Nadal to skip US Open, plans to return at Laver Cup
:Rafael Nadal has decided not to participate in the U.S. Open due to concerns about his fitness, the Spaniard said on Wednesday while adding his next event will be the Laver Cup in late September.
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Paris mayor wants Olympic flame balloon to stay near Louvre after games end
PARIS : Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo said she hopes the Olympic flame suspended below its balloon can remain in central Paris near the Louvre museum after the games end.
"We Can't Believe...": Babita Phogat On Vinesh Phogat's Paris Olympics 2024 Disqualification
Following Vinesh Phogat's disqualification in the 50 kg category final at the ongoing Paris Olympics, Olympian wrestler Babita Phogat said that they couldn't believe such a thing happened. In a big blow to India's medal hopes from the wrestling arena, grappler Vinesh Phogat was disqualified from the 50 kg women's wrestling event for breaching the weight mark. Vinesh was scheduled to take on the United States' Sarah Ann Hildebrandt in the gold medal match today. Speaking to ANI, Babita Phogat said that it was bad luck for Vinesh and also for the people in India. She said that everyone in India was hoping for the gold medal.
Taiwan's Lin wins semi-final amid gender row
PARIS : Taiwan's Lin Yu-ting, one of two boxers at the centre of a gender dispute at the Paris Olympics, beat Turkey's Esra Yildiz in the women's featherweight semi-finals on Wednesday.
Charles Barkley says US men's basketball team 'can't come back' stateside if they fail to win gold at Olympics
Nick Wright joined ‘The Herd’ to discuss the early successes Team USA basketball has had during the 2024 Olympics and credits LeBron James for being the catalyst.
Polish speed climber Aleksandra Miroslaw breaks her world record twice en route to gold
Aleksandra Miroslaw won Poland's first gold medal in Paris on Wednesday in the women's speed climbing, having already broken her own world record twice at the 2024 Olympics.
Canadian paddlers Connor Fitzpatrick, Michelle Russell, Riley Melanson advance to Olympic semis
Canada's paddlers continued to shine at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday, with three more boats advancing to their respective semifinals.
Wrestling-Japan's Kusaka wins 77kg Greco-Roman gold, Iran's Saravi claims 97kg title
PARIS : Japan's Nao Kusaka won the gold medal in the men's 77kg Greco-Roman wrestling at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday, while Demeu Zhadrayev of Kazakhstan claimed silver.