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Spain’s dream team of Rafa Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz saw their hopes for an Olympic doubles gold medal dashed on Wednesday by Americans Rajeev Ram and Austin Krajicek. This defeat almost certainly marks Nadal’s farewell to Roland Garros. Despite capturing the crowd’s hearts at the venue where Nadal has won 14 French Open singles titles, their journey ended in a …

France’s Leon Marchand delivered a stunning double gold-medal performance at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday, thrilling the host nation with victories in the 200m breaststroke and 200m butterfly. The 22-year-old claimed his first gold of the evening with a powerful late surge in the 200m butterfly, followed by an impressive display of stamina to win the 200m breaststroke just under …

Rafael Nadal continued his pursuit of a third Olympic gold on Tuesday, advancing to the men’s doubles quarter-finals with teammate Carlos Alcaraz. The duo, dubbed “Nadalcaraz,” won against Dutch players Tallon Griekspoor and Wesley Koolhof, despite losing the second set, ultimately triumphing 6-4, 6-7 (2/7), 10-2. Nadal expressed his enjoyment of the match, highlighting the positive energy and fun of …

Simone Biles secured her fifth Olympic gold medal as she led the United States to victory in the women’s gymnastics team final on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Daniel Wiffen made history for Ireland in swimming. On a sweltering day in Paris, where temperatures soared to 35 degrees Celsius (95 Fahrenheit), the main attraction was at the Bercy Arena. Here, Biles sought to …

Two Chinese swimmers, one of whom is set to compete in the Paris Olympics, tested positive for doping in 2022 but were cleared by Chinese authorities, according to a New York Times report on Tuesday that cited anonymous sources. This report comes in the wake of a significant controversy involving 23 Chinese swimmers who tested positive for trimetazidine (TMZ) at …

Leon Marchand expressed his excitement after winning France’s first Olympic swimming gold since 2012 in front of a lively Paris crowd on Sunday. Marchand dominated the 400m individual medley final, finishing with a time of 4:02.95, nearly six seconds ahead of Japan’s Tomoyuki Matsushita, who took second place, and American Carson Foster, who finished third. His performance was the second-fastest …

On Monday, July 29, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic will face off in the second round of the men’s singles at the ongoing Paris Olympics 2024. The two tennis legends will renew their rivalry, having last met in the 2022 French Open quarterfinals, where Nadal emerged victorious and went on to win the championship. Since then, Nadal has struggled with …

Rafa Nadal made a triumphant return to his favorite venue, this time joined by young tennis sensation Carlos Alcaraz. On Saturday, Spain’s new dynamic duo began their quest for Olympic gold, thrilling fans at the Court Philippe Chatrier with a 7-6(4) 6-4 victory over the sixth-seeded Argentine team of Maximo Gonzalez and Andres Molteni. Earlier in the day, 21-year-old Alcaraz …