Paris Olympics: USWNT off to strong start in pursuit of gold
PARIS — The U.S. women’s soccer team has its swagger back. And that’s brought its success back too.After settling for just one bronze medal in the…
Rory McIlroy: Team Ireland star shares 15th spot after opening 68 at Olympics
Rory McIlroy is sharing 15th place at the Olympic men's golf event in Paris after firing an opening three-under-par 68.McIlroy carded five birdies and an…
Jake Wightman out of Paris 2024 Olympics with hamstring injury
British 800m medal hope Jake Wightman has withdrawn from the Paris Olympics because of a hamstring injury.The 30-year-old, 1500m world champion in 2022, has been…
Paris weather highlights Olympics’ climate change vulnerabilities
PARIS — The thermometer read 95 degrees but down on the beach volleyball court, with all that gleaming white sand, it felt like 102. The players…
Olympics rowing: Rebecca Shorten wins silver with Team GB in women’s four
In a historic Olympics, Rebecca Shorten becomes the fifth athlete from Northern Ireland to win a medal in Paris after Team GB won silver in…
What does the red and black card mean in athletics at Paris 2024 Olympics?
EVERY athlete would have dreamt of securing a gold medal at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games - but they need to avoid the red and…
Paris Olympics 2024: Homeboy Marchand, legendary Ledecky bag swimming gold | Paris Olympics 2024 News
Katie Ledecky blitzed the field to retain her 1,500 metres freestyle title at the Paris Olympics, the American iron woman securing a record-equalling eighth gold…
Simone Biles eyes ninth Olympic gold in all-around gymnastics final | Paris Olympics 2024 News
Simone Biles could claim her ninth Olympic medal in Thursday’s all-around final two days after leading the USA women’s team to a gymnastics team gold…
Olympics 2024: Canada qualify for quarter-finals despite points deduction
Canada qualified for the quarter-finals of the Olympics women's football tournament - hours after losing their appeal against a six-point deduction after a drone was…
Argentina and China grab shock Olympic gold in BMX freestyle at Paris 2024 | Paris Olympics 2024 News
First-time Olympians from Argentina and China took gold in the BMX Freestyle finals as a string of dramatic crashes knocked out the reigning medallists under…
Team GB star Tom Dean signs for Strictly just days after winning gold at Paris Olympics
OLYMPIC swimmer Tom Dean will go directly from winning gold in Paris to competing for the Strictly Come Dancing glitterball.The 24-year-old pool star was part…
Paris Olympics set record for number of openly LGBTQ+ athletes
PARIS — When Charline Van Snick flirted with another female athlete after winning the bronze medal in judo in the 2012 London Olympic Games, she said…
Jamaica’s Shericka Jackson to skip women’s 100m race at Paris Olympics 2024 | Paris Olympics 2024 News
The Jamaican sprinter believes she will run a better 200m race, where she is the world champion, at the Paris Olympics.Shericka Jackson of Jamaica will…
Why is Rory McIlroy representing Ireland and not Team GB at the Olympics 2024?
RORY McIlroy is a four-time major winner and the current No3 golfer on the planet. Following on from his disappointing collapse at the US Open,…
Paris Olympics 2024 track and field: Favourites, events, schedule, venue | Paris Olympics 2024 News
When are the sprint races and who are the favourites? Where will athletics be hosted? Al Jazeera explains.Track and field competitions are arguably the jewel…
Olympics newsletter: Simone Biles proves she’s the G.O.A.T.
Welcome to your daily Olympic newsletter. I’m John Cherwa, your tour guide, as Simone Biles showed us why she is the G.O.A.T. of women’s gymnastics.So,…
Team GB star drops to floor after being DISQUALIFIED from Olympics 2024 by little-known rule
TEAM GB star Luke Greenbank was DISQUALIFIED from the 200 metre backstroke having swam the fastest time in the heats.The 26-year-old thought he had safely…
Olympics 2024: Paris attracts world’s best male golfers after Rio ambivalence
For this, the third Olympic golf competition since the sport’s readmission, the only players missing from the top 10 are two Americans who were ineligible…
Paris Olympics 2024 day four: Nadalcaraz in quarters, India’s second medal | Paris Olympics 2024 News
Bhaker became India’s first-ever multi-medallist at an Olympics by winning her second bronze on a hot day in Paris.Great Britain’s Nathan Hales clinched the men’s…
Colin Jost of ‘SNL’ hurts foot in Tahiti amid 2024 Olympics
The first portion of Colin Jost’s 2024 Paris Olympics experience started off on the wrong foot — his left one, specifically. The “Saturday Night Live”…