Egypt's Farida Osman denied place at Paris Olympics
Egyptian swimmer Farida Osman has revealed she will not compete at the Paris Olympics following a mix-up over her eligibility after she missed out on qualifying by 0.02 seconds.
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Dupont stardust has France dreaming of rugby sevens gold
LONDON : The arrival of Antoine Dupont has elevated France to real gold medal contenders in rugby sevens at the Paris Olympics as the superstar scrumhalf hopes to help his country move on from their heartbreaking failure at the XVs World Cup last year.
UAE Chef de Mission for Paris Olympics has medal hopes for riders and judokas
The UAE is pinning its 2024 Olympic medal hopes on equestrian riders and judokas, Ahmed Al Tayeb, Chef de Mission of the team heading to Paris, said.
Doping-Probe of Chinese swimmers could keep US from hosting future events, ASOIF says
An investigation by American law enforcement into a doping case involving 23 Chinese swimmers could keep the United States from hosting future sporting events, the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF) said on Friday.
Britain's Pozzi retires, declines Olympic spot after injury
British hurdles runner Andrew Pozzi is retiring from athletics after a serious ankle fracture halted his 15-year long career, British Athletics said.
Sophie Becker and Jodie McCann heading for Paris, Thomas Barr misses out
Sophie Becker and Jodie McCann have secured their places at the Paris Olympics after reaching the final athlete qualification quota for the 400m and 5000m respectively.
"Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty Our Best Bet": Badminton Great Leroy D'Sa Ahead Of Paris Olympics
There is nobody more qualified in Indian badminton than Leroy D'Sa to talk about doubles in badminton. The only Indian shuttler to win four medals at the Asian Games, D'Sa is one of the finest doubles players the country has ever produced, and his success came at a time when doubles was the ignored art. D'Sa had to regularly set up scratch partnerships with top male and female singles players like Prakash Padukone, Ami Ghia, and Kanwal Thakur Singh to win medals in Asian Games doubles and mixed doubles.
Osborne gets first cap for Ireland in unfamiliar position
JOHANNESBURG : Ireland have selected uncapped Jamie Osborne at fullback for the first test against South Africa at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria on Saturday despite the fact he has not played in the position for the last 18 months.