U.S. duo Kelly Cheng and Sara Hughes punched their ticket to the Olympic beach volleyball quarterfinals, gutting out a gritty win against Italy’s Marta Menegatti and Valentina Gottardi in the Round of 16.
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A full recap of the final pool play session of the women’s 3×3 basketball tournament at the Paris Olympics, with the U.S. going ice-cold and missing out on the play-in round.
Continue ReadingBy Kyle Feldscher and Issy Ronald, CNN Paris (CNN) — Belgium has withdrawn from the mixed relay triathlon race on Monday and Switzerland has had to mix up its roster after athletes from both countries fell ill following the initial triathlon races last week. Belgium announced it was dropping out of the race after one
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Chinese Taipei’s Lee Yang and Wang Chi-Lin retained their Olympic badminton men’s doubles title on Sunday, beating China’s Liang Weikeng and Wang Chang 21-17 18-21 21-19 at the Porte de La Chapelle arena in a gripping final.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Voices across the globe expressed concern Sunday over the growing number of arrests in Venezuela following last weekend’s disputed elections. Pope Francis said Venezuela is “living a critical situation” in his traditional Sunday remarks at the Vatican, adding, “I appeal to all parties to seek the truth, to avoid
Continue ReadingBy Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — When former President Donald Trump last week reasserted his unsubstantiated claim that immigrants are “taking Black jobs,” the phrasing once again became internet fodder. On social media, typically accompanied by the #blackjob or #blackjobs hashtags, people (including celebrities) shared their “Black job,” pushing back on perceived racial stereotypes and
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Evaldas Dziaugys and Sarunas Vingelis both scored nine points as Lithuania pulled away late from Poland to punch its ticket to the men’s 3×3 basketball semifinals.
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Spain edged Croatia in a thrilling 32-31 win in a group stage match to advance to the quarterfinals of the men’s handball tournament at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
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Japan was victorious over France in a landslide match to win the Olympic title in men’s team foil fencing. This is the first time a non-European country has claimed gold in the event.
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In his first Olympic appearance, Canadian Ethan Katzberg won the Olympic gold medal in the men’s hammer. It’s Canada’s first men’s hammer Olympic medal since Duncan Gillis at the 1912 Stockholm Games.
Continue ReadingBy Annette Choi, CNN (CNN) — Nearly 50 summer sports — including long-discontinued ones like motorboating and tug-of-war — have made appearances at the Olympic Games since its start in 1896. This year, athletes are competing across 32 sports and 329 events at the Paris Olympics. That’s more than three times the number of sports
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Breanna Stewart and A’ja Wilson cooked once again and the U.S. forced 23 turnovers in a runaway win to close Group C play.
Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Scottie Scheffler produced a remarkable final round to clinch gold in the men’s golf competition at the Paris Olympics on Sunday. The world No. 1 carded a nine-under 62 in Sunday’s fourth round to finish on 19-under-par over the four days at Le Golf National as he showed why
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Scottie Scheffler fired a final-round 62 to win the gold medal as Tommy Fleetwood secured silver and Hideki Matsuyama won bronze. See how the action played out Sunday at Le Golf National.
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The red-hot Brazilians Evandro and Arthur made quick work of Dutch duo Matthew Immers and Steven van de Velde, punching their ticket to the Olympic men’s beach volleyball quarterfinals.
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American Scottie Scheffler sealed Olympic gold after an exceptional final round at Le Golf National in the men’s tournament of the 2024 Paris Olympics.
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Greece women’s water polo avoided elimination in the final game of pool play with a win over France on Sunday. France was eliminated with the loss.
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Noah Lyles won his first Olympic gold medal in an epic photo finish, edging Jamaica’s Kishane Thompson by five thousandths of a second. American Fred Kerley took bronze.
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American Kristen Faulkner shocked the world when the late entry to the women’s road race ran away with the gold medal with a time of 3:49:23 at the 2024 Paris Games on Sunday.
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American Kristen Faulkner shocked the world when the late entry to the women’s road race ran away with the gold medal with a time of 3:49:23 at the 2024 Paris Games on Sunday.
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