Britain's Peaty tests positive for COVID after silver medal
PARIS :British swimmer Adam Peaty has tested positive for COVID, Team GB said on Monday, a day after he narrowly missed out on the 100 metres breaststroke goldat the Olympic Games in Paris.
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Suspense Over Olympics Triathlon As River Seine Fails Water Tests Again
Olympic organisers cancelled a second day of triathlon training in the River Seine on Monday due to water pollution, increasing uncertainty over whether the men's and women's races will go ahead as scheduled in the coming days. The men's race is set to take place on Tuesday morning, with organisers set to make a last-minute decision when they have reviewed the latest laboratory results overnight. The waterway is still polluted after heavy rain storms on Friday during the opening ceremony in Paris and again on Saturday, which led to discharges of raw sewage.
Judo-France's Cysique and Gaba reach semi-finals
PARIS : France's Sarah-Leonie Cysique and Joan-Benjamin Gaba beat Japanese opponents to reach judo semi-finals at the Paris Olympics on Monday at Champs-de-Mars Arena.
Equestrian-Britain win eventing team gold as France pay for jumping errors
VERSAILLES, France :British eventing riders Ros Canter, Laura Collett and Tom McEwen won team gold on Monday after solid rides in the show-jumping final as France had to settle for silver in front of a euphoric home crowd due to too many glitches.
Is the Seine safe for Olympic competition? So far, the answer is no
It's been a topic of conversation for months: Will the Seine be clean enough for swimming after French officials spent more than $1.5 billion US to clean the polluted river?
Taiwanese boxer gets walkover after Nigerian opponent's provisional suspension
PARIS: Taiwan's Wu Shih Yi was handed a walkover in her lightweight round of 16 bout on Monday (Jul 29) after Nigerian opponent Cynthia Ogunsemilore was provisionally suspended following positive test for a banned substance.
Belief key to Ireland's first home test match win, says captain
Ireland captain Andy Balbirnie said his side never stopped believing in themselves after they recorded their first win in a home test match with a four-wicket victory over Zimbabwe in Belfast on Sunday.
West Indies coach sees positives despite defeat to England in test series
BIRMINGHAM, England : West Indies suffered a whitewash in their test series against England, which ended in a heavy defeat in the third match at Edgbaston on Sunday, but coach Andre Coley said there were significant positives to take from the tour.