AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — Sunday is the final day for the Paris Olympics. The day will end with the closing ceremony at Stade de France, but 14 gold medals will be decided first. It begins with the women’s marathon in the morning and continues with the men’s handball final between Denmark and Germany.
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B-Boy Victor of the U.S. makes his Olympic breaking debut vs. Japan’s Shigekix in a battle during the men’s qualification round.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LONDON (AP) — King Charles III has applauded people who took to the streets of British towns and cities earlier this week to help blunt days of unrest fueled by far-right activists and misinformation about a stabbing attack that killed three girls. Buckingham Palace says Charles held telephone audiences on Friday with Prime
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PARIS (AP) — The crowd at Roland Garros, the legendary home of French tennis that’s now hosting Olympic boxing, erupted in applause as Nacer Zorgani’s deep, resonant voice filled the venue. “Ladies and gentlemen, in the red corner, representing France — Billal Bennama!” he announced in French, his words reverberating through the stands.
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Sabrina van der Sloot scored with one second remaining to give the Netherlands a win over the U.S. in the bronze medal match of the women’s water polo tournament in Paris on Saturday.
Continue ReadingBy Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — Tai’Vion Lathan had an infectious laugh that made everyone around her smile. She loved getting creative with her hair, make up, and cooking, and was especially known in the family for her homemade chicken Alfredo. But more than anything, she loved her mother and never skipped a day without
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Nikola Jokic finally got his elusive Olympic triple-double, putting up 20 points with 12 rebounds and 11 assists to lead Serbia to a bronze medal game win over Germany.
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A look at the wildest and best celebrations in Champions Park at the Paris Olympics.
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American sport climber Brooke Raboutou won silver in the women’s bouldering and lead combined final after a strong lead climb. Raboutou added to her high boulder score to finish second with a total score of 156 points.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PARIS (AP) — Travis Scott was released from French police custody without a charge after his arrest at a Paris hotel following an altercation with a security guard, French prosecutors said Saturday. In a statement, the Paris prosecutor’s office said, “the police custody order for Travis Scott has been lifted and all proceedings
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine military chief has condemned what he said was the provocative actions of two Chinese air force aircraft that executed a dangerous maneuver and dropped flares in the path of a Philippine air force plane on routine patrol in the South China Sea. Gen. Romeo Brawner said on
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Slovenia’s Janja Garnbret smoothly navigated the lead route during the Olympic women’s bouldering/lead combined final. Garnbret earned 84.1 lead points, bumping her into first place with a combined score of 168.5 points.
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Austrian climber Jessica Pilz boosted herself up the rankings with a strong lead climb that earned her 88.1 points for a total of 147.4 points. Pilz won Olympic bronze in women’s bouldering/lead combined.
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France swept Poland in a dominant three sets to become the first country since the United States to repeat at the Olympic Games in men’s volleyball
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Slovenian sport climber Janja Garnbret topped three out of the four boulder problems during the bouldering round of the Olympic women’s boulder/lead combined final. Garnbret flashed Boulders 1 and 3 to take the lead.
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American sport climber Brooke Raboutou topped three boulders in the boulder round of the bouldering/lead combined final. Raboutou headed into the lead round 0.4 points behind Slovenian Janja Garnbret.
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For the USA, Saturday’s gold medal game is about legacies. For France, it’s about Victor Wembanyama and the future.
Continue Reading For the USA, Saturday’s gold medal game is about legacies. For France, it’s about Victor Wembanyama and the future.
Continue ReadingBy Steffi Cao, CNN (CNN) — At the beginning of the year, Yerim Lee landed in Seoul, South Korea with the intention of spending around a week there with her extended family — and undertaking a serious, fast-tracked regime of beauty treatments. Lee said she got 15 services done in the span of three days
Continue ReadingBy Joseph Ataman and Christina Macfarlane, CNN Paris (CNN) — For two-time Olympic track and field champion Caster Semenya, Paris 2024’s boxing was unusually poignant. Watching Algerian fighter Imane Khelif weather a firestorm of abuse over allegations about her gender, she couldn’t help think back to the similar trials she suffered from her teenage years
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