Djokovic, Alcaraz and Swiatek start gold chase with wins
PARIS : Poland's Iga Swiatek launched her bid for Olympic gold with a 6-2 7-5 win over battling Romanian Irina-Camelia Begu in the opening round of the singles on Saturday.
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Swiatek opens Olympics with straight-sets win at site of her French Open triumphs
Iga Swiatek shook off a bit of a dip in the first round of the Paris Olympics tennis competition and grabbed the last four games to beat Romania's Irina-Camelia Begu 6-2, 7-5 on Saturday under a closed roof at Roland Garros, the site of the No. 1-ranked Polish player's four French Open titles.
5-on-5, 3x3 basketball: Olympic schedule, format, rules, more - ESPN
James Naismith invented basketball inside a Springfield, Massachusetts, gymnasium in 1891. By 1936, the game had become a global sport, making its Olympic debut at the Berlin Summer Games. Women's basketball followed 40 years later, debuting at the Montreal Summer Olympics.
Kellie Harrington to begin Olympic defence on Monday as Dean Clancy first to fight
Kellie Harrington begins the defence of her Olympic title on Monday as she looks to win back-to-back medals at the Paris Olympics.
Rybakina joins missing list from Olympic tennis
PARIS : The Olympic tennis competition suffered another blow as women's third seed Elena Rybakina joined a lengthy list of non-starters hours after the draw took place at Roland Garros on Thursday.
Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal could meet in 2nd round at Olympics - ESPN
PARIS — Top-seeded Novak Djokovic could meet his longtime rival Rafael Nadal in the second round of the Paris Olympic tennis tournament.
Nadal and Djokovic on early collision course
PARIS : Top seed Novak Djokovic could face 14-times French Open champion Rafa Nadal in a blockbuster second-round match in the Olympic men's singles after the draw was made at Roland Garros on Thursday.
Sinner pulls out of Paris Games due to illness
PARIS :Jannik Sinner has withdrawn from the Paris Games due to tonsillitis, the world number one said on Wednesday, denting Italy's hopes of winning a first Olympic tennis medal since 1924.