Olympic torch graces the Cannes red carpet during 'Marcello Mio' premiere
Fox Sports soccer analyst Stu Holden explains why the USWNT should not have the mindset that the Paris Olympics will be a developmental tournament.
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USWNT star Naomi Girma wants to 'Create the Space' for mental health in soccer
Before the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup in Australia kicked off last summer, FOX Sports announced a groundbreaking multi-year partnership with Common Goal USA, in which FOX Sports became the first and only World Cup broadcaster to take Common Goal's 1% pledge and commit 1% of its World Cup coverage through 2026 to telling the story of soccer for social impact cross-platform. By the end of the tournament, FOX Sports' total commitment of airtime exceeded 6%.
Serbian long jumper Spanovic hoping to 'complete her story' at Paris Games
Serbian long jumper Ivana Spanovic said she is hoping to finally secure an elusive Olympic gold medal at her fifth Games in Paris later this year and produce a fitting climax to the story of her career.
Christine Sinclair gets her own Barbie doll
Barbie dolls will honour Canadian soccer star Christine Sinclair and tennis champion Venus Williams, plus seven other athletes, as part of a project announced by Mattel on Wednesday.
Driven Barshim still spearheading Qatar's challenge at fourth Games
Mutaz Barshim was at the centre of one of most memorable moments of the Tokyo Olympics and the high jumper will again carry a large part of Qatar's hopes of medal success on his slender shoulders in his fourth Summer Games in Paris.
Venus Williams among sporting figures to get own Barbie doll
LONDON : Seven-times Grand Slam champion Venus Williams and Australian soccer player Mary Fowler are among nine athletes to get a Barbie doll in their likeness as toy maker Mattel seeks to shine a light on women sports role models ahead of the Paris Olympics.
India To Lose Asian Games Medal After Boxer Parveen Hooda's Suspension
India is set to lose a Hangzhou Asian Games medal after bronze medallist boxer Parveen Hooda was suspended for 22 months for whereabouts failure. Parveen had won the bronze medal in the women's 57kg weight class at the Asian Games last year, which had also fetched her a Paris Olympic quota. However, she was handed a suspension by the International Testing Agency (ITA), the agency responsible for results management, earlier this month after she failed thrice to file her whereabouts within a twelve-month period.
Paralympics Champion Sumit Antil Defends F64 Javelin World Title
Reigning Paralympics champion Sumit Antil on Tuesday defended his F64 javelin throw world title while Thangavelu Mariyappan and Ekta Bhyan also grabbed gold medals in their respective events as India jumped to third place in the World Para Athletics Championships in Kobe, Japan. With five medals won on a productive fifth day, India's tally swelled to 10 (4 gold, 4 silver, 2 bronze) and the country is currently placed below China (15 gold, 13 silver, 13 bronze) and Brazil (14 gold, 6 silver, 5 bronze).