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Independent Singapore
a day ago
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- Independent Singapore
Noah Lyles cancels highly anticipated race against Tyreek Hill, fans argue over who would win
The much-awaited competition between Noah Lyles and Tyreek Hill will not be happening as it was initially planned after all. Lyles, an Olympic gold medalist, has announced that he is cancelling the race, despite all arrangements being prepared and the race being all set. Lyles shared the reason for his cancellation, stating, 'We were very deep into creating the event… In fact, it was supposed to happen this weekend. Unfortunately, there were some things, complications, and personal reasons that it just didn't come to pass, but we were full on. We were going to shut down New York's Times Square and everything, it was going to be a lot of fun.' Lyles and Hill's rivalry Ever since Noah Lyles won the 100-metre gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics, he and Tyreek Hill, a Miami Dolphins receiver, have been engaging in trash talk. This has been fueled by Hill's challenge to race against Lyles in a 50-metre race. Given that Lyles called off their competition, Hill took to social media to share his reaction to the news. He posted a meme of Lyles as if retreating to a bush and said in the caption: ' . @LylesNoah after seeing me run the 100m last weekend' However, the post backlashed as some netizens showed their support for Lyles. One commented, 'He ran a 9.78 in the Olympics.' Another user wrote, 'He's disappearing because he realises that you should be competing against high schoolers, not Olympians.' A two-time high school track champion, Hill recently ran the 100m event in just 10.15 seconds. Though impressive, it was still behind Noah Lyles' 9.79 seconds —his time when he secured gold at the Paris Olympics. In another social media post made by Bleacher Report, it said, 'Noah Lyles has canceled his proposed race with Tyreek Hill in NY's Times Square due to 'personal reasons'… Cheetah ran a 10.15 100m last week and trolled Lyles in response to Noah's 'Tyreek Could Never' sign after his 60m run in February 👀' Some fans sided with Hill, suggesting Lyles backed out because he knew he might lose. One user wrote, 'That boy got scared,' while another called Lyles 'the most unlikable gold medalist of all time.' Others defended Lyles, pointing to his Olympic achievements and upcoming commitments. 'Noah is an Olympic gold medalist, can we stop with this nonsense lol,' one commenter said. Another added, 'He must have tweaked something… the U.S. Championship is coming up August 2nd.'
Yahoo
2 days ago
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- Yahoo
Race Between Dolphins' Tyreek Hill, Noah Lyles Canceled
Race Between Dolphins' Tyreek Hill, Noah Lyles Canceled originally appeared on Athlon Sports. A Super Bowl champion and an Olympic gold medalist duking it out to see who, by their own definitions, is the fastest person in the world. That's what Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill and United States track and field sprinter Noah Lyles envisioned with their viral race, which was set to take place this weekend. Advertisement But after months of anticipation – and multiple exchanges of barbs between both competitors – the race will not go on as planned. "We were very deep into creating the event... Unfortunately, there were some things, complications, personal reasons, that it didn't just come to pass," Lyles said in a video posted by New York Post Sports. "We were all in. We were going to have a big event. We were going to shut down New York Times Square and everything, and we were going to have all the billboards planned for the event. It was going to be a lot of fun." Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill (10) reacts after the game against the Jacksonville Jaguars at Hard Rock Navarro-Imagn Images The news comes just days after Hill posted a viral video of himself running in a 100-meter race. In the video, captioned "went for a little jog today", Hill shows a scoreboard with Hill's official time (10.15 seconds, which was 0.36 seconds off Lyle's medal-winning mark in 2024) and himself carrying a sign reading "Noah could never." Advertisement Hill recording such a time in a lengthy sprint is an encouraging sign for the Dolphins, who are hoping his speed will lead to more productivity in 2025 after a down year last season. Hill missed the Pro Bowl for the first time in his career in 2024, and he failed to eclipse 100 receptions and 1,000 receiving yards for the first time since 2019. Still, he boasts one of the strongest resumes of any wide receiver in the 21st century: one Super Bowl ring, eight Pro Bowl nods, five All-Pro First Team selections and a spot on the NFL's 2010s All-Decade Team, among other accolades. With the race now off Hill's calendar, he will look ahead to preparing for his fourth season with the Dolphins and 10th season overall in the NFL. Related: Hall of Fame QB Offers Career Advice to Dolphins' Tua Tagovailoa This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 17, 2025, where it first appeared.
