Keely Hodgkinson is friends with Man United star and was left deaf in one ear by tumour
Keely Hodgkinson, Team GB's gold medal hopeful, once had a tumour that left her partially deaf in one ear.
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Badminton-Denmark's Axelsen beats Thailand to the men's singles gold
PARIS : Denmark's Viktor Axelsen beat Kunlavut Vitidsarn of Thailand to win his second successive men's singles Olympic gold medal in badminton at the Port de La Chapelle Arena in Paris on Monday.
Volleyball-Poland end 20-year quarter-final jinx to advance
PARIS : Poland beat Slovenia 3-1 in men's volleyball on Monday to finally cross the quarter-final hurdle at the Olympics having been eliminated in the last-eight at every Games since 2004.
Algerian boxer Imane Khelif declines to answer question about testing amid gender controversy: report
"The Big Weekend Show" co-hosts discuss the Olympics boxing match between Angela Carini and Imane Khelif, a boxer who failed a gender tests, that sparked worldwide outrage.
Tsimanouskaya says she endured hard years after defection from Belarus
PARIS : Three years after she defected from her native Belarus at the Tokyo Games, sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya says she rebuilt her life from scratch to compete in the Paris Olympics but wished her parents could have been there to see her run.
Badminton-Does height matter? Tall and small have tactical advantages
PARIS : Two-time world champion Akane Yamaguchi of Japan stands at just over 5 feet and has faced India's PV Sindhu, who won silver at the Rio Olympics and has over 9 inches on her, on court 25 times in their careers.
US, Germany, Spain and Brazil battle for place in women's football final
PARIS : Four-times women's Olympic football gold medallists the United States take on 2016 champions Germany on Tuesday for a place in the final, while world champions Spain meet Brazil, who are coming off a win over hosts France.
Sailing-Games on as sailors seek ways to handle delays
MARSEILLE, France : From table tennis and petanque to games of chess or cards, sailors have found various ways to stay mentally as well as physically cool during long waits as Marseille's fickle winds have shaken up the schedule for many of the Olympic events.