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The gruesome death of an Olympic runner from Uganda is the latest incident in the wake of violence against female athletes in Kenya


The gruesome death of an Olympic runner from Uganda is the latest incident in the wake of violence against female athletes in Kenya

Olympic runner The terrible death of Rebecca Cheptegei after she was doused with petrol and set on fire by her boyfriend, has brought Kenya’s harrowing history of domestic violence against female athletes to light. Her murder follows the deaths of at least two other prominent female runners as a result of domestic violence over the […]

US Open: Navarro’s first Grand Slam semifinal will take place against Sabalenka


US Open: Navarro’s first Grand Slam semifinal will take place against Sabalenka

NEW YORK (AP) — Emma Navarro’s first career Grand Slam semifinal will come at the U.S. Open against Aryna Sabalenka, who is trying to win her second major title of the year and her third overall. Navarro, an American seeded 13th, used a stunning turnaround to win the last six games of her quarterfinal against […]

US Open 2024: Defending champion Coco Gauff loses to Emma Navarro


US Open 2024: Defending champion Coco Gauff loses to Emma Navarro

NEW YORK (AP) — That’s pretty much all there is to know about defending champion Coco Gauff’s 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 loss to Emma Navarro in the The US Open fourth round on Sunday: Gauff ended with more double faults (19) than winners (14). It was the latest in a series of early exits for her […]

Simone Biles’ first meal in Houston after the Olympics is at Hibachi Cajun restaurant Stick Talk – Houston Public Media


Simone Biles’ first meal in Houston after the Olympics is at Hibachi Cajun restaurant Stick Talk – Houston Public Media

Stick Talk Cajun Hibachi Stick Talk Cajun-Hibachi was the first restaurant that Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles visited upon her return from the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. After winning four medals at the 2024 Paris Olympics – three gold and one silver – Simone Biles returned to Houston with a big appetite, making a […]

Algerian Olympic medalists receive a warm welcome


Algerian Olympic medalists receive a warm welcome

ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Olympic World boxing champion Imane Khelif returned home on Monday and was warmly welcomed, while Algerians rallied behind her despite international criticism and Misconceptions about their gender. The Algerian women’s welterweight gold medalist flew back to the capital of the gas-rich North African country on Monday afternoon along with other Olympic […]