No rest for multiple medal hunters at Roland Garros
PARIS : The ability to multi-task is essential for any player with multiple medal ambitions in the Olympic tennis competition.
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Auger-Aliassime upsets Medvedev to become 1st-ever Canadian to reach Olympic singles quarterfinals
Canadian tennis star Felix Auger-Aliassime is quarterfinal-bound at the Paris Olympics.
Table tennis: Veteran 61-year-old Ni's dream run ends in defeat by China's Sun
PARIS: Luxembourg's former China table tennis player Ni Xialian's sixth Olympics was cut short on Wednesday (Jul 31) by Chinese top seed Sun Yingsha, who the 61-year-old helped train this week to prepare for opponents with an unusual paddle in the mixed doubles final.
Aryna Sabalenka Returns From Shoulder Injury At Washington
Two-time reigning Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka returns to competition at this week's WTA Washington Open after taking a month off due to a shoulder injury. And the world number three is counting on being as ready as her rivals now playing in the Paris Olympics when the US Open begins on August 26. "It's still way to go to the US Open. I feel like they going to be ready," Sabalenka said. "Probably they'll just take a break. They're not going to play whatever.
McGregor given suspended sentence for driving offences
Mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor has been convicted of road traffic offences and disqualified from driving for two years after what the judge described in court today as "an appalling series of dangerous driving incidents".
Canada Soccer appeal of penalty to women's Olympic team dismissed
A sports arbitration court on Wednesday dismissed Canada's appeal of a six-point penalty against its Olympic women's soccer team in the wake of a drone spying scandal.
Canada appeal over points deduction in drone scandal dismissed - CAS
PARIS : Canada's appeal against their soccer team's points deduction at the Paris Games amid a drone scandal was dismissed by the Court of Arbitration for Sport, CAS said on Wednesday.
Djokovic reaches quarter-finals in ominous fashion
PARIS : Serbia's Novak Djokovic reached the Olympic singles quarter-finals for a record fourth time by beating Germany's Dominic Koepfer 7-5 6-3 on Wednesday but looked in the mood to go much deeper in the tournament.