Victor Wembanyama, France beat Germany to reach Olympic gold-medal game in men's basketball
Guerschon Yabusele scored 17 points and France beat Germany 73-69 in front of a raucous crowd to advance to the men's Olympic basketball gold-medal game.
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Defending champion U.S. defeats Brazil for women's volleyball final berth in 5-set thriller
Karch Kiraly's reigning Olympic champion U.S. women's volleyball team will get its shot at a repeat gold medal. And it took every extra hustle play by every American on the floor against the mighty Brazilians.
Inside Canada's rise to hammer-throwing greatness
Camryn Rogers had already won gold by the time she stepped up for her sixth and final throw.
Botswana's Tebogo wins men's 200m gold; Lyles, battling through COVID, lands bronze
Noah Lyles lost the Olympic 200 meters Thursday, falling to Botswana's Letsile Tebogo, then being tended to by medics who carted him off the track in a wheelchair. Later, wearing a mask as he spoke with reporters, Lyles said he had COVID-19.
Botswana's Tebogo wins men's 200 metres gold
PARIS : Letsile Tebogo of Botswana won gold in the Olympic men's 200 metres on Thursday.
USWNT's Rodman on Marta: I love her but we want Olympic gold - ESPN
PARIS — Trinity Rodman has looked up to Marta, the Brazilian soccer star, for years, and Rodman sees her as one of the most significant legends in the history of the women's game.
Swiss Metraux grabs 2nd-round Olympic women's golf lead as home star Boutier stalls
Switzerland's Morgane Metraux led the Olympic women's golf contest after Thursday's second round, propelled by a sensational front-nine holes, while French overnight leader Celine Boutier was among those to suffer on a testing course.
Kipyegon on course for unique 1,500m hat-trick
PARIS : Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon stayed firmly on course for an unprecedented hat-trick of Olympic 1,500 metres titles when she cruised through her semi-final almost in third gear on Thursday.