Gymnastics-Bathwater mishap forces Japan's Oka to swap cardboard bed
PARIS : Much has been made about the robustness of the Olympic Village's cardboard beds but one didn't prove up to the test for top Japanese gymnast Shinnosuke Oka.
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Tonsilitis forces top-ranked Jannik Sinner out of Olympic tennis tournament
Top-ranked Jannik Sinner pulled out of the Paris Olympics on Wednesday because of tonsillitis.
Tonsilitis forces top-ranked Jannik Sinner out of Olympic tennis tournament
Top-ranked Jannik Sinner pulled out of the Paris Olympics on Wednesday because of tonsillitis.
24 Indian Armed Forces Personnel At Paris Games, Maiden Participation Of Female Service Athletes
Twenty-four personnel from the armed forces, including ace javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra and two women participants, are among the 117 Indian athletes who are set to test their mettle at the 2024 Paris Olympics. The presence of these two women athletes in the contingent, marks the maiden participation of female service athletes at the Olympics, the ministry of defence in a statement on Saturday. Chopra, the 2020 Tokyo Olympics gold medallist, is a subedar in the Indian Army. Twenty-four personnel from the armed forces are among the 117 Indian athletes who are all set to make the nation proud at the Paris Olympics, beginning July 26, it said.
Kevin De Bruyne 'replacement' release clause to be triggered as Guardiola forces Man City's hand
Kevin De Bruyne's reported replacement at Manchester City Dani Olmo is expected to see his release clause triggered before it expires on Monday, July 15.
Euro exit forces Portugal to face the difficult question of Ronaldo's future
STUTTGART, Germany : Portugal are facing a tough question as they head home from Euro 24: do they still need Cristiano Ronaldo?
Injury Forces Seventh Seed Hubert Hurkacz To Quit Wimbledon Match
Poland's Hubert Hurkacz, seen as an outside tip for the Wimbledon title, was forced to quit his second-round match against Arthur Fils with a knee injury on Thursday. Seventh-seeded Hurkacz, who made the semi-finals in 2021 after ending the Wimbledon career of eight-time champion Roger Federer, hurt himself as he dived for a ball during the fourth set tie-break. After limping back to his chair on Court Two, he then continued for two more points but eventually called it quits to hand 20-year-old Fils a place in the last 32 of a Grand Slam for the first time.
Spain and Portugal join forces in the fight against natural disasters
Climate change is making natural disasters across the European Union more frequent and intense. In the last five years, wildfires in Spain and Portugal have devastated nearly one million hectares of land.