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China's Zou Jingyuan retains parallel bars title

PARIS, Aug 05 (Xinhua): Defending champion Zou Jingyuan overcame a shoulder injury to capture the men's parallel bars title on Monday for China's second gymnastics gold medal at Paris Olympics.Zou was only the third man to win two gold medals in a row on this apparatus, amassing a massive 16.200...

Dramatic fall costs Biles Olympics medal

PARIS, Aug 05 (AP): No medal for Simone Biles on the balance beam this time.The American gymnastics star slipped and fell off the apparatus at the end of her acrobatic series during the Paris Games' beam finals Monday, denying her an opportunity to add to the bronzes she won on...

How is a photo finish decided in Olympics?

World champion Noah Lyles roared to victory in 9.79 seconds to claim gold in a dramatic men's Olympic 100m final in Paris on Sunday.Lyles won in the closest Olympic 100m finish in modern history as just five thousandths of a second separated him from Jamaica's Kishane Thompson.Both were given the...

Germany win triathlon mixed relay gold

PARIS, Aug 05 (Reuters): Laura Lindemann won a thrilling sprint finish to give Germany gold in the Olympic triathlon mixed relay on Monday, outkicking the United States and Britain after highly-fancied France were scuppered by a bike crash on the first of four legs.There was a photo finish for second...

Former England batsman Thorpe dies aged 55

LONDON, Aug 05 (AFP): Former England batsman and coach Graham Thorpe has died at the age of 55, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced on Monday.Thorpe won 100 Test caps beteen 1993 and 2005 and scored 16 centuries during a stellar England career and was regarded as one...

Sri Lanka to tour England for three Tests

COLOMBO, Aug 05 (Agencies): Sri Lanka will tour England in August and September for a three-match Test series, the cricket board announced Monday.The 1st Test will be from August 21 in Manchester, with the 2nd at Lord's from August 29. The final will be from September 6 at the Oval,...