With the Olympics men’s competition beginning later in the week, there has been some debate over where winning the gold medal would rank compared to a Major.One element working against Olympics golf is its lack of history compared to the Majors, with it only returning to the Games in 2016 after a hiatus of 112…
NANTERRE, France (AP) — Not so long ago at her Ontario elementary school, Summer McIntosh and her peers would practice singing the Canadian national anthem in both English and French. They would break it down into thirds. So when she stepped onto the medal stand at the Paris Olympics on Monday night after winning the…
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks during the Microsoft Build conference at Seattle Convention Center Summit Building in Seattle, Washington, on May 21, 2024. Jason Redmond | Afp | Getty ImagesMicrosoft shares fell as much as 7% in extended trading on Tuesday as investors looked past better-than-expected earnings and revenue and focused instead on disappointing cloud results….
Paris Olympics, Night 4: Daniel Wiffen Makes More History for Ireland with 800 Free Gold As of Monday afternoon, only one Irish swimmer had ever won an Olympic medal, and under controversial circumstances. Two nights later, that club of Irish Olympic medalists has tripled, with a golden tint — the boy born on Bastille Day,…
IN an action-packed weekend of athletics, Jamie Hyland St Laurence O’Toole AC smashed the national u17 pole vault record with a stunning performance of 4.40m. He was just one of a string of excellent performances by Carlow athletes on the day that led to a national record, three gold medals, one silver and one bronze….
Team GB star Dan Evans has dropped 111 places in the ATP rankings (Picture: Getty)Team GB star Dan Evans made a huge sacrifice to play at the 2024 Paris Olympics and it paid off after he made a memory he’ll ‘remember forever’. Evans is representing Great Britain in the Olympic tennis tournament at Roland-Garros alongside…
The risk of wildfires is currently high or extreme in summer holiday destinations across most of southern Europe, authorities have warned. The fire danger map has turned shades of dark orange and deep red across the continent, from Portugal in the west, through parts of southern France, most of Italy, swathes of Croatia and most…
Fulltime Thoughts – Granted it’s only preseason but the Blues still look strangers to each other on the pitch. Which is pretty embarrassing because they only had two new players on the field today, and Tim Iroegbunam was by far the best player in the new black and yellow threads today. 90’ – There’s the…
Met Police Anjem Choudary, the leader of the banned group al-Muhajiroun, has been jailed for life and may never leave prison alive. The extremist preacher was found guilty of directing the group, which is banned under UK terror laws, and encouraging support for it through online meetings. The sentence means he cannot seek to leave…