Dealing with popularity a challenge for Lyles

But the US sprint king tipped to be one of the faces of the Paris Games said Monday that his growing fame has become a problem in the Olympic Village.
29 July 2024, 18:44 PM

Japanese Olympic superfan back with a bang in Paris

The 54-year-old businesswoman had not missed a Summer Games since 1992 until a pandemic-enforced spectator ban meant she had to watch an Olympics taking place in her home city on TV.
29 July 2024, 16:01 PM

'Relieved' Djokovic races past Nadal at Olympics in 60th meeting

It was 24-time Grand Slam champion Djokovic's 31st win in a rivalry which began on the same Roland Garros clay courts in 2006.
29 July 2024, 13:39 PM

Flame-free Olympic ring of fire becomes Games symbol

The cauldron flies into the Parisian sky at sunset each day under a 30-metre balloon in the Jardin des Tuilleries park.
29 July 2024, 13:30 PM

Organisers meet athletes demands after food, transport complaints

The quality and quantity of food drew criticism from athletes after catering staff rationed breakfast eggs last week.
29 July 2024, 13:05 PM

China's Sheng wins his second gold at Paris Games

The 19-year-old Chinese won with an Olympic record aggregate of 252.2 to finish ahead of Sweden's Victor Lindgren, who scored 251.4 to take the silver medal.
29 July 2024, 11:57 AM

'I've never seen Noah cry in my whole life'

Lian and Yang, who have won at the last three world championships, established their dominance with their first dive and never looked like giving up the lead.
29 July 2024, 11:24 AM

Lyles targets Olympic medal haul with 'mindset of a god'

"You have to have the mindset of a god," Lyles said of being a top sprinter in "Sprint".
29 July 2024, 10:36 AM

South Korean Ban wins women's 10 metre air rifle gold

Ban, 16, topped Sunday's qualification with an Olympic record total but her late wobble allowed Huang, 17, to draw level at 251.8, forcing a shoot-off between the teenagers.
29 July 2024, 10:29 AM

Nadal v Djokovic lights up Olympics as Titmus eyes more pool gold

Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic will do battle once more when they meet at the Paris Olympics on Monday while Australia's Ariarne Titmus is hotly tipped to win her second swimming gold of the Games.
29 July 2024, 08:56 AM

Canada football coach Priestman apologises over Olympic spying scandal

Priestman said she was "absolutely heartbroken" for her players, in a letter issued by her lawyers and published by Canadian media.
29 July 2024, 06:30 AM

Teen medallists take podium to '80s, '90s tunes

Japan's 14-year-old Coco Yoshizawa won gold, while her 15-year-old compatriot Liz Akama took silver and 16-year-old Brazilian Rayssa Leal finished third on the podium.
29 July 2024, 04:14 AM

Olympic organisers cancel second day of triathlon training in Seine over pollution

In a joint statement, Paris 2024 organisers and World Triathlon said they had taken the decision to cancel Monday's swimming training session because "water quality levels... do not present sufficient guarantees" to allow it to take place.
29 July 2024, 03:56 AM

Paris Olympics medals table

The United States captured bronze in the men's gymnastics team final at the Paris Games on Monday, ending a 16-year Olympic medal drought thanks to a bounce-back performance from Brody Malone.
29 July 2024, 03:37 AM

Marchand 'goosebumps' after breaking French Olympic swimming gold drought

The 22-year-old was greeted with a massive roar when he entered the arena and the noise did not let up until long after he had touched the wall in an Olympic record time.
29 July 2024, 03:03 AM

Paris Games: What's happening on Day Three

The hottest ticket in town will be at Roland Garros, where Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal will clash for a 60th time, with the Serb up in their rivalry 30-29.
29 July 2024, 02:42 AM

Algeria's Nemour outshines Biles, Qui on uneven bars

The 17-year-old French-born athlete earned an impressive 15.600 points for her bars routine -- an acrobatic, gravity-defying performance full of technical skill and difficulty at Bercy Arena.
28 July 2024, 15:18 PM

Bangladesh's shooter Robiul eliminated from qualification round

Rabiul finished 43rd out of 49 participants with a score of 624.2. The top eight scorers from the qualification round moved on to the next phase of the competition.
28 July 2024, 11:42 AM

Biles dazzles on Olympic return

A galaxy of A-listers, from Hollywood star Tom Cruise to Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour, crowded into a packed Bercy Arena to watch as Biles began her quest for Olympic redemption.
28 July 2024, 11:09 AM

Nadal 'ready to play' Olympic singles with Djokovic in sight

"The important thing is that today he has warmed up, that he is ready to play," said Ferrer.
28 July 2024, 10:59 AM