Smith, Rodman heap praise on Brazil's Marta ahead of final
PARIS : Brazil captain Marta changed women's football, United States forwards Sophia Smith and Trinity Rodman said on Thursday, ahead of their clash for the Olympic gold medal.
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Olympics 2024: USWNT face pressure of history in gold-medal game - ESPN
PARIS — The greatest pressure that the U.S. women's national team faces often isn't from their opponents, the fans or even themselves. It's from history.
"She Will Try Again For 2028": Uncle's Consoling Words For Vinesh Phogat After Disqualification
The celebration turned into sombre in less than 24 hours on Wednesday in the ancestral village of Vinesh Phogat, the wrestler who was disqualified from the Paris Olympics for being overweight, in Haryana's Charki Dadri. Family members of the wrestler were celebrating her victory on Tuesday night after she became the first Indian woman wrestler to reach the final of the Olympic Games with a convincing 5-0 win over Cuba's Yusneylis Guzman Lopez. Her uncle Mahavir Phogat became emotional when she was disqualified.
France wows while US dazzles on way to men's semi-finals
PARIS : The French basketball team announced their arrival in Paris with a rip-roaring 82-73 win over Canada on Tuesday, riding a wave of national pride into the Olympic men's semi-finals while the U.S. turned on the style to stay on track for a fifth straight gold.
Show your Team USA pride with this Olympics-inspired swag
Cheer your favorite Olympians on wearing Team U.S.A. swag. (iStock)
Greater Manchester's pride as Keely Hodgkinson wins GOLD at Olympic Games
Keely Hodgkinson is the pride of Greater Manchester tonight after clinching gold at the Paris Olympics. The 22-year-old, from Atherton, was one of Team GB's biggest medal hopes in the track and field events for 2024.
England cricket legend Graham Thorpe dies aged 55
Former England batter Graham Thorpe has died at the age of 55, it has been announced.
Shooting-Palestinian skeet shooter juggles anguish and pride appearing in Paris
CHATEAUROUX, France : Born and raised in the Chilean capital Santiago, Jorge Antonio Salhe has never set foot in Palestine, the country he represented in skeet shooting at the Paris Games.