Brazil stunned World Cup holders Spain in their Olympic women’s football semi-final on Tuesday, winning 4-2 to set up a showdown with the United States in the gold medal match.

Australian teenage skateboarding sensation Arisa Trew won Olympic gold in the women’s park event on Tuesday, edging out Japan’s Cocona Hiraki in silver and Britain’s injured Sky Brown in bronze.

The WHO said the virus behind the Covid-19 pandemic was still circulating and countries need to sharpen up their response systems.

Nigeria’s Favour Ofili ran another season-best time to finish second in heat 1 to qualify for the final of the women’s 200 metres event at the Paris Olympics

 Nigeria’s Wrestler Blessing Oborududu has booked a place in the semi-finals of the women’s wrestling (68kg) event in the ongoing Paris 2024 Olympics.

Nigeria’s female basketball team, D’Tigress have qualified for a first-ever Olympics Basketball quarter-final after outscoring Canada 79-70 on Sunday.

Nigeria’s Favour Ofili ran a season best time of of 22.24s to win her heat and book a spot in the semi-final of the women’s 200m event.

“I’d love to be the first,” Julien Alfred said of the possibility of becoming the first Olympic medallist from the tiny Caribbean island of St Lucia — on Saturday she achieved that in style by winning the women’s 100 metres in Paris.

Saint Lucia’s Julien Alfred stunned favourite Sha’Carri Richardson to win the Olympic women’s 100m gold medal on Saturday, etching her name into history to claim the Caribbean nation’s first-ever medal at the Games.

Spain now advance to a semi-final on Tuesday in Marseille against either hosts France or Brazil, who meet later.

Uganda’s Joshua Cheptegei withstood surging Ethiopian team tactics to claim gold in the men’s Olympic 10,000m at the Stade de France on Friday.

Carlos Alcaraz became the youngest man to reach the Olympic Games men’s tennis final on Friday when he thrashed Felix Auger-Aliassime.

Gauff, the flag-bearer for the United States at the Olympic opening ceremony alongside LeBron James, made a fast start but squandered three set points before her Croatian opponent won the first-set tie-break.

France’s meteorological service on Tuesday put Paris and its surrounding suburbs on a major storm alert as the city hosts the Olympic Games.

A United States team spearheaded by Caeleb Dressel stormed to the men’s 4x100m Olympic relay gold medal ahead of Australia on Saturday.