LeBron James claims third Olympic title as all-conquering USA beat hosts France
LeBron James celebrated his third Olympic title as the United States beat hosts France 98-87 to win men's basketball gold for a fifth successive Games.
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Seamus Power fails to make ground at Wyndham Championship
Waterford's Seamus Power sits seven shots behind clubhouse leader Chad Ramsey following his second round at the Wyndham Championship at the Sedgefield Country Club.
Paris 2024: Prodigious talent Emmanuel Wanyonyi wins 800m gold
Kenya's Emmanuel Wanyonyi held off one of the strongest fields in history to win the Olympic gold medal in the men's 800m, securing his country's fifth consecutive Olympic title in the event. The 20-year-old Wanyonyi blazed to a time of 1:41.19 seconds, making him the third-fastest man ever over the distance.
Olympics Podcast: Go fourth and multiply the devastation; Paris memories
For the second night in a row, it's fourth for Ireland in a sprint final, for the second night in a row Mikey Stafford is joined by Jessie Barr and Raf Diallo from Stade de France.
Paris 2024: Olympic bridesmaid Lydia Ko strikes golf gold
New Zealand's Lydia Ko won gold in the women's Olympic golf competition on Saturday, holding her nerve in a tense finish to complete her medal set in her final Games. Ko held off a late charge from Germany's Esther Henseleit, who claimed silver two strokes behind, with China's Lin Xiyu a further shot back to take bronze. The 27-year-old New Zealander, a two-time major winner and former world number one who first topped the rankings aged 17, was chasing gold to add to her silver in Rio and bronze in Tokyo. South Korean-born Ko started the final round as co-leader with Morgane Metraux of Switzerland and was cruising towards victory as she advanced to 11 under after her front nine holes to establish a five-stroke lead over Henseleit. But a wayward shot on the 13th found the water en route to a double bogey, opening the door for Henseleit who cut Ko's lead to one stroke. Playing in the final group, Ko kept her nerve with a string of par putts before slotting in a birdie on the 18th green to bag gold on 10 under par. "I just stayed patient and stuck to my game plan, and you know, 18, that tee shot and the second shot was probably two of the most important shots in my life," she told reporters after the medal ceremony in which she shed tears on the podium. Paris will be her final Games, she said after the victory which secures her entry into women's golf LPGA Hall of Fame. Henseleit's superb fourth-round performance, the second-best score of the day, yielded a first Olympic women's golf medal for Germany and Europe. For China, Lin Xiyu, who also calls herself Janet Lin, is the country's second women's golf medallist after Feng Shanshan, who won bronze in Rio. Metraux slumped to tied 18th at two under par, failing to recover
Title-chasing Shels slip up in Sligo
Shelbourne spurned an opportunity to take a giant step towards their first league title since 2006, as they were beaten by Sligo Rovers at the Showgrounds.
Paris 2024: Ireland agonisingly miss out on relay medal in women's 4x400
Ireland agonisingly missed out on a medal as they set a national record en route to finishing fourth in the women's 4x400m relay final at Paris 2024.