Sailing-Beards the order of the day for superstitious men's medallists
MARSEILLE, France : Rule number one for winning an Olympic medal in men's sailing? Don't shave during the competition, it's seen as unlucky.
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Jamaica's Stona wins men's discus gold
PARIS : Jamaica's Roje Stona won gold in the men's Olympic discus on Wednesday.
Paris 2024: Lynch eyes 2028 bid as Games come to end
Ireland's Finn Lynch finished eighth in the men’s dinghy medal race today, and 10th place overall, at the Olympics but said he "wanted one more crack" at the Games with his eye on Los Angeles in 2028.
U.S. 'can't get lulled to sleep' by past wins vs. Jokic, Serbia - ESPN
PARIS — Was Serbia playing possum?
Pakistan Names New Vice-Captain In Test Squad Against Bangladesh
Pakistan have promoted Saud Shakeel to the role of vice-captain as the Pakistan Cricket Board announced a 17-player squad for their two-match Test series against Bangladesh that commences later this month. Shakeel will take over the crucial job of vice captain from Shaheen Afridi, with selectors advising the star quick to have his workload managed over the coming months, with the side scheduled to play nine Tests, 14 T20Is, and at least 17 ODIs between now and the start of April next year, as per the ICC. The promotion of Shakeel to partner skipper Shan Masood in the leadership positions is among the biggest surprises from Pakistan's announcement, as the Asian side named a new-look 17-player squad for their first Test series under head coach Jason Gillespie.
Canada's 3x3 basketball women will remember hard-fought journey more than Olympic medal miss
Kacie Bosch committed blood, sweat and tears to the Canadian women's 3x3 basketball team at the Paris Olympics.
Novak Djokovic to donate huge Olympics prize money in big hearted gesture
Novak Djokovic reportedly plans to donate his Olympics prize money for humanitarian efforts following victory over Carlos Alcaraz in the Paris gold medal clash.
Canoeing-We couldn’t have scripted it, says kayaker Fox of family triumph
PARIS : The Paris Games were a triumphant homecoming for the French-born Fox sisters, who returned to Europe in the colours of Australia and grabbed a stunning sweep of the women's canoe slalom titles at the Paris Olympics.