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Paris Olympics Medals Table
Paris Olympics Medals Table

Paris Olympics medals table after Saturday's events: Gold Silver Bronze Total China 16 12 9 37 United States 14 24 23 61 France 12 14 15 41 Australia 12 8 7 27 Britain 10 10 13 33 South Korea 9 7 5 21 Japan 8 5 9 22 Italy 6 8 5 19 Netherlands 6 4 4 14 Canada 4 4 7 15 Germany 4 4 2 10 Romania 3 3 1 7 Hungary 3 2 2 7 Ireland 3 0 2 5 New Zealand 2 ...

Olympic Games—Tennis: Novak Djokovic vs. Carlos Alcaraz Head-to-Head
Olympic Games—Tennis: Novak Djokovic vs. Carlos Alcaraz Head-to-Head

Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz meet for the seventh time on Sunday in the Olympic Games final at Roland Garros. Here's a look at the six previous meetings: 2022: Madrid semi-final—Alcaraz 6-7 (5/7), 7-5, 7-6 (7/5) In the pair's first meeting, the 19-year-old Alcaraz followed up his quarter-final win over Rafael Nadal by defeating Djokovic, ...

France Win Grudge Match Against Argentina to Reach Men's Olympic Football Semis
France Win Grudge Match Against Argentina to Reach Men's Olympic Football Semis

Jean-Philippe Mateta scored the only goal as France won 1-0 in their grudge match with Argentina on Friday to reach the Olympic men's football semi-finals, joining Spain, Morocco, and Egypt in the last four. Crystal Palace striker Mateta scored just five minutes into the quarter-final showdown in Bordeaux, meeting a Michael Olise corner with a ...

Golden Glory for Marchand, McKeown in Olympics Pool as Dressel Flops
Golden Glory for Marchand, McKeown in Olympics Pool as Dressel Flops

French hero Leon Marchand cemented his Paris Olympics legacy with a fourth swimming gold of the Games on Friday, and Australia's Kaylee McKeown made a slice of history, but it was a disastrous day for American superstar Caeleb Dressel. Marchand was little known outside the swimming world before these Olympics, but he has become a national and ...

Paris Olympics Medals Table
Paris Olympics Medals Table

Paris Olympics medals table after Friday's events: Gold Silver Bronze Total China 13 9 9 31 France 11 12 13 36 Australia 11 6 5 22 United States 9 18 16 43 Britain 9 10 8 27 Japan 8 4 6 18 South Korea 7 5 4 16 Italy 5 8 4 17 Netherlands 4 3 2 9 Canada 3 2 6 11 Germany 2 3 2 7 New Zealand 2 3 1 6 Romania 2 3 1 6 Hungary 2 2 1 5 Hong ...

Drama and Mismanagement Crush Lebanon's Olympic Hopes
Drama and Mismanagement Crush Lebanon's Olympic Hopes

The situation unfolded with the arrest of Lebanese sprinter Noureddine Hadid, who had qualified to compete in the 100 meters but was detained by the Lebanese army for desertion. In a dramatic turn of events, Lebanon's participation in the Paris 2024 Olympics has been overshadowed by controversy and administrative chaos, leaving the nation without ...

Olympic Games 2024 – Tennis: Alcaraz Reaches Final as Djokovic Fights to Save Gold Dream
Olympic Games 2024 – Tennis: Alcaraz Reaches Final as Djokovic Fights to Save Gold Dream

Carlos Alcaraz stormed into the Olympic Games final on Friday as rival Novak Djokovic faced a desperate fitness battle to salvage his latest and probably final chance to end his gold medal jinx. French Open and Wimbledon champion Alcaraz became the youngest man to reach the men's final since tennis returned to the Games in 1988 when he thrashed ...

Swimming: Marchand Seeks Fourth Paris Olympics Gold as Richardson Begins 100m Bid
Swimming: Marchand Seeks Fourth Paris Olympics Gold as Richardson Begins 100m Bid

France's golden boy Leon Marchand returns to the pool on Friday seeking a fourth swimming title at the Paris Olympics while Sha'Carri Richardson launches her bid for 100m glory as track and field action gets under way. The 22-year-old Marchand has taken his home games by storm, starting with gold in the 400m individual medley before an ...

Gender Row Explodes After Algerian Boxer Wins at Olympics
Gender Row Explodes After Algerian Boxer Wins at Olympics

Algerian boxer Imane Khelif's 46-second win at the Paris Olympics on Thursday sparked a furious row about gender eligibility rules, with public figures from around the world weighing in on the controversy. Italian boxer Angela Carini retired hurt and shrugged off attempts by Khelif to shake her hand before collapsing to her knees and sobbing ...

Paris Olympics Medals Table
Paris Olympics Medals Table

Paris Olympics medals table after Thursday's events: Gold Silver Bronze Total China 11 7 6 24 United States 9 15 13 37 France 8 11 8 27 Australia 8 6 4 18 Japan 8 3 5 16 Britain 6 7 7 20 South Korea 6 3 3 12 Italy 5 7 4 16 Canada 3 2 3 8 Germany 2 2 2 6 Netherlands 2 2 2 6 New Zealand 2 2 1 5 Romania 2 1 1 4 Hong Kong 2 0 2 ...

Alcaraz Into Olympic Semis With Performance Fit For a Queen
Alcaraz Into Olympic Semis With Performance Fit For a Queen

World number three Carlos Alcaraz edged closer to an Olympic Games showdown against Novak Djokovic on Thursday with a storming display which brought the queen of Spain to her feet. Alcaraz, playing on the same Court Philippe Chatrier at Roland Garros where he captured the French Open in June, saw off 13th-ranked Tommy Paul of the United States ...

Salah Scores as Liverpool Beat Arsenal 2-1 While Chelsea, Man Utd Win
Salah Scores as Liverpool Beat Arsenal 2-1 While Chelsea, Man Utd Win

Mo Salah and Fabio Carvalho scored first-half goals to give Liverpool a 2-1 victory over Arsenal on Wednesday while Chelsea cruised and Manchester United edged Real Betis 3-2 in pre-season matches. Kai Havertz scored Arsenal's goal in front of a crowd of 69,879 at the home stadium of the NFL's Philadelphia Eagles. In other friendly action in the ...