Seine marathon swimming-practice day cancelled
The marathon swimming practice session scheduled for Tuesday in the river Seine has been cancelled, Paris Olympics organisers said.
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Sailing-Dinghy medal races pushed back to Wednesday with breeze in flux
MARSEILLE, France : The men's and women's dinghy Olympic medal races were postponed to Wednesday, with officials eventually deciding there was not enough wind for them to proceed, after sailors in both events had waited for hours for the breeze to stabilise.
Jokic leads Serbia to overtime win over Australia and into last four
PARIS : Nikola Jokic proved again why he is a three-time NBA most valuable player, leading Serbia to a nail-biting 95-90 overtime win over Australia on Tuesday and into the final four of the Paris Olympic basketball tournament.
Canadian diver Caeli McKay finishes just off podium in Olympic women's 10m platform
Canadian diver Caeli McKay fell just short of the podium in the Olympic women's 10-metre platform final on Tuesday, finishing 7.6 points away from bronze.
Adult site offer huge money to viral Olympic pole vaulter after manhood caught the eye
French pole vaulter Anthony Ammirati narrowly missed the chance to compete for Olympic gold on home turf after an ill-timed encounter with his own anatomy thwarted his ambitions.
Spain routs Canada 18-8 in women's Olympic water polo quarterfinal
Canada is out of medal contention in women's Olympic water polo and will play a final match Thursday in Paris to determine its placing in the tournament.
Germany beat Greece to be first through to basketball semi-finals
PARIS : Germany overcame a sleepy start to ease past Greece 76-63 on Tuesday and become the first team through to the semi-finals of the Paris Olympic men's basketball tournament.
Olympic-Sailing-Dinghy duel in prospect as men's gold goes to the line
MARSEILLE, France : Australian Matt Wearn and Cypriot Pavlos Kontides look set for a potential head-to-head tactical 'match race' for Olympic men's dinghy gold on Tuesday, with light winds forecast.