Olympic shooter Mary Tucker says sport’s future ‘looms,’ hopes IOC will put up a ‘fight’ for athletes in the future
After competing in a second straight Olympic Games, U.S. Olympic shooters are pondering the future of the sport. Mary Tucker, a Florida native who now lives in the Czech Republic, has qualified to represent the U.S. National Team in the women’s air small bore rifle event at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. “It’s great […]
Tearful Olympic Boxer Who Failed IBA Gender Test Defeats Female Hungarian Rival in Pivotal Fight
Algerian boxer Imane Kherif, who is said to have male chromosomes, defeated Hungarian boxer Anna-Luka Haronyi by unanimous decision on Saturday as Kherif’s heated battle continued in her quest for Olympic gold. The Algerian started the week off with a win over Italian fighter Angela Carini in just 46 seconds. Her bout with Haroni didn’t […]
Ukraine fight back in women’s fencing to secure first gold of Paris Olympics | Paris Olympic Games 2024
At the Paris Games on Saturday, Ukraine won the gold medal in the women’s sabre fencing team event, defeating South Korea in a thrilling final. Olga Harlan, who won the individual bronze medal in Paris, Ukraine’s first medal, led her team to a comeback victory with a brilliant performance, winning Ukraine’s first gold medal at […]
Full prelim and main card fight picks
Commercial Content 21+ The UFC is on a global tour that began in Manchester, England, and will host Saturday’s fights on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi. The UFC fight will begin at 12pm ET on ABC, meaning it will be on national television and in primetime. Last week can best be described as “so-so”, as […]
Claressa Shields: ‘Women should fight against women’
Two-time Olympic gold medalist in boxing, Claressa Shields, has criticized the International Olympic Committee for previously allowing boxers who failed gender eligibility tests to compete against women. Shields is undefeated in professional boxing, having won gold medals at the 2012 and 2016 Olympic Games. The 15-0 Shields won multiple titles, including a TKO victory just […]
Tim Tebow Continues Leading Fight for Rescuing Sexually Exploited Children
The Tim Tebow Foundation continues its mission to rescue sexually exploited and at-risk children. “For too long, child sexual exploitation has remained hidden in the dark corners of the internet – an evil that has destroyed so many children’s lives,” Tim Tebow, founder and chairman of the Tim Tebow Foundation, said in a statement. “This […]
Brianda Tamara recalls nightmare Imane Khelif fight amid Olympic controversy
It turns out that Thursday’s bout with Algerian boxer Imane Kherif wasn’t the first time that a female boxer feared for her safety. On Thursday, Italian opponent Angela Carini was hit on the nose and forced to withdraw after just 46 seconds in her match against Kheriff, breaking down in tears and saying she had […]
video shows Georgia Chick-fila-A employee fight off gun-wielding burglar
Last month, a brave Chick-fil-A employee in Georgia risked his life to heroically thwart an armed robbery. A fascinating video shows the fast-food worker struggling with the suspect for three minutes. The violent crash happened around 4:30 a.m. on July 1 at a Chick-fil-A in Stone Mountain, Georgia, about 30 minutes northeast of Atlanta. The […]
Male, 54, who fatally stabbed teenager, wounded 4 young people amid river tubing fight receives his sentence
A controversial case surrounding a fatal stabbing between a 54-year-old man and several young people has ended with a 20-year prison sentence. Nicolae Miu, of Prior Lake, Minnesota, was convicted in April of first-degree intentional homicide for stabbing five people, killing one teenager, during a 2022 brawl in Wisconsin’s Apple River near the Minnesota border. […]
Why Imane Khelif can fight in 2024 Olympics but not world championships
The Paris Olympics are facing questions over their decision to allow two boxers disqualified from the 2023 world championships to compete in the women’s category. Those questions deepened on Thursday when one of the players, Imane Kherif of Algeria, forced her opponent, Angela Carini of Italy, to withdraw 46 seconds into their first-round match. On […]