New Zealand's Andrews wins women's keirin gold
SAINT QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France :New Zealand's Ellesse Andrews surged to gold in the Olympic track cycling women's keirin on Thursday.
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Singapore kitefoiler Maximilian Maeder’s Olympic final postponed after one race contested
MARSEILLE: Singapore world champion kitefoiler Maximilian Maeder will have to wait longer in his bid for an Olympic medal, after the men’s final was postponed on Thursday (Aug 8).
Handball-Defending champions France edge past Sweden to reach women's final
LILLE, France : Defending champions France squeezed past Sweden with a nail-biting 31-28 overtime victory on Thursday to reach the final of the women's Olympic handball tournament.
Swedish swimmer pulls out of Olympic marathon in Seine over health concerns
PARIS : Swedish marathon swimmer Victor Johansson has pulled out of the Olympic men's 10km event scheduled for Friday citing concerns about the water quality of the Seine river, Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter reported.
Red Bull employee loses appeal against F1 team boss Horner
An employee has lost her appeal against Red Bull Formula One team boss Christian Horner being cleared of accusations of inappropriate behaviour, the energy drink company said on Thursday.
Par excellence, New Zealand's Ko stays in contention
GUYANCOURT, France : Making par is as important as eye-catching scoring shots on an unforgiving Olympic golf course near Paris, New Zealand's Lydia Ko said on Thursday after a solid second round kept her in contention to win the title.
Morocco rout Egypt 6-0 to win bronze
PARIS : Morocco claimed the bronze medal at the Olympic men's soccer tournament with a crushing 6-0 win over Egypt in Nantes on Thursday.
Weightlifting-Chinese young gun Luo claims women's 59kg gold medal
PARIS :Chinese young gun Luo Shifang won the 59kg Olympic weightlifting title at the Paris Games on Thursday with a total of 241kg, setting Olympic records in the snatch and clean and jerk.