McLaughlin-Levrone smashes world record to retain 400m hurdles crown
PARIS: American Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone obliterated her own 400m hurdles world record with a time of 50.37 seconds to retain her Olympic title on Thursday.
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Botswana's Tebogo becomes Africa's first 200m champion, beating COVID-stricken Noah Lyles
PARIS: Letsile Tebogo became the first African to win the men's Olympic 200m title on Thursday (Aug 8) when he powered clear of American duo Kenny Bednarek and a COVID-hit Noah Lyles to claim Botswana's first Olympic gold medal.
Paris 2024: USA rally sets up final fling with France
The United States kept the dream alive with a stirring fourth-quarter rally to tame feisty Serbia 95-91 on Thursday and move into the Paris Olympics men's basketball gold medal final against France.
Biden hosts World Series champion Rangers at White House - ESPN
WASHINGTON — The Texas Rangers visited the White House on Thursday to celebrate their 2023 World Series victory with President Joe Biden, who noted that the team was making a triumphant return to the city where its franchise was born.
NDP MP wants women's Olympic soccer coach, staff to testify on drone scandal
NDP MP Niki Ashton has put forward a motion to call the leaders of Canada's national women's soccer team and Canada Soccer to testify on the drone spying scandal before the House of Commons' heritage committee.
Paris 2024: Noah Lyles hindered by Covid but wins 200m bronze
Noah Lyles revealed he had Covid after collecting men's Olympic 200m bronze on Thursday night.
Team USA's comeback win over Serbia in Olympic semifinal excites social media - ESPN
The United States' men's basketball team faced its largest deficit of the 2024 Olympics (17 points) in its comeback win over Serbia. Team USA's 95-91 semifinal victory clinches a spot in the gold medal game, where it will play host country France in a rematch of the 2021 Tokyo Games' championship matchup.
U.S. survives Serbia with late rally to make gold medal game - ESPN
PARIS — Ever since Serbia was able to squeeze out an Olympic bid at the World Cup last summer with all-world native son Nikola Jokic resting, the leadership of USA Basketball has been worried about a game like Thursday night's 95-91 Olympic semifinal victory.