Tag: history
U.S. Women’s Rugby Team Advances to Semifinals for First Time in Olympic History
Team USA is advancing to the women’s rugby sevens semifinal for the first time in Olympic history after the team’s 17–7 defeat over Great Britain on Monday. This is the first time that either the men’s or women’s American rugby team has reached the semifinal round at the Olympics. Great Britain was off to a …
How WIll history view deontay wilder? pretty well, indeed.
By: Sean Crose So yes, it looks like the end is nigh for former WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder. Even if the towering Alabaman continues to fight after his crushing stoppage loss to Zhilei Zhang this past Saturday in Saudi Arabia, it’s hard to imagine the 38 year old returning to the thunderous form fans …
‘Garbage time of history’: Chinese state media pushes back on claims country has entered a new epoch | China
China Authorities unhappy as Chinese chat groups and WeChat feeds buzz with discussion of whether China has entered period of inevitable failure Thu 18 Jul 2024 01.16 BST First, there was the century of humiliation, in which China was subjugated by western powers. Then there was the era of reform and opening up, where China’s …
Who is Euro 2024 final referee Francois Letexier? Part-time bailiff and history maker
Follow live coverage of England vs Spain in the Euro 2024 final today France did not make it to the final of the European Championships as they so dreamed of doing. And yet come Sunday for the 17th final of the European Championship, there could be three French-born individuals on the pitch in Berlin as …