Bahrain's Yavi wins 3,000m steeplechase gold
PARIS : Bahrain's Winfred Yavi won the women's Olympic 3,000 metres steeplechase gold medal on Tuesday.
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McLaughlin-Levrone eases into 400m hurdles final
PARIS : American Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone removed any remaining doubt that she is the overwhelming Olympic 400 metres hurdles favourite as she jogged through the finish to win her semi-final in 52.13 seconds on Tuesday.
American Hocker stuns favourites to win 1,500m gold
PARIS :American Cole Hocker delivered one of the all-time Olympic shocks when he won the 1,500 metres gold with a stunning finish to blast past world champion Josh Kerr as defending champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen faded to fourth on Tuesday.
Hockey-Germany strike late to beat India and set up men's final with Dutch
PARIS :Germany claimed a 3-2 win over India in the men's hockey semi-final at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday after Marco Miltkau scored the winner by lifting the ball over veteran goalkeeper PR Sreejesh with six minutes left on the clock.
US reach first Olympic final in 12 years with 1-0 extra-time win over Germany
PARIS : Sophia Smith scored an extra-time winner as the United States reached the Olympic women's football final with a 1-0 victory over Germany in a tight encounter in Lyon on Tuesday to edge closer to a fifth Olympic gold medal.
Shapovalov calls on ATP to better protect players
Canada's Denis Shapovalov on Tuesday called on the ATP Tour to better protect players from fan abuse after he was defaulted from his quarter-final match at the Mubadala Citi DC Open last week in Washington for arguing with a spectator.
Australia smash team pursuit world record to reach final
SAINT QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France : Australia smashed the men's team pursuit world record on Tuesday as they put themselves in the frame for their first Olympic gold in the track discipline since 2004.
France claim rip-roaring win over Canada to reach last four
PARIS : The French men's basketball team announced their arrival in Paris with a rip-roaring 82-73 win over Canada on Tuesday that propelled the hosts into the Olympic semi-finals riding a wave of national emotion.