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Kevin Durant called Stephen Curry's 36-point effort in the United States' 95-91 win over Serbia a "God-like performance" as the four-time reigning Olympic champions pulled off an exhilarating fourth-quarter comeback Thursday.
Half-centuries by captain Temba Bavuma and opener Tony de Zorzi anchored a resolute batting effort by South Africa in extending their first innings to 344 for eight at the close of the second day of the rain-affected first Test of a two-match series against the West Indies in Trinidad on Thursday.
The United States had to dig deep to erase a 17-point deficit to beat Nikola Jokic's Serbia 95-91 on Thursday to keep their bid for a fifth straight Olympic men's basketball gold medal alive.
Canada's Melissa Humana-Paredes and Brandie Wilkerson came back from the brink on Thursday to set up a women's beach volleyball final against Brazilian pair Ana Patricia Silva and Eduarda Santos.
Letsile Tebogo snatched a stunning Olympic gold in the men's 200m Thursday to deny Covid-hit Noah Lyles a sprint double, while LeBron James' USA survived a huge scare from Serbia to reach the men's basketball final.
Stefanos Tsitsipas fired off sharp criticism of his father-coach on Thursday after suffering a 6-4, 6-4 second-round loss to Japan's Kei Nishikori at the ATP Montreal Masters.
Cindy Ngamba won the Refugee Olympic Team their first ever medal on Thursday when she settled for bronze in women's boxing.
Jannik Sinner bolted out of the blocks in his first ATP match since Wimbledon with the defending champion defeating Borna Coric 6-2, 6-4 on Thursday at the Montreal Masters.
The United States erased a 17-point deficit to beat Nikola Jokic's Serbia 95-91 on Thusday and reach the Olympic men's basketball final, keeping their bid for a fifth straight gold medal alive.
Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem won the Olympic men's javelin title in Paris on Thursday, his country's first individual gold at a Summer Games.
Letsile Tebogo claimed a historic Olympic 200m title for Botswana on Thursday as Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone produced a stunning performance to smash the world record in the women's 400m hurdles as she took gold.
Cindy Ngamba won the Refugee Olympic Team their first ever medal on Thursday when she clinched a bronze in women's boxing.
The Netherlands beat Germany in a shoot-out to win the men's Olympic hockey gold Thursday, breaking a 24-year drought in what they hope will be the first of a Dutch double.
Paris Olympic singles champion Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from next week's ATP Cincinnati Open, the final major tune-up for the US Open, organizers announced on Thursday.
Olympic 100m champion Noah Lyles revealed he tested positive two days before finishing third to take bronze in Thursday's 200m final.
American Grant Holloway won Olympic gold in the men's 110m hurdles in Paris on Thursday.
Botswana's Letsile Tebogo snatched a stunning Olympic gold in the men's 200m Thursday to deny Covid-hit Noah Lyles the sprint double as Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone smashed the world record to win the 400m hurdles.
Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem won the Olympic men's javelin title in Paris on Thursday, his country's first individual gold at a Summer Games.
From the moment she qualified for her first Olympic Games as a 16-year-old high school student, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone has never paid much attention to conventional wisdom.
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone produced a world record-breaking performance to become the first woman in history to win back-to-back Olympic 400m hurdles crowns on Thursday.
Botswana's Letsile Tebogo became the first African to win the Olympic 200 metres on Thursday as he -- and Covid --upstaged Noah Lyles' plans for a sprint double in Paris.
France basketball star Victor Wembanyama said Saturday's Olympic final in Paris represents a "once-in-a-lifetime" chance to win gold at home.
Olympic 100m champion Noah Lyles said Thursday he tested positive two days before his bronze medal-winning performance in the men's 200m final.
Australia returned to the Olympic women's water polo gold medal match for the first time in 24 years with a dramatic and shock shoot-out win over the United States in Thursday's semi-final.
Letsile Tebogo has always said an Olympic medal would not just be for Botswana but the continent of Africa and he duly delivered on Thursday by becoming the first African to be crowned 200m Olympic champion.
Frenchman Benjamin Thomas ignited the Olympic velodrome on Thursday by claiming a gruelling omnium title while New Zealand's Ellesse Andrews charged to a "unreal" women's keirin gold.
Alexander Zverev produced a dominating triumph in advancing to the third round of the ATP Montreal Masters on Thursday as fellow seeds went down to defeat.
Botswana's Letsile Tebogo snatched a stunning Olympic gold in the men's 200m final Thursday to deny US runner Noah Lyles the sprint double, as NBA superstar LeBron James led out the US basketball dream team in a crunch semi-final.
Botswana's Letsile Tebogo became the first African to win the Olympic 200 metres on Thursday as he upstaged Noah Lyles' plans for a sprint double in Paris.
US top-seed Coco Gauff advanced to the third round of the WTA Toronto Masters on Thursday with a 6-4, 6-4 victory over China's Wang Yafan.
Canada's Melissa Humana-Paredes and Brandie Wilkerson came from a set down to reach the final of the women's beach volleyball on Thursday as the German men's team triumphed after a match-point challenge.
Thousands of people turned out on Thursday to give a hero's welcome to South Sudan's basketball team after their first ever appearance at an Olympic Games.