NANTERRE, France (AP) — Another Chinese doping allegation has flared up at the Paris Games, angering some swimmers who say officials need to enforce drug-testing rules consistently. The New York Times reported Tuesday that two top Chinese swimmers — including
PARIS (AP) — A handshake could have cost Olga Kharlan her place at the Olympics. Instead, she won Ukraine’s first medal of the Paris Games to give a country at war something to celebrate. Kharlan overturned a six-point deficit to
Lionel Messi faced calls on Wednesday to apologize for racist chants made by Argentina’s players after they won the Copa America. An Argentinean government official said Messi, who is the team captain, and the president of the country’s soccer federation,
NANTERRE, France (AP) — Even Léon Marchand considered it a most difficult day: He swam four races with hardly any time to stop and rest. Or eat. Or see his family. Or let his body recover. The French phenom had
PARIS (AP) — Andy Murray sat crying on his chair after he and British partner Dan Evans saved two match points to win a second-round doubles match at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday, extending his career for at least another
SAINT-ETIENNE, France (AP) — A fan had to be wrestled away from Guinea forward Aliou Balde after rushing the field Tuesday in another security incident during the Olympic men’s soccer tournament. The man raced onto the pitch at the end
PARIS (AP) — For almost five full games at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday, No. 1-ranked Iga Swiatek’s high-bouncing topspin shots were being sent back over the net by No. 52 Wang Xiyu of China with crushing baseline groundstrokes of
NANTERRE, France (AP) — Kaylee McKeown still rules the women’s Olympic backstroke. The Australian knocked off world-record holder Regan Smith of the United States in the 100 back on Tuesday night, defending the title she won at the Tokyo Games.
SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — Alex Sedrick ran most of the length of the field to give the U.S. women a first Olympic rugby sevens medal with a stunning stoppage-time comeback win over Australia in the bronze-medal match on Tuesday. The