Wrestling-Esmaeili and Novikov win Greco-Roman golds
PARIS : Iran's Saeid Esmaeili won the men's 67kg Greco-Roman wrestling gold at the Paris Olympics on Thursday.
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Hockey-Dutch win men's hockey gold by beating Germany in shootout
PARIS : The Netherlands beat Germany 3-1 in a shootout after a 1-1 draw in regulation time to win the gold medal in men's hockey at the Paris Olympics on Thursday with Duco Telgenkamp firing home the final penalty shot past goalkeeper Jean-Paul Danneberg.
Man United have defensive concerns for City game, says Ten Hag
Manchester United could be missing several key defenders for the traditional season-opening Community Shield match against Manchester City at Wembley on Saturday, manager Erik ten Hag said on Thursday.
Botswana's Tebogo wins men's 200 metres gold
PARIS : Letsile Tebogo of Botswana won gold in the Olympic men's 200 metres on Thursday.
Kipyegon on course for unique 1,500m hat-trick
PARIS : Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon stayed firmly on course for an unprecedented hat-trick of Olympic 1,500 metres titles when she cruised through her semi-final almost in third gear on Thursday.
France beats Germany to return to gold medal game
PARIS : Bolstered by an electric home crowd, a turbo-charged French men's basketball team won a 73-69 thriller over Germany on Thursday to send the host through to the Paris Olympics gold medal game.
Rhythmic Gymnastics-Ukraine's Onofriichuk in final despite attacks drowning out music in training
PARIS : Ukraine's Taisiia Onofriichuk received her Olympic rhythmic gymnastics uniform on July 8, the same day Kyiv's main children's hospital was blasted by a Russian missile in the deadliest wave of air strikes for months.
Rhythmic Gymnastics-Italy's Raffaeli leads individual all-around qualifiers
PARIS : Italy's Sofia Raffaeli on Thursday topped the list of 24 rhythmic gymnasts vying for a spot in the individual all-around finals at Paris, ending the day with 139.100 points and ahead of world number one Darja Varfolomeev of Germany.