Algerian Imane Khelif, who won her round of 16 welterweight bout over Italian Angela Carini in 46 seconds, and Taiwan's double world champion Lin Yu-ting, who is fighting on Friday, have been cleared to compete in the Olympics.
8 months agoChinese shuttlers Huang Ya Qiong and Zheng Siwei claimed the sport's first gold of the Paris Games when they demolished South Korea's Kim Won-ho and Jeong Na-eun 21-8, 21-11 in just 41 minutes. ...
8 months agoDikec's posture caught attention as much as his silver medal, with the marksman wearing standard glasses, a team T-shirt with his left hand casually slung in his pocket and his pistol, but none of the specialized equipment used by athletes in the hyper-precise event, like headphones, special lenses or a hat. ...
8 months agoIn a move that left athletes angry and Olympic officials scrambling, organisers announced shortly before 5:00 am (0300 GMT) that the men's event would be delayed by 24 hours and take place immediately after the women's race on Wednesday.
9 months agoBadminton has become more lucrative over the past decade and investment in its infrastructure, such as training, facilities and health, from national and global badminton organizations has helped attract and develop players in other parts of the world.
9 months agoA photo uploaded to Prabowo's Instagram account on Saturday shows the incoming president standing in an aisle of a tribune opposite the Eiffel Tower during the Paris 2024 opening ceremony on July 26, smiling in a translucent rain poncho.
9 months agoIt lasted a marathon four hours, reaching a crescendo with a spectacular climax as the Olympic flame soared into the sky aboard a cauldron tethered to a balloon and Celine Dion serenaded Paris with an Edith Piaf song from the Eiffel Tower.
9 months agoLed out by Greece through jets of water cascading from a bridge, accompanied by an accordion player, around 7,000 athletes cruised down a six-kilometer stretch of the Seine to the Eiffel Tower on 85 boats.
9 months agoThe young lifter is aiming to win Indonesia’s first weightlifting gold during his Olympic debut at Paris, banking on his strategy that combines optimism and mental strength.
9 months agoThe youngsters have been key on their side's run to the final in Berlin and combined to send Spain ahead against England, a moment that felt fitting given their supreme summer.
9 months agoThe athletes, coaches and other members of the Indonesian contingent can represent their country with pride at the 2024 Summer Games in fashion capital Paris, donning their new uniforms featuring the national colors designed by Didit Hediprasetyo, which many enthusiasts have lauded for their "minimalist", "modern" and "elegant" design.
9 months agoThe country has secures more sports tickets in the world's largest multisport event than it has done in the past two decades.
9 months agoThe Korean rising star's close friendship with the United States' Scottie Scheffler is an integral part of his journey to become the world’s best golfer, though that might mean unseating his golfing brother.
9 months agoYamal scored a brilliant goal to level Randal Kolo Muani's opener for Les Bleus, with Dani Olmo then netting what proved to be the winner for Spain.
9 months ago"We didn't do enough to get to the final," Mbappe told reporters. "They (Spain) played better than us, they deserved to go to the final and we are going home."
9 months agoThe Indonesian Amputee Soccer Association (INAF) continues to struggle for acknowledgement and respect, two years after the team represented Indonesia at the 2022 Amputee World Cup in Turkey.
9 months agoYamal, who turns 17 a day before Sunday's final against either the Netherlands or England, equalized with a superb strike from outside the box, curling a long-range effort into the top corner and past the fingertips of an airborne Mike Maignan.
9 months agoArsenal forward Saka was England's saviour in Duesseldorf, his stunning 80th-minute equaliser keeping England in the tournament just as they looked set to limp out early.
9 months agoThe Three Lions needed penalties to get the better of Switzerland in Duesseldorf after the sides were level at 1-1 after 120 minutes.
9 months agoDefeat for Portugal is set to spell the end of the 21-year international career of 39-year-old Ronaldo, who converted their first kick in the shootout but was also responsible for one of the night’s many glaring misses.
9 months agoSpain were the better side for the first hour and wasted several opportunities before Olmo gave them a deserved lead six minutes after the break, drilling home a first-time shot into the bottom corner.
9 months agoGermany and Spain clash in Stuttgart at 1600 GMT with the host nation putting their hopes on the line against probably the best-performing side at the tournament thus far.
9 months ago"It is an honour. Everyone knows about my admiration for Cristiano," France captain Mbappe, 25, told reporters on the eve of the game.
9 months agoIndonesia's U-16 soccer national team managed to score five goals and kept a clean sheet against Vietnam in the third place play-off at Manahan Stadium in Surakarta, Central Java, on Wednesday.
9 months agoThe last-eight encounter in Hamburg brings together two of the most-fancied nations coming into Euro 2024, but two teams who have not completely convinced so far in Germany.
9 months agoZhang suddenly lost consciousness on Sunday while playing a match against Kazuma Kawano of Japan. He received first aid at the venue and was rushed to the hospital by ambulance but was pronounced dead later that night after repeated failed efforts to resuscitate him.
9 months agoSeventeen-year-old Zhang Zhijie was playing at the Asia Junior Championships in Yogyakarta on Sunday when he suddenly fell to the floor.
9 months agoZhang was competing at the Asian Junior Championship in Yogyakarta when he collapsed on court.
9 months agoRonaldo had a chance to put Portugal ahead late in the first period of extra-time in a tense, goalless tie in Frankfurt.
9 months agoIt took an own goal, the tournament's ninth, with just five minutes remaining in Duesseldorf to give France a nerve-jangling victory that raised fresh questions about the form of their key forwards.
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