Taiwan's Lin wins semi-final amid gender row
PARIS : Taiwan's Lin Yu-ting, one of two boxers at the centre of a gender dispute at the Paris Olympics, beat Turkey's Esra Yildiz in the women's featherweight semi-finals on Wednesday.
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Paris Olympics: Antim Panghal Surrenders To Turkish Opponent In Round Of 16
India's biggest wrestling medal hope Antim Panghal crashed to a humiliating 0-10 defeat at the hands of her Turkish opponent Yetgil Zeynep in the women's 53 kg category at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday. Antim, who was one of the first to gain an Olympic quota in the category earlier owned by Vinesh Phogat, was outclassed in 101 seconds in the first round. The Turkish wrestler emerged victorious by virtue of "Technical Superiority" where she had a clear 10-point lead over her Indian opponent.
Former Dynamo Academica star joins Turkish club Bodrum FK
Gabriel Obekpa, a 20-year-old Nigerian defensive midfielder, has signed with Bodrum FK in the Turkish Super League. Obekpa’s promising career began in Benin City, the capital of Edo State, with Dynamo Academica, one of Nigeria’s fastest-growing football academies.
Lucescu, 79, returns for second spell as Romania coach
Romania have brought back Mircea Lucescu for a second spell in charge of the national team, replacing fellow Romanian Edward Iordanescu, the national football federation (FRF) said on Tuesday.
Jose Mourinho aims brutal dig at Manchester United rivals
Former Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has admitted he sometimes forgets he used to manage Tottenham Hotspur.
Manchester United 'agree' contracts as transfer deemed 'impossible'
Manchester United are prepared to return to negotiations with Bayern Munich for duo Matthijs de Ligt and Noussair Mazraoui.
Sweden Star Armand Duplantis Copies Yusuf Dikec After Paul Vault World Record, Shooter Reacts
Sweden's Armand Duplantis bettered his own world record as he grabbed the Paris Olympics pole vault title in on Monday. In a sensational finish to the fifth day of track and field at the Stade de France, Duplantis sailed over the bar raised to 6.25 meters to make the gold medal his own. The effort received rapturous applause from a 69,000-capacity crowd as the Swedish star bettered the 'world record' by 1cm his own previous best of 6.24m set at the Xiamen Diamond League meet in April. What Duplantis did after clinching the gold, however, went viral on social media.
Hoops and Saints learn potential play-off opponents
The path to European group stage qualification for Shamrock Rovers has become clearer following the play-off round draws for the Europa League and Conference League this afternoon.