Connor O’Halloran Aug 11, 2024, 07:56 AM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — Olympic gold medal-winning boxer Imane Khelif, who endured intense scrutiny about her womanhood throughout the Paris Games, has filed a formal legal complaint in which she says she was the victim of online abuse. In a statement posted Sunday to Instagram, Khelif’s
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Associated Press Aug 11, 2024, 06:41 AM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — The nascent governing body fighting to keep boxing in the Olympics is about to get a major membership boost. World Boxing expects to expand its membership base to at least 50 national federations in the weeks after the conclusion of the Paris
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Donald Trump’s presidential campaign has claimed it was hacked by Iran in June. This was close to the time when the Republican presidential candidate was selecting his vice president pick for the upcoming US election. News website Politico said it had received emails in July from an anonymous source offering authentic documents from inside Mr
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John Keim, ESPN Staff WriterAug 10, 2024, 04:41 PM ET Close John Keim covers the Washington Commanders for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2013 after a stint with the Washington Post. He started covering the team in 1994 for the Journal Newspapers and later for the Washington Examiner. He has authored/co-authored four books. You can
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David Hale, ESPN Staff WriterAug 9, 2024, 04:18 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of the University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions Former Florida State running back Rodney Hill blames a “bad agent” for his circuitous path through the transfer portal to Arkansas. Hill, who served as the Seminoles’ No.
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Russia has used a thermobaric bomb against Ukrainian forces as it announced a “counter-terrorism” operation to retaliate against Ukraine’s shock incursion into Kursk. The Russian defence ministry said fighting was continuing in the western Kursk region following Ukraine’s unprecedented attack on its territory earlier this week. The Russian army has conducted airstrikes against Ukrainian forces,
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Sam Borden, ESPN Senior WriterAug 9, 2024, 02:58 PM ET Close Sam Borden is a senior writer for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions PARIS — Spain continued its long-running domination of international soccer in incredible fashion on Friday, claiming the men’s Olympic gold medal with a frantic, frenzied 5-3 extra-time victory over France in a match
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Police officers remain on high alert amid concerns unrest will continue this weekend. The start of the football season has sparked fears of further unrest, with some newspapers reporting police are considering football banning orders after investigations suggested a link between rioters and football hooligan groups. Sir Keir Starmer has reiterated that police should remain
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The Algerian boxer at the centre of a gender row at the Paris games has been crowned Olympic champion. Imane Khelif comfortably beat China’s Yang Liu by unanimous decision to win gold in the women’s welterweight final. She won each of the three rounds on the judges’ scorecards and jumped into the arms of her
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