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Paris 2024: Algeria’s Nemour wins Africa’s first-ever Olympic gymnastics medal

Algerian teenager Kaylia Nemour won Africa’s first-ever gymnastics medal at the Olympics with her breathtaking performance at Bercy Arena on Sunday. The 17-year-old, born in France, etched her name in Olympic folklore by winning a gold medal in the artistic gymnastics women’s uneven bars with a massive score of 15.700. Africa's first ever gymnastics medal at the #Olympics Kaylia Nemour, Olympic champion. 🇩🇿🥇 pic.twitter.com/eHl7vIrOQE — The...

Paris 2024: D’Tigress off to winning start, stuns Australia in women’s basketball

Paris 2024: D’Tigress beat Canada to progress into Olympics q/finals

by Ibikunle Salako

4 August 2024

Nigeria women's basketball team, D'Tigress, put on a defensive masterclass in the third quarter to see off Canada 79-70 in their final Group B game and secure a historic quarterfinal berth at the Paris 2024 Olympics. The Rena-Wakama-led side, who went into the halftime break with a four-point deficit, came out in inspired form in the third as they held the Canadians to just five points...

Paris 2024: Mateta strike sends France into semi-finals

by Kunle Fayiga

2 August 2024

Jean-Philippe Mateta scored the only goal as France defeated intercontinental rivals Argentina to reach the semi-finals of the Paris 2024 Olympics. Les Bleus have made a statement of intent from the very beginning of the men's football tournament, winning all their games in the group stage. The momentum did not shift against the Albiceleste with Mateta sending in a powerful header in the fifth minute of...

Paris 2024: Egypt reach men’s football semis after shootout victory over Paraguay

by Kunle Fayiga

2 August 2024

Egypt reached the men's football semi-finals of the Paris 2024 Olympics following their 5-4 penalty shootout victory over Paraguay after a 1-1 draw in Marseille on Friday evening. The Pharaohs finished top of their group ahead of 2020 silver medallists Spain, Dominican Republic and Uzbekistan. Things were however different against the Paraguayans with little separating bort sides until the 71st minute when Diego Gomez put the...

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Paris 2024: Morocco thump the United States to reach men’s football semis

by Kunle Fayiga

2 August 2024

Morocco defeated the United States 4-0 on Friday afternoon to reach the semi-finals of the Paris 2024 Olympics. The Atlas Lions topped their group ahead of Argentina, Ukraine and Iraq and did not lower their guard against the Americans with star forward Soufiane Rahimi giving them the lead from the penalty spot in the 29th minute. It was the Al Ain forward's fifth goal in Paris,...

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Paris 2024: Algeria’s Nemour wins Africa’s first-ever Olympic gymnastics medal

Paris 2024: D’Tigress beat Canada to progress into Olympics q/finals

Paris 2024: Mateta strike sends France into semi-finals

Paris 2024: Egypt reach men’s football semis after shootout victory over Paraguay

Paris 2024: Morocco thump the United States to reach men’s football semis

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