PARIS (AP) — When it was over, when Rafael Nadal’s Paris Games — and his Olympic career — ended with a doubles loss in a stadium central to his legacy because it hosts the French Open, which he’s won a record 14 times, he soaked in the applause accompanying his exit from the red clay....
VILLENEUVE-D’ASCQ, France (AP) — In the rematch, the U.S. had an easier time with South Sudan than it did when the teams first met a couple of weeks ago. Easier. Not easy. Bam Adebayo, of the United States, reacts after a dunk over Wenyen Gabriel, of South Sudan, in a men's basketball game at...
PARIS – The dream Olympic debut was not a pleasant one for Hergie Bacyadan but the warrior from Tabuk, Kalinga accepted her defeat positively. Philippines' Hergie Bacyadan takes a swing at China's Li Qian in their women's 75 kg preliminary boxing match at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, July...
Hergie Bacyadan failed to make an impression in her 2024 Paris Olympic debut after losing to top seed Li Qian of China via unanimous decision in the round of 16 of the women’s 75kg class at the North Paris Arena on Wednesday, July 31. Hergie Bacyadan, right, absorbs a first-round loss at the 2024...
PARIS (AP) — A handshake could have cost Olga Kharlan her place at the Olympics. Instead, she won Ukraine’s first medal of the Paris Games to give a country at war something to celebrate. Ukraine's Olga Kharlan celebrates after winning the women's individual Sabre round of 16 competition...
PARIS (AP) — For almost five full games at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday, July 30, No. 1-ranked Iga Swiatek’s high-bouncing topspin shots were being sent back over the net by No. 52 Wang Xiyu of China with crushing baseline groundstrokes of her own. Iga Swiatek of Poland (AP) Wang even held a...
PARIS – Swimmer Kayla Sanchez scored a small victory despite her failed bid in the women’s 100m freestyle semifinals in the Paris Olympics at the sparkling Paris La Defense Arena late Tuesday, July 30, here. Fil-Canadian swimmer Kayla Sanchez makes small win in spite of falling short for a spot...
PARIS – It was hot outside the North Paris Arena but Filipinos inside the facility of Villepinte – a city right in the heart of Seine-Saint-Denis – suddenly became icy-cold, speechless and distraught. But who would not be? Philippines' Eumir Marcial, right, fights Uzbekistan's Turabek...
PARIS – Nesthy Petecio’s win looked easy after she was seen taunting her taller Indian rival several times in the third and final round. Truth is, it was a hard one. Philippines' Nesthy Petecio, celebrates after defeating India's Jaismine, in their preliminary women's 57kg boxing match at the...
PARIS (AP) — Simone Biles, Jordan Chiles and Sunisa Lee spent the night before perhaps the biggest gymnastics meet of their lives restless. From left to right, Jordan Chiles, Suni Lee, Simone Biles, Hezly Rivera and Jade Carey celebrate after winning the gold medal during the women's artistic...
VILLENEUVE-D’ASCQ, France (AP) — The first three minutes were easy for Victor Wembanyama on Tuesday, July 30. So were the last five minutes. Everything else was a grind. France's Victor Wembanyama claps as he leaves the court after France defeated Japan in a men's basketball game at the 2024...
PARIS (AP) — The scene felt all too familiar to Coco Gauff. An officiating decision she was sure was wrong. A chair umpire who wouldn’t listen. Tears streaming down her cheeks. And, most disappointing of all, a loss, this time at the Paris Olympics. Coco Gauff of United States cries after...
