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Monthly Archives: July, 2024

Cairns (Australia) (AFP) – Three Scottish brothers stepped ashore in Australia on Saturday after claiming a new record for rowing non-stop and unsupported across the Pacific Ocean, "over the moon" to be back on dry land. Ewan, Jamie...
Berlin (AFP) – Bayern Munich survived a late Augsburg rally on Saturday, holding on for a 3-2 away win in Harry Kane's 100th match for the club. Fresh from scoring his eighth league hat-trick last week, Kane created...

Paris Olympics: Djokovic defeats Nadal in tennis titans’ 60th matchup

Novak Djokovic withstood a fierce second-set comeback to defeat rival Rafael Nadal at Roland Garros on Monday, the 60th meeting between two of tennis's...

US men end Olympic medal drought with team gymnastics bronze

Paris (AFP) – The United States captured bronze in the men's gymnastics team final at the Paris Games on Monday, ending a 16-year Olympic medal...

Japan snatch Olympic men’s gymnastics gold after China stumble late on

Paris (AFP) – Daiki Hashimoto conjured up some late magic to propel Japan to Olympic men's team gymnastics gold on Monday as arch-rivals China stumbled...

Biles and US primed to regain team gymnastics gold at Paris Olympics

Paris (AFP) – Simone Biles appears to be at the peak of her powers as she leads the United States on a redemption mission in...

South Sudan gears up for a show down with the US all stars

Villeneuve-d'Ascq (France) (AFP) – Olympic organisers might have played the wrong national anthem before South Sudan's opening basketball game at the Paris Games, but the...

GB’s Pidcock defies puncture for thrilling mountain bike gold

Paris (AFP) – British rider Tom Pidcock staged an extraordinary comeback from a puncture to win his second straight mountain biking Olympic gold Monday, holding...

Paris Olympics. The organizing committee apologizes to the South Sudan basketball team

The organizing committee of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games apologized to the South Sudan basketball team after the mistake in playing the national anthem...

Opening ceremony choreographer denies ‘Last Supper’ parody at launch of Paris Games

Opening ceremony choreographer Thomas Jolly on Sunday denied parodying the Last Supper in the outré launch of the Paris Games after religious groups decried...

Algeria’s Nemour outshines Biles, Qui on uneven bars

Paris (AFP) – Algerian teenager Kaylia Nemour outshone gymnastics superstar Simone Biles on the uneven bars Sunday to qualify for the apparatus and the women's...

Japan’s Yoshizawa, 14, makes a big leap to land Olympic skateboard gold

Paris (AFP) – Japan's 14-year-old Coco Yoshizawa grabbed gold in the all-teenage women's street skateboard final at the Paris Olympics on Sunday, after nailing a...

Peaty denied third straight Olympic breaststroke gold, Marchand triumphs

Paris (AFP) – A tearful Adam Peaty was denied a third straight 100m breaststroke gold medal by Italy's Nicolo Martinenghi Sunday, as Leon Marchand earned...

France honours six African soldiers killed on French army orders during World War II

France has posthumously honoured six African soldiers who were among dozens shot and killed by colonial troops and French gendarmes in Senegal in 1944....

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