Simone Biles fifth after fall, Italy's D'Amato wins Paris balance beam gold
PARIS: US gymnastics superstar Simone Biles lost her bid for a record five gold medals at the Paris Olympics on Monday (Aug 5) after she slipped off the balance beam.
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Boxers in gender dispute will remain in Paris Games competitions, IOC says
PARIS : The two female boxers at the heart of a gender dispute at the Paris Olympics will stay in the competition for as long as they keep winning because they meet all eligibility criteria, the International Olympic Committee said on Monday.
Simone Biles misses balance beam medal after falling off as Italy's Alice D'Amato wins Olympic title
No medal for Simone Biles on the balance beam this time.
Daniel Wiffen's bridge too far after much thrills in the pool
And so in the end it was our man doing the chasing - but it was all in vain.
Week ahead for markets: Sell-off raises fears of continuing slide
Following Friday's sharp selloff in global markets, risk-off sentiment may continue to dominate market movements. However, investors might get a reprieve as economic data is relatively light this week.
Sebastian Korda wins DC Open 32 years after father Petr - ESPN
WASHINGTON — Sebastian Korda completed a father-son double Sunday night in the Mubadala Citi DC Open for his second ATP Tour title.
Noah Lyles Triumphs In Olympic 100m Thriller After Novak Djokovic 'Golden Slam'
US sprint king Noah Lyles powered to gold by just five thousands of a second Sunday in the closest 100m in modern Olympic history, as Novak Djokovic added a tennis gold medal to his glittering CV. A thrilling ninth day of Olympic action also saw two world records tumble in the Paris pool, the first-ever gymnastics gold for an African nation and the Refugee Team's first medal in history. But as darkness fell, all eyes were trained on the lilac track of the Stade de France, where Lyles, 27, was bidding to end two decades of Olympic sprinting hurt for the US.
Bach: ‘Women boxing gender row, politically motivated culture war’
International Olympic Committee (IOC) President, Thomas Bach, has defended boxers Imane Khelif of Algeria, and Lin Yu-Ting of Taiwan amid controversy over their gender, stating that they both met the “clear definition of a woman” and underlined that “we are not going to engage in a politically motivated culture war.”