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Paralympics Icon Peacock Back in the Hunt to Regain His 100m Title
Paralympics Icon Peacock Back in the Hunt to Regain His 100m Title

British Paralympics great Jonnie Peacock believes there is no pressure on him as he bids to regain his 100 meters title in Paris saying, "I am no longer the hunted, I am the hunter." The 31-year-old two-time champion in the T64 category – for athletes who have a single below-the-knee amputation or moderately affected movement in one lower leg ...

Barca Finally Registers Olmo Ahead of Rayo Liga Clash
Barca Finally Registers Olmo Ahead of Rayo Liga Clash

Barcelona was finally able to register new signing Dani Olmo with La Liga on Tuesday, and he is expected to make his debut later on against Rayo Vallecano. The Spanish midfielder missed the club's first two La Liga matches after joining from RB Leipzig as the Catalan giants struggled to meet the Spanish top flight's strict financial rules for ...

Football: Vlahovic Fires Juventus to Second Straight Win
Football: Vlahovic Fires Juventus to Second Straight Win

Dusan Vlahovic scored twice as Juventus made two convincing wins to start the Serie A season with a 3-0 victory at Verona on Monday. Thiago Motta's side, who started the campaign with a 3-0 win over Como, are the only team boasting a 100% after two matches and sit top of the early table. Juventus are hoping to challenge for a first Scudetto ...

Djokovic Shines Under the Lights, Gauff Rolls as US Open Champions Open With Victories
Djokovic Shines Under the Lights, Gauff Rolls as US Open Champions Open With Victories

Defending champion Novak Djokovic eased into the second round of the US Open with a straight-sets victory over qualifier Radu Albot on Monday as Coco Gauff launched her defense of the women's title with a convincing victory. Djokovic, seeking his 25th Grand Slam title and his first since his victory at Flushing Meadows last year, wasn't his ...

Injured Messi Absent from Argentina Squad for Qualifiers
Injured Messi Absent from Argentina Squad for Qualifiers

Lionel Messi will miss Argentina's upcoming 2026 World Cup qualifiers against Chile and Colombia due to injury, with Paulo Dybala recalled to coach Lionel Scaloni's squad on Monday. Messi has not played for club side Inter Miami since suffering an ankle injury in Argentina's 1-0 victory over Colombia in the Copa America final. Roma forward ...

Shooting: Walid Najjar Wins the First Stage of the Lebanese Trap Championship
Shooting: Walid Najjar Wins the First Stage of the Lebanese Trap Championship

The Lebanese Shooting and Hunting Federation organized the first stage of the 2024 Lebanese Trapshooting Championship, in the Trap category (Category A), at the Chouf Country Club. After a qualifying round of 125 targets, the six best shooters qualified for the semi-final, where they took it in turns to shoot 25 targets. The final then pitted the ...

Former England Manager Sven-Goran Eriksson Dies at 76
Former England Manager Sven-Goran Eriksson Dies at 76

Swedish football manager Sven-Goran Eriksson, who led England from 2001 to 2006, passed away on Monday at the age of 76 after a battle with pancreatic cancer, according to his agent. Eriksson, who guided England to the World Cup quarter-finals in 2002 and 2006, had announced in February 2023 that he was stepping back from public life due to ...

Barca Loans Out Struggling Striker Roque and Lenglet
Barca Loans Out Struggling Striker Roque and Lenglet

Barcelona loaned striker Vitor Roque to fellow La Liga side Real Betis on Monday after he failed to make an impact in his first few months at the club. The Catalan giants also loaned centre-back Clement Lenglet to title rivals Atletico Madrid. Brazilian forward Roque arrived from Athletico Paranaense in January after Barca signed him for around ...

Football: Hernandez Double Fires Columbus to Leagues Cup Title
Football: Hernandez Double Fires Columbus to Leagues Cup Title

Colombian striker Cucho Hernandez scored twice for the Columbus Crew, helping his team beat Los Angeles FC 3-1 with two goals in stoppage time to win the Leagues Cup final on Sunday. It is the second trophy won by the Crew under French coach Wilfried Nancy following the team's MLS Cup triumph also over LAFC last December at their Lower.com ...

Real Madrid 2024-25: The Dream Galacticos!
Real Madrid 2024-25: The Dream Galacticos!

  Since its founding in 1902, Real Madrid has established itself as one of the most prestigious football clubs in the world. The 1950s were marked by iconic players such as Alfredo Di Stéfano and Francisco Gento, who laid the foundation for the club's success. The 2000s saw the rise of the Galacticos with Zinedine Zidane, Ronaldo and David ...

Madrid Wins but Mbappe Fires Bernabeu Blanks
Madrid Wins but Mbappe Fires Bernabeu Blanks

Spanish champions Real Madrid earned a 3-0 win over Real Valladolid in La Liga on Sunday as Kylian Mbappe made his Santiago Bernabeu bow without finding the net. Atletico Madrid comfortably beat last season's surprise package Girona by the same scoreline later on in the capital. Madrid's French striker Mbappe played at home for the first time in ...

Duplantis Sets New Pole Vault Record of 6.26 Metres
Duplantis Sets New Pole Vault Record of 6.26 Metres

Olympic champion Armand Duplantis improved his own pole vault world record by a centimetre at Sunday's Diamond League Silesia meeting, posting a mark of 6.26 metres on his second attempt. Duplantis broke the mark of 6.25m he set when defending his Olympic title in Paris earlier this month. It is the 10th time the 24-year-old Swede has set a new ...