France beats Germany to return to gold medal game
PARIS : Bolstered by an electric home crowd, a turbo-charged French men's basketball team won a 73-69 thriller over Germany on Thursday to send the host through to the Paris Olympics gold medal game.
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The boxer from Bolton who isn't allowed to represent Team GB at the Olympics
On a visit to Bolton Lads and Girls club, in 2019 Theresa May heaped praise on a talented, young female boxer. She described her as 'absolutely great'.
DK Metcalf caught swinging helmet at teammate during training camp fight on live broadcast
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Skylar Park loses women's Olympic taekwondo quarterfinal
The path to a potential Olympic medal for Canada's Skylar Park could include the repechage round.
Taekwondo-Iranian exile Alizadeh edged by old friend Kiyanichandeh
PARIS : Former refugee Kimia Alizadeh bowed out to her old friend from back home in Iran, Nahid Kiyanichandeh, in a taekwondo featherweight contest at the Paris Olympics on Thursday, four years after she fled her homeland.
Van Rouwendaal wins Olympic 10k marathon swimming gold
PARIS: Sharon van Rouwendaal of the Netherlands made a late surge to win gold in the women's 10k marathon swimming at the Paris Olympics on Thursday (Aug 8). Van Rouwendaal won with a time of 2h 03m 34.2s, with Australian Moesha Johnson taking silver 5.5 seconds behind and Italy's Ginevra Taddeucci claiming bronze.
Jade Jones missed drugs test before Olympics due to 'very exceptional circumstances'
Welsh taekwondo icon Jade Jones is set to appear in her fourth Olympic Games after a doping scare where she missed a drug test.
"She’s not just fighting for a medal, she's fighting for her life": The story of Cindy Ngamba, from the people who know her best
You can smell and hear the Elite Boxing Gym in Bolton well before you enter it. From the bottom floor of the Halliwell mill you can hear the rhythmic sound of mitts smacking leather and the scent of worn gloves and hard-earned sweat.