South Sudan stuns Puerto Rico for first-ever Olympic hoops win - ESPN
VILLENEUVE-D'ASCQ, France — Carlik Jones scored 19 points as South Sudan rallied in the second half to beat Puerto Rico 90-79 in the Paris Olympics opener for both teams Sunday.
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Rafael Nadal hints potential Novak Djokovic match won't be last - ESPN
PARIS — With many from around the world giving Rafael Nadal his proverbial flowers at these Summer Olympics, the famed tennis champion tried convincing them Saturday night his career is far from over.
Nadal and Alcaraz roar to opening doubles victory
PARIS : Rafa Nadal teamed up with Carlos Alcaraz for the first time as Spain's so-called dream team opened their Olympic doubles campaign with a 7-6(4) 6-4 defeat of Argentine sixth seeds Maximo Gonzales and Andres Molteni on Saturday.
US women's basketball team is solely focused on winning Olympic gold
The friendly warmup games are over. Now the U.S. women's basketball team has to deal with the pressure of history.
FIFA strips Canada of 6 points in Olympic soccer, bans coach Bev Priestman for 1 year in drone spying scandal
FIFA deducted six points from Canada in the Paris Olympics women's soccer tournament and banned three coaches for one year each on Saturday in a drone spying scandal.
Swiatek beats Begu, and rain, to start gold quest
PARIS : Poland's Iga Swiatek launched her bid for Olympic gold with a 6-2 7-5 win over battling Romanian Irina-Camelia Begu in the opening round of the singles on Saturday.
Djokovic, Alcaraz and Swiatek start gold chase with wins
PARIS : Poland's Iga Swiatek launched her bid for Olympic gold with a 6-2 7-5 win over battling Romanian Irina-Camelia Begu in the opening round of the singles on Saturday.
Swiatek opens Olympics with straight-sets win at site of her French Open triumphs
Iga Swiatek shook off a bit of a dip in the first round of the Paris Olympics tennis competition and grabbed the last four games to beat Romania's Irina-Camelia Begu 6-2, 7-5 on Saturday under a closed roof at Roland Garros, the site of the No. 1-ranked Polish player's four French Open titles.