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France stuns Fiji to take gold in men’s rugby sevens
The Globe and Mail· 12 hours agoIn a seven-minute clinic, Antoine Dupont scored two tries and created another to deliver a coveted gold medal for France on Saturday and end two-time...
Pouring rain disrupts Games after drenched opening ceremony
The Globe and Mail· 20 hours agoPouring rain in Paris on Saturday forced the men’s Olympics street skateboarding competition to be...
Paris Olympics ambitious opening ceremony came with a few faults, but many firsts
The Globe and Mail· 20 hours agoIt’s also the first time the Olympic flame has been fake. In keeping with organizers’ ambition of...
Canada to appeal FIFA’s points deduction at women’s Olympic soccer tournament
The Globe and Mail· 14 hours agoThe Canadian women’s soccer team was dealt a devastating setback in their quest to repeat as Olympic...
Before Summer McIntosh’s could medal at Paris Olympics, Canada’s best swimmer had to fail
The Globe and Mail· 1 hour agoWhen the 17-year-old Canadian swimmer walked onto the pool deck at the Paris Olympics this weekend,...
The Olympics isn’t over for the Canadian women’s soccer team, but it’s close to rolling credits
The Globe and Mail· 16 hours agoBecause Canada would not remove its women’s soccer team from the Olympics, FIFA has just about done...
Olympic organisers apologise for introducing South Korean athletes as North Korea
9news· 6 hours agoAs the South Korean athletes waved their nation's flag on a boat floating down the Seine River on Friday evening, they were announced in both French and English as the Democratic People's Republic ...
WNBA star Brittney Griner’s journey from Russian prison to Paris Games applauded by U.S. teammate
The Globe and Mail· 22 hours agoTwice gold medalist Griner was released from one of Russia’s most notorious penal colonies in a...
Here’s how Jill Biden thinks the U.S. can match the French pizzazz at the Los Angeles Olympics
The Globe and Mail· 17 hours agoFirst lady Jill Biden praised Paris’ “spectacular” Olympics opening ceremony and looked ahead...
‘Sorry my love.’ Italy’s Olympic flag bearer Tamberi loses his wedding ring in the Seine River
The Globe and Mail· 18 hours agoDrama is never far from the surface when it comes to flamboyant high jumper Gianmarco Tamberi and...