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.
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'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.
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.
Kitefoiling: Singapore's Maximilian Maeder second in fleet after first seven races
MARSEILLE: Another day with light winds meant that only two kitefoiling races out of the five scheduled races were contested on Tuesday (Aug 6), with Singapore world champion Maximilian Maeder now second in the standings.
Sailing-Dinghy medal races pushed back to Wednesday with breeze in flux
MARSEILLE, France : The men's and women's dinghy Olympic medal races were postponed to Wednesday, with officials eventually deciding there was not enough wind for them to proceed, after sailors in both events had waited for hours for the breeze to stabilise.
Climbing-Defending champion Garnbret easily tops boulder semi-finals
PARIS :Fans came to watch the queen of sport climbing perform her magic at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday and Slovenia's Janja Garnbret did not disappoint as she finished top of the women's boulder semi-finals in style.
Canadian canoeists Vincent, MacKenzie post Olympic-best time to reach 500m double semifinals
Sprint canoeists Sloan Mackenzie and Katie Vincent started their quest for a medal at the Paris Games in commanding fashion, paddling to an Olympic-best time as they secured a berth in the women's double 500-metre semifinals.
Canoeing-Swedish sprinter ditches spray skirt to find paddling rhythm
PARIS : Swedish canoe sprinter Linnea Stensils stuck out during Tuesday's kayak heats at the Paris Olympics as she ditched the protective skirt that usually covers a paddler's knees to better find her rhythm with partner Moa Wikberg.