Dina Asher-Smith once watched up close as Jessica Ennis-Hill won Olympic heptathlon gold and now Britain's greatest ever female sprinter hopes the roles will be reversed in Paris. Asher-Smith carried bags for athletes at the 2012 London Games and watched one of her heroines Ennis-Hill take the title on what became
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NBA signs 11-year media deals worth reported $76bn
The National Basketball Association announced 11-year global media rights deals with The Walt Disney Company, NBCUniversal and Amazon Wednesday worth a reported $76bn and running from the 2025-26 through 2035-36 season. In addition to expanding game coverage for US and global telecast audiences as well as streaming viewers, the contracts figure
Djokovic, Nadal in potential second-round clash at Olympics
Grand Slam record-breakers Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal were placed on an Olympics second-round collision course in the draw for the Paris Games on Thursday. Nadal, a singles gold medallist at the 2008 Olympics, is playing in his final Games having also won doubles gold in Rio in 2016 while Djokovic
Morocco beats Argentina 2-1 in a dramatic game
A fan invasion in the opening match of the Olympic football tournament between Argentina and Morocco on Wednesday caused chaos, with Argentina eventually beaten 2-1 following a VAR review after play was suspended with the score tied at 2-2. Argentina's Cristian Medina scored deep in injury time to salvage what looked
Rishad not ready for Tests: Shanto
Rishad Hossain, Bangladesh's breakout star in the ICC T20 World Cup 2024, is not yet ready for red-ball cricket, opined Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto on Tuesday. Rishad, who finished as the joint third-highest wicket-taker in the T20 World Cup with 14 scalps, is yet to make his Test debut for
Tens of thousands to welcome Mbappe to Real Madrid
Still celebrating Spain's Euro 2024 triumph, Real Madrid fans will have even more to cheer Tuesday as French superstar Kylian Mbappe is officially presented to a packed-out Santiago Bernabeu stadium. With an expected attendance of 85,000, the stadium will be packed to the rafters for Mbappe's first appearance before fans in
Biles poised to reclaim Olympic throne after Tokyo tumult
Simone Biles is headed to Paris poised to cement her legacy as gymnastics' Greatest of All Time, an Olympic icon who transcends her sport in both triumph and defeat. The diminutive dynamo dazzled at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games, winning gold in all-around, vault, floor exercise and team events. She arrived
Argentina wins record 16th Copa America title, beats Colombia 1-0 after Messi gets hurt
Argentina won its second straight Copa America championship, overcoming Lionel Messi's second-half leg injury to beat Colombia 1-0 Monday morning (Bangladesh time) on Lautaro Martinez's 112th-minute goal. Messi appeared to sustain a non-contact injury while running and falling in the 64th minute and covered his face with his hands as he
