USA’s Kelly Cheng, Sara Hughes survive against Italy
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…
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3×3 basketball recap, Aug. 4: U.S. men go ice cold, bow out of Olympics
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…
Continue ReadingBelgium drops out of mixed triathlon and Switzerland shuffles line-up after athletes fall ill following race in River Seine
By Kyle Feldscher and Issy Ronald, CNN Paris (CNN) — Belgium has withdrawn from the mixed relay triathlon race on Monday and Switzerland has…
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Chinese Taipei takes out China to defend men’s doubles badminton gold
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…
Continue ReadingVoices across the globe express concern over increasing arrests in Venezuela after disputed election
Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Voices across the globe expressed concern Sunday over the growing number of arrests in Venezuela…
Continue ReadingWhat it means to have a ‘Black job’ in America
By Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — When former President Donald Trump last week reasserted his unsubstantiated claim that immigrants are “taking…
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Lithuania holds off Poland to reach men’s 3×3 semifinals
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…
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Spain edges Croatia 32-31, advances to quarterfinals
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…
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Japan triumphs over Italy for first men’s team foil gold
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…
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Ethan Katzberg wins hammer gold for Canada
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…
Continue ReadingBreak dancing makes its debut at the Paris Olympics. A timeline of when every Olympic sport was introduced
By Annette Choi, CNN (CNN) — Nearly 50 summer sports — including long-discontinued ones like motorboating and tug-of-war — have made…
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Ferocious defense carries U.S. women’s basketball past Germany and into quarterfinals
Breanna Stewart and A’ja Wilson cooked once again and the U.S. forced 23 turnovers in a runaway win to close Group C…
Continue ReadingAmerican Scottie Scheffler turns in a remarkable 9-under final round to win Olympic golf gold
By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Scottie Scheffler produced a remarkable final round to clinch gold in the men’s golf competition at the Paris…
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Olympic men’s golf recap, Aug. 4: Scottie Scheffler storms back to win gold
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…
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Brazil rolls past the Netherlands and into the quarterfinals
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…
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Scheffler soars in final round to win golf gold in Paris
American Scottie Scheffler sealed Olympic gold after an exceptional final round at Le Golf National in the men’s tournament of the 2024 Paris…
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Greece avoids elimination with water polo win over France
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…
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Noah Lyles wins Olympic 100m gold in epic photo finish
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…
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U.S. cyclist Kristen Faulkner wins shocking gold medal in women’s road race
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…
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U.S. cyclist Kristen Faulkner wins shocking gold medal in women’s road race
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…
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