Today: September 20, 2024
Today: September 20, 2024

Olympics

Entertainment|Sports

Who is carrying the Olympic torch through Paris? A BTS star, a garbage collector and more

Hundreds of people have carried the Olympic torch through the French capital for two days of celebrations before the Summer Games kick off at the end of the month

Who is carrying the Olympic torch through Paris? A BTS star, a garbage collector and more
Sports

US men's basketball team builds big lead then holds off Australia for 98-92 win in Olympics tuneup

Anthony Davis scored 17 points and grabbed 14 rebounds, Tyrese Haliburton came up with a pair of late 3-pointers that helped stop a freefall by the Americans, and the U.S. beat Australia 98-92 on Monday to improve to 2-0 in its five-game slate of exhibitions leading into the Paris Olympics

US men's basketball team builds big lead then holds off Australia for 98-92 win in Olympics tuneup
News|Sports

Do Olympians get paid? Everything you need to know about prize money – for some – at Paris Games

Do Olympians get paid? Everything you need to know about prize money – for some – at Paris Games

Do Olympians get paid? Everything you need to know about prize money – for some – at Paris Games
Entertainment|Sports|Travel

Olympics-Paris landmarks double up as Olympic venues

As sunny weather returns to France, the Paris Olympics are placing some of the capital's most famous landmarks centre stage.

Olympics-Paris landmarks double up as Olympic venues
Business|Economy|Sports

Adidas hikes 2024 earnings guidance after second-quarter beat

German sportswear maker Adidas is increasing its full-year earnings guidance after a better than expected second quarter, it said on Tuesday, in its second upgrade this year.

Adidas hikes 2024 earnings guidance after second-quarter beat
News|Opinion|Political|Sports

Doping-US at risk of losing both 2028 and 2034 Olympics, says Pound

The United States is at risk of losing both the 2028 Summer and 2034 Winter Olympics if American law enforcement over reaches in its investigation of Chinese swimmers,

Doping-US at risk of losing both 2028 and 2034 Olympics, says Pound
Sports

USWNT puts a frustrating night behind them as they look forward to next week’s Olympics

USWNT puts a frustrating night behind them as they look forward to next week’s Olympics

USWNT puts a frustrating night behind them as they look forward to next week’s Olympics
Environment|Health|News|Sports

‘After the Games, we will have a swimming pool in the river’: Paris mayor takes dip in Seine amid E. coli bacteria concerns

‘After the Games, we will have a swimming pool in the river’: Paris mayor takes dip in Seine amid E. coli bacteria concerns

‘After the Games, we will have a swimming pool in the river’: Paris mayor takes dip in Seine amid E. coli bacteria concerns
Sports|Technology

Marathon-winning ‘spray-on’ running shoes could shake up Olympics

Marathon-winning ‘spray-on’ running shoes could shake up Olympics

Marathon-winning ‘spray-on’ running shoes could shake up Olympics
Business|Sports

Paris Olympics marketing blitz powered by female athletes

Global advertisers are hiring more female athletes to launch marketing campaigns ahead of the Paris Summer Olympics, a move aimed at capitalizing on recent record ratings

Paris Olympics marketing blitz powered by female athletes
News|Sports|Technology

AI mass surveillance at Paris Olympics – a legal scholar on the security boon and privacy nightmare

France is using experimental AI-enabled surveillance and data collection tools before, during and after the 2024 Summer Olympics. Here’s what that means for the trade-off between security and privacy.

AI mass surveillance at Paris Olympics – a legal scholar on the security boon and privacy nightmare
News

Car hits Paris cafe terrace, leaving one dead and six injured

A car drove into the terrace of a cafe in the 20th arrondissement in northern Paris on Wednesday evening, leaving one dead and six injured, including three in a critical state, police

Car hits Paris cafe terrace, leaving one dead and six injured
Sports

USA smokes Serbia behind Steph Curry, dominant defense

Team USA ran away from Serbia for a 105-79 exhibition game victory on Wednesday in Abu Dhabi to improve to 3-0 on the team's pre-Olympics tour.

