Over the next two weeks, the eyes of sports fans around the world will be fixed on France. The 2024 Summer Olympics will be held in Paris, with the French capital hosting the famous international competition for the first time in 100 years. In the coming days and weeks, the world’s best athletes will compete … Read more
The competition will be fierce, but Simone Biles versus herself will be one of the defining images of the 33rd Olympiad (Reuters) The Paris Olympics are set to deliver sporting excellence in abundance; blink and you’ll miss something extraordinary on the biggest stage in sport. As records fall and the pages of the sports history … Read more
Simone Biles leads U.S. women’s gymnastics team determined to reclaim Olympic gold (Loic VENANCE) Simone Biles headlines a U.S. women’s team on a mission of “redemption” at the Paris Olympics, where the gymnast great is favored to add to her haul of four gold medals after a turbulent campaign in Tokyo. Amid Biles’s high-profile struggles … Read more
Dec. 5, 2023; Vancouver, BC, CAN; A look at BC Place Stadium, which has been renamed Christine Sinclair Place for one night only, in honor of the Canadian captain’s final international outing. Mandatory Credit: Anne-Marie Sorvin-USA TODAY Sports The 2024 Olympics in Paris haven’t even had an opening ceremony yet, and we’re already facing a … Read more
NICE, France — Professor Hayes — that is, Emma Hayes, the coach of the United States women’s national soccer team — doesn’t grade on a curve, even in her first official game in charge of the team. She would likely give her team an “A” for the first 25 minutes of the United States’ 3-0 … Read more
Olympic Phryge – inspired by a floppy hat worn as a symbol of freedom during the French Revolution – is the official mascot of the Paris Olympic Games. [Getty Images] “Wide Open Games” is the motto of this year’s Paris Olympics, which officially begin on Friday with the opening ceremony. It is the first time … Read more
