The Latvian duo of Tina Graudina and Anastasija Samoilova defeated Germany’s Svenja Muller and Cinja Tillmann in dramatic fashion to secure a spot in the Olympic women’s beach volleyball quarterfinals.
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After placing third overall in the first round, Germany faced the Netherlands in the bronze medal match. Germany beat the Dutch with a time of 45.400 to keep their streak of finishing on the podium alive.
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The Netherlands got on the board early, scoring just 45 seconds into the match to kickstart what would become a commanding win. Luna Fokke struck twice to extend the Oranje’s chance to defend their Olympic title.
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U.S. star Kenny Bednarek posted a scorching time of 19.96 seconds in his heat of the men’s 200m, easily advancing into the semis.
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23 hours after winning gold in the men’s 100m final, Noah Lyles opened his quest to complete the 100m-200m double in the heats of the men’s 200m.
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In the first of the track cycling disciplines to award a medal, Great Britain won with a world record time of 45.186 over New Zealand. Germany beat the Netherlands for the bronze medal.
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Jordan Chiles initially missed out on a medal at the women’s gymnastics floor final, but a reevaluation by judges bumped her from fifth to a bronze.
Continue Reading Jordan Chiles initially missed out on a medal at the women’s gymnastics floor final, but a reevaluation by judges bumped her from fifth to a bronze.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press The South Dakota Supreme Court has reversed a judge’s dismissal of a lawsuit seeking to remove an abortion rights initiative from the November ballot. The court’s order came Friday, soon after the anti-abortion group Life Defense Fund appealed the judge’s July ruling. The group sued in June, seeking to remove the measure and
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Joe Prince-Wright explains why the U.S. women’s soccer team’s “dominant attackers” will be “key” ahead of the team’s Olympic semifinal match vs. Germany in Paris.
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Italy claimed the final shooting gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics in the mixed team skeet final after a 45-44 win against the U.S.
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Erriyon Knighton ran his first race of the Paris Olympic Games, posting a 200m heat of 19.99 seconds.
Continue ReadingANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has accused social media platforms of “digital fascism” for allegedly censoring photographs of Palestinian “martyrs.” The Turkish leader’s comments on Monday came as Turkish officials were engaged in discussions with Instagram representatives to reinstate access to millions of its users in the country. Turkey barred access
Continue ReadingANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has accused social media platforms of “digital fascism” for allegedly censoring photographs of Palestinian “martyrs.” The Turkish leader’s comments on Monday came as Turkish officials were engaged in discussions with Instagram representatives to reinstate access to millions of its users in the country. Turkey barred access
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Hundreds of people have gathered at a Somalia beach hotel, the site of an attack claimed by al-Qaeda’s East Africa affiliate that left 37 people dead and dozens wounded, to condemn the violence and demand stronger security measures. The al-Qaeda affiliate, al-Shabab, said on its radio station that its militants
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The U.S. men’s water polo team defeated Croatia on Monday to finish pool play with a win and head to the quarterfinals with momentum as the No. 3 finisher in Group A.
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Scottie Scheffler shot 62 to win the gold medal at the Olympic men’s golf event. Watch his highlights from the final round at Le Golf National.
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Spain will be competing for a gold medal after completing a comeback to defeat Morocco 2-1 in a semifinal match of the men’s soccer tournament at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Continue ReadingBy Sarah El Sirgany, Nadeen Ebrahim, Mike Schwartz and Eugenia Yosef, CNN Beirut, Tel Aviv and Jerusalem (CNN) — Middle Eastern nations are bracing for the potential widening of the Israel-Hamas war amid threats by Iran to avenge the killing of Hamas’ political leader in Tehran last week. Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei vowed
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