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France Set Up Olympic Men's Football Final Against Spain

Jean-Philippe Mateta scored twice as hosts France came from behind to beat Egypt 3-1 after extra time on Monday and set up an Olympic men's football final showdown with Spain, who edged Morocco 2-1. Thierry Henry's France looked to be heading for defeat in their semi-final in Lyon after Mahmoud Saber put Egypt ahead against the run of play just after the hour mark. But Crystal Palace striker Mateta levelled late on to force extra time, in which he headed France in front after Egypt's Omar Fayed was sent off.

Kenya's 'Smiling Assassin' Beatrice Chebet Wins Olympic 5,000m Gold

Kenya's Beatrice Chebet produced a masterful display of tactical running to win gold in the Olympic women's 5,000m on Monday, ending defending champion Sifan Hassan's dream of a long-distance treble. Chebet -- nicknamed "the smiling assassin" -- bided her time before accelerating past compatriot Faith Kipyegon down the home straight to take gold in 14min 28.56sec at the Stade de France. Kipyegon, the reigning 5,000m world champion, was initially disqualified from the silver medal position for an alleged shove on Ethiopia's Gudaf Tsegay with two laps to go.

Paris Olympics 2024: How India Can Be Assured Of 2 Silver Medals Today

The Indian contingent continues its wait for the fourth medal from the Paris Olympic Games 2024, with only shooters managing to fire three bronze medals so far. Manu Bhaker had a big role to play in two of those three medals while Sarabjot Singh and Swapnil Kusale produced brilliant efforts to ensure that shooters earn India three medals from the Olympic Games. However, India also had to meet disappointment in badminton and boxing, with none of the players managing to fetch a medal. On Tuesday (August 11), however, India can be assured of two silver medals if certain results go the country's way.

"India Should Win Hockey Gold In Olympics": Pakistan Legend

Pakistan hockey legend Hassan Sardar is mighty impressed with India's performance at the Paris Olympics, saying the Harmanpreet Singh-led side has the firepower and potential to win the gold medal at the ongoing Games after a hiatus of 44 years. India will play Germany in the semifinal of the men's hockey on Tuesday in Paris after outplaying Britain in the shoot-out on Sunday. "When Pakistan is not playing cricket or hockey, I always support India. It's a much better side and one of the best Indian teams I have seen. They have improved a lot and they are giving hard times to the Europeans.

Sweden Star Armand Duplantis Copies Yusuf Dikec After Paul Vault World Record, Shooter Reacts

Sweden's Armand Duplantis bettered his own world record as he grabbed the Paris Olympics pole vault title in on Monday. In a sensational finish to the fifth day of track and field at the Stade de France, Duplantis sailed over the bar raised to 6.25 meters to make the gold medal his own. The effort received rapturous applause from a 69,000-capacity crowd as the Swedish star bettered the 'world record' by 1cm his own previous best of 6.24m set at the Xiamen Diamond League meet in April. What Duplantis did after clinching the gold, however, went viral on social media.

India's Red Card Appeal Rejected, Amit Rohidas To Miss Olympics Hockey Semi-Final vs Germany

India's key defender and first rusher Amit Rohidas will miss Tuesday's Olympic men's hockey semifinal against Germany after the country's appeal against his one-match suspension, for being red-carded in the quarterfinal, was rejected by the international body FIH. This means India will have only 15 players available for the key clash, which is a big setback for the eight-time Olympic champions. "Amit Rohidas was suspended for one match for a breach of the FIH Code of Conduct which occurred during the India vs Great Britain match on August 4," a FIH statement read.

Lakshya Sen Misses Out On Olympics Bronze Medal In Badminton Men's Singles

Lakshya Sen's hopes of winning an Olympic medal on Games debut went up in smoke after he lost in three games to Malaysia's Lee Zii Jia in the bronze playoff here on Monday. The 22-year-old from Almora squandered a one-game advantage as world number 7 Lee found his attack just in time to register a 13-21 21-16 21-11 win to secure the bronze. "I had my chances in the second set and could have definitely done better. But credit to him, he played a really good game. I think at the moment I'm just not able to think right now," a crestfallen Sen said after the match.

India Finish Fourth Again, Miss Out On Olympics Shooting Mixed Team Skeet Bronze Medal

The Indian shooting duo of Maheshwari Chauhan and Anantjeet Singh Naruka fought tooth and nail before missing out on a bronze medal by a whisker in the skeet mixed team event, finishing fourth at the Paris Olympics here on Monday. Maheshwari and Naruka shot 43 to finish fourth behind China's Yiting Jiang and Jianlin Lyu (44) in a thrilling match for the bronze medal. Earlier, the Indians finished fourth in the qualification after both teams were tied on 146 at the end of the three-round, 150-shot process, forcing a shoot-off.

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France Set Up Olympic Men's Football Final Against Spain

Kenya's 'Smiling Assassin' Beatrice Chebet Wins Olympic 5,000m Gold

Paris Olympics 2024: How India Can Be Assured Of 2 Silver Medals Today

"India Should Win Hockey Gold In Olympics": Pakistan Legend

Sweden Star Armand Duplantis Copies Yusuf Dikec After Paul Vault World Record, Shooter Reacts

India's Red Card Appeal Rejected, Amit Rohidas To Miss Olympics Hockey Semi-Final vs Germany

Lakshya Sen Misses Out On Olympics Bronze Medal In Badminton Men's Singles

India Finish Fourth Again, Miss Out On Olympics Shooting Mixed Team Skeet Bronze Medal