Chelsea sign US defender Wiley, 19, from Atlanta United
Chelsea have signed United States left back Caleb Wiley from Major League Soccer side Atlanta United on a six-year contract, the Premier League club said on Monday.
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Vondrousova and Hurkacz pull out due to injury
:Olympic silver medallist Marketa Vondrousova has withdrawn from the Paris Summer Games due to a hand injury, the Czech 25-year-old said on Monday, with Poland's Hubert Hurkacz also withdrawing.
U.S. Olympic flag-bearers: LeBron, Phelps, Bird, Staley, more - ESPN
During each Olympics opening ceremony, each country's team is led into the event space by an athlete or delegation representative bearing his or her country's flag. On the U.S. side, the flag-bearer is usually chosen by fellow athletes and/or team captains. The practice of carrying flags into the opening ceremony began with the 1908 Summer Games in London.
LeBron James 1st U.S. men's basketball player to carry flag in Olympics opening ceremony
LeBron James wasn't totally sure what the opening ceremony was all about when he was picked for his first Olympics in 2004.
Randhir Singh Set To Become First Indian To Head Olympic Council of Asia After September Elections
Former international shooter and veteran sports administrator Randhir Singh is set to become the first Indian president of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) after emerging as the sole candidate for the top post for the September 8 elections. The 77-year-old Singh, a former member of the International Olympic Council (IOC) and ex secretary general of Indian Olympic Association (IOA), was currently serving as the acting chief of the continental sports apex body. "The OCA election commission can confirm that OCA acting president Randhir Singh is the sole eligible candidate to be nominated for election of the OCA General Assembly on 8 September, 2024," the OCA said in a statement.
Australia would not pick convicted rapist - team chief
PARIS : Australia would not pick a convicted rapist for the Olympics, team chief Anna Meares said on Monday after the Netherlands selected a beach volleyball player convicted of that offence.
France flaunts its baguettes with scratch-and-sniff stamps
PARIS : Visiting Paris for the Olympics and want to share the enticing aroma of a fresh baguette? A scratch-and-sniff stamp on your postcard could be the answer.
Skateboarding's reputation does a 180 as it rolls into Paris
LOS ANGELES : Once viewed as the pastime of deadbeats and drifters, skateboarding's reputation is changing rapidly after its inclusion in the Olympics Games in Tokyo three years ago.