USA smokes Serbia behind Steph Curry, dominant defense
Sports

Cheryl Miller named head coach of WNBA All-Star team

Basketball legend Cheryl Miller was named head coach of the WNBA All-Star team that will take on the United States' women's national team in a game set for Saturday at Phoenix.

Cheryl Miller named head coach of WNBA All-Star team
Sports

Olympics-Rose Zhang caps potent trio for Team USA golf in Paris

If things go as planned for Team USA in Paris, the Olympic women's golf podium will be draped in stars and stripes for medal favorites the United States, collectively

Olympics-Rose Zhang caps potent trio for Team USA golf in Paris
News|Sports|World

Inspired by Muhammad Ali, meet the judo star who fled civil war conscription in Syria and will now compete at the Paris Olympics

Inspired by Muhammad Ali, meet the judo star who fled civil war conscription in Syria and will now compete at the Paris Olympics

Inspired by Muhammad Ali, meet the judo star who fled civil war conscription in Syria and will now compete at the Paris Olympics
News|Sports

Swimming-Australia launches Olympic charm offensive after poking U.S. bear

Australia's Olympic swimming head coach Rohan Taylor has praised the United States team as the "standard of the sport" in a bid to ease tensions following a media campaign

Swimming-Australia launches Olympic charm offensive after poking U.S. bear
News|Political

Paris police are sealing off the Seine River ahead of the Olympics opening ceremony

A special kind of iron curtain has come down across central Paris

Paris police are sealing off the Seine River ahead of the Olympics opening ceremony
Health|Sports

Athletics-Herniated disc knocks defending decathlon world champ LePage out of Olympics

Canada's reigning world decathlon champion Pierce LePage has withdrawn from the Paris Olympics due to a herniated disc in his back which requires surgery.

Athletics-Herniated disc knocks defending decathlon world champ LePage out of Olympics
News|Sports

Olympics-Dutch medallist Kamminga questions handling of Chinese swimmers' doping cases

Dutch swimmer Arno Kamminga described the case of the 23 Chinese swimmers testing positive for a banned drug as a "lose-lose situation" while also questioning how the

Olympics-Dutch medallist Kamminga questions handling of Chinese swimmers' doping cases
Sports

Team USA earns dominant win over Serbia and NBA MVP Nikola Jokić

Team USA earns dominant win over Serbia and NBA MVP Nikola Jokić

Team USA earns dominant win over Serbia and NBA MVP Nikola Jokić
Opinion|Sports

Paris Olympic competition nears total gender parity. Take a look at the athlete gender breakdown

The founder of the modern Olympics and former IOC president, Pierre de Coubertin, once said women competing in the Games would be “impractical, uninteresting, unaesthetic and improper.”

Paris Olympic competition nears total gender parity. Take a look at the athlete gender breakdown
Entertainment|Opinion|Sports

Simone Biles reflects on Tokyo Olympics in ‘Rising’: ‘I felt like I was in jail with my own brain and body’

Simone Biles reflects on Tokyo Olympics in ‘Rising’: ‘I felt like I was in jail with my own brain and body’

Simone Biles reflects on Tokyo Olympics in ‘Rising’: ‘I felt like I was in jail with my own brain and body’
Sports|Technology

Google brings AI to US broadcast of Paris Olympics

Alphabet's Google will infuse artificial intelligence into the U.S. broadcast of the Paris Olympics, allowing sports commentators to use AI to explain competitions, the tech

Google brings AI to US broadcast of Paris Olympics
Asia|Sports

Diana Taurasi set for Paris Olympics, trying to become first basketball player to win 6 gold medals

Diana Taurasi joked after the Tokyo Olympics that she’d see everyone in Paris

Diana Taurasi set for Paris Olympics, trying to become first basketball player to win 6 gold medals

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