Canadian athletes revel in spectacle of Olympic venues
Inside Paris La Défense Arena, Canadian swimmer Finlay Knox stood behind the blocks and soaked in the feeling of hearing more than 13,000 cheering fans.
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Australia smash team pursuit world record to reach final
SAINT QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France : Australia smashed the men's team pursuit world record on Tuesday as they put themselves in the frame for their first Olympic gold in the track discipline since 2004.
American Cole Hocker stuns favorites, wins Olympic gold in 1,500 - ESPN
SAINT-DENIS, France — American Cole Hocker pulled the upset of the Olympic track meet Tuesday night, outracing favorites Jakob Ingebrigsten and Josh Kerr to the finish line in the 1,500 meters.
Sailing-Wind writes script for finely poised finales
MARSEILLE, France :Fickle Mediterranean winds set the stage for tense finales to three of the Olympic sailing events, with the men's and women's dinghy medal races pushed back to Wednesday, when officials will also try to wrap up the mixed dinghies and multihulls.
Dutch men break team sprint world record
SAINT QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France : The Netherlands set a new world record in the men's team sprint as they set up a gold-medal showdown against Britain later on Tuesday at the National Velodrome.
'I heard a thud': Horror as woman plunges through hole in Blackpool pier onto beach below
A woman has been rushed to hospital after falling through Central Pier in Blackpool. Emergency services, including police, paramedics and fire crews raced to the incident at around 4.30pm.
Netherlands 'bullet train' powers to team sprint gold
SAINT QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France :The flying Dutch broke the world record twice in the space of half an hour to easily retain their Olympic title in the men's team sprint at the National Velodrome on Tuesday.
Manchester United dream midfield amid Sander Berge interest and Manuel Ugarte decision
Manchester United may still have a rather different midfield going into next season despite the recent transfer update.