Canoeing-Dane Poulsen defies odds in search of perfect Olympic swansong
PARIS : When Beijing silver medallist Rene Holten Poulsen lost his funding from the Danish Canoe Federation two years ago, many expected that to be it for the Danish paddler.
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Matera to skipper Argentina against All Blacks with Montoya left out
WELLINGTON : Pablo Matera will captain Argentina in Saturday's Rugby Championship opener against New Zealand in Wellington after Julian Montoya was left out of the selection named by coach Felipe Contepomi on Thursday.
Singaporean footballer Danelle Tan signs for Australia's Brisbane Roar
SINGAPORE: Danelle Tan, the first female Singaporean footballer to play in a European league, has joined Australia's Brisbane Roar, the A-League Women club announced on Thursday (Aug 8).
US and Japan figure skaters receive Beijing medals in Paris in long-awaited ceremony
PARIS: Two-and-a-half years after competing at the Beijing Winter Olympics, American and Japanese figure skaters stepped on to the podium in Paris on Wednesday (Aug 7) to receive reallocated gold and silver medals, drawing a line under a Russian doping saga that rocked those Games.
Fast-finishing Hall grinds out 400m gold for US
PARIS: Quincy Hall produced an incredible late surge to overhaul Briton Matthew Hudson-Smith and take a first Olympic 400 metres gold for the United States since 2008 in another scintillating and dramatic race on Wednesday (Aug 7).
New coaches bring unknowns to Rugby Championship
CAPE TOWN : World champions South Africa take aim at a rare Rugby Championship triumph but face three opponents with new coaches and are experimenting themselves with a more expansive game-plan ahead of Saturday’s start to the competition.
Women's marathon swimming to go ahead, water quality meets thresholds
PARIS :The Olympic women's 10km marathon swimming event will go ahead as scheduled on Thursday at 7:30 a.m. (0530 GMT) in the Seine river after water quality tests met thresholds, Paris Games organisers said.
Women's 10km marathon swimming to go ahead as scheduled: organisers
PARIS : The Olympic women's 10km marathon swimming event will go ahead as scheduled on Thursday at 7:30 a.m. (0530 GMT) in the Seine river, Paris Games organisers said.