Italians Paolini and Errani speed into Olympic doubles final
PARIS : Women's doubles pair Jasmine Paolini and Sara Errani eased past Czech duo Karolina Muchova and Linda Noskova 6-3 6-2 on Friday, to ensure a first tennis medal for Italy since 1924.
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Table tennis: China's Fan and Chen reach singles finals, France's beaten Lebrun eyes bronze
PARIS: China once again demonstrated their dominance in table tennis by securing two 4-0 victories in the singles semi-finals at the Paris Olympics on Friday (Aug 2), with Fan Zhendong and Chen Meng leading the charge.
Man United sent clear Matthijs de Ligt transfer message as 'horrible' claim made amid fresh 'bid'
Nearly 71,000 Bayern Munich fans have signed a petition urging the club not to sell Matthijs de Ligt to Manchester United this summer.
Bolton refugee boxer hopeful she can inspire millions with Olympic performance
Remarkable refugee trailblazer Cindy Ngamba hopes her emotional Olympic debut can inspire millions of others battling similar levels of adversity across the world.
Riley Gaines calls female boxer a 'hero' for forfeiting match against fighter with XY chromosomes, slams IOC
Riley Gaines joins OutKick's "Hot Mic" on Thursday and blasts the IOC over its statement on the Olympic boxing controversy.
Ukraine and Canada shine in high jump, hammer throw qualifying
PARIS : Ukraine's high jump gold medal favourite Yaroslava Mahuchikh had a smooth first outing of the Paris Olympics on Friday as she topped qualifying in a Stade de France packed with cheering fans for the first day of track and field events.
Singapore sprint queen Shanti Pereira does not advance to 100m semis at Paris Olympics
PARIS: Singapore sprint queen Shanti Pereira missed out on a spot in the women’s 100m semi-finals at the Paris Olympics after she finished 55th out of 72 athletes in the heats on Fri (Aug 2).
Sha'Carri Richardson wins heat, into 100m semis at Olympics - ESPN
PARIS — Sha'Carri Richardson is officially an Olympic competitor.