Poland’s swimming federation had sent 23 participants instead of 17 and that sparked outrage among those who were denied a chance to compete. Six Polish swimmers have returned home from Tokyo Olympics after a massive blunder of sending 23 participants instead of qualified 17, by their national federation The Poland swimming federation (PZP) had sent 23 swimmers to Tokyo but…
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Over the weekend, at the European Beach Handball Championships in Varna, Bulgaria, Norway’s women’s beach handball team staged a protest: They wore shorts while competing in the bronze medal game. According to the rules put in place by the International Handball Federation, this was not allowed. The rulebook states that women must wear bikini bottoms “with a close fit and…
View More Norway’s beach handball protest is about a lot more than bikinis
A pair of goals from Swedish forward Stina Blackstenius spelled catastrophe for the United States on Wednesday, as they suffered a shock 3-0 defeat in their Tokyo 2020 debut. Fifth-ranked Sweden put the pressure on almost immediately with three shots in the first eight minutes, as the four-time Olympic gold medalists showed little sign of the stellar unbeaten run they…
View More Sweden stuns U.S. women’s football team with 3-0 win in Tokyo opener
The Tokyo Games were declared open by IOC president Thomas Bach and the Emperor of Japan. The most troubled Olympics in modern history finally open in Tokyo on Friday, struggling to shake off lingering virus fears after a one-year postponement and a build-up marred by scandal and controversy. IOC president Thomas Bach said at the opening ceremony – “Welcome to…
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Italy claimed the European Championship for the first time since 1968 as penalties came back to haunt England at Wembley on Sunday, Gianluigi Donnarumma saving twice as the Azzurri won a shootout 3-2 after the game finished 1-1 following extra time. The giant goalkeeper saved from Jadon Sancho and, decisively, Bukayo Saka after Marcus Rashford hit the post, as Federico…
View More Italy crowned Euro 2020 champions after penalty shootout win against England
Novak Djokovic tied Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal by claiming his 20th Grand Slam title Sunday, coming back to beat Matteo Berrettini 6-7 (4), 6-4, 6-4, 6-3 in the Wimbledon final. The No. 1 -ranked Djokovic earned a third consecutive championship at the All England Club and sixth overall. He adds that to nine titles at the Australian Open, three…
View More Novak Djokovic is champion at Wimbledon: Wins’s his 20th Grand Slam title.
World number one Ash Barty became the first Australian woman to win the Wimbledon singles title for 41 years on Saturday when she defeated Czech Karolina Pliskova 6-3 6-7(4) 6-3 in the final. The 25-year-old Barty, who won her maiden Grand Slam at Roland Garros in 2019, emulated her idol Evonne Goolagong who claimed the second of her All England…
View More Australia’s Ash Barty wins Wimbledon women’s singles final against Karolina Pliskova
Krawczyk and Neal Skupski of Britain beat all-British duo Joe Salisbury and Harriet Dart 6-2, 7-6 (1) on Centre Court. Desirae Krawczyk of the United States won a second straight Grand Slam title in mixed doubles by beating her usual partner in the Wimbledon final on Sunday. Krawczyk and Neal Skupski of Britain beat all-British duo Joe Salisbury and Harriet…
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Andorra la Vella, Andorra: Defending champion Tadej Pogacar survived a torrid day in the saddle as the Tour de France hit the Pyrenees on Sunday, the Slovenian holding on to the overall lead despite constant pressure from a clique of Ineos riders. The gruelling stage 15 itself was won by Sepp Kuss of the Jumbo Visma team, a 26-year-old Coloradan…
View More Tadej Pogacar retains lead: Sepp Kuss wins Tour de France stage 15
Russia’s Andrey Rublev overcame a tough challenge on his Madrid Open debut to beat the United States’ Tommy Paul 6-7(5), 6-3, 6-4 for a place in the third round on Tuesday. Paul put forth a brilliant effort while Rublev struggled to control the ball in the unfamiliar high altitude, according to atptour.com. “It’s important to win when you’re not (playing)…
View More Madrid Open: Russia’s Andrey Rublev continues to impress