Category: Olympic

Paddington wins Tattersalls Irish 2000 Guineas

Paddington and Ryan Moore gave Aidan O’Brien a 12th success in the Irish 2000 Guineas at The Curragh. Credit: David Betts. Aidan O’Brien won the Tattersalls Irish 2000 Guineas for the first time since Churchill’s win in 2017 when Paddington took the colts classic at The Curragh this afternoon. The winner, ridden by Ryan Moore, and the runner-up Cairo, under Wayne Lordan, led home a 1-2 for the Coolmore partners despite a strong British challenge in the race. At the end of the one-mile classic Paddington has two lengths to spare over his stablemate, who was three-quarters of a length…Continue Reading

Paris 2024 Olympics: France to deploy 35,000 security personnel with fears over possible drone attacks

The Paris Olympics take place from 26 July to 11 August 2024 France will deploy 35,000 security and military personnel to protect the Paris 2024 Olympic Games opening ceremony from threats including drone attacks. The opening ceremony will take place along a 6km stretch of the River Seine, featuring 160 boats with athletes and officials from more than 200 countries. Crowds of more than 600,000 people are expected to line the route. “Drones represent a totally new threat,” said French interior minister Gerald Darmanin. “We’ve done a lot of work on the classic threat, whether it’s delinquents, whether it is…Continue Reading

Olympic champ Noel eyeing home Worlds after big win in Schladming

Clement Noel, the reigning men’s Olympic slalom champion, signaled a dramatic return to form at just the right time by claiming victory in front of 45,000 screaming fans in Schladming’s famous night slalom. Noel arrived in Austria having failed to finish five of his 10 World Cup slalom races since winning Olympic gold in Beijing 11 months ago, picking up just two podium places along the way. But with the 2023 FIS Alpine Skiing World Championships starting on home snow in Courchevel Meribel in just 13 days, the Frenchman powered his way to the top spot. “It was tough the…Continue Reading

Monaco prepares to host a prestigious convention

After a one-year hiatus due to the impact of COVID-19, the world-renowned sports media and tech convention, SPORTEL, returns to host its annual event in Monaco. The conference will take place between the 5th-7th October and will welcome a host of global, cutting edge names from across the industry. It will be the first 2021 international convention 100% live and in person to reconnect and reunite international sports media and technology, in a time where rebuilding and reshaping the industry for the future is pivotal. Alongside many new actors in the industry, SPORTEL will welcome numerous long-standing exhibitors and visitors,…Continue Reading

Alix Klineman, beach volleyball star, is pregnant, may try for 2024 Olympics

Clarisse Agbégnénou cemented herself as one of the host nation’s biggest gold-medal hopes for the 2024 Paris Games by winning her sixth world judo title, returning to the top of the sport 11 months after having daughter Athens. Agbégnénou, 30, Slovenian beat Andreja Leski in Wednesday’s 63kg final in Doha. “It is really for [Athena],” Agbégnénou said. “For days, I said, ‘I’m going to bring you the gold medal.’ Or, at least, ‘I’m going to bring you a medal. I want to put this on your neck.’ Now I can finally do it.” Agbégnénou prevailed with Athena in attendance. She…Continue Reading

Leinster Rugby name eight players joining Academy

705 total views, 705 views today Leinster Rugby Academy Welcomes Eight New Players for 2023/24 Season Leinster Rugby has announced the arrival of eight new players to its Academy squad for the upcoming 2023/24 season. The new recruits include Andrew Osborne, Conor O’Tighearnaigh, Fintan Gunne, Gus McCarthy, Henry McErlean, Hugh Cooney, Liam Molony, and Patrick McCarthy. All eight players were part of the Grand Slam-winning Ireland U-20 team at the recent Six Nations tournament. Familiar Faces Andrew Osborne and Patrick McCarthy have older brothers, Jamie and Joe, respectively, in the Leinster Rugby senior squad. Liam Molony’s first cousin, Ross, is…Continue Reading