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Andy Lewis

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Women's 400m silver medalist Salwa Eid Naser, of Bahrain, wipes away tears while standing on the podium. AP
Silver for Bahrain's Salwa Eid Naser in women's 400m at Paris 2024

Dominican Republic's Paulino takes gold in Olympic record time

OlympicsAugust 09, 2024
Tunisia's Firas Katoussi, centre, celebrates with his coaches after winning the gold medal in the men's 80kg taekwondo. AP
Katoussi is Tunisia's golden boy after victory in taekwondo

Disappointment for Team Jordan as Al Sadeq and El Sharabaty crash out early

OlympicsAugust 09, 2024
Jordan's Zaid Kareem following his Men's Taekwondo -68kg semi final contest victory over Great Britain's Bradly Sinden at the Grand Palais on the thirteenth day of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games in France. Picture date: Thursday August 8, 2024. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Mike Egerton/PA Wire. RESTRICTIONS: Use subject to restrictions. Editorial use only, no commercial use without prior consent from rights holder.
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Superb silver for Jordan's Zaid Kareem in taekwondo at Paris 2024

Lebanon's Laetitia Aoun narrowly misses out on historic bronze in women's -57kg division

OlympicsAugust 08, 2024
Mohamed Khalil Jendoubi celebrates with his coaches after claiming a bronze medal. Getty Images
Tunisia's Mohamed Khalil Jendoubi wins bronze in taekwondo

The 22-year-old backs up his silver-medal winning heroics from Tokyo with more Olympic glory

SportAugust 07, 2024
Noah Lyles and Kishane Thompson are rated among the favourites for Olympic 100m gold. PA Photo, AFP
Lyles v Thompson: The 100m rivalry that could ignite at Paris 2024

Semi-finals and final to take place on Sunday as both sprinters aim to be crowned the fastest man on the planet

OlympicsAugust 03, 2024
Angela Carini (L) of Italy abandons her bout in the Women 66kg preliminaries round of 16 against Imane Khelif of the Boxing competitions in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, at the North Paris Arena in Villepinte, France, 01 August 2024. EPA / YAHYA ARHAB
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Algerian boxer Khelif caught up in gender controversy at Paris 2024

Criticism mounts after her win over Italy's Angela Carini in women's 66kg competition but IOC defends decision to include fighter

OlympicsAugust 01, 2024
Theodoros Tselidis of Team Greece and Aram Grigorian of Team UAE grapple in the repechage round. Getty Images
Grigorian's medal hopes ended by narrow defeat in repechage round

Impressive wins in boxing for Morocco's Mardi and Jordan's Zeyad Ishaish

OlympicsJuly 31, 2024
Boxer Cindy Ngamba has her sights set on winning a medal for the Refugee Olympic Team. PA
Boxing at Paris 2024: Five fighters to look out for

Competition gets going in French capital on Saturday and will run until August 11

OlympicsJuly 27, 2024
Syrian refugee Mohammad Amin Alsalami, 29, trains at the Wilmersdorf Stadium in Berlin on May 29, 2024. After leaving his war-torn hometown of Aleppo, he made it by foot to Germany through Turkey, Greece and the Balkans in October 2015. After almost a decade, he is thriving. He was granted asylum, has learned German, made new friends, and will now compete in Paris as part of the Refugee Olympic Team. (AP Photo / Ebrahim Noroozi)
Syrian refugee's leap of faith set him on road to Paris Olympics

Long jumper to represent Refugee Olympic Team after treacherous journey from Aleppo to Berlin

OlympicsJuly 17, 2024
Chelsea manager Graham Potter applauds the fans following the Premier League match at the King Power Stadium, Leicester. Picture date: Saturday March 11, 2023.
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Who could be next England manager?

We look at the potential contenders to take over the Three Lions job after Gareth Southgate's exit

FootballJuly 16, 2024
TOPSHOT - Spain's forward #19 Lamine Yamal and Spain's midfielder #17 Nico Williams celebrate next to the trophy after winning the UEFA Euro 2024 final football match between Spain and England at the Olympiastadion in Berlin on July 14, 2024. (Photo by Odd ANDERSEN / AFP)
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Euro 2024 team of the tournament: Yamal, Williams and Fabian shine

With this summer's major football event now at an end, we pick out our best XI

FootballJuly 15, 2024
Netherlands forward Joshua Zirkzee looks to be on his way to Manchester United. Reuters
Man United back Ten Hag with Zirkzee but will De Ligt be next?

Dutch influence growing at Old Trafford with club legend Ruud van Nistelrooy and Rene Hake added to coaching staff

FootballJuly 12, 2024
Boxers Hussein, left, and Zeyad Ishaish will once again represent Jordan at the Olympics in Paris this summer. Getty
Ishaish brothers look to make Olympic history in the boxing ring

Hussein and Zeyad punch their tickets to the Games and hope to be Arab nation's first fighters to win medals

OlympicsJuly 11, 2024
England's Ollie Watkins celebrates after scoring his side's second goal during a semifinal match between the Netherlands and England at the Euro 2024 soccer tournament in Dortmund, Germany, Wednesday, July 10, 2024. (AP Photo / Andreea Alexandru)
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Netherlands v England: Watkins sends Three Lions into Euro 2024 final

Gareth Southgate's side to face Spain in showpiece after 2-1 win over the Dutch in Dortmund

FootballJuly 10, 2024
Julyana Al Sadeq of Jordan celebrates her win in the World Taekwondo Grand Prix final against Aleksandra Perisic of Serbia in the female -67kg category at Manchester Regional Arena in December 2023. Getty Images
Jordan's Al Sadeq hopes to inspire as she chases Olympic dream

Amman-based athlete is part of talented quartet on the hunt for medals in Paris

OlympicsJuly 03, 2024
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