36.4 C
Khartoum

Paris Olympics and Paralympics

Japan snatch Olympic men’s gymnastics gold after China stumble late on

Paris (AFP) – Daiki Hashimoto conjured up some late magic to propel Japan to Olympic men's team gymnastics gold on Monday as arch-rivals China stumbled...

Biles and US primed to regain team gymnastics gold at Paris Olympics

Paris (AFP) – Simone Biles appears to be at the peak of her powers as she leads the United States on a redemption mission in...

South Sudan gears up for a show down with the US all stars

Villeneuve-d'Ascq (France) (AFP) – Olympic organisers might have played the wrong national anthem before South Sudan's opening basketball game at the Paris Games, but the...

GB’s Pidcock defies puncture for thrilling mountain bike gold

Paris (AFP) – British rider Tom Pidcock staged an extraordinary comeback from a puncture to win his second straight mountain biking Olympic gold Monday, holding...

Opening ceremony choreographer denies ‘Last Supper’ parody at launch of Paris Games

Opening ceremony choreographer Thomas Jolly on Sunday denied parodying the Last Supper in the outré launch of the Paris Games after religious groups decried...

Algeria’s Nemour outshines Biles, Qui on uneven bars

Paris (AFP) – Algerian teenager Kaylia Nemour outshone gymnastics superstar Simone Biles on the uneven bars Sunday to qualify for the apparatus and the women's...

Japan’s Yoshizawa, 14, makes a big leap to land Olympic skateboard gold

Paris (AFP) – Japan's 14-year-old Coco Yoshizawa grabbed gold in the all-teenage women's street skateboard final at the Paris Olympics on Sunday, after nailing a...

Peaty denied third straight Olympic breaststroke gold, Marchand triumphs

Paris (AFP) – A tearful Adam Peaty was denied a third straight 100m breaststroke gold medal by Italy's Nicolo Martinenghi Sunday, as Leon Marchand earned...

In pictures: Paris Olympics kicks off with ambitious Opening Ceremony on the Seine

Celebrating its reputation as a cradle of revolution, Paris kicked off its first Summer Olympics in a century on Friday with a rule-breaking Opening...

Opening Ceremony: Olympic flame rises over Paris as Céline Dion sings Edith Piaf

The Olympic flame rose over Paris Friday night in a floating cauldron lit by French athletes Marie-José Pérec and Teddy Riner at the height...

Paris welcomes Olympics Games with groundbreaking opening ceremony on the Seine

Paris welcomed the Olympic Games with an opening ceremony like no other as athletes sailed down the River Seine to the sound of Lady Gaga...

Argentina ‘equaliser’ ruled out by VAR nearly two hours after Morocco match suspended

The Olympic football men’s match between Argentina and Morocco ended in utter chaos after the game was suspended for almost two hours, during which...

Recent articles

spot_img