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SAINT-DENIS, France − Team USA women’s discus thrower Veronica Fraley let it fly in the right frame of mind Friday, but it didn’t fly quite far enough. Fraley’s best throw among three went 62.54 meters…

SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France – This has been great, but something is missing. Sure, the American men’s golfers at this week’s Olympics tournament, like other countries, have been wearing the same outfits and the Team USA hats.…

PARIS – A second Olympic boxer at the center of controversy over gender eligibility stepped inside the ring at the Paris Games Friday. Lin Yu-Ting of Taiwan won her opening bout in the women’s competition…

Shooting his way to a silver medal at age 51, Yusuf Dikec of Turkey isn’t one to succumb to the pressures of high-level competition. A member of his country’s Olympic delegation dating back to 2008,…

PARIS − The Italian female boxer who quit 46 seconds into her fight against Algeria’s Imane Khelif expressed regret for not shaking Khelif’s hand following the controversial bout Thursday at the Paris Olympics, according to…

Lionel Messi continues to recover from his right ankle ligament injury, but he won’t play in Inter Miami’s Leagues Cup tournament match against LIGA MX club Tigres UANL on Saturday at Houston’s NRG Stadium. Messi…

SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France – For two days at Le Golf National, only one factor – big or very, very small – has seemingly been able to slow the United States’ Xander Schauffele. Got to watch out…

What’s better than winning an Olympic gold medal? How about winning a gold medal and almost immediately getting a marriage proposal? That’s exactly what happened Friday to Huang Yaqiong, a women’s badminton player from China.…

PARIS − Sha’Carri Richardson had a fast Olympic debut. Richardson won her opening-round heat of the women’s 100 with a time of 10.94 seconds to advance to Saturday’s semifinal round. She had a decent start…

PARIS − It was her ability to dodge punches from boys that led her to take up boxing. That’s what 24-year-old Algerian boxer Imane Khelif, ensnared in an Olympics controversy surrounding gender eligibility, said earlier…