top of page
All Articles


Olympics-Archery-South Korea beat host nation to win gold in men's team event
PARIS - South Korea won the gold medal in men's team archery at the Paris Olympics on Monday, beating the host nation 5-1. The win...
Jul 30, 20242 min read


Olympics-Skateboarding-Men's street medallists feel next generation closing in
PARIS - The 20-something medallists at the Paris Olympic men's street skateboarding said they were hanging onto their sport for dear...
Jul 30, 20241 min read


Olympics-Hockey-Harmanpreet strikes again to save India, Dutch women come from behind to topple Germany
PARIS - India skipper Harmanpreet Singh scored a late goal for the second game in a row to force a 1-1 draw with Argentina in Pool B of...
Jul 30, 20242 min read


Olympics-Boxing-Reigning champions Jalolov, Harrington win, Australia's Teremoana KOs opponent
PARIS - Uzbekistan's Bakhodir Jalolov and Ireland's Kellie Harrington got their boxing title defences off to a flying start with wins at...
Jul 30, 20242 min read


Olympics-Fencing-Kharlan claims Ukraine's first medal with bronze in women's sabre
PARIS - Olga Kharlan claimed a dramatic bronze medal for Ukraine as she rallied from a six-point deficit to beat Choi Sebin of South...
Jul 30, 20242 min read


Olympics-Gymnastics-Chinese gymnasts devastated after letting team gold slip through
PARIS - Chinese gymnasts were left totally distraught after their gold medal hopes were abruptly dashed in the final moments of the men's...
Jul 30, 20241 min read


Olympics-Table Tennis-North Korea reaches mixed doubles final to challenge China, Lebrun brothers advance
Paris - North Korea has secured its first Olympic medal in eight years after the nation's enigmatic mixed doubles team defeated Hong...
Jul 30, 20242 min read


Olympics-Swimming-Italy's Ceccon wins men's 100 metres backstroke gold
PARIS - World record holder Thomas Ceccon made a thrilling late surge to claim the men's 100 metres backstroke gold and give Italy a...
Jul 30, 20242 min read


Olympics-Badminton-China's Paris winning streak ended by Malaysians, Danes
PARIS - China suffered their first badminton defeats of the Paris Olympics on Monday when mixed doubles favourites Feng Yanzhe and Huang...
Jul 30, 20242 min read


Olympics-Swimming-Palestinian flies the flag in Paris pool
PARIS - Palestinian swimmer Yazan Al Bawwab's sole Olympic race lasted less than a minute but just being in the water was a statement in...
Jul 30, 20243 min read


Olympics-Table Tennis-Japan's mixed doubles team stunned, Luxembourg veteran Ni advances
Paris - Japan's world number two table tennis mixed doubles team, Hina Hayata and Tomokazu Harimoto, were upset by North Korea's Ri Jong...
Jul 30, 20242 min read


Olympics-Swimming-'I'm on top now': Maertens takes 400m freestyle gold
PARIS - Germany's Lukas Maertens won his first Olympic gold in the men's 400 metres freestyle at the Paris Olympics on Saturday as he...
Jul 30, 20242 min read
bottom of page





