Kerr wins men's high jump after jump-off
PARIS :New Zealand's Hamish Kerr won gold in the men's Olympic high jump on Saturday by beating American Shelby McEwen in a jump-off - in contrast to the last Games when the gold was shared.
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New Zealand's Kerr wins gruelling men's high jump
PARIS :New Zealand's Hamish Kerr won gold in the men's Olympic high jump on Saturday with a best effort of 2.36 metres after a long and gruelling final, securing his country's first medal in the event.
Vaclav Cerny HASN'T guaranteed Rangers Champions League start as Philippe Clement urges caution
Philippe Clement hailed Rangers new boy Vaclav Cerny after his wonder goal against Motherwell at Hampden.
Wanyonyi extends Kenya's 800 metres domination
PARIS : Kenya's Emmanuel Wanyonyi held off one of the strongest fields in history to win the Olympic gold medal in the men's 800 metres on Saturday, securing his country's fifth consecutive Olympic title in the event.
Championship round-up: Leeds and Portsmouth open with a thriller, dream start for Oxford
Brenden Aaronson's equaliser in the fifth minute of stoppage time salvaged a thrilling 3-3 draw for Leeds against newly-promoted Portsmouth as the new English Championship season kicked off.
U.S. stunned by Dutch, miss out on women's water polo medal - ESPN
Sabrina van der Sloot scored with less than a second on the clock as the Netherlands stunned the United States 11-10 for bronze in women's water polo on Saturday to deny the Americans a medal for the first time at the Olympics.
It was stressful, but we did it, Paris 2024 organisers say
PARIS : What started with a major security scare and torrential rain that threatened the smooth running of the elaborate opening ceremony and swimming events being held in the Seine, ended with the river playing its expected central part in the Olympics.
Water Polo-US medal-less for first time after stunned by Netherlands
PARIS : Sabrina van der Sloot goaled with less than a second on the clock as the Netherlands stunned the United States 11-10 for bronze in the women's water polo on Saturday and denied the Americans a medal for the first time at the Olympics.