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Olympic Games 2024 – Tennis: Alcaraz Reaches Final as Djokovic Fights to Save Gold Dream
Olympic Games 2024 – Tennis: Alcaraz Reaches Final as Djokovic Fights to Save Gold Dream

Carlos Alcaraz stormed into the Olympic Games final on Friday as rival Novak Djokovic faced a desperate fitness battle to salvage his latest and probably final chance to end his gold medal jinx. French Open and Wimbledon champion Alcaraz became the youngest man to reach the men's final since tennis returned to the Games in 1988 when he thrashed ...

Swimming: Marchand Seeks Fourth Paris Olympics Gold as Richardson Begins 100m Bid
Swimming: Marchand Seeks Fourth Paris Olympics Gold as Richardson Begins 100m Bid

France's golden boy Leon Marchand returns to the pool on Friday seeking a fourth swimming title at the Paris Olympics while Sha'Carri Richardson launches her bid for 100m glory as track and field action gets under way. The 22-year-old Marchand has taken his home games by storm, starting with gold in the 400m individual medley before an ...

Gender Row Explodes After Algerian Boxer Wins at Olympics
Gender Row Explodes After Algerian Boxer Wins at Olympics

Algerian boxer Imane Khelif's 46-second win at the Paris Olympics on Thursday sparked a furious row about gender eligibility rules, with public figures from around the world weighing in on the controversy. Italian boxer Angela Carini retired hurt and shrugged off attempts by Khelif to shake her hand before collapsing to her knees and sobbing ...

Paris Olympics Medals Table
Paris Olympics Medals Table

Paris Olympics medals table after Thursday's events: Gold Silver Bronze Total China 11 7 6 24 United States 9 15 13 37 France 8 11 8 27 Australia 8 6 4 18 Japan 8 3 5 16 Britain 6 7 7 20 South Korea 6 3 3 12 Italy 5 7 4 16 Canada 3 2 3 8 Germany 2 2 2 6 Netherlands 2 2 2 6 New Zealand 2 2 1 5 Romania 2 1 1 4 Hong Kong 2 0 2 ...

Alcaraz Into Olympic Semis With Performance Fit For a Queen
Alcaraz Into Olympic Semis With Performance Fit For a Queen

World number three Carlos Alcaraz edged closer to an Olympic Games showdown against Novak Djokovic on Thursday with a storming display which brought the queen of Spain to her feet. Alcaraz, playing on the same Court Philippe Chatrier at Roland Garros where he captured the French Open in June, saw off 13th-ranked Tommy Paul of the United States ...

Salah Scores as Liverpool Beat Arsenal 2-1 While Chelsea, Man Utd Win
Salah Scores as Liverpool Beat Arsenal 2-1 While Chelsea, Man Utd Win

Mo Salah and Fabio Carvalho scored first-half goals to give Liverpool a 2-1 victory over Arsenal on Wednesday while Chelsea cruised and Manchester United edged Real Betis 3-2 in pre-season matches. Kai Havertz scored Arsenal's goal in front of a crowd of 69,879 at the home stadium of the NFL's Philadelphia Eagles. In other friendly action in the ...

USA Ease Past South Sudan to Reach Olympic Basketball Quarters
USA Ease Past South Sudan to Reach Olympic Basketball Quarters

Bam Adebayo led the United States with 18 points in a 103-86 win over South Sudan on Wednesday as the reigning champions sailed into the quarter-finals of the Olympic men's basketball tournament. Team USA have never lost to an African side at the Olympics but they had a scare when they played South Sudan in a warm-up game in London on July ...

Djokovic, Alcaraz Close in on Olympics Showdown as Nadal Exits
Djokovic, Alcaraz Close in on Olympics Showdown as Nadal Exits

Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz overcame crushing humidity on Wednesday to stay on course for an Olympic final showdown as Rafael Nadal played possibly his final match at Roland Garros. Djokovic, seeking a first Olympic title to add to his record-breaking collection, defeated German left-hander Dominik Koepfer 7-5, 6-3, becoming the first man ...

Magic Marchand Bags Two Olympic Golds After Gymnastics Thriller
Magic Marchand Bags Two Olympic Golds After Gymnastics Thriller

Home favourite Leon Marchand wrote his name into the Olympic history books with a phenomenal double gold on a pulsating night in the Paris pool Wednesday, as Japanese gymnast Shinnosuke Oka took a thrilling all-around title. In another action-packed Olympic day in a sweltering French capital, fans waved a possible farewell to tennis superstar ...

Djokovic Edges Closer to First Olympic Gold as Nadal and Alcaraz Eye Semis
Djokovic Edges Closer to First Olympic Gold as Nadal and Alcaraz Eye Semis

Novak Djokovic remained comfortably on course for a first Olympic gold medal to add to his record-breaking collection of titles on Wednesday, as fellow superstars Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz aimed for a place in the doubles semi-finals. Djokovic, who has won three of his 24 Grand Slam titles on the clay courts of Roland-Garros, defeated ...

France Set Up Argentina Showdown in Men's Olympic Football
France Set Up Argentina Showdown in Men's Olympic Football

France set up a potentially explosive quarter-final showdown with Argentina in the men's Olympic football tournament after beating New Zealand 3-0 in their final group game on Tuesday. Argentina had sealed their last-eight spot earlier in the day and France joined them in the knockout phase with Jean-Philippe Mateta, Desire Doue and Arnaud ...

Olympic Games 2024 – Shooting: Lebanese Ray Bassil Eliminated from Paris Games
Olympic Games 2024 – Shooting: Lebanese Ray Bassil Eliminated from Paris Games

Lebanese shooter Ray Bassil finished 21st out of 30 competitors in the shooting competition at the Paris Games. After an impressive first day with 71 targets out of 75 in three rounds, she encountered difficulties on the second day, missing 7 targets out of 50 in two rounds (total of 114 out of 125). Despite the difficulty of the task and the ...