Olympics Podcast: Glorious age of Irish swimming; boxing relief
Mikey Stafford is joined by Irish Olympian Barry Murphy as Mona McSharry wows in the pool and we prepare for Daniel Wiffen to make a splash.
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Murray and Evans stay on doubles course in Paris
PARIS : Twice gold medallist Andy Murray kept his Olympic dream – and career – alive for one more match at least when he teamed up with fellow Briton Dan Evans to beat Kei Nishikori and Taro Daniel in a miraculous Roland Garros comeback on Sunday.
Global leaders react to 'unique' opening ceremony in Paris
The 2024 Paris Olympic Games kicked off with an opening ceremony held on the Seine River in Paris that featured mechanical horses, Lady Gaga, and Marie Antoinette.
South Sudan brush off anthem blunder to win on debut
LILLE : South Sudan brushed off an anthem blunder by the Paris Games organisers on Sunday and bounced back in style to earn their first men's basketball victory on their Olympic debut with a convincing 90-79 Group C opening win over Puerto Rico.
Putellas puts Spain into quarters with 1-0 win over Nigeria, Japan strike late to beat Brazil
PARIS :Spain reached the quarter-finals with a 1-0 win over Nigeria in Nantes thanks to Alexia Putellas' late winner, while Brazil missed the chance to progress after a late 2-1 loss to Japan on the second matchday of women's Olympic football on Sunday.
Canoeing-Phenomenal Fox grabs kayak gold for Australia
PARIS : Australia's Jessica Fox stormed to Olympic gold in the women's kayak slalom in a time of 96.08 seconds, recovering from a poor semi-final performance to smash the field at the Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium on Sunday.
Canoeing-Waiting game ends in medal joy for Fox and Woods
PARIS : Gold medallist Jessica Fox and bronze-winner Kimberley Woods both knew that they were in with a medal chance during the women's single kayak slalom on Sunday, but they still faced an agonising wait as their Olympic dreams hung in the balance.
Nadal makes majestic return to Roland Garros for Spain
PARIS :Spain's Rafa Nadal made a triumphant return to Roland Garros on Sunday to blast his way into the second round of the Olympic tennis tournament, and set up a blockbuster clash with nemesis Novak Djokovic of Serbia.