The Olympics can be a moment of huge excitement and opportunity for athletes, but also one of intense stress with the eyes of the world upon them and a pressure to perform. France 24 takes a look at how some cope with their nerves.
Table tennis player Zeng Zhiying left China in 1989, the same year of the Tiananmen Square massacre, to teach the sport in northern Chile. Fast-forward 35 years, she will debut in the Olympic Games at age 58 under the name she adopted in the South American nation: Tania. Tania Zeng, who became famous in Chile after winning a bronze medal at the Pan American Games in Santiago last year, retired from table tennis long ago. Though the sport brought her to Chile, she stopped playing to have more time... Читать дальше...
The Scottish Government are backing Judy Murray's community tennis and sports centre at Park of Keir near Dunblane with £5million funding from sportscotland.
Simone Biles will be the main attraction in Paris as she returns to conquer her Tokyo demons in the gymnastics arena
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A popular and romantic hike in Cinque Terre has limited its amount of visitors a day.
India and the United States on Friday their first agreement to prevent illegal trafficking of cultural property and return of antiquarian objects to their place of origin, the Ministry of Culture said. The US-India Cultural Property Agreement was signed by Union Cultural Secretary Govind Mohan and US envoy Eric Garcetti in the presence of Union Culture Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on the sidelines of the ongoing 46th session of the World Heritage Committee at Bharat Mandapam here. Interacting with the press later... Читать дальше...
V.D. Satheesan skips Thiruvananthapuram District Congress Committee’s camp executive, summoned to put the party on the path to victory in the crucial local body byelections, which is deemed to be a bellwether of the State’s voting behaviour ahead of 2025
The New York Mets are in the middle of a playoff race in late July and are also about to play game two of a key four-game series against the Atlanta Braves on Friday night. Before the start of the game, the Mets made a series of roster moves that included reinstating starting pitcher Kodai […]
Читать дальше...PITTSFORD, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo Bills co-owner Kim Pegula showed significant signs in her recovery from a debilitating cardiac arrest by being escorted to the field by her husband to break the post-practice team huddle on Friday. This marked the first time Pegula was seen publicly walking on her own since going into cardiac arrest [...]
Buffalo Bills co-owner Kim Pegula showed significant signs in her recovery from a debilitating cardiac arrest by being escorted to the field by her husband to break the post-practice team huddle
According to the Bank of Israel and the Israeli Ministry of Finance, the cost of the first six months of the war, which Netanyahu has said will continue for months and shows every sign of escalating into an all-out war against Hezbollah in the north and the Houthis in the Red Sea, had reached more than 70 billion shekels ($73 billion) by the end of March.
Sports Mole previews Sunday's Belgian Pro League clash between Westerlo and Cercle Brugge, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
Gaetz plan would put lid on state officials' politicization of courts
Basketball Hall of Famer and 'Inside the NBA' analyst Charles Barkley has released a statement after the NBA rejected TNT Sports' bid to match an offer for the league's rights.
A Pakistani woman living in the US decided to break stereotypes by throwing a party to celebrate her divorce.
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The ban could be reduced to 26 weeks if Jaminet takes part in anti-discrimination activities.
SAG-AFTRA video game performers go on strike, the WWII classic 'The Story of G.I. Joe' gets an enhanced restoration, and 'Shaun of the Dead' returns to theaters for its 20th anniversary. David Daniel reports.
Young and tech-savvy protesters drawn from traditionally divided tribes are forcing concessions from President Ruto