Canada women’s soccer appeal over points deduction in drone scandal dismissed
Canada’s appeal against its soccer team’s points deduction at the 2024 Paris Olympics amid a drone scandal was dismissed by the Court of Arbitration…
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Jamaican sprinter Shericka Jackson withdraws from 100m at Paris Olympics
Jamaican star Shericka Jackson is out of the women’s 100m event at the Paris Olympics. She earned bronze in the event at the Tokyo…
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China sanctions US Rep. McGovern for ‘interference’ in its domestic affairs
Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — China has sanctioned another U.S. lawmaker for “frequently interfering” in China’s domestic affairs. The…
Continue Reading Spiraling drone-spying scandal at Olympics risks damage to Canadian soccer ahead of 2026 World Cup
AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — Canada has lost its appeal against the deduction of six competition points following a drone-spying scandal in the…
Continue Reading China is restricting export of drones that can be used for military purposes and some drone features
Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — China will ban the export of all unregulated civilian drones that can be used for military purposes or in terrorist…
Continue ReadingUS BMX star Alise Willoughby aims for first gold at her fourth Olympics after triumph and tragedy
AP Sports Writer MONTIGNY-LE-BRETONNEUX, France (AP) — Alise Willoughby is back at the Summer Olympics for the fourth time, trying to win the gold…
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Women’s water polo recap, July 31: Australia wins thrilling penalty shootout against Netherlands
In 10 shots, Australia defeated the Netherlands in a penalty shootout, plus a look at all four games during Day 3 of competition in the women’s water…
Continue ReadingCroatia reports its toughest day for firefighters as Balkan nations battle wildfires in a heat wave
Associated Press ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Balkan countries are battling wildfires stoked by high temperatures, winds and a weekslong drought.…
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Basketball recap, July 31: Jokic leads Serbia past Puerto Rico, Spain women escape again
A full recap of Olympic basketball on July 31, including the U.S. men in action against South Sudan and Nikola Jokic and Serbia facing Puerto…
Continue ReadingGermany says China was behind a 2021 cyberattack on a government agency and summons its ambassador
Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Officials in Berlin say an investigation has determined that “Chinese state actors” were responsible for a 2021…
Continue Reading Myanmar’s military regime extends state of emergency by 6 months as civil war rages
BANGKOK (AP) — The military regime that seized power in Myanmar 3 1/2 years ago extended a state of emergency in the civil war-wracked country for…
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Men’s handball recap, July 31: France ties Egypt at the buzzer
The men’s handball competition continues with six preliminary round matches on Wednesday at the Paris…
Continue ReadingStorm disrupts high-speed trains from Paris, leaving travelers stranded during Olympics
PARIS (AP) — A storm Wednesday interrupted all high-speed train traffic connecting Paris to the southeast of the country as well as Switzerland in…
Continue ReadingSouth Korean military intel official arrested for allegedly leaking secrets, reportedly on spies
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s Defense Ministry says a civilian employee in its military intelligence command has…
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Great Britain’s Alex Yee stuns NZ’s Hayden Wilde with last-minute surge for triathlon gold
Great Britain’s Alex Yee astonished New Zealand’s Hayden Wilde, and the world, with a last-minute surge that upgraded his Tokyo silver to Paris…
Continue Reading Hong Kong hits back at Italy’s protest against fencer Cheung’s win with posts on pineapple pizza
Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong fencer Cheung Ka-long’s victory over Italy’s Filippo Macchi at the Paris Olympics has sparked an…
Continue ReadingParis Olympics tennis players’ dirty little secret is that clay gets everywhere and is hard to clean
AP Tennis Writer PARIS (AP) — Tennis players competing on the kind of red clay courts being used at the Paris Olympics this week know that…
Continue ReadingEdmunds: The best cars you can still get with a manual transmission
Edmunds Decades ago, the standard transmission was a manual, while that newfangled automatic was optional. In today’s vehicles, automatic…
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China perfectly in-sync in dominant women’s synchro platform gold medal performance; U.S. finishes sixth
As great as they are separately, China’s Quan Hongchan and Chen Yuxi were equally as great together on Wednesday in Paris, tearing up the hearts of…
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Italy and Brazil make history with Olympic team medals in women’s gymnastics
During the women’s team final, the U.S. team stole the show. But the rest of the podium made history as Italy won its first Olympic medal in 96 years…
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