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Facebook Tweet Email Link Palestinian para-cyclist Alaa al-Dali has long dreamed about representing his people on an international stage. Following months of grueling training, al-Dali – an amputee with one leg – is putting everything he has into training for the Para-Cycling World Championships in August, after he and teammate Mohamed Asfour became the first Palestinians to finish in the top 20 at the Para-Cycling World Cup in May, securing their place in the prestigious competition. But keeping his mind on training is challenging most days, and near impossible on some, as his thoughts go towards the war in Gaza,…

Facebook Tweet Email Link Hong Kong  —  The latest meeting in one of soccer’s most heated rivalries will be the first ever to be held overseas, some 6,000 miles from its origin in the United Kingdom. The North London Derby between Premier League teams Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur, a matchup stretching back 116 years, will cap off the Hong Kong Football Festival Thursday. The preseason friendly will take place in the city’s newly built 50,000-seat Kai Tak Stadium. Attendance is projected to break all-time local soccer records. “Of course, it’s a friendly, but there’s more to it,” new Spurs manager…

Facebook Tweet Email Link EDITOR’S NOTE:  This report contains graphic descriptions of sexual acts. Former NFL star Shannon Sharpe, who has been one of the faces of ESPN’s morning sports debate show “First Take,” is no longer with the network, a source with knowledge of the situation told CNN. The breakup between the podcast star and the media outlet comes less than two weeks after Sharpe reached a settlement with an anonymous woman who filed a lawsuit against the famed tight end, accusing him of multiple instances of assault, sexual assault, battery and sexual battery. Later on Wednesday, Sharpe, 56,…

Facebook Tweet Email Link Canadian swimming sensation Summer McIntosh won her third gold medal of the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore but fell agonizingly short of breaking the 200-meter butterfly world record. The 18-year-old McIntosh, who has already taken victories in the 400m freestyle and 200m medley, looked on course to set a record in Thursday’s race before fading in the final stages. Her time of 2:01.99 was less than 0.2 seconds outside the current world record set by China’s Liu Zige in 2009. “Going into tonight, my coach and I, our big goal was to break that world record,”…

Facebook Tweet Email Link President Donald Trump will be joined by professional athletes on Thursday to sign an executive order that will expand on his council on sports, fitness and nutrition, including by reviving the Presidential Fitness Test in public schools, White House officials told CNN. The event, which will feature golfer Bryson DeChambeau, Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker and former New York Giants linebacker Lawrence Taylor, among others, comes as the US prepares to host the 2025 Ryder Cup, 2026 FIFA World Cup and the 2028 Summer Olympics — all of which are major feathers in Trump’s cap…

Dublin, Ireland Reuters  —  Mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor on Thursday lost his attempt to overturn a jury’s order that he compensate a woman who accused him of raping her, with Ireland’s Court of Appeal rejecting the appeal in its entirety. The plaintiff, Nikita Hand, alleged that McGregor sexually assaulted her on December 9, 2018. A jury last year ordered McGregor to pay her nearly 250,000 euros ($285,250) in damages. McGregor, 36, denied the allegation and said he had “fully consensual sex” with Hand. He also denied causing bruising to the plaintiff. In the appeal heard earlier this month,…

Facebook Tweet Email Link NFL commissioner Roger Goodell called Monday’s shooting in New York City an “attack on humanity” ahead of Thursday night’s annual Hall of Fame game in Canton, Ohio. Goodell, who typically attends the new season’s opener, stayed in New York to attend the funeral of slain NYPD officer Didarul Islam, who was killed in the attack. Speaking remotely on NBC ahead of the Detroit Lions and Los Angeles Chargers preseason game, Goodell told NBC’s Mike Tirico: “This attack is far more than on several individuals. This is an attack on humanity. This is an attack on our…

Facebook Tweet Email Link Max Verstappen has confirmed he will remain with Red Bull for the 2026 Formula One season, ending speculation over his future with the team for the time being. Where the Dutch driver would be plying his craft next season has been the subject of much speculation for months, with Verstappen being heavily linked with Mercedes despite having a contract with Red Bull until 2028. But the four-time reigning world champion ended the talk over his short-term future, confirming that he’ll remain with Red Bull next year while speaking ahead of this weekend’s Hungarian Grand Prix. “Some…

Facebook Tweet Email Link On July 5, Caleb Roesler picked up his wife, Justine, slung her over his shoulders, ran 250 meters through water and over hurdles to the finish line, making history and winning Justine’s weight in beer in the process. It’s fair to say wife-carrying is a sport that sometimes draws some confused looks when the Roeslers explain why they’re going to be out of town on the weekend. “There’s only two reactions – they’re the extremes,” says Caleb in an interview with CNN Sports. “If you tell somebody you did this race, some people are like ‘Oh,…

Facebook Tweet Email Link The world of chess has been going through somewhat of an evolution in recent years, and it’s showing no signs of slowing down. The ancient game’s popularity boom has been well documented, owing in part to the rise of online formats during the Covid-19 pandemic and the reputational boost provided by mainstream media, such as the Netflix series “The Queen’s Gambit.” Since then, chess’ move to online platforms has accelerated and its now currently debuting at the Esports World Cup (EWC) this week. The tournament, hosted and part-funded by Saudi Arabia, was held for the first…