Charles Barkley says US men’s basketball team ‘can’t come back’ stateside if they fail to win gold at Olympics
Charles Barkley made his expectations for the U.S. men’s basketball team clear. The NBA legend wants to see the U.S. team come home with a gold medal from the Paris Olympics, and Barkley is firm in his beliefs, suggesting that if the players don’t live up to his expectations, they should find another country to […]
Novak Djokovic is the men’s tennis GOAT after Olympic gold, like it or not
Novak Djokovic had nothing left to conquer. He hoisted every trophy professional tennis had to offer him. He won every Grand Slam tournament at least three times for a record total of 24 championships. He held the No. 1 ranking in the Association of Tennis Professionals for a record 428 weeks, or just over eight […]
Chinese State TV Blacks Out Taiwan Beating Beijing for Olympic Gold Medal
China’s state broadcaster CCTV pulled its Olympic coverage on Sunday to avoid showing Taiwan’s badminton team winning the gold medal after beating a top-ranked Chinese team. Taiwan scored an upset victory in badminton when Li Yang and Wang Chi-ling defeated China’s Liang Wei-ken and Wang Qiang in the men’s doubles to win their first gold […]
Algerian boxer Imane Khelif dominates Thai opponent to advance to gold medal bout
Algeria’s Imane Kherif will fight for the gold medal after defeating Thailand’s Janjaem Suwannapen by unanimous decision on Tuesday. Kherif dominated Swannapheng throughout the bout, winning the first three rounds on points, until the final round, when Kherif punched Swannapheng in the face and the referee counted eight with the Algerian in his corner. Now, […]
Ranking the Top 10 women golfers competing for gold at the 2024 Olympics
Are you ready? The women’s golf competition at the 2024 Olympics gets underway this week. Last week the men competed for gold, silver and bronze at Le Golf National, producing some of the best competition for golf fans this season. For many of the 60 women competing, it will be their first time starting on […]
Italian Gold Medal Winner Sleeps on the Lawn, Says Olympic Village Has ‘Bad Food,’ No AC
The organizers designed the Olympic Village as an eco-friendly residence that prioritized integration with the environment, and in a sense, they achieved that: the Olympic athletes are so miserable in the Olympic Village that they have accepted to sleep outdoors in the environment. Italian swimmer Thomas Ceccon, who won gold in the 100m backstroke, did […]
American Valarie Allman wins second straight Olympic gold in discus
Valerie Allman is back at the top of the discus world. The American won her second consecutive Olympic gold medal in the discus on Monday, after winning gold at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics three years ago. Valerie Allman will compete in the women’s discus final at the 2024 Olympic Games on August 5, 2024. AP […]
Olympic gold medalist takes nap on lawn after complaining about Olympic village conditions: ‘Hard to sleep’
Thomas Ceccon may have won gold at the Paris Olympics, but we’re not sure whether good sleep was a factor. The Italian swimmer won his first Olympic gold medal in the men’s 100m backstroke at just 23 years old (in his second Olympic Games). However, he did not enjoy the same success in the 200 […]
Paris Olympics deal hands Discovery+ gold in UK TV streaming race | Television industry
Discovery+ has become the UK’s fastest-growing paid streaming service, with the nearly £1 billion deal its parent company spent to wrest Olympic rights from the BBC appearing to be paying off. Six years ago, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), which runs the Discovery+ streaming service in the UK and the Max streaming service across Europe as […]
Simone Biles comes up just short of gold in heartbreaking end to Olympics
Simone Biles closed out the 2024 Olympics with a return to the podium. After falling on the balance beam just hours earlier and missing out on a medal for the first time in the Games, the American superstar gymnast bounced back on the floor to win silver and finish with four medals in total in […]