2024-08-09 13:02 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The United States had to dig deep to erase a 17-point deficit to beat Nikola Jokic's Serbia 95-91 on Thursday to keep their bid for a fifth straight Olympic men's basketball gold medal alive. Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry dazzled with 36 points, and all-time NBA scoring leader LeBron James had a triple-double of 16 points, 12 rebounds, ...
2024-08-09 12:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Letsile Tebogo has always said an Olympic medal would not just be for Botswana but the continent of Africa, and he duly delivered on Thursday by becoming the first African to be crowned 200m Olympic champion. The 21-year-old produced a stunning run in Paris to leave pre-race favorite Noah Lyles trailing in third. In fact, Tebogo is only the ...
2024-08-09 10:52 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Letsile Tebogo claimed a historic Olympic 200m title for Botswana on Thursday as Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone produced a stunning performance to smash the world record in the women's 400m hurdles. Tebogo's superb run left Noah Lyles' hopes for three gold medals in tatters as he was forced to settle for bronze and then revealed he has Covid. Lyles ...
Abbass Attara 2024-08-09 10:24 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Laëtitia Aoun, one of Lebanon’s rising taekwondo stars, delivered an intense and emotional fight for the bronze medal at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Facing Canadian Skylar Park, the Lebanese athlete gave it her all, but her dream of standing on the podium vanished in the final seconds. A performance that will be etched in the history of ...
2024-08-09 10:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Algerian boxer Imane Khelif, at the centre of an Olympic gender eligibility row, goes for gold in Paris on Friday as Thierry Henry bids to lead France's footballers to glory. With just three days of sport to go at the Games, there is a packed athletics programme at the Stade de France. The boxing competition has been overshadowed by a bitter row ...
2024-08-09 09:33 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Paris Olympics medals table after Thursday's events: Gold Silver Bronze Total USA 30 38 35 103 China 29 25 19 73 Australia 18 14 13 45 France 14 19 21 54 Great Britain 13 17 21 51 South Korea 13 8 7 28 Japan 13 7 13 33 Netherlands 11 6 8 25 Italy 10 11 9 30 Germany 9 8 5 22 Canada 6 5 10 21 New Zealand 5 6 2 13 Ireland 4 0 3 ...
2024-08-08 21:31 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Hosts France defeated Germany 73-69 on Thursday to reach the final of the Olympic men's basketball and will face four-time reigning champions the United States or Serbia for gold. Guerschon Yabusele led Tokyo silver medallists France with 17 points and Isaia Cordinier added 16. Victor Wembanyama finished with 11 points despite another poor ...
2024-08-08 20:41 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The prolific Soufiane Rahimi scored twice and captain Achraf Hakimi netted a stunning free-kick as Morocco hammered Egypt 6-0 on Thursday to take Olympic men's football bronze. Rahimi's brace took him to eight goals at the Olympics, cementing his status as the tournament's top scorer, while Abde Ezzalzouli, Bilal El Khannouss and Akram Nakach ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-08 16:30 - Reading : less than a minute
World champion Nina Kennedy won the women's Olympic pole vault gold in Paris on Wednesday. The Australian cleared a best of 4.90 metres for victory. American Katie Moon, the defending champion and two-time world champion, claimed silver on countback from Canada's Alysha Newman after they both managed 4.85m. With AFP
This Is Beirut 2024-08-08 15:02 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Morocco's steeplechase king Soufiane El Bakkali on Wednesday became just the third Arab to win double Olympic gold while Jamaica's Roje Stona upset the favorites to claim a memorable men's discus title. In a thrilling 400m final, American Quincy Hall overtook Britain's Matthew Hudson-Smith in the final meter to win the 400m and become the ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-08 14:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Donia Abu Taleb narrowly missed out on becoming the first Saudi Arabian woman to win an Olympic Games medal on Wednesday. Abu Taleb was defeated by Mobina Nematzadeh of Iran in the bronze medal play-off in the -49kg division of the taekwondo competition played out inside Paris' spectacular Grand Palais. The 27-year-old had won her last 16 clash ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-08 11:06 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Noah Lyles targets the second leg of an Olympic sprint treble in the 200m on Thursday while LeBron James and his band of NBA superstars attempt to edge closer to a 17th basketball gold medal. Lyles ended the USA's 20-year wait for a gold medal in the 100m and goes into the 200m the clear favorite as a three-time world champion in the ...