Murdered Uganda Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei’s funeral march begins in Kenya
Activists join march as Cheptegei's body begins its final journey to her family home in Bukwo, Uganda, for her funeral.
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David Beckham joins mourners at Sven-Göran Eriksson’s funeral in Sweden
Tributes paid to ‘genuinely kind’ former England and Lazio football manager in his home town of Torsby
David Beckham joined mourners at the funeral of former England manager Sven-Göran Eriksson in his home town of Torsby in Sweden to hear tributes to a “genuinely kind” man who “loved good food and drink and travelling first-class”.
Addressing full pews in the Fryksände church, and hundreds more watching outside on a big screen, the priest, a close friend of Eriksson, Ingela Alvskog, spoke of a final months that had been “full of life” despite him being diagnosed with terminal cancer of the pancreas.
Continue reading...Ronaldo becomes first individual with one billion social media followers
Ronaldo surpasses 639 million followers on Instagram, 170 million on Facebook, 60 million on YouTube, 113 million on X.
What’s Real Madrid star Mbappe’s pay dispute with his former club PSG?
The French football star and his ex-club are at loggerheads over $60m in 'unpaid' wages. Al Jazeera explains why.
Grenfell survivors urge golfer Leona Maguire to axe Kingspan sponsorship
Irish building materials firm was identified by Grenfell inquiry as behaving with ‘persistent dishonesty’
A second professional golfer, Leona Maguire, is under pressure to end her sponsorship deal with the Irish company Kingspan after the public inquiry into the Grenfell Tower disaster found it behaved with “persistent dishonesty” in selling combustible foam insulation.
Grenfell United (GU), the bereaved and survivors group, is calling on the 29-year-old to drop the firm and stop wearing its logo on her golf shirts after the Ryder Cup player Shane Lowry announced he was doing so earlier this week.
Continue reading...Ronaldo urges Manchester United to ‘rebuild everything from the bottom’
Former United star says manager Eric ten Hag must not be negative and say that the club can't win the Premier League.
Raygun’s revenge: Lampooned Aussie breakdancer tops world rankings
Ridiculed Australian Olympic breaker Rachael Gunn, or 'b-girl Raygun,' takes top spot in latest world rankings.
Man charged after Olympic medals allegedly stolen from ‘Oarsome Foursome’ rower’s car in Melbourne
Victoria police arrest 47-year-old after alleged theft of Drew Ginn’s medals in Docklands last week
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A man has been charged after four Olympic medals – including three gold – belonging to one of the members of Australia’s popular “Oarsome Foursome” rowing team were allegedly stolen from a car in Melbourne.
Victoria police said Drew Ginn’s medals from four consecutive Olympics were in the back of a Land Rover that was parked on Cumberland Street in Docklands when they were allegedly stolen last week.
Continue reading...Formula One design guru Adrian Newey to join Aston Martin in March 2025
The sought-after F1 designer Newey announced his departure from Red Bull in May, after 19 years at the famous F1 team.
Chinese FA bans 38 players for life in corruption crackdown
- Former internationals among those banned
- Move relates to match-fixing and gambling
The Chinese Football Association has banned 38 players and five club officials for life after a two-year investigation into match-fixing and gambling. The investigation, part of a crackdown on corruption in the sport, found that 120 matches had been fixed, with 41 clubs involved, according to the official Xinhua news agency. The report did not say whether all the matches were in China.
The former China internationals Jin Jingdao and Gu Chao and the South Korea midfielder Son Jun-ho were among those banned for life, according to findings made public on Tuesday.
Continue reading...Ugandan Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei’s attacker dies in hospital
Dickson Ndiema Marangach doused Cheptegei in petrol and set her on fire, leading to her death in Kenya on Sunday.
Former partner accused of killing Rebecca Cheptegei dies from burns
- Hospital confirms Dickson Ndiema Marangach’s death
- Cheptegei died four days after being set on fire
Dickson Ndiema Marangach, the former partner of the Uganda runner Rebecca Cheptegei, who had been accused of killing her by dousing her in petrol and setting her on fire, died on Monday from burns sustained during the attack.
Cheptegei, who competed in the marathon at the Paris Olympics, suffered burns to more than 75% of her body in the 1 September attack and died four days later. Her former boyfriend, Dickson Ndiema Marangach, died at 7.50pm local time on Monday, said Daniel Lang’at, a spokesperson at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital in Eldoret in western Kenya, where Cheptegei was also treated and died. “He died from his injuries, the burns he sustained,” Lang’at told Reuters.
Continue reading...Bodycam shows police dragging NFL star Tyreek Hill from car before season opener
- Miami receiver was detained before game on Sunday
- Player says he followed orders given by officers
New video surfaced on Monday showing police officers forcefully removing Miami Dolphins receiver Tyreek Hill from his car and throwing him to the ground during a heated traffic stop before his team’s home opener on Sunday.
The Miami-Dade Police Department said it was releasing the available bodycam footage while continuing to investigate the incident. Civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump posted a clip from the footage on X.
Continue reading...Amid Israel’s war on Gaza, Palestine dares to dream of FIFA World Cup 2026
In their quest for success on the football pitch, Palestine bring hope and smiles to the people ravaged by war.
Nissanka stars as Sri Lanka beat England in third cricket Test match
The visitors romp to an eight-wicket win on the fourth day of the third Test at The Oval but lose the series 2-1.
Paralympics end with spectacular light show and dance party in Paris
China topped the medal table as it has at every Paralympics since 2004, with Great Britain second and the US third.
Paris gives Paralympic Games a send-off for the ages
Stade de France transformed into huge electronica dance party with world’s elite para athletes doing farewell conga
With an explosion of fireworks, laser beams, breakdance and a thumping set by the giants of French electronica, France bid goodbye to the Paralympic Games on Sunday night with the biggest party it had ever thrown.
The feelgood summer of athletic achievement in Paris had turned crowds hoarse from so much cheering and for ever changed the nation’s attitude to sport and disability, and now Parisians were desperately sad to say goodbye to it all.
Continue reading...Paris 2024 Paralympic Games: Swiss dominate wheelchair marathon
The final day of the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games saw Switzerland claim gold in both wheelchair marathons.
The Paralympics are supposed to be fair and inclusive, but often fail to be
The system of classification Paralympic sport uses is outdated and puts some athletes at a disadvantage.
Uganda’s late Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei honoured at Paris Paralympics 2024
Cheptegei died on Thursday, four days after her partner attacked her in the latest attack on a female athlete in Uganda.