Canadian world champion Marco Arop faces stiff competition in Olympic men's 800
The men's 800-metre race promises to be a doozy.
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Spain Beat Morocco To Reach Olympic Men's Football Final
Substitute Juanlu Sanchez struck a late winner as Spain came from behind to beat Morocco 2-1 on Monday and reach the final of the Olympic men's football. Morocco had led in the semi-final through a Soufiane Rahimi penalty towards the end of the first half at the Stade Velodrome in Marseille. However, Barcelona's Fermin Lopez equalised midway through the second period and then set up Sevilla right-back Sanchez to fire in the winner.
Donovan: 'Incredible' Yang a tough fight for Kellie Harrington
Former boxer Eric Donovan has warned that it would be "dangerous to underestimate" Kellie Harrington's opponent Wenlu Yang in their Olympic women's 60kg final.
International Boxing Association Calls Imane Khelif, Lin Yu-Ting "Male" Amid Paris Olympics 2024 Gender Row
The International Boxing Association (IBA) claimed Monday at a chaotic press conference that tests on two boxers at the centre of a gender controversy at the Paris Olympics show they "are male". The IBA said previously that it disqualified Algeria's Imane Khelif and Taiwan's Lin Yu-ting from its 2023 world championships after the fighters failed gender eligibility tests, without specifying what the tests were. The boxing in the French capital is run by the International Olympic Committee because of financial, governance and ethical concerns at the IBA.
Spain reach second straight Olympic final with 2-1 win over Morocco
PARIS :Spain reached their second successive Olympic men's football final when they beat Morocco 2-1 thanks to second-half goals from Fermin Lopez and Juanlu Sanchez at Marseille Stadium on Monday.
Amad, Marcus Rashford, Antony and Aaron Wan-Bissaka - winners and losers of Man United tour
Manchester United rounded off their pre-season tour of the United States with a 3-0 defeat against Liverpool. Goals from Fabio Carvalho, Curtis Jones and Kostas Tsimikas meant the Red Devils were beaten in South Carolina.
IOC says boxers in gender dispute to remain in Paris Olympics - ESPN
PARIS — The two women boxers at the heart of a gender dispute at the Paris Olympics will stay in the competition for as long as they keep winning because they meet all eligibility criteria, the International Olympic Committee said Monday.
Coach Conrad backs big hitting Stubbs at number three in test side
South Africa are looking to give Tristan Stubbs an extended run at No. 3 in their test batting line-up, starting with this week’s first test against the West Indies in Port of Spain, coach Shukri Conrad said on Tuesday.