“Just lift huge!”
Algerian Olympic champion Imane Khelif is appealing World Boxing’s ban on her competing unless she undergoes “genetic sex” testing [archived link]. Give ’em hell, Imane!
sporting greats
If seeing Roger Federer at Wimbledon this week has made you miss him on grass, here’s an hour of some of his best shots on the surface at Halle and Stuttgart.
Michael Johnson's gold shoes from Atlanta 1996
Gotta gold fast!
A funny anecdote from Roy Keane about Ruud Gullit and an “unusual” question about injuries…
Rafael Nadal spoke to Roland-Garros about his legacy and memories of the tournament that he made his home. ICYMI somehow, he won it 14 times which will likely be an unbroken record.
I’m late but Alex Ovechkin beat Wayne Gretzky’s all-time goals record. I also learnt that they are both kinda shitty with their vague alignments with Putin and Trump so hopefully someone not shitty can beat them both to 2nd and 3rd one day.
Frank Rijkaard, Marco Van Basten, and Ruud Gullit on their time in Italy with AC Milan
Name me a better footballing trio. I’ll wait.
I have no opinion on the GOAT debate (so don’t bring it here) but these Michael Jordan plays are ridiculous.
Mark Cavendish won his last-ever race at Tour de France Criterium in Singapore, capping off an impressive retirement run including winning a record 35th stage at Tour de France last summer.
For JSTOR Daily, Livia Gershon looked back at “The Rumble in the Jungle”, the World Heavyweight Championship match between George Foreman and Muhammad Ali held in Zaire (now Democratic Republic of the Congo): The 1974 Rumble in the Jungle was freighted with symbolism regarding American racial politics and the pan-African struggle in the context of the Cold War.
Shout out to Sifan Hassan for winning gold in her first Olympic marathon
Is there any long distance race she can’t win?