Part-time teacher Kovacs hopes to bring joy to his students in Hungary
PARIS : Hungarian boxer Richard Kovacs is aiming not only to win a medal at the Paris Olympics, but also to bring happiness to the children he teaches in his homeland.
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Simone Biles Fights Through Calf Pain, Continues Great Olympics Gymnastics Form
Simone Biles made a stunning return to Olympic competition on Sunday, powering through left calf pain to get her multiple-medal bid off to a rousing start. The US superstar, aiming to add to the four gold medals she won in Rio de Janeiro in 2016, tweaked her left calf warming up for her second apparatus, the floor exercise. It didn't stop her from soaring through her signature Yurchenko double pike vault -- now known as the Biles II -- which even with a big step back on landing earned a 9.4 for execution for a massive total of 15.800 points.
West Indies coach sees positives despite defeat to England in test series
BIRMINGHAM, England : West Indies suffered a whitewash in their test series against England, which ended in a heavy defeat in the third match at Edgbaston on Sunday, but coach Andre Coley said there were significant positives to take from the tour.
Martinenghi relishes beating Peaty and Fink to gold in favourite lane
PARIS : Nobody expected Nicolo Martinenghi to win the gold in the 100 metres breaststroke to deny his idol Adam Peaty a third straight Olympic title on Sunday, but the Italian knew he had a fighting chance before the race when he started in his favourite lane.
Cesar La Cruz's quest for third gold foiled, Ireland's Marley wins
PARIS : Cuba's two-times Olympic champion Julio Cesar La Cruz fell short in his bid to win a third gold medal and was eliminated from the men's heavyweight competition on Sunday, while Jack Marley won to spare Ireland's blushes.
'Physiological and hormonal changes' behind boxer Youmna Ayyad's failure to make the weight, EOC says
PARIS : The Egyptian Olympic Committee said on Sunday that "physiological and hormonal changes" were behind boxer Youmna Ayyad's failure to make the weight for the 54kg contest at the Paris Olympics.
Nadal makes majestic return to Roland Garros for Spain
PARIS :Spain's Rafa Nadal made a triumphant return to Roland Garros on Sunday to blast his way into the second round of the Olympic tennis tournament, and set up a blockbuster clash with nemesis Novak Djokovic of Serbia.