Canoeing-New Zealand win gold in women's kayak four 500m final at Paris Olympics
PARIS : New Zealand won the Olympic gold medal in the women's kayak four 500m final at the Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium on Thursday.
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Sailing-Italy win gold in mixed multihull
MARSEILLE, France : Italy's Ruggero Tita and Caterina Banti won gold in the mixed multihull event on Thursday.
Try-scoring ace Jordan on All Blacks bench for Argentina Test, Savea fills in as captain
Prolific try-scorer Will Jordan was Thursday selected on the bench for New Zealand's Rugby Championship opener against Argentina in Wellington, while TJ Perenara starts at scrum-half on his return from injury.
Matera to skipper Argentina against All Blacks with Montoya left out
WELLINGTON : Pablo Matera will captain Argentina in Saturday's Rugby Championship opener against New Zealand in Wellington after Julian Montoya was left out of the selection named by coach Felipe Contepomi on Thursday.
New coaches bring unknowns to Rugby Championship
CAPE TOWN : World champions South Africa take aim at a rare Rugby Championship triumph but face three opponents with new coaches and are experimenting themselves with a more expansive game-plan ahead of Saturday’s start to the competition.
Canoeing-NZ's Carrington, Hungary's Kopasz fastest as canoe sprints hot up
PARIS : New Zealand paddlers Lisa Carrington and Aimee Fisher won their heats in the women's kayak single 500-metre event to reach the semi-finals at Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium on Wednesday
Olympic Games: From drones to special shoes, here’s how tech has been used to get ahead
Before the Paris Olympic Games officially began, the Canadian women's football team were embroiled in a scandal involving a drone flown over an opponent’s practice.
Paris 2024: Irish pursuit cyclists pipped in qualifying
The Irish women's track cycling pursuit team have out of the Olympic Games despite setting a new national record with a time of 4:12.447.