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Historic river parade launches Paris Olympics

Shawdesh Desk: A historic boat parade down the River Seine launched the Paris Olympics with spectacular French flair Friday, as the City of Light welcomed the world’s greatest athletes for

Chaos, crowd trouble as Morocco beat Argentina in men’s football

Sports Desk: Chaos and confusion reigned on Wednesday as Morocco beat Argentina 2-1 in their opening game of the men’s Olympic football tournament, but only after a late equaliser for

Star names in short supply in football

Sports Desk: Kylian Mbappe wanted to take part in this year’s Olympics in his home city, while there were hopes that Lionel Messi would feature for Argentina, but instead the

