•A worker displays a one kilogram gold bullion bar Gold prices were largely steady on today ‌as investors remained cautious about the fragile U.S.-Iran ceasefire. Spot gold inched 0.1% higher to $4,721.51 per ounce, as of 0523 GMT. U.S. gold futures for June delivery fell 0.7% to $4,744.90, reports Reuters. Investors were also mindful of [&he...
•Gold medallist Switzerland’s Franjo von Allmen Switzerland’s Franjo von Allmen scorched to victory in the men’s Olympic downhill in Bormio yesterday, winning the first gold medal of the Milan-Cortina Winter Games. Reigning world champion Von Allmen hit speeds of 145km/h (90mph) to clock a winning time of 1min 51.61sec down the testing Stelvi...
Gold rose further today to hit a one-week high as Federal Reserve officials boosted interest rate-cut bets and Venezuela tensions boosted demand. Spot gold was up 0.5% at $4,469.96 per ounce, as of 0534 GMT, after rising nearly 3% in the last session. Bullion hit a record high of $4,549.71 on December 26, and logged […]
•Yemisi Ogunleye celebrates after winning at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games yesterday Germany’s Yemisi Ogunleye grabbed the gold medal in the women’s shot put at the Paris Olympics yesterday throwing her winning 20.00m with her final attempt. Ogunleye’s effort took her past New Zealand’s Maddison-Lee Wesche, who threw 19.86, her personal best wi...
•Noah Lyles celebrates after winning the Olympics men’s 100m final World champion Noah Lyles roared to victory in 9.79sec to claim gold in a dramatic men’s Olympic 100m final in Paris yesterday. Lyles won in the closest Olympic 100m finish in modern history — just five thousandths of a second separated him from Jamaica’s Kishane […]...
•Tennis superstar, Novak Djokovic Novak Djokovic defeated Carlos Alcaraz today to claim a maiden Olympic title and become just the fifth player to complete a career Golden Slam. The 37-year-old Serb, competing in his fifth Games, came through 7-6 (7/3), 7-6 (7/2) in an enthralling final at Roland Garros to add Olympic gold to his […]
•Ese Brume Nigeria’s Ese Brume leaped to gold in the women’s long jump event of the African Games, jumping a record 6.92 meters to defend her title in Accra, the Ghanaian capital last night. She won the title in 2019 in the Moroccan city of Rabat and continued her fine form five years later in […]
•Tobi Amusan Nigeria’s athletics queen, Tobi Amusan, lived up to fans expectations after blazing through the 100m hurdles final at the ongoing African Games in Ghana to win the gold medal. Amusan, who is the 100mH world record holder, was a clear favourite ahead of the race but was shown a yellow after beating the […]
•Mexico women players The United States eased into the semi-finals of the CONCACAF Women’s Gold Cup with a 3-0 victory over Colombia on Sunday while Mexico joined them in the last four thanks to a 3-2 win over Paraguay. The USA will play for a place in the final against Canada on Wednesday while Mexico […]
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