VILLENEUVE-D’ASCQ, France (AP) — Ezinne Kalu had a giant smile on her face as she joined her teammates for a celebratory run around the court with Nigerian flags. Nigeria had reached a place no African country in men’s or women’s basketball had ever gone before — the quarterfinals of the Olympics . Kalu scored 21
PARIS (AP) — Novak Djokovic won his first Olympic gold medal by beating Carlos Alcaraz 7-6 (3), 7-6 (2) in an enthralling men’s tennis singles final Sunday, giving the 37-year-old from Serbia the last significant accomplishment missing from his glittering resume. Djokovic’s impressive career already featured a men’s-record 24 Grand Slam titles and the most
VILLEPINTE, France (AP) — Boxer Cindy Ngamba on Sunday became the first athlete on the Refugee Olympic Team to clinch a medal at the Paris Games , offering hope for a team created to call attention to the plight of refugees across the world. The victory for Ngamba, who’s originally from Cameroon, comes after a
PARIS (AP) — Overcome with emotion, Algerian boxer Imane Khelif left the ring in tears after a resounding victory this weekend. Khelif has faced days of hateful comments and false accusations about her gender following her first fight against an Italian opponent who quit seconds into their bout . “It’s because she’s African, because she’s
CAIRO (AP) — Malnourished children in a famine-hit camp for war-displaced people in Sudan’s western region of Darfur are at risk of dying, an aid group said Sunday, because it was forced to ration malnutrition treatment due to a blockade imposed by a notorious paramilitary group. Doctors Without Borders said the Rapid Support Forces, which
MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Debby strengthened rapidly Sunday and was expected to become a hurricane as it moved through the Gulf of Mexico toward Florida, bringing with it the threat of devastating floods to the southeast Atlantic coast later in the week. The storm was likely to become a Category 1 hurricane before making
Albemarl je, dodaje FT, pozvao vlade da intervenišu kako bi se smanjila dominacija Kine na tržištu minerala koji pokreću električne automobile.Kent Masters, izvršni direktor ove američke kompanije, traži više pomoći od država i proizvođača automobila kako bi se borili protiv kineske konkurencije nakon kolapsa tržišta litijuma, ključnog sastojka baterija koje se koriste u električnim i
VERSAILLES, France (AP) — German rider Jessica von Bredow-Werndl successfully defended her individual dressage title at the Paris Olympics on Sunday, with compatriot Isabell Werth’s silver medal extending her equestrian record to 14 medals. Riding Dalera, the horse which also helped her win individual dressage gold at the Tokyo Games three years ago, Bredow-Werndl scored
PARIS (AP) — There was some concern when the defending champion U.S. women’s 3×3 team dropped its first three games of the Paris Olympics . Just not with the players. “USA basketball is not used to losing,” team member Cierra Burdick said. “So, when you lose three in a row, it’s like everybody is kind
PARIS (AP) — Kaylia Nemour of Algeria delivered the country’s first gold medal in gymnastics, putting together a thrilling routine in the uneven bars final on Sunday to edge Qiu Qiyuan of China. Sunisa Lee of the U.S. picked up her third medal in Paris and sixth of her Olympic career by grabbing bronze, exactly
