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Spain Dump Defending Hockey Champions Belgium Out Of Paris Olympics

Reigning hockey Olympic champions, Belgium, were denied the opportunity to replicate their Tokyo feat in Paris after falling short against Spain in the quarter-finals of the men's hockey event on Sunday. Jose Maria Basterra (40'), Marc Reyne (55') and Marc Miralles (57') featured on the scoresheet for Spain. Arthur De Sloover (41') and Alexander Hendrickx (58') emerged as the two goalscorers for Belgium. In the first quarter, the game kicked off with both teams seeking an opportunity to get a shot at each other's goalpost.

More freedom for players and one base - how Manchester United learnt lessons for their pre-season tour

Manchester United players posed for a goodbye picture with UCLA staff on Friday. If United have it their way, they will be back in Los Angeles next year.

Noah Lyles Triumphs In Olympic 100m Thriller After Novak Djokovic 'Golden Slam'

US sprint king Noah Lyles powered to gold by just five thousands of a second Sunday in the closest 100m in modern Olympic history, as Novak Djokovic added a tennis gold medal to his glittering CV. A thrilling ninth day of Olympic action also saw two world records tumble in the Paris pool, the first-ever gymnastics gold for an African nation and the Refugee Team's first medal in history. But as darkness fell, all eyes were trained on the lilac track of the Stade de France, where Lyles, 27, was bidding to end two decades of Olympic sprinting hurt for the US.

Why Noah Lyles Beat Kishane Thompson To Men's 100m Gold Despite Both Clocking 9.79 Seconds

World champion Noah Lyles roared to victory in 9.79sec to claim gold in a dramatic men's Olympic 100m final in Paris on Sunday. Lyles won in the closest Olympic 100m finish in modern history as just five thousandths of a second separated him from Jamaica's Kishane Thompson. Both were given the rounded-up time of 9.79sec but the American's name carried the all-important (.784) to Thompson's (.789.) It made Lyles the first American, male or female, to win the event since Justin Gatlin took gold in the 2004 Athens Games.

Showman Noah Lyles wins 100m gold by five thousandths of a second

PARIS: After all the talk and all the hype, Noah Lyles duly delivered when it mattered most by winning the closest-ever Olympic 100 metres final by five-thousandths of a second on Sunday (Aug 4) to give the United States the title for the first time in 20 years.

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Spain Dump Defending Hockey Champions Belgium Out Of Paris Olympics

More freedom for players and one base - how Manchester United learnt lessons for their pre-season tour

Noah Lyles Triumphs In Olympic 100m Thriller After Novak Djokovic 'Golden Slam'

Why Noah Lyles Beat Kishane Thompson To Men's 100m Gold Despite Both Clocking 9.79 Seconds

Showman Noah Lyles wins 100m gold by five thousandths of a second

Canada's Camryn Rogers advances to Olympic women's hammer throw final

Fencing-Japan win historic gold in men's foil team event at Paris Games

Thompson so close as Jamaica-US rivalry rumbles on