Belgium’s Nina Derwael wins uneven bars final
Belgian gymnast Nina Derwael won the uneven bars event final in Tokyo, scoring a 15.200. She was the only competitor to crack a 15, earning Belgium’s…
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Max Whitlock defends Olympic pommel horse title
Great Britain’s Max Whitlock, the defending champion, put up a huge 15.583 as the first competitor in the Olympic pommel horse event final and nobody…
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Zverev follows up Djokovic upset with gold medal
In a historic win for Germany, Alexander Zverev won the gold medal in men’s singles, beating ROC’s Karen Khachanov. Zverev is the second German…
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Warholm beats Benjamin in 400m hurdles semi in final teaser
In their first matchup since the 2019 World Championships final, world record-holder Karsten Warholm of Norway – the winner of that title – and…
Continue ReadingPizza and taxi rides used to lure UK youth into getting Covid-19 vaccination
By Duarte Mendonca and Sebastian Shukla, CNN There’s dangling a carrot at the end of a stick. And then there’s dangling a pizza. The…
Continue ReadingCaeleb Dressel, Bobby Finke are part of a winning Sunday for Team USA men’s swimming at the Olympics
By Kevin Dotson and Seamus Fagan, CNN American swimmers Caeleb Dressel and Robert Finke won gold again on Sunday, as part of an exemplary effort from…
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Rayderley Zapata’s emotional night on floor
Spanish gymnast Rayderley Zapata was moved to tears after winning the silver medal in the men’s floor final in Tokyo. After his routine, Zapata held…
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Camacho-Quinn wins 100m hurdles semi in Olympic record
American world record-holder Keni Harrison also made it through to the final in…
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Verge-Depre, A./Heidrich headed to quarterfinals
After a battle between two Swiss duos, Anouk Verge-Depre and Joana Heidrich are headed to the women’s beach volleyball quarterfinal. They beat Nina…
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Suni Lee swings to uneven bars bronze
Suni Lee won a bronze on the uneven bars, giving her a full set of Olympic…
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Day 10: What to watch Sunday night, Monday morning at the Tokyo Olympics
Storylines, events to watch, start times, TV networks, and live streams links for the Tokyo Olympic Games on the night of Sunday, August 1 and…
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Camacho-Quinn clocks Olympic-record 12.26 in 100mH semifinal
World leader Jasmine Camacho-Quinn of Puerto Rico won her 100m hurdles semifinal in 12.26, taking down Australian Sally Pearson’s 12.35 Olympic…
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Keni Harrison takes second in 100m hurdles semi, makes final
World record-holder Keni Harrison of the U.S. finished second behind Jamaica’s Britany Anderson, 12.40 to 12.51, in their women’s 100m hurdles…
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Suni Lee takes bronze on bars after rare mistakes
Individual all-around champion Suni Lee took bronze on the uneven bars in the event final after making some rare missteps, scoring a 14.500. She…
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Jade Carey struggles in vault final, finishes 8th
Jade Carey was unable to cleanly land either of her vaults in the women’s gymnastics event finals, posting 11.933 and 12.900 to close out the…
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Skinner hits both vaults to win silver in Biles’ place
McKayla Skinner nails both of her vaults in the women’s gymnastics event finals to claim a dream silver medal less than 48 hours after replacing…
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Trayvon Bromell knocked out of Olympic 100m final in semis
The world leader came up short in the semifinals, losing out on an auto-qualifying time by one…
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Taliban threaten to seize first provincial capital as fighting intensifies across Afghanistan
By Tim Lister, CNN Heavy fighting between the Taliban and Afghan government forces has continued in the capital of Helmand province, Lashkar Gah. The…
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Taliban threaten to seize first provincial capital as fighting intensifies across Afghanistan
US intelligence assessments paint an increasingly bleak picture in Afghanistan as the Taliban advance across the country and pose a potential threat…
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