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Paris Olympics opening ceremony on river Seine will last nearly 4 hours
With sunset and moonlight gleaming on the river, the grandiose opening ceremony for the Paris Olympics will last nearly four hours. A total of 205 delegations will parade on more than 80 boats on the Seine. The ceremony will drift slowly from east to west, bridge to bridge, snaking six… Read
Barcelona fined by UEFA for fans making Nazi salutes, monkey gestures at PSG game
Barcelona was fined 25,000 euros ($26,600) by UEFA on Thursday for Nazi salutes and monkey gestures by fans at a Champions League game against Paris Saint-Germain last week. UEFA said the proven charge of “racist behavior” followed images circulating of misconduct by some fans at Parc des Princes on April… Read
'It's wide open' is the theme as the race to the Stanley Cup begins
General manager Don Waddell likes how his Carolina Hurricanes finished the season, winning 16 of their final 21 games. He knows it means nothing now. “Your points get erased and you all start with zeroes,” Waddell said. “Playoffs are a different time. That’s what’s great about the NHL. Once you… Read
Rock-solid Ruud racks up season-leading win in Barcelona
Casper Ruud racked up a tour-leading 26th win of the season on Thursday by reaching the Barcelona Open quarter-finals. The world number six from Norway eased past Jordan Thompson of Australia 6-1, 6-4 to move clear of Jannik Sinner for most wins in 2024. Ruud, the runner-up to Stefanos Tsitsipas… Read
Liverpool out of Europa League as Leverkusen advance to semis
Liverpool crashed out of the Europa League after a 1-0 win against Atalanta that wasn't enough to overturn their quarterfinal deficit, while Bayer Leverkusen's 1-1 draw at West Ham took the German champions into the last four on Thursday. In Jurgen Klopp's last season as Liverpool boss, the Reds were… Read
Reports of violence, abuse of power in sports hit record 485 in 2023
A total of 485 complaints about violence and abuse of power were reported in fiscal 2023, a record high since the statistic began to be kept in 2014, the Japan Sport Association said. The JSA's analysis concluded that the figure, up 30 percent from 2022's record of 373, is due… Read
Former world No. 1 Momota retires from international badminton at 29
Two-time world champion Kento Momota said Thursday he is retiring from international badminton aged 29, ending a top-level career that never recovered from a car crash four years ago. Momota, who had already missed out on a place at the Paris Olympics, will play for Japan for the last time… Read
Despite security risks, plans to open Paris Olympics on River Seine remain unchanged and on track
As the countdown clock to the Paris Olympics passed the 100-day mark, the question of holding the opening ceremony on the Seine River loomed large over the milestone celebrations on Wednesday. Organizers have planned a parade of about 10,500 athletes through the heart of the French capital on boats on… Read
Dozens of Russian athletes likely to qualify for Olympics, but will Moscow let them go?
With 100 days to go until the Paris Olympics, it’s still not clear whether any athletes from Russia who are expected to qualify will actually go. The question is whether Moscow will accept the conditions that the International Olympic Committee set for Russia in the wake of its invasion of… Read
Osaka says 'no excuses' after defeat on clay return
Naomi Osaka refused to blame a lengthy trip from Japan to France after losing in straight sets to Martina Trevisan in the first round of the WTA event Rouen on Wednesday. The former world number one was making her first appearance on clay since the 2022 French Open, when she… Read
