Australian hockey player given 12-month ban for buying cocaine at Olympics | Paris Olympic Games 2024
Australian Olympic hockey player Tom Craig was arrested in Paris for buying cocaine during the Olympics and given a 12-month suspension, six months of which were suspended. Governing body Hockey Australia said Craig's suspension began on Monday and was the result of an investigation by the association's integrity department into his arrest last month. “Six […]
Rachael ‘Raygun’ Gunn tops latest world breaking rankings despite Olympic flop | Paris Olympic Games 2024
Australian breaker Rachel “RaeGun” Gunn remains number one in the sport's latest world rankings, despite her Olympic performance drawing online ridicule and criticism. On Tuesday, the sport's governing body released a statement “clarifying” why Reagan had risen to the top of the rankings. Reighan, a 37-year-old university lecturer from Sydney, failed to score at the […]
Olympic runner Rebecca Cheptegei’s ex-boyfriend, Dickson Ndiema, who is accused of lighting her fire and killing her, has died: report
The ex-boyfriend accused of murdering Ugandan Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei by setting her on fire has reportedly died from wounds sustained in the horrific attack. Dickson Ndiema died on Monday evening at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital in Eldoret, Kenya, hospital officials said. Country Africa. The Olympian's estranged girlfriend was rushed to hospital after the alleged […]
Eddy Alvarez brings an Olympic mindset to Mets playoff chase
TORONTO — Eddie Alvarez was on a bus with his Triple-A Red Sox teammates over the weekend when he found out they were in a pennant race. The 34-year-old infielder, who cleared waivers and was traded to the Mets, was selected to the major league roster on Monday and arrived at Rogers Centre eager to […]
Olympic gold medalist Croix Bethune out for rest of NWSL season, week after tossing first pitch at MLB game
Croix-Bethune will miss the remainder of the National Women's Soccer League season. The 23-year-old was selected by the Washington Spirit in January's NWSL Draft and has five goals and 10 assists in 17 games this season, and took to the mound to throw the ceremonial first pitch before the Washington Nationals-New York Yankees game late […]
Ugandan Olympic athlete, Rebecca Cheptegei, dies after being severely burned by her partner
Ugandan Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei died in a Kenyan hospital where she was being treated after suffering burns over 80 percent of her body in an attack by her partner. She was 33 years old. Owen Menak, spokesman for Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital in Eldoret, confirmed Cheptegei's death on Thursday. Menack said the long-distance runner […]
Cringe Breakdancer Claims Olympic Viewers Just Didn’t Understand Her Style
Olympic “breakdancer” Rachel Gunn, known as Ray Gunn, apologized on Wednesday for embarrassing her entire country at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Gunn, 37, failed to score a single point throughout the match, his tragic interpretation of “break dancing” leading to a dismal 18-0 defeat. Gunn was endlessly mocked for his performance in mid-August, and finally […]
Raygun didn’t know whether to ‘hug or yell at’ Jimmy Fallon in wake of viral Paris Olympics performance | Paris Olympic Games 2024
In her first interview since making global headlines following her controversial appearance at the Paris Olympics, Rachel “Raegun” Gunn has apologised to the breaking community and said her “record speaks for herself as Australia's best breaker”. The Australian breakdancer and Macquarie University academic was at the centre of international controversy after her routine, which saw […]
Olympic Marathon Runner Set on Fire by Boyfriend
A Ugandan Olympic marathon runner living in Kenya was attacked and set on fire by her boyfriend on Sunday, police said. Rebecca Cheptegei, 33, who recently became a first-time Olympian at the Paris Games, got into an argument with her boyfriend, Dickson Ndiema, during which Ndiema allegedly grabbed a container of gasoline, poured it on […]
North Korean table tennis players may be punished for Olympic podium selfie with rivals from South | North Korea
To most observers, it was a testament to the power of sport to bring people together, even if just for a moment, even if they live on opposite sides of one of the most heavily militarized borders in the world. But one of the most celebrated photos from the Paris Olympics – a selfie taken […]