Table tennis powerhouses China are through in the men’s team event to the semis, as are French national darlings, the Lebrun brothers. Why does Korean taekwondo […]
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France seek second Olympic football gold in 40 years in final against Spain
Led by coach Thierry Henry, France are looking to win a second gold medal in the Olympics men’s football in 40 years as they face […]
Paris Olympics: El Bakkali clinches Olympic double, Hall swipes 400m gold
Wednesday’s Olympics athletics events saw Morocco’s Soufiane El Bakkali reach rarefied air with his second 3000m steeplechase gold, while American Quincy Hall’s last gasp 400m […]
Disastrous day for French handball, as hosts go crashing out in Olympic quarters
France crash out at the quarter-final stage in the men’s handball. Meanwhile, sports scientist Amandine Aftalion talks us through what makes a champion, and we reflect […]
Australia and USA dominate Olympic track team pursuit, claim gold medals
Australia ended a 20-year drought by capturing the Olympic men’s team pursuit gold on Wednesday, while Paris road race champion Kristen Faulkner led the United […]
Destination Paris: Mondo mania, Olympics pins worth gold, Tahiti local wins surfing
Mondo mania grips the Paris Olympics. After smashing his own world record, Selina Sykes tell us just how high Swedish pole vaulter Armand Duplantis can […]
Cuban wrestler Mijain Lopez wins record fifth straight Olympic gold, immediately retires
Cuban Greco-Roman wrestler Mijain Lopez made Olympic history Tuesday when he became the first athlete to win five consecutive individual gold medals in the same […]
Paris Olympics: Thomas sprints to gold, Khelif into boxing final despite row
The 11th day of the Paris Olympic Games saw USA’s Gabby Thomas capture gold in the 200 metres sprint, Cuban wrestler Mijain Lopez set a […]
Imane Khelif, Algerian boxer in gender row, punches ticket to Paris Olympics final
After defeating Thailand’s Janjaem Suwannapheng by unanimous victory in front of a booming, near capacity crowd on Tuesday, controversial Algerian boxer Imane Khelif will fight […]
USA breezes past Brazil in basketball quarterfinals to set up clash against Serbia
Devin Booker and Anthony Edwards led Team USA’s quarterfinal steamrolling of Brazil on a night when legendary scorer Kevin Durant broke USA’s Olympics basketball scoring […]