Swedish phenoms David Aahman and Jonatan Hellvig topped Australians Izac Carracher and Mark Nicolaidis, giving the world No. 1 team an early boost in Olympic men’s beach volleyball preliminary play.
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Defending Olympic gold medalist Aron Szilagyi was denied a four-peat in a major upset against Canadian Fares Afra in the men’s individual sabre fencing Round of 32. Szilagyi lost 8-15 in the landslide match.
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Top American man Taylor Fritz topped Kazhakhstan’s Alexander Bublik 6-4, 6-4 in their first round match.
Continue ReadingBy Carly Breland, CNN (CNN) — The first round of Olympic tennis gets underway Saturday, but the red clay of Roland Garros will be missing some of the sport’s biggest stars, including world no. 1 Jannik Sinner. While some are sidelined by illnesses and injuries, others are abstaining from the Games as a result of
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The Netherlands women’s water polo team opened play in the Paris Olympics with a win over Hungary.
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Anne Cebula of the U.S. wins 15-14 against Italian Rossella Fiamingo. American Margherita Guzzi Vincenti takes on Ukrainian Vlada Kharkova while fellow Team USA athlete Hadley Husisian wins against Swiss Pauline Brunner.
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No. 3 Italy took down No. 7 Brazil 3 sets to 1 in a battle of two of the giants in men’s volleyball to get their quest for an elusive first Olympic gold medal underway.
Continue ReadingBy Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — Governments around the world have tried to kill the tobacco industry. Zyn, the brand of flavored oral nicotine pouches that comes in small, round containers resembling breath mints, is its latest strategy. While it’s ultimately owned by tobacco giant Philip Morris International, Zyn is a tobacco-free product.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BENI MELLAL, Morocco (AP) — In the unrelenting heat of Morocco’s Middle Atlas, people were sleeping on rooftops. Hanna Ouhbour needed refuge too, but she was outside a hospital waiting for her diabetic cousin who was in a room without air conditioning. On Wednesday, there were 21 heat-related deaths at Beni Mellal’s main
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BENI MELLAL, Morocco (AP) — In the unrelenting heat of Morocco’s Middle Atlas, people were sleeping on rooftops. Hanna Ouhbour needed refuge too, but she was outside a hospital waiting for her diabetic cousin who was in a room without air conditioning. On Wednesday, there were 21 heat-related deaths at Beni Mellal’s main
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Carlos Alcaraz defeats Hady Habib, 6-1, 603, in first round match
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Croatia scored in the final seconds for a 1-point win over Japan in men’s handball group play at the 2024 Olympics.
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In the opening act for what promises to be a thrilling showdown on the first day of swimming at the Paris Olympics, 2016 gold medalist and former world-record holder Katie Ledecky set the top mark of the women’s 400m freestyle preliminary heats Saturday morning in Paris.
Continue Reading In the opening act for what promises to be a thrilling showdown on the first day of swimming at the Paris Olympics, 2016 gold medalist and former world-record holder Katie Ledecky set the top mark of the women’s 400m freestyle preliminary heats Saturday morning in Paris.
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — French railway company SNCF says it has made significant progress in restoring high-speed train services after acts of sabotage disrupted several lines ahead of Friday night’s Olympic Games opening ceremony on the Seine River. SNCF said its agents worked through the night into Saturday in adverse weather conditions to improve the TGV
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In their first Olympic men’s volleyball game since London 2012, Germany shocked No. 2-ranked Japan, 3-2, to open the men’s volleyball competition at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
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China, the U.S. and Great Britain finished 1-2-3 in the final of the women’s synchro springboard diving competition Saturday in Paris.
Continue Reading China, the U.S. and Great Britain finished 1-2-3 in the final of the women’s synchro springboard diving competition Saturday in Paris.
Continue ReadingBy Kyle Feldscher, CNN Paris (CNN) — As competition gets well and truly underway in Paris, all eyes will turn shortly to one of the Olympic Games’ signature sports: Gymnastics. The sport has created some of the most iconic moments in Olympic history and made household names of its stars. Among the top highlights of
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Novak Djokovic sails into Round 2 with win over Matt Ebden, dropping only one game to Australia’s Matt Ebden, 6-0, 6-1.
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