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Jul 30, 20241 min read
FIFA rejects Argentina complaint over Olympics VAR ruling, soccer association says
BUENOS AIRES - FIFA, the world's soccer governing body, has rejected Argentina's complaints over a last-minute equalizer being ruled out...


Jul 30, 20241 min read
IOC apologises to South Korea over Olympics ceremony gaffe
PARIS - The International Olympic Committee apologised to South Korea on Saturday after its delegation of athletes were introduced as...


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Olympics-Gymnastics-Olympic champion Nagornyy hits out at Russia's exclusion from Paris Games
PARIS - Olympic champion Nikita Nagornyy found it unacceptable that Russian gymnasts were barred from competing at the Paris Games due to...


Jul 30, 20242 min read
Olympics-Shooting-Chinese teen duo gun down first gold in Paris
CHATEAUROUX, France - Social media-savvy teenaged duo Huang Yuting and Sheng Lihao upheld a Chinese shooting tradition as they won the...


Jul 30, 20242 min read
Olympics-Organisers confident triathlon will go ahead despite rain impact on Seine
PARIS - Paris 2024 organisers are confident the triathlon events will take place as scheduled on Tuesday even though recent rainfall...


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Olympics-Athletics-Italy's Tamberi apologises to wife after wedding ring lost in Seine
PARIS - High jumper Gianmarco Tamberi issued a profuse apology to his wife on Saturday after his wedding ring slipped off his finger...


Jul 30, 20242 min read
Olympics-Rowing-Rowers set for weather change after rain-hit opening in Paris
PARIS - Rowers at the Paris Games are prepared to battle the elements from relentless rain to blistering heat in the quest for Olympic...


Jul 30, 20241 min read
Olympics-Diving-Chinese gold winning duo nearly missed their moment amid crowd cheers
PARIS - The roars of the crowd in the Paris Olympic aquatics centre were so loud, China's Chen Yiwen and Chang Yani nearly missed the cue...


Jul 30, 20242 min read
Olympics-Basketball-Griner's journey from Russian prison to Paris Games applauded by US teammate
PARIS - Brittney Griner's "unprecedented" journey back to the Olympic Games, less than two years after she was released from a Russian...


Jul 30, 20242 min read
Olympics-Rowing-Fans upbeat in rain as sculls heats begin
PARIS - The rain that drenched the spectacular Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony on Friday evening was still very much in evidence as fans...


Jul 30, 20242 min read
Olympics-Diving-Chinese women win first gold in clean sweep bid
PARIS - Chen Yiwen and Chang Yani began China's bid to capture all eight women's Olympic diving golds by winning the synchronised 3-metre...


Jul 30, 20243 min read
Factbox-How the world's press rated Paris's Olympics Opening Ceremony
PARIS - Paris broke with tradition on Friday by turning the Olympic Opening Ceremony into a parade down the River Seine rather than a...
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