Angelique Kerber drops retirement bombshell before 2024 Olympics
Former world number one and three-time Grand Slam champion Angelique Kerber has announced that she will hang up her racket after the 2024 Olympics. The 36-year-old made the announcement on Thursday. Long social media postsShe expressed her gratitude to everyone who supported her throughout her career. Kerber has spent 34 weeks at the top of […]
Israeli soccer team booed, national anthem jeered at during opening Paris Olympics soccer match
The Israeli men’s soccer team received a chilly reception from fans in their opening Olympic match against Mali at the Parc des Princes in Paris on Wednesday night. Fans booed and whistled inside the stadium as the Israeli national anthem was played. The volume on the stadium speakers was turned up, apparently to drown out […]
Election integrity group dishes out $50K to whistleblowers, 6-figure Olympics ad buy: ‘We’re watching’
A newly formed election monitoring nonprofit has begun paying tens of thousands of dollars in “bounties” to election whistleblowers as part of its own goal of promoting election integrity by encouraging whistleblowers to come forward. The Fair Elections Fund Recently formed The Washington Post, a national election integrity watchdog group, announced this week that it […]
The names, events, storylines to know for 2024 Olympics
It’s that time of year again. The world’s best athletes are set to gather in France for the 2024 Paris Olympics. Want to catch up on what’s going on at the quadrennial sports extravaganza? Let’s take a look at the biggest names, events, teams and stories you need to know. Simone Biles’ return During the […]
2024 Olympics women’s basketball preview: US looks to dominate
Here’s a look back at the past 20 months in women’s basketball. Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese were college seniors and were known primarily among the upper class. Brittney Griner was imprisoned in Russia and her life was in danger. Diana Taurasi drives for Germany’s Leonie Fiebig during a women’s basketball exhibition game between the […]
Israel national anthem jeered, players booed during opening Paris Olympics soccer match
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IOC faces calls for investigation into inclusion of child rapist at Olympics | Paris Olympic Games 2024
The IOC is facing calls for an investigation into how a convicted child rapist was allowed to compete in the Paris 2024 Games on the eve of the opening of the Olympics. Amid growing public outrage over Dutch beach volleyball player Steven van de Velde, who was convicted of raping a 12-year-old British girl in […]
Putin’s shadow looms large over the Paris Olympics
The City of Light has become a target for Moscow. Nuclear Target According to Russian propaganda chief Vladimir Solovyov, ahead of the official opening of the 33rd Olympic Games tomorrow, Paris has become the target of an aggressive attack from the Kremlin, and there are growing signs that it may act. Banned by the International […]
2024 Olympics men’s basketball primer: Team USA seeks gold
The bar is incredibly high. The U.S. men’s basketball team has the greatest roster in history, from the “Dream Team” to the “Redeem Team.” This summer’s Paris 2024 Olympic team is arguably as talented as any that has come before. LeBron James (center) laughs among Stephen Curry and Anthony Davis as the U.S. men’s team […]
Why USWNT is not a lock in these Olympics
This isn’t just the most uncertain U.S. women’s national team we’ve seen in quite some time: It’s fallen to an all-time low of No. 5 in the world rankings, is trying to bounce back in a big tournament after a disastrous World Cup defeat last summer, and is incorporating a new generation of players under […]