Not far from home, Canadian canoeist Alex Baldoni impresses in Paris Olympic debut
Few Canadians are more familiar with France than canoe-kayak paddler Alex Baldoni.
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Rugby Sevens-Dupont's "Project Paris" pays off magnificently
PARIS : When Antoine Dupont decided to sit out France’s Six Nations campaign to commit himself to the country’s Olympic sevens project, many questioned the rationale of a player widely considered to be one of the best ever to play the XV man game.
Viral Catholic leader: Christians must not be ‘weak’ in the face of Olympics opening spectacle
Former NCAA Division I swimmer Paula Scanlan and former Levi's brand president Jennifer Sey react to the Last Supper parody during the summer Olympics opening ceremony on 'Fox News @ Night.'
Trains across France halted by coordinated arson attacks ahead of Olympics opening
A series of coordinated arson attacks on the train infrastructure of France's largest rail company, SNCF, caused a significant number of trains to be re-routed or cancelled on Friday morning.
Haitian boxer hoping to win medal to improve country's image
PARIS : Boxer Cedrick Belony-Duliepre said he is hoping to change the perception of Haiti by winning a medal at the Paris Olympics.
SNCF train services to 'soon' return to normal, despite delays
Traffic on France's rail network should be fully restored by Monday, according to Patrice Vergriete, the country's Transport Minister, after acts of sabotage disrupted three major lines ahead of Friday night's Olympic Games opening ceremony.
The flame is lit and my 1st Olympics have officially begun. Now where's the coffee?
At the world's biggest sporting event, it can be the little things that really make the difference.
"Sorry, My Love": Olympics High Jumper Gianmarco Tamberi Apologizes To Wife After Losing Wedding Ring In Seine River
World champion high jumper Gianmarco Tamberi had some making up to do on Saturday after the Italian lost his wedding ring in the Seine river during the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics. His country's male flag-bearer, the ring slipped off Tamberi's finger as he enthusiastically waved the Italian tricolour during the boat parade in the Parisian rain on Friday. "I'm sorry, my love, I'm so sorry," the charismatic 32-year-old wrote on Instagram in a post dedicated to his wife, Chiara Bontempi Tamberi.