ANKARA: Polish top seed in women’s tennis and Paris 2024 Olympic Games favorite Iga Swiatek lost out to China’s Qinwen Zheng in a Thursday semifinal match.
Zheng, 21, beat World No.1 Swiatek, 23, with straight sets; 6-2, 7-5 at Paris’ Court Philippe-…
ISTANBUL: Italy’s Angela Carini abandoned on Thursday an Olympic women’s 66kg boxing match against an Algerian athlete, who failed a gender test last year.
“I got into the ring to fight. I didn’t give up, but one punch hurt too much and so I said eno…
ISTANBUL: The Paris Olympics have brought rare moments of cheer between divided Koreas which are currently witnessing hostile relations.
A joint photo of six young sportspersons from North and South Koreas as well as China has gone viral on social me…