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Canada's Camryn Rogers wins women's Olympic hammer throw gold
World champion Camryn Rogers made it a Canadian clean sweep of the Paris Olympics hammer throw golds when she won the women's competition on Tuesday.
Fast-finishing Hocker upsets favourites to win Olympic 1500m
American Cole Hocker produced a devastating finish in the home straight for an upset victory in the men's Olympic 1500m in Paris on Tuesday.
Australia's Trew, 14, wins park gold in Olympic skateboard
Australian teenage skateboarding sensation Arisa Trew won the women's park event at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday to become her country's youngest ever gold medallist.
Serbia rally for potential Olympic basketball clash with USA, France advance
Nikola Jokic and Serbia erased a 24-point deficit to edge Australia 95-90 in overtime on Tuesday to reach the Olympic men's basketball semi-finals and a potential clash with the United States.
USA edge Germany in extra time to reach Olympic women's football final
Sophia Smith scored the winning goal in extra time as the United States beat Germany 1-0 on Tuesday to advance to the Olympic women's football final.
McLaughlin-Levrone, Bol reach Olympic 400m hurdles final
Reigning Olympic champion Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone and world champion Femke Bol set up a mouthwatering showdown after advancing to the women's 400m hurdles final at the Paris Games on Tuesday.
France sink Canada to book Germany rematch in Olympic basketball
France lined up a rematch with Germany in the men's Olympic basketball semi-finals after an 82-73 win on Tuesday over previously unbeaten Canada.
Netherlands smash world record to win men's team sprint gold
Powerhouse Dutchman Harrie Lavreysen led the Netherlands to the men's team sprint cycling gold medal on Tuesday in new world record time to successfully defend their title.
Harris picks 'real deal' governor Walz as running mate
Kamala Harris said Tuesday she was "proud" to tap Tim Walz as her running mate, opting for the Minnesota governor with blue-collar credentials as the partner most likely to boost her historic White House bid.
Australia smash men's team pursuit world record at Olympics
Australia smashed the men's team pursuit world record at the Paris velodrome on Tuesday to set up an Olympic gold medal clash with track giants Britain.
Elon Musk's X sues advertisers over boycott
Elon Musk's X sued an advertising group and several large corporations on Tuesday accusing them of causing billions of dollars of losses by "illegally" boycotting the social media platform.
Netherlands shatter men's team sprint world record
The Netherlands smashed their own men's team sprint world record to make the Olympic gold medal race at the Paris velodrome on Tuesday.
Riot suspects in court as UK govt readies 6,000 police
Suspected far-right rioters appeared in British courts on Tuesday as the UK government said 6,000 specialist police were ready to deal with England's worst disorder in over a decade.
Venezuela army vows 'absolute loyalty' to Maduro after opposition appeal
Venezuela's military on Tuesday criticized an appeal by the opposition for the support of the armed forces amid the disputed reelection of President Nicolas Maduro, saying it was "desperate and seditious."
Hezbollah pledges retaliation against Israel 'whatever the consequences'
Hassan Nasrallah said his Hezbollah group and Iran were "obliged to respond" to Israel as the Middle East braced for the the pair's promised retaliation following high-profile killings last week.
US officials press for answers on Boeing emergency on Alaska Airlines
US transportation officials on Tuesday began a two-day hearing into a near-catastrophic January incident on a Boeing 737 MAX operated by Alaska Airlines that required an emergency landing.
Sweden and Germany storm to Olympic beach volleyball semis
Sweden and Germany stormed into the Olympic men's beach volleyball semi-finals on Tuesday in front of a frenzied crowd as stadium temperatures rose in front of the Eiffel Tower.
Russia says used aviation, artillery to repel Ukrainian border attack
Russia said Tuesday it deployed air and artillery firepower to quash an armed Ukrainian border incursion after pro-Kyiv fighters stormed across the border with tanks and armoured vehicles.
Seven US personnel injured in attack on Iraq base
A rocket attack on a base in Iraq wounded seven Americans, a US official said Tuesday, with the Pentagon blaming Iran-aligned forces for the violence that comes as the region awaits an expected counterattack by Tehran on Israel.
Alfred targets Olympic sprint double as Serbia survive in basketball
Saint Lucia's Julien Alfred targets an Olympic sprint double on Tuesday, while Nikola Jokic's Serbia made an epic comeback to stay in the basketball tournament.
Perfectionist Quan wins third Olympic diving gold at age 17
The 17-year-old diving prodigy Quan Hongchan on Tuesday won her second gold at the Paris Olympics and third of her young career to maintain China's unblemished record in the sport in the French capital.
Comeback kings Serbia set-up potential Olympic basketball clash with USA
Nikola Jokic and Serbia erased a 24-point deficit to edge Australia 95-90 in overtime on Tuesday to reach the Olympic men's basketball semi-finals and a potential clash with the United States.
Musk, UK govt spar over far-right riots
As far-right riots grip England, provocative tech billionaire Elon Musk is posting sympathy for the anti-immigration demonstrators, angering the UK government, which blames social media companies for fuelling the unrest.
Stocks bounce back after rout but jitters remain
Wall Street stocks sought to rebound on Tuesday following a global rout fuelled by US recession fears, but analysts warned that market volatility is unlikely to be over.
Britain's Hull hopes smoking will be allowed at Olympic golf
Olympic athletes are usually known for their clean living, but British golfer Charley Hull is worried that a possible smoking ban will affect her ability to control her nerves.
Discovery of tiny bone sheds light on mysterious 'hobbit' humans
The discovery of a tiny arm bone suggests that an ancient human dubbed "hobbits" only shrank down to their diminutive size after they arrived on an Indonesian island a million years ago, scientists said on Tuesday.
Donald to have six Euro Ryder Cup picks as LIV shut out of qualifying
Europe's Ryder Cup captain Luke Donald will have six wildcard picks for next year's trophy defence but the breakaway LIV Tour has been shut out of a streamlined qualifying process.
Olympic medallists enjoy rock star moment at Champions Park
One of the hits of the Paris Games is a free two-hour victory dance accompanied by a thumping soundtrack and a screaming crowd, without any live sport but with a host of medals.
Bangladesh Nobel winner Yunus ready to lead after Hasina flees
Bangladesh Nobel winner Muhammad Yunus said Tuesday he is ready to head a caretaker government, a day after the military took control as mass protests forced longtime ruler Sheikh Hasina to flee.
Olympic sponsor Coca-Cola under scrutiny for widespread plastic use
The Paris Olympics organising committee said Tuesday it would meet its target to reduce single-use plastics by half compared to the 2012 London Games despite bottles by major sponsor Coca-Cola being widely used on its sites.
Olympics sees 40-plus Covid cases as global infections rise: WHO
More than 40 athletes at the Paris Olympics have tested positive for Covid-19, highlighting a new global rise in cases as vaccination coverage plunges, the World Health Organization said Tuesday.
Serbia pip Australia in thriller to make Olympic basketball semis
Nikola Jokic led Serbia into the men's Olympic basketball semi-finals on Tuesday as they rallied from 24 points down to edge Australia 95-90 in overtime and set up a potential showdown with the United States.