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Rafael Nadal "is ready to play" Olympic singles on Sunday, despite concerns over a thigh injury, with a mouthwatering clash against old rival Novak Djokovic tantalizingly within reach. The 38-year-old Nadal, who won his opening doubles clash alongside Carlos Alcaraz on Saturday, is due to face Hungary's Marton Fucsovics in the first round, but ...
01/08 09:48 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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 ...
01/08 11:27 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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 ...
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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 ...
par This Is Beirut, 07/08 14:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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American Gabby Thomas stormed to a brilliant victory in the women's Olympic 200m in Paris on Tuesday to clinch the first major title of her career. Thomas clocked 21.83sec to win ahead of St. Lucia's newly-minuted Olympic 100m champion Julien Alfred, who timed 22.08sec. Thomas' USA teammate Brittany Brown claimed bronze in 22.20sec. Thomas, 27, ...
par This Is Beirut, 07/08 16:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The United States and Brazil will meet in the final of the Olympic women's football after claiming contrasting wins in Tuesday's last-four ties against Germany and World Cup holders Spain, respectively. The USA, record four-time women's football gold medalists, are still on course to win the title for the first time since 2012 after beating ...
par This Is Beirut, 08/08 15:02 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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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 ...
par This Is Beirut, 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
09/08 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 ...
09/08 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 ...
09/08 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 ...
09/08 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, ...
