Damian Warner turns the page on Paris and gets ready to chase an 'elusive' world title
The last time most sports fans saw Damian Warner, the Canadian decathlete was describing how his worst nightmare had come true at the Paris Olympic Games.
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Malone, Mahlalela and other candidates for Canada Basketball's open coaching positions
About eight months ago, Canada went to the Paris Olympics with the idea of bringing home three basketball medals.
Rafael Nadal To Be Honoured With Ceremony At French Open 2025
Rafael Nadal will be honoured at this year's French Open in recognition of his remarkable legacy and achievements at Roland Garros, as per the Olympics.com. The 38-year-old Spaniard is a 22-time Grand Slam champion, with a record 14 of those titles coming on the Paris clay. The ceremony will take place on the opening Sunday of the tournament, 25 May, on Court Philippe-Chatrier, following the day's matches. Nadal, a two-time Olympic champion (Beijing 2008 singles, Rio 2016 doubles), retired in November last year. His remarkable win-loss record at Roland Garros reads 112-4, and there are plans for him to take up an ambassadorial role at the Grand Slam.
White House offered reassurances on visas for LA28, USOPC says
NEW YORK :The USOPC has received "significant reassurances" from the White House on visas for the Los Angeles 2028 Games, Chair Gene Sykes said on Thursday, weeks after an internal memo showed the Trump administration was weighing sweeping travel restrictions.
Neeraj Chopra Begins Season With 84.52m Throw In South Africa
Two-time Olympic medal-winning javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra started his season on a high by winning the Potch Invitational Track event in Potchefstroom, South Africa. Chopra topped the six-man field, hurling the spear to a distance of 84.52m at the World Athletics Continental Tour Challenger event on Wednesday. The Indian star finished ahead of 25-year-old South African Douw Smit, whose best throw was 82.44m But Chopra's effort was below his personal best of 89.94m, while Douw came close to his personal best of 83.29m.
Watch: Triple Olympic Champion Wins Parent's 100m Race During Son's Sports Day
It wasn't the Olympic final but Jamaican sprint legend Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce's competitive edge remained intact as she stormed to victory in the parents' 100m race during her son Zyon's sports day, leaving fellow mums to chase her shadow. In a video that has gone viral, the triple Olympic champion was also seen stepping on to the line and doing some warm-up exercises before the 'real' event in her son's school, even as fellow mums geared up for the race.
Evenepoel thought he might have to retire after horror crash
Double Olympic champion Remco Evenepoel thought his cycling career may be over after his horror crash in December, he said on Thursday, a day before his comeback race in the Brabantse Pijl.
Fraser-Pryce brings Olympic speed to son's sports day
Three-times Olympic gold medallist Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce showed no mercy during her son Zyon's sports day, storming to victory in the parents’ 100 metres race and leaving fellow mums in her wake again.