Denmark's Axelsen retains mens' Olympic badminton title
PARIS: Denmark's Viktor Axelsen retained his Olympic badminton title on Monday (Aug 5), demolishing Thailand's world champion Kunlavut Vitidsarn in the men's singles final in Paris.
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Simone Biles misses balance beam medal after falling off as Italy's Alice D'Amato wins Olympic title
No medal for Simone Biles on the balance beam this time.
Warholm enjoys confident start to 400 hurdles title defence
PARIS : Norway's Karsten Warholm cruised through his 400 metres hurdles heat in Paris on Monday, setting himself on a collision course with key rivals Rai Benjamin of the United States and Brazilian Alison dos Santos in his Olympic title defence.
Preview: Shelbourne and Derry City to face off in title race duel
A potentially defining game in the League of Ireland Men's Premier Division comes at Tolka Park tonight as Shelbourne look to move in on an unlikely league title success.
Unseeded Taiwanese Pair Retain Badminton Doubles Title In Olympic First
Lee Yang and Wang Chi-lin clinched Taiwan's first gold of the Paris Olympics on Sunday when they beat their top-seeded Chinese opponents to retain their men's badminton doubles title. The unseeded Taiwanese pair beat Liang Weikeng and Wang Chang 21-17, 18-21, 21-19 in an epic encounter at La Chapelle Arena, becoming the first men's doubles pair to retain the Olympic title. But Wang admitted that the pair had "a lot of doubts" heading into the competition after a run of indifferent results.
Badosa gets that winning feeling for first title in two years
Former world number two Paula Badosa said she felt like a top athlete again after putting her injury woes behind her to claim a first title in more than two years at the Washington Open.
Ravichandran Ashwin Slams Fifty, Takes Dindigul Dragons To Maiden TNPL Title
India star Ravichandran Ashwin played a captain's knock as Dindigul Dragons claimed their maiden title in the Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) with a six-wicket victory over Lyca Kovai Kings here on Sunday. Up against defending champions Lyca Kovai Kings in the final, Dindigul Dragons completed a chase of 130 after Ashwin made a 46-ball 52. Ashwin hit a four and three sixes besides stitching a 65-run stand for the third wicket with Baba Indrajith (32 off 35 balls). Having scored 46 runs for the loss of two wickets in the powerplay, the Dindigul middle-order relied on the composed Ashwin to get the got job done with 10 deliveries to spare.
Golden Djokovic beats Alcaraz to win singles title
PARIS :Novak Djokovic completed his career Golden Slam as the 37-year-old Serb fought off Spain's Carlos Alcaraz in a magnificent Olympic men's singles final battle at Roland Garros on Sunday.