Follow along for the latest updates from today’s Olympic action. PARIS (AP) — Just when it appeared the U.S. had conceded its dominance with an early exit from Women’s World Cup, the Americans have roared back under new coach Emma Hayes with an undefeated run in the Paris Olympics . There’s one more hurdle: The
Follow along for the latest updates from today’s Olympic action. PARIS (AP) — Breanna Stewart scored 16 points and the U.S. women advanced to their eighth consecutive Olympic gold medal game with a 85-64 victory over Australia on Friday. The Americans, who extended their Olympic winning streak to 60 consecutive games, will face either France
Follow along for the latest updates from today’s Olympic action. PARIS (AP) — Many hoped the Paris Olympics would be the post-COVID Games. Instead they seem to be the ‘’who cares about COVID’’ Games. Noah Lyles won a bronze with the virus in front of tens of thousands of spectators, and dozens of other athletes
Follow along for the latest updates from today’s Olympic action. SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France (AP) — Lydia Ko of New Zealand shot a 4-under 68 to share the lead Friday, leaving her 18 holes away from a chance to complete her Olympic medal collection with gold that would send her into the LPGA Hall of Fame. Ko
MILAN (AP) — Amanda Knox’s hand-written memo at the center of her latest retrial for falsely accusing a Congolese bar owner in the 2007 murder of her British housemate contained enough elements for her to be reconvicted of slander in June, an Italian appeals court said Friday. The slander conviction is the only one remaining
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Sweden’s ambassador to Mali was ordered to leave the country within 72 hours following what it said was a hostile statement by a Swedish minister, the government said Friday. The ousting of Ambassador Kristina Kuhnel comes days after Mali severed diplomatic ties with Ukraine , prompting comments by Sweden’s minister for
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group launched one of its deepest strikes into Israel in mid-May, using an explosive drone that scored a direct hit on one of Israel’s most significant air force surveillance systems. This and other successful drone attacks have given the Iranian-backed militant group another deadly option for an expected retaliation
Follow along for the latest updates from today’s Olympic action. VILLENEUVE-D’ASCQ, France (AP) — Germany held on to beat Spain 25-24 and reach the men’s handball final at the Paris Olympics on Friday. They were tied at 12-12 at the end of the first half, and with one minute left the 2016 Olympic bronze medalist
Follow along for the latest updates from today’s Olympic action. PARIS (AP) — Water quality data used by Paris Olympics organizers shows that bacteria levels in the Seine River were within acceptable levels on the days that athletes swam in the famed waterway, according to their tests and established thresholds. The Associated Press obtained the
Follow along for the latest updates from today’s Olympic action. PARIS (AP) — Four-time U.S. Olympians Matt Anderson and David Smith are medalists once more. They came back for this chance. The Americans are taking home men’s volleyball hardware from the Paris Olympics, outlasting Italy in a wild, back-and-forth battle for bronze on Friday. It
