Taiwan's Lin wins women's featherweight gold amid gender dispute
PARIS : Taiwan's Lin Yu-ting beat Julia Szeremeta of Poland by unanimous decision to claim the gold medal in women's featherweight at the Olympics on Saturday.
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Volleyball-Brazil's women end Turkey's dream of bronze
PARIS : Brazil denied Turkey a first Olympic medal in women's volleyball when the South American side won the bronze medal match 3-1 at the Paris Games on Saturday.
Manchester United learn Barcelona's Frenkie de Jong stance as transfer meeting takes place
Manchester United have reportedly had a meeting with Ferdi Kadioglu's agent to enquiry about a potential deal.
Viral Turkish shooter says calm demeanour belied the storm within
ANKARA : Turkish shooter Yusuf Dikec went viral for his cool, calm demeanour at the Paris Olympics, but said there were "storms" within him as he won silver in the mixed team 10-meter air pistol event.
Wrestler Antim Panghal Returns To India After Olympic Controversy
Indian wrestler Antim Panghal, who found herself in a soup following a disciplinary breach at the Olympic Games' athletes village in Paris, returned to country on Friday. The wrestler grabbed headlines on Wednesday after she tried to facilitate her sister's entry into the athletes village through her accreditation card, after which they were summoned by the police. The incident left the country embarrassed and the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) furious and the apex sports body promptly decided to fly Panghal and her support staff back home after the act of transgression was brought to its notice by the French authorities.
Volleyball-Italy beat Turkey to set up gold medal match with United States
PARIS : Italy beat European champions Turkey in straight sets in the women's Olympic volleyball semi-finals to move into the gold medal match where they will face the United States who edged Brazil in a five-set thriller earlier on Thursday.
Canada's Skylar Park wins Olympic bronze medal in women's -57kg taekwondo
Canada's Skylar Park defeated Lebanon's Laetitia Aoun 2-0 to win the bronze-medal match in women's -57kg taekwondo at the Olympic Games in Paris.
"Dari Hui Hai": Distressed Antim Panghal Leaves Paris Amid Olympic Games Village Entry Controversy
"Please leave me alone, I want to go back home," said a distressed Antim Panghal as she and her team boarded an Air India flight to New Delhi on Thursday evening, concluding a controversial Olympic campaign in which she was ousted in the opening round before facing the prospect of a three-year ban for alleged indiscipline. Having lost to Turkey's Yetgil Zeynep in her opening bout, the 53kg category wrestler, who made an Olympic debut here, grabbed headlines on Wednesday after a "disciplinary breach" involving her entourage, including younger sister Nisha.