Daily Mail
2 days ago
- Sport
- Daily Mail
Tyreek Hill brutally mocks Noah Lyles after Olympic champion cancelled race over mysterious 'personal reasons'
Miami Dolphins receiver Tyreek Hill has gone on the offensive since American sprinter Noah Lyles dropped out of their proposed 100-meter foot race due to 'personal reasons.' Lyles, who won gold in the 100-meter dash at the 2024 Paris Olympics, has long been taunted by Hill, an NFL speedster who refers to himself as 'Cheetah.' The 27-year-old track-and-field star ultimately agreed to race the 31-year-old Hill, but has since reneged on that promise, as he explained at the Stagwell's Sport Beach at Cannes Lions on Monday. 'We were very deep into creating the event. In fact, it was supposed to happen this weekend,' Lyles said. 'Unfortunately there were some things, complications, personal reasons that it just didn't come to pass, but we were full on. 'We were gonna have a big event, we were going to shut down New York Times Square and everything, we were gonna have all the billboards for the event, it was going to be a lot of fun.' Hill, who recently posted a 10.15-second 100-meter performance at the Last Chance Sprint Series, has now responded on social media. First, the former Super Bowl champion posted the Homer Simpson meme, showing the beloved Simpsons character disappearing into some bushes alongside the caption: '[Lyles] after seeing me race last weekend.' Hill also posted pictures of himself on a track with a sign reading: 'Noah Could Never.' He included another comment in a caption: 'I was right.' As impressive as Hill's second-place finish was at the Last Chance Sprint Series, his time of 10.15 may not be good enough to beat Lyles, who has a personal best in the event of 9.79 seconds. Hill has undergone multiple surgeries this offseason to correct a wrist injury. His future with the Dolphins remains uncertain after he appeared to take himself out of a game at the end of the 2024 campaign. However, Hill was among the attendees this week as the Dolphins went through OTAs in Miami. He's also faced his share of legal problems this offseason. View this post on Instagram A post shared by NFL (@nfl) Hill still faces a lawsuit from a model and influencer, who claims broke her leg during a football lesson at his house in 2023. More recently, wife Keeta Vaccaro, 33, filed for divorce from Hill a day after cops responded to reports of an 'assault in progress' at the couple's luxury Miami condo on April 7. He allegedly hurled a laptop onto the floor and was 'aggressive and impulsive' according to Vaccaro's mother Alesia - but police determined that 'no crime was committed'. In another court filing, Vaccaro said the Dolphins wideout disappeared for several days before returning to their Miami apartment on April 17 to 'unilaterally remove' their four-month-old daughter, Capri. 'The Husband returned to the home and announced that he was taking the baby, over the objections of the Wife who had invited him to spend time with the baby,' says the 'emergency' motion, filed within hours of the latest spat. 'When the police arrived, the police told the Wife that she had no choice except to let the Husband take the baby, and so she did.' Hill is reported to be the father of as many as a dozen children, including five in the last year alone.
CBS News
2 days ago
- Sport
- CBS News
Olympic 100 champion Noah Lyles calls off weekend race with Miami Dolphins' Tyreek Hill for "personal reasons"
A race between Olympic 100-meter champion Noah Lyles and Miami Dolphins receiver Tyreek Hill that was never formally announced but supposedly taking place this weekend was called off by Lyles for "personal reasons." Lyles announced the cancellation Tuesday at Stagwell's Sport Beach event in Cannes, France. His news was captured in a video posted by the New York Post on Instagram. This postponement followed months of trash talk between the two sports stars. Lyles said in his chat at the Cannes event Tuesday the showdown with Hill was going to take place in Times Square. "Unfortunately, there were some things — complications, personal reasons, that it just didn't come to pass, but we were full in," Lyles said in the video. "We were going to have a big event." Hill posted on social media a series of pictures with Lyles' face on Homer Simpson's animated character as Simpson retreated into the hedges. Hill also wrote: " @LylesNoah after seeing me run the 100m last weekend." The 31-year-old Hill ran 10.15 seconds in a race last Friday in California. He held up a sign that read " Noah Could Never." It was in response to the 27-year-old Lyles flashing a piece of paper that said "Tyreek Could Never" after winning a 60-meter indoor race in February. Lyles captured Olympic 100-meter gold in Paris last summer in a time that calculated out to 9.784 seconds. It was five-thousandths of a second faster than Kishane Thompson of Jamaica. As Lyles explained it, a race for bragging rights that was never formally announced was on track to possibly take place as soon as this weekend. "It was going to be a lot of fun," Lyles said in the video.
