Olympics Basketball: Nigeria’s D’Tigress beat Canada 79-70, qualify for historic quarter-final
Nigeria's female basketball team, D'Tigress have qualified for a first-ever Olympics Basketball quarter-final after outscoring Canada 79-70 on Sunday.
France says Israeli athletes ‘welcome’ at Olympics
Israeli athletes are welcome at the Paris Olympics, French Foreign Minister Stephane Sejourne said Monday, after a hard-left member of the French parliament sparked outrage by urging them to stay away.
Lyles wins last 100m before Olympics in personal best
Noah Lyles set himself up perfectly for the Paris Olympics by haring to a personal best in winning the 100m at Saturday’s Diamond League meeting.
Bol cruises to London victory in final Olympic warm-up
World champion Femke Bol set a new meet record as she cruised to victory in the women’s 400m hurdles at Saturday’s Diamond League in London.
Australia hockey player amputates part of finger to compete at Olympics
“The best option was for me to take the top of my finger off. It’s a bit of a change at the moment and an exciting challenge, I guess.”
USA basketball star Durant okayed for Olympics
USA men’s basketball team head coach Steve Kerr has downplayed Kevin Durant’s calf injury that has kept the triple Olympic gold medallist from training with the group ahead of the Paris Games.
