Prince William and Kate Middleton share rare video message from home
The Prince and Princess of Wales have appeared in a rare video message from home, hailing Team GB as an "inspiration to us all".
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US survive French fright to win gold medal thriller
PARIS : The United States won a 67-66 thriller over France in the women's basketball final on Sunday, claiming an historic eighth consecutive Olympic crown while denying the hosts the golden finish to the Paris Games that had seemed within their grasp.
Spain's men reassert dominance, US women reclaim throne
PARIS : Spain's men added their first Olympic soccer gold medal in 32 years to their glittering trophy cabinet, while the U.S. women's team won a record-extending fifth title and their first since London 2012 before packed crowds at the Paris Games.
Britain's gold rush over as rivals raise their game
SAINT QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France : The final day of track racing at the Olympic velodrome summed up the frustration of Britain's lowest gold-medal tally on the boards since the 2000 Games in Sydney.
Griner's gold medal extra special after Russian prison
PARIS: On the highest step of the Olympic podium, US basketball player Brittney Griner wept, tears trickling down her face as her country's national anthem serenaded her for a gold medal she could not have imagined winning while in a Russian prison.
Australian Breakdancer Trolled After Paris Olympics 2024 Performance. Her Reply Is Viral
An Australian woman breakdancer ridiculed on social media for her unique Paris Olympics routine has hit back at her critics. Rachael "Raygun" Gunn's breaking performance, featuring one move compared to a kangaroo hopping, lost all three of her match-ups against rival dancers, or B-Girls. Her moves unleashed a string of social media memes and unfavourable comparisons, including one on X of Homer Simpson rolling around the floor. Gunn, a 36-year-old Sydney university lecturer, was also criticised by some for wearing her green-and-gold team uniform, shunning the urban streetwear favoured by others. "Looking forward to the same level of scrutiny on what the bboys wear tomorrow," the Australian replied on Instagram late on Friday night in Paris.
USA Basketball Team Trolled For 'World Champions' Post After Winning Olympics Gold
The United States won their fifth straight Olympic men's basketball crown on Saturday, holding off a battling France 98-87 to take their tally of Olympic golds to 17. After the famous win, however, the USA basketball team's official X account became the subject of social media trolling over the post "Are we the World Champs now?" This post was seemingly a direct swipe at the country's own sprinter, Noah Lyles, who had questioned why the NBA champions call themselves 'world champions.'
U.S. outlasts France to win 8th straight women's hoops gold - ESPN
PARIS — The French word for «miracle» would have translated to «disaster» for the U.S. women's basketball team on Sunday.