How gender row clouded boxing at Paris Olympics
The boxing competition at the Paris Olympics is over but the fight now starts for its inclusion at the 2028 LA Games after a damaging gender controversy placed the sport under renewed scrutiny.
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Paris Olympics closes with Hollywood ending
Hollywood will help script a glittering ending to the Paris Olympics on Sunday with 14 gold medals to be decided before the French capital hands over the reins to 2028 hosts Los Angeles.
LeBron James 'Super Humbled' By Third Olympic Basketball Gold
LeBron James said his third Olympic gold felt the best of them all as the NBA's all-time leading points scorer helped the United States beat France 98-87 in the final on Saturday. The Los Angeles Lakers superstar returned to the Olympics after a 12-year absence, notching 14 points, 10 rebounds and six assists as Team USA held off a battling France to make it five successive men's basketball golds. "It's a big moment for USA basketball," said James.
Federations must join World Boxing to include sport at LA Games, president says
PARIS : Joining World Boxing is the only action national boxing federations can take to ensure the sport is included on the programme for the Los Angeles Olympics in 2028, the body's president Boris van der Vorst said on Saturday.
Mayor Karen Bass introduces ambitious public transit plan for LA Olympics; no cars allowed at venues
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Olympic newsletter: Canada sets medals records, plus who will carry the flag?
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Jake Paul 'sick and tired' of US boxing's shortcomings at Paris Olympics, committed to fighting in 2028
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Gold medallist Lebron James: 'I don't see myself at LA2028'
PARIS : Lebron James, who helped the United States defeat France in the men's basketball gold medal game on Saturday, said he could not imagine himself playing at the next Summer Olympics in Los Angeles in 2028.