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Paris 2024: South Africa Sevens book rugby quarter-final spot, Kenya thumped by Samoa

Paris 2024: South Africa Sevens book rugby quarter-final spot, Kenya thumped by Samoa

The South Africa Sevens Rugby team progressed to the quarter-finals of the Paris 2024 Olympics with a 49-5 Group A victory over Japan Sevens on Thursday while Kenya Sevens suffered a heavy 26-0 loss to Samoa in Group B. The Blitzboks were beaten 10-5 by Ireland on Wednesday but came out guns blazing against the Japanese in the first half with Mogamat Davids, Impi Visser, Shilton...

Paris 2024: Football event begins in chaos as Morocco edge past Argentina

Paris 2024: Football event begins in chaos as Morocco edge past Argentina

Morocco defeated Argentina 2-1 in a dramatic game that took over four hours to conclude at the Paris 2024 Olympics. The Group B encounter played at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Etienne, saw Morocco take a 2-0 lead, buoyed by the strong support from the home fans, who earlier booed when Argentina had their national anthem played. However, the situation escalated when Christian Medina equalised for Argentina in...

Paris 2024: South Africa, Kenya Sevens lose opening rugby games

Paris 2024: South Africa, Kenya Sevens lose opening rugby games

The South Africa And Kenya Sevens rugby team started the Paris 2024 Olympics on a losing note with defeats to Argentina (31-12) and Ireland (10-5) respectively on Wednesday. The Springbok Sevens, who were bronze medallists at the maiden event during the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, fall behind to the Irish in Group A through tries in either half from Jordan Conroy and Terry Kennedy....

Paris 2024: Ranking Nigeria’s best athletes at Olympics

Paris 2024: Ranking Nigeria’s best athletes at Olympics

All eyes will be on the French capital of Paris on July 26 for the opening ceremony of the 2024 summer Olympic Games. Over 10,000 athletes from 206 countries will converge in the European city and Nigeria will have 90 athletes on parade in 12 sports discipline. Nigeria have appeared in 16 Olympics since their debut appearance in 1952 and they have a total of 27...

Paris 2024: Antetokounmpo chosen as Greece’s flag bearer for Summer Olympics

Paris 2024: Antetokounmpo chosen as Greece’s flag bearer for Summer Olympics

Giannis Antetokounmpo has been selected by the Hellenic Olympic Committee (HOC) as the flag bearer for Greece at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris alongside race walking legend Antigoni Drisbioti. The 29-year-old Milwaukee Bucks star will be making his debut at the games after guiding Greece to the the competition with an 80-69 win over Croatia in the final of the qualifiers. It will be Greece's...