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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-French BMX Freestyle champion hopes for a dry ramp
PARIS - BMX Freestyle, in which riders perform hair-raising stunts, is a sunshine sport, born in California, but in a rainy Paris,...
Jul 30, 20242 min read
Olympics-Basketball-Wembanyama helps France win, Antetokounmpo's Greece lose to Canada
LILLE, France - Frenchman Victor Wembanyama's brilliant performance led the hosts to a 78-66 win over Brazil, while Giannis...
Jul 30, 20242 min read
Olympics-Swimming-Winning gold 'doesn't get old' for Dressel after American clinches eighth
PARIS - Caeleb Dressel has made a habit of winning only gold medals at the Olympics and the American swimmer, who won his eighth on...
Jul 30, 20242 min read
Olympics-Hockey-Argentina women beat US, Dutch thrash France in wet start
PARIS - Argentina defeated the United States 4-1 in their opening Pool B women's hockey match at the Paris Olympics on Saturday with four...
Jul 30, 20242 min read
Olympics-Swimming-Dressel bags more gold in men's 4x100 free relay
PARIS - Caeleb Dressel collected his eighth career Olympic gold medal, and a first of the Paris Games for the U.S. team, when he anchored...
Jul 30, 20241 min read
Olympics-Swimming-Titmus defends 400m freestyle title with Paris gold
PARIS - Australian Ariarne Titmus defended her Olympic 400 metres freestyle title on Saturday after the world's three fastest women over...
Jul 30, 20242 min read
Olympics-Athletics-Briton Christie says Lyles' brash comments could backfire
PARIS - British sprinting great Linford Christie believes Noah Lyles would be better to simply let his running speak for itself, saying...
Jul 30, 20242 min read
Olympics-Cycling-Near-misses fuelled Brown's Paris 2024 ambitions
PARIS - Missing out on a podium finish or a title could deter a lot of athletes, but in the case of Grace Brown, the near-misses gave...
Jul 30, 20241 min read
Olympics-Basketball-Griner's journey from Russian prison to Paris Games applauded by US teammate
PARIS - Brittney Griner's "unprecedented" journey back to the Olympic Games, less than two years after she was released from a Russian...
Jul 30, 20242 min read
As Democrats embrace Harris, some pivotal US House candidates hold back
WASHINGTON - Vice President Kamala Harris' move to the top of the Democratic ticket injected new life into her party's flailing campaign...
Jul 30, 20245 min read
Foreign actors will seek to influence reshaped U.S. presidential race, says intelligence officer
WASHINGTON - U.S. foes targeting November's election with influence operations are expected to adapt to presidential contest...
Jul 30, 20242 min read
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