometimes better to float like a butterfly than sting like a bee as her wily artistry overcame the brutal hitting of Aryna Sabalenka to reach her second Wimbledon final with a 6-7(5) 6-4 6-3 victory on Thursday (Jul 13).
Ion Izagirre soloes to victory in mid-mountain Tour de France stage
Ion Izagirre emerged victorious from an absorbing mid-mountain Tour de France stage which started with a flurry of attacks that lasted to the end on Thursday.
Bournemouth sign midfielder Faivre from Lyon
Bournemouth have signed French midfielder Romain Faivre from Ligue 1 side Olympique Lyonnais, both clubs said on Thursday.