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Carlos Alcaraz, Novak Djokovic to meet for gold in Paris
PARIS -- Serbian great Novak Djokovic likely will have his final chance to win an elusive Olympic singles gold medal when he takes on Spain's Carlos Alcaraz on Sunday in Paris.,Alcaraz reached the final first on Friday with a brutal 6-1, 6-1 thrashing of overwhelmed Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime at...
Xander Schauffele shares 36-hole lead in Paris
SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France -- Xander Schauffele remained in the hunt for a second successive Olympic gold as the American ended the second day of the men's golf competition as joint leader, unperturbed by a brush with an anthill.,Schauffele shot a five-under-par 66 for his second round to rea...
Morocco whips US in men's soccer quarters, 4-0
PARIS -- Morocco reached the Olympic men's soccer semifinals for the first time with a resounding 4-0 win over the United States at the Parc des Princes on Friday.,Morocco used two penalties and dominated from the start to prevail in its first-ever Olympic knockout match. The victory sets up a clash...
Xander Schauffele grabs share of lead in Paris
SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France -- Xander Schauffele stayed on path to defend his Olympic gold with the early clubhouse lead on the second day of the men's golf competition at the 2024 Games on Friday, unperturbed by a brush with an anthill when he strayed into the rough.,Schauffele shot a five-un...
Carlos Alcaraz blitzes into gold medal match
PARIS -- Spain's Carlos Alcaraz powered into the Olympic singles final with a brutal 6-1, 6-1 thrashing of overwhelmed Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime at Roland Garros on Friday.,The 21-year-old second seed is bidding to add the Olympic gold to the French Open and Wimbledon titles he won recently and...
G2, Team Liquid advance to group finals at BLAST Fall Groups
G2 Esports and Team Liquid both went the distance in the upper-bracket finals of their respective groups on Thursday at the BLAST Premier: Fall Groups 2024 event in Copenhagen, Denmark.,G2 rallied for a 2-1 victory over FaZe Clan to reach the Group C grand final, while Liquid pulled out a 2-1 win ov...
Carlos Alcaraz, U.S. doubles tandem roll to victory
PARIS -- Spain's Carlos Alcaraz remained on course for gold, defeating American Tommy Paul 6-3, 7-6 (7) after saving a set point in the tiebreaker on Thursday at Roland Garros.,Alcaraz, a first-time Olympian, is among the final four who will be in the running for the Olympic men's title with defendi...
Simone Biles grabs gold, teammate Suni Lee bronze in all-around
PARIS -- Simone Biles clinched her sixth Olympic gold medal in front of an ecstatic crowd at the Paris Games on Thursday, reasserting her status as the world's best all-around gymnast three years after she withdrew from the same final at the Tokyo Games.,In a tight race between Biles and Brazil's Re...
Simone Biles sparkles to take gold, Suni Lee bronze in all-around
PARIS -- Simone Biles sealed her sixth gold medal with a soaring floor routine and launched into a flag-waving celebration with American teammate Suni Lee, the bronze medalist in the women's gymnastics all-around on Thursday at the Olympic Games.,Biles' score of 59.131 made her the most decorated Ol...
Xander Schauffele two back, Hideki Matsuyama's 63 leads in Paris
GUYANCOURT, France -- Xander Schauffele waited out a lightning delay and kept himself within striking distance of the lead after the first round of play at the men's Olympic golf tournament Thursday at Le Golf National near Paris.,Schauffele shot a 65 and is alone in second place at 6 under, two bac...
Carlos Alcaraz, US doubles tandem roll to
PARIS -- Spain's Carlos Alcaraz remained on course for gold, defeating American Tommy Paul 6-3, 7-6(7) after saving a set point in the tiebreak on Thursday at Roland Garros.,Alcaraz, a first-time Olympian, is among the final four who'll be in the running for the Olympic men's title with defending To...
Team Liquid in upper bracket of Elite League Season 2 playoffs
Team Liquid edged nouns 2-1 on Wednesday to hold on to a top-four seed as the Elite League Season 2 round-robin stage came to a close in Lima, Peru. ,With the victory, Team Liquid are headed to the upper bracket of the playoffs along with OG, 1win and nouns. Liquid will take on OG in the upper-brack...
Team USA breezes past South Sudan this time, 103-86
Bam Adebayo scored 18 points and Kevin Durant added 14 to lift the United States to a 103-86 victory over South Sudan on Wednesday in a Group C game in Lille, France.,Adebayo made his first six shots from the floor and added seven rebounds for the Americans (2-0), who punched their ticket to the qua...
OG win showdown with 1win at Dota's Elite League Season 2
OG registered two victories on Tuesday, including a 2-1 triumph over previously unbeaten 1win, leaving the teams tied for first place in the round-robin stage of the Elite League Season 2 at Lima, Peru.,OG (5-1) recorded a 2-0 win over BOOM Esports, while 1win (5-1) bounced back to defeat Execration...
Great Britain defends 4x200 gold, Daniel Wiffen (Ireland) edges Bobby Finke
PARIS -- Great Britain retained their men's 4x200 meter freestyle relay gold medal at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday, fending off a dogged challenge by the United States at La Defense Arena.,Australia took the bronze.,The British quartet of James Guy, Tom Dean, Matthew Richards and Duncan Scott clock...
1win move to 4-0 in Elite League Season 2
1win won twice on Monday to maintain their perfect record in the round-robin stage of the Elite League Season 2 in Lima, Peru.,The first group stage in the $800,000 Dota 2 event featured 16 teams, with the top eight moving on to compete in best-of-three matches that will determine playoff seeding.,T...
Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Jays salvage DH split with Orioles
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. smacked a homer and two run-producing doubles as the Toronto Blue Jays forged a doubleheader split, defeating the host Baltimore Orioles 8-4 in the nightcap on Monday.,Guerrero broke a fourth-inning tie with his first double of the night, and the Blue Jays led the rest of the w...
Australian Mollie O'Callaghan grabs gold from teammate Ariarne Titmus
PARIS -- Australia's red-headed rocket Mollie O'Callaghan upset teammate and defending champion Ariarne Titmus to claim gold in the women's 200 meters freestyle at the Paris Olympics on Monday.,O'Callaghan stopped the clock in an Olympic record 1:53.27 at La Defense Arena, 0.54 seconds ahead of Titm...
Simone Biles shakes injury, practices ahead of Tuesday final
PARIS -- Simone Biles participated in practice a day after the American made a triumphant return to the Olympic stage despite being hobbled by pain in her left calf, her mother Nellie told the live crew on NBC's Today Show in France on Monday.,The four-time Olympic champion left the competition area...
1win start second group stage strong at Elite League Season 2
1win cruised to a pair of 2-0 sweeps on Sunday to kick off the second group stage of Elite League Season 2 in Lima, Peru. ,The first group stage featured 16 teams, with the top eight moving on to compete in best-of-three matches that will determine playoff seeding. ,All eight remaining teams are in ...