Forbes
3 days ago
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- Forbes
Noah Lyles Vs. Tyreek Hill: A Timeline Of Events
BUDAPEST, HUNGARY - AUGUST 24: Noah Lyles of Team United States reacts after the Men's 200m ... More Semi-Final during day six of the World Athletics Championships Budapest 2023 at National Athletics Centre on August 24, 2023 in Budapest, Hungary. (Photo by) The long-awaited duel between Paris Olympic 100 meter champion Noah Lyles and 2020 NFL Super Bowl champion Tyreek Hill took a U-turn on Tuesday when it was abruptly canceled. Why exactly, you may ask? While Lyles clarified the end of the race was due to 'personal reasons,' for astute followers of the professional track and field space, another question remained: Just when was this hypothetical race supposed to take place? The track and field season is in full swing, and with an important juncture coming – the 2025 USATF Outdoor Championships in July – Lyles doesn't really have time to mess around. Meanwhile, NFL training camps typically begin in the middle of July for players like Hill, a veteran wide receiver for the Miami Dolphins. While the 31-year-old Hill showed he still has some gas left in the tank over the weekend, clocking a wind-legal time of 10.15 seconds for 100 meters at a last chance meet in Sherman Oaks, California, it still isn't competitive with Lyles, who hasn't run that slow since 2022. So was this a race, or wasn't it? Lyles told a panel in France during an announcement for the SPORT Beach Program in Cannes, that no one thought the race was real. Wondering where this all started? Let's go through the timeline, month by month. Many people believe the genesis of Lyles versus Hill began in Budapest, Hungary, following Lyles' sprint double at the World Championships. I believe that to be false. My theory is that Hill's return to the track in 2023, following a nine-year hiatus, was the impetus for this years-long duel. The native Georgian is a former state champion whose 200 meter best still holds up as a top three performance in high school history. Wearing his uniform from Coffee High School, Hill ran 6.70 seconds to win a U.S. men's masters indoor race against regular schmoes. And we're off! Following his wins in the 100 and 200 meters at the World Championships, the Virginia native went to the podium and explained his frustration with the sports world, namely his beef with basketball and football. 'World champion of what? The United States? Don't get me wrong, I love the U.S., but that ain't the world.' I will give Lyles credit here. This was likely the tipping point for Hill's annoyance with the sprinter. If any professional football player had the credentials to challenge the world's fastest sprinter, it was Hill, who was a first team All-American and Big 12 champion at 200 meters for Oklahoma State over his freshman season in 2014. A decade later, after listening to Lyles ham it up onstage after worlds, Hill officially challenged him to a race at 50 yards – maybe the most American thing to do, considering track and field is logged in the metric system. Better yet …he issues the invitation just days after Lyles wins the Olympic 100 meter title in Paris in a time of 9.79 seconds. FRANKFURT AM MAIN, GERMANY - NOVEMBER 02: Tyreek Hill talks to the media during a Miami Dolphins ... More press conference at PSD Bank Arena on November 02, 2023 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. (Photo by) The ultimate provocateur of track poured fuel on the fire in an interview about Hill's dare, forgetting his name entirely. 'What's that guy's …what's the cheetah guy from football? I can't remember his name. Mark? What's the football player who thinks he's fast name?' Lyles wins again. Twisting Hill's metaphorical arm, Lyles wins the New Balance Grand Prix in convincing fashion, clocking the world's No. 6 time for the year in 6.52 seconds, and then holds up a sign that reads, 'Tyreek Could Never.' Maybe this is the first instance where we should have known that a race wasn't happening. PARIS, FRANCE - JULY 29: Noah Lyles of the United States speaks during a Team USA Track & Field ... More press conference on day three of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at the Main Press Centre on July 29, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by) With the indoor season coming to a close, Lyles and Hill both confirm the race is on. People Magazine reports that the pair have never actually met in person. The production company owned by actor Terry Crews, Super Serious, is reportedly involved and leading the charge. Lyles says the race, which he later confirmed would be at 60 meters, would reportedly happen before the U.S. Outdoor Championships. 'As long as we ain't putting people's mamas in it, I don't care,' Hill said. 'We can go as far as far can be. 'We're here for a good time.' Midway through his appearance on the The Rich Eisen Show, wherein Johnson answers questions about his inaugural track league, Grand Slam Track, Eisen asks him about this Hill and Lyle race. Johnson scoffs at the notion. 'If it's a track meet, if it's a track race, if it's 100 meters, that's not a race,' he said. MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA - JULY 27: Tyreek Hill #10 of the Miami Dolphins looks on during training ... More camp at Baptist Health Training Complex on July 27, 2022 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo by) Impressively, Hill wins his 100 meter heat at the Last Chance Meet in California, running 10.15 seconds. He skips the final but logs the fastest time of the day. Afterward, Hill holds up a paper sign with the inscription, 'Noah Could Never.' Hypothetically, Lyles says, the Lyles versus Hill race was scheduled to take place at Times Square in New York City. 'We were deep into creating the event,' he told the Stagwell Sport Beach Event in Cannes, France. 'In fact, it was supposed to happen this weekend.' 'There were some things, complications, personal reasons that it just didn't come to pass, but we were full on,' Lyles added. 'We were going to shut down New York's Times Square and everything, it was going to be a lot of fun.' Later in the day, Hill tweets a Simpsons meme, superimposing Lyles' head on Homer Simpson. 'A lot of people didn't believe it to be true,' Lyles told the audience. 'They thought it was just, 'Oh, this is just them talking online.' Lyles was in France to discuss Iconic Productions, his new production venture with Box to Box Films – the same company which featured him on the Netflix documentary 'Sprint.'
