Manchester Airport big breakfast was the fuel we needed for four-hour flight, but there was one shock
I remember when everyone on the plane was served an in-flight meal in a little foil tray.
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Guardiola wary of 'on fire' Arsenal as new season looms
Pep Guardiola believes Premier League title rivals Arsenal are "on fire" ahead of the new campaign as they bid to end Manchester City's reign as champions.
France Aim To Topple US Basketball All-Stars In Olympic Final
France, led by the towering Victor Wembanyama, are aiming to dethrone the mighty USA in the Olympic basketball final on Saturday as track and field wraps up in Paris. The women's golf tournament comes to a close, with two-time medallist Lydia Ko and Switzerland's Morgane Metraux in pole position, while the US take on Marta's Brazil in the women's football final. The star-studded US basketball team, led by LeBron James and Stephen Curry, were made to sweat by Serbia in Thursday's semi-final before an exhilarating fourth-quarter comeback, with Curry scoring 36 points.
Paris 2024: Algerian fans roar Imane Khelif to Olympic gold
Thousands of Algerian fans roared Imane Khelif, one of two boxers at the centre of a gender eligibility row, to Olympic boxing gold on a packed Philippe-Chatrier Court at Roland Garros.
Algeria's Imane Khelif wins women's welterweight boxing gold amid gender misconceptions
Crowds of women have shown up at Imane Khelif's fights during the Paris Olympics to rally around the Algerian boxer as she faced online abuse over misconceptions about her gender.
Taekwondo-Tunisia's Katoussi wins men's welterweight gold
PARIS : Tunisia's Firas Katoussi won the Olympic gold medal in the men's taekwondo welterweight (-80kg) division in Paris on Friday, beating Iran's Mehran Barkhordari who claimed silver.
Khelif's fans praise new Algerian icon as final looms
PARIS : The alleys and stairways of Roland Garros, that most genteel of stadiums, were flooded with Algerian flags and roars on Friday as fans of Imane Khelif, the female boxer thrust at the centre of a gender dispute, came to cheer her to Olympic gold.
Andre De Grasse Anchors Canada To Olympic Men's 4x100m Relay Gold
Andre de Grasse anchored Canada to victory in the Olympic men's 4x100m relay in Paris on Friday. The Canadian quartet, also comprising Aaron Brown, Jerome Blake and Brendon Rodney, clocked 37.50 seconds for gold. South Africa took silver in an African record of 37.57sec and Britain bronze (37.61). Defending champions Italy, featuring 2021 100m champion Marcell Jacobs on the second leg, finished fourth in 37.68sec. The United States, missing Covid-hit 100m champion Noah Lyles, initially crossed the line in seventh in 37.89, but were later disqualified.