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Paris 2024: NBA star Nikola Jokic named in Serbia's Olympic team

  • Basketball

NBA and Denver Nuggets superstar Nikola Jokic has secured a spot in Serbia's preliminary 16-player squad for the upcoming Paris Olympics. The announcement came from the Basketball Federation of Serbia, who unveiled the list curated by Serbian national team coach Svetislav Pesic on their official website this Monday.

 Serbia will also play against Australia on 16 July and against the USA a day later in Abu Dhabi


Brazilian star hails UAE for bringing paradigm change to Jiu-Jitsu

  • Ju-jitsu

Prolific gold medal winner Jackson Sousa has paid tribute to the UAE Jiu Jitsu Federation for bringing revolutionary changes to the sport, after making a winning start to his first full campaign on the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam World Tour.

him extra motivation on the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam World Tour, which also includes rounds in Brazil, USA


2024 World Rowing Cup overall title at stake in Poland

  • Rowing

The 2024 World Rowing Cup series finals will be taking place in Poznan, Poland, from 14-16 June and will determine the overall winner with only 10 points separating the Netherlands and Great Britain. The event will be the last international racing opportunity before the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games and some nations —such as Great Britain, the Netherlands, and Romania— are using the regatta to test their LA 2028 hopefuls at the international level, according to World Rowing in a press release. 

A standout surprise is perhaps Anneta Kyridou of Greece, who will be racing for the USA in this boat

Undoubtedly the World silver medallists from the USA will be eager to test themselves against the European


Paris' promise to be the greenest Olympics faces challenges from athletes

  • Paris 2024

Efforts by Paris 2024 organisers to make this year's Olympic Games the greenest in history are being challenged by athletes who plan to bring their own air conditioning to the Olympic Village, after the announcement of a sustainability plan that does not include air conditioning in athletes' areas.

The USA, Great Britain, Denmark and Italy, among others, are the main countries considering this decision


India beat Pakistan in a low-scoring T20 World Cup thriller

  • Cricket

Stadium’s stands with 34,028 spectators, a record attendance for an international cricket match in the USA

Rishi Baruah (@rishi_baruah) June 9, 2024For Pakistan, their loss, coming after the shock defeat to the USA

Three games remain to be played at the venue with the last coming on Wednesday when India face co-hosts USA


Bill May’s Olympic dreams dead in the water

  • Artistic Swimming

Bill May was vying to be the first man to compete in artistic swimming in this upcoming Olympic Games in Paris. After a rule change in December 2022 by World Aquatics opened the door for men to compete in the sport, allowing up to two per National Olympic Team.

and a bronze in the Paris Artistic Swimming World Cup last month, May was noticeably left out when USA

;Bill May, a trailblazer in synchronized swimming, won't compete in the 2024 Paris Olympics as Team USA

The athletes representing Team USA include Anita Alvarez, Daniella Ramirez, Megumi Field (duet), Jamie


Paris 2024: Caitlin Clark faces US Olympic snub

  • Basketball

suggests that WNBA newcomer Caitlin Clark is unlikely to be included in the squad and form part of Team USA

Clark was among the 14 players invited to a Team USA training camp in April, but she couldn't attend

and 5.3 rebounds per game in 12 starts.Rookie Caitlin Clark is expected to be left out of the Team USA

However, reports suggest that Reeve's roster preferences for Team USA lean towards experienced players

 Team USA will commence their tournament journey in Group C, facing off against Germany, Japan,

Team USA aims to secure its eighth consecutive Olympic basketball gold medal, and its overall tenth,


Ex-NBA player Chase Budinger joins Olympic beach volleyball team

  • Volleyball

Chase Budinger will make his Olympic debut this summer in Paris, qualifying with his partner Miles Evans after passing their countrymen Theo Brunner and Trevor Crabb in international rankings last month. The 36-year-old small forward who has played with the Phoenix Suns, Indiana Pacers, Minnesota Timberwolves and Houston Rockets, retired from basketball in 2017 to play pro volleyball.

played eight years in the NBA.Now, six years after retiring from basketball, he will represent Team USA


European Athletics Championships 2024 Day 1: Ireland stop Bol's triple gold bid

  • Athletics

An inspired Irish quartet led by Rhasidat Adeleke outstripped Femke Bol's favoured Dutch team to snatch gold in a thrilling 4x400m mixed relay at the European Championships on Friday. The Irish four, also featuring Christopher O'Donnell, Thomas Barr and Sharlene Mawdsley, clocked a championship record of 3min 09.92sec, just ahead of silver medal winners Italy, in a show of Olympic intent just 49 days out from the Paris Games.

said Irish third leg Barr.After the World Relays in the Bahamas, when Ireland took bronze behind the USA


T20 World Cup: USA secures historic victory by defeating Pakistan

  • ICC T20 Men’s World Cup

In a momentous upset at the T20 World Cup, the USA clinched a thrilling Super Over victory against Pakistan

In a remarkable turn of events, tournament co-hosts and debutants USA managed to score 14 runs in the

Taking the first bat in the Super Over, the USA intensified the pressure on their opponents by accumulating

Despite USA bowler Saurabh Netravalkar's efforts, Pakistan managed to reach a total of 13 runs for the

 USA clinched a thrilling Super Over victory against Pakistan in Texas to stun the cricket world

Credit to USA, they performed so well. They were better than us in all aspects of the game."


Emiliano 'Dibu' Martinez ready to 'fight' Aston Villa to attend Paris 2024

  • FIFA

Goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez wants to fulfil his dream of playing in the Olympic Games and is ready to "fight" with his club to achieve it and try to win Argentina's third gold medal in history, just as he did at the Qatar 2022 World Cup.

to the Santa Fe Province native to decide, as his contract and personal relationship with Florida (USA


Rugby Sevens Repechage for Paris 2024 schedule confirmed

  • Rugby Sevens

With 50 days to go until Paris 2024, World Rugby has unveiled the official match schedule for the highly anticipated World Rugby Sevens Repechage tournament in Monaco from 21-23 June. It will serve as the final qualifying tournament for Paris 2024.

The winners of the qualifying tournaments are Uruguay (South America), Ireland (Europe), USA (North America

side, HSBC SVNS League Winners New Zealand, HSBC SVNS Grand Final Champions Australia, Ireland and USA


USA Baseball unveils 2024 Golden Spikes Award finalists

  • Baseball and Softball

Baseball’s national governing body and the Major League Baseball Players Association have revealed that Travis Bazzana (Oregon State), Charlie Condon (Georgia), and Hagen Smith (Arkansas) are the three candidates for the most prestigious annual award in amateur baseball.

great honour to name Travis, Charlie and Hagen as finalists for this year’s Golden Spikes Award,” said USA

comprised of national baseball media, past award winners, select professional baseball personnel and USA


Teahupo'o set to showcase the best surfing in the world at Paris 2024

  • Surfing

Enthusiasm is growing for surfing at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Teahupo'o, Tahiti, more than 15,000km from the French capital, where the world's top 48 surfers will compete for gold from 27 July.

Anat Lelior (ISR)- Brisa Hennessy (CRC)- Camilla Kemp (GER)- Candelaria Resano (NCG)- Caitlin Simmers (USA

)- Carissa Moore (USA)- Caroline Marks (USA)- Janire Gonzalez-Extabarri (ESP)- Johanne Defay (FRA)- Luana

Connor O'Leary (JPN)- Ethan Ewing (AUS)- Filipe Toledo (BRA)- Gabriel Medina (BRA)- Griffin Colapinto (USA

)- Jack Robinson (AUS)- Joan Duru (FRA)- João Chianca (BRA)- John John Florence (USA)- Jordy Smith (RSA


Xander Schauffele excited to defend Olympic gold in Paris

  • Golf

After securing his inaugural major victory at the PGA Championship last month, Xander Schauffele is entering the defense of his Olympic title in Paris with confidence in his game.

sights on retaining the gold medal at the upcoming summer Olympics in Paris, as he compete for Team USA

value of his triumph in Japan.Xander Schauffele is relishing the upcoming Paris Olympics with Team USA