Sandra Voitāne: How the 2x Latvian Footballer of Year Is Aiming for Higher...
Sandra Voitāne, 24, is amongst a distinctive category of Latvian football. There is a notable photo of her at Latvia’s “Football Laureate” in 2021 receiving an award for the Women’s Footballer of the...
View ArticleUndefeated England U20 women to close inaugural Six Nations Summer Series...
England under-20 women take on France tonight in their final match of the inaugural Six Nations Summer Series in Parma, Italy. Katie Shillaker stands in team huddle with England team-mates | Credit:...
View ArticleThe next emerging football nation? Dominican Republic to play first Olympic...
“In the Caribbean and in CONCACAF, in the next few years, I think the Dominican Republic could be one of the biggest teams,” says Inter Miami midfielder Edison Azcona. This is not all talk, Azcona...
View ArticleExtraordinary England seal unbeaten summer with emphatic victory over New...
Despite Fran Jonas’ brilliant 4-22, Heather Knight and England piled on 155, before Lauren Bell cleaned up New Zealand to seal an unbeaten summer and 5-0 victory over New Zealand in the Vitality WT20I...
View ArticleLeBron James saves Team USA from South Sudan scare in London
Team USA had to rely on a LeBron James game-winner to overcome South Sudan 101-100 in their first of two Olympic warm up games at the O2 Arena, London. Credit: USA Basketball James led scoring on the...
View ArticleLondon Diamond League 2024: The Last Dance
The London Diamond league was the last dance for the Athletics stars to sharpen up before the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The day was a combination of the highest highs and the lowest lows. The highs saw...
View ArticleMixing sports and politics: Paris 2024 meets French election
Liberté, égalité, fraternité – Liberty, equality, fraternity. This was the rallying cry which laid the foundation for the seminal French Revolution against the authoritarian, and to an extent, inhuman...
View ArticleIndia at the Olympics: Is India primed for most successful Olympic Games yet...
When wrestler Bajrang Punia won the bronze medal in the men’s freestyle 65kg event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, it marked a pivotal moment in India’s Olympic history. It wasn’t India’s first medal in...
View ArticleClutch LeBron James helps USA beat Germany in London
LeBron James took over in the clutch to lead Team USA to a 92-88 win over Germany, their last Olympic warm-up game of which they won all five. Credit: USA Basketball Germany led going into the fourth...
View ArticleA’Ja Wilson and USA women’s basketball looking to continue ‘one of the...
USA cruised past Germany 84-57 in their last warm up game before the Olympics, where they will be in pursuit of their eighth straight gold medal. Credit: USA Basketball With 19 points, A’Ja Wilson led...
View ArticleAn Olympic Gold Medal marked Zach LaVine’s ascendency three years ago, but...
Zach LaVine is at a crossroads in his NBA career. The two-time all star and his franchise, the Chicago Bulls, are determined to part ways this summer but no suitors have emerged for the 29-year-old,...
View ArticleWhere Indian shooting stands and what to expect as Paris Olympics 2024 begin:...
“We have seen with Neeraj Chopra’s example that one medal can change the face of a sport in the country. Shooting needs that medal this time.” Rahi Sarnobat, a two-time Indian Olympian and the...
View ArticleMeet 14-year-old history maker Dhinidhi Desinghu, the youngest member of...
Dhinidhi Desinghu was two years old when American swimming great Katie Ledecky, then just 15, became the youngest member of the American Olympic contingent at the 2012 London Games. 12 years later,...
View ArticleUFC 304 Review: Statements Made In Manchester
Seven years ago, hometown hero Michael Bisping defended his belt against Dan Henderson, cementing his legacy as the greatest British UFC fighter to step foot inside the octagon. Earlier that night,...
View ArticleChinese swimming doping scandal: In conversation with USADA CEO Travis Tygart
“Victory belongs to the most persevering.” This quote is attributed to Napoleon Bonaparte, the Italian-born French emperor who conquered almost all of Europe between the late 18th and early 19th...
View ArticleLando Norris, Oscar Piastri, and how McLaren’s impressive 2024 F1 season has...
“It doesn’t mean anything to me. He’s in a car which should win every race basically, he’s doing the job he has to do.” These were Lando Norris’ words on Lewis Hamilton after he broke Michael...
View ArticleSocial cleansing beneath the surface: Paris 2024’s dark truth
The slogan of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games is ‘Games wide open’, which is aimed to foster a sense of inclusivity, universal brotherhood and the idea of peace among the nations of the globe. But, in...
View ArticleBrentford vs Crystal Palace match preview: Bees will kick off 2024/25 Premier...
Brentford will kick-off their 2024/25 Premier League season against Crystal Palace at the Gtech Community Stadium on Sunday. The Bees’ will receive a boost through their new signing Fabio Carvalho who...
View ArticleChinese doping, politics and the Olympic Games
Sporting competitions at the Olympic Games are regarded as the acme of athletes’ perseverance, dedication, grit and determination as they compete at what is known as the greatest show on Earth to etch...
View ArticleBrentford vs. Liverpool match preview: The Bees will play first away fixture...
Brentford will play their first away fixture of the Premier League season at Anfield against Liverpool on Sunday. The main topic of interest that surrounds The Bees’ is whether Ivan Toney will be...
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