Crowd boos convicted child rapist Steven van de Velde at beach volleyball
Dutch beach volleyball player Steven van de Velde, a convicted child rapist, was greeted by some boos on his Olympic debut in Paris.
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Australia's De Minaur withdraws from singles
PARIS :Australia's Alex de Minaur has withdrawn from the men's singles at the Paris Olympics as he continues to recover from a hip injury that cut short his Wimbledon campaign, the world number six said on Sunday.
Gymnastics-Britain lead qualifications before Biles and US compete
PARIS : Britain took an early lead in gymnastics qualifications on Sunday despite a shaky showing on the uneven bars before the U.S. team led by Simone Biles were set to make their Paris Olympic debut.
Some boos as convicted Dutch rapist makes Olympic beach volleyball debut
PARIS : There were a few discreet boos, and mixed feelings amongst the crowd, as Netherlands beach volleyball player Steven van de Velde, a convicted rapist, made his Paris 2024 debut for a game in bright sunshine at the feet of the Eiffel tower on Sunday.
Paris 2024: Women's and men's pairs reach rowing semi-finals
Aifric Keogh and Fiona Murtagh advanced to the semi-finals of the women's pair after a battling performance at the at the Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium.
AC Milan Edge Man City And Arsenal Beat Man United In USA
Lorenzo Colombo scored two first-half goals and Marco Nasti netted the game-winner to give AC Milan a 3-2 victory over English Premier League champion Manchester City on Saturday at New York. Nasti lifted Milan ahead to stay in the 78th minute, the 20-year-old Italian striker taking a centering pass from Belgian right wing Alexis Saelemaekers and firing an inside right foot blast into the goal. Several European sides are playing pre-season tune-ups in US venues ahead of next month's start of their league campaigns.
From small town Sask. to Paris: Carissa Norsten representing Canada at Olympics in rugby sevens
Carissa Norsten only started playing rugby in Warman, Sask., about five years ago.
India's Full Schedule, Medal Events At Paris Olympics 2024 Day 2: Manu Bhaker, Archers Eye Glory
India's Schedule At Paris Olympics 2024 Day 2: The second day of the Paris Olympics medal events is a big one for India. Shooter Manu Bhaker will be competing in the 10m air pistol women's final. The women archers will be playing in the quarter-finals. Those two are the medal events for India on Sunday. Apart from that two big names - three big names - PV Sindhu and HS Prannoy (Badminton) and Nikhat Zareen (Boxing) will be in action. In archery, Ankita Bhakat, Bhajan Kaur, and Deepika Kumari will be competing in the women's team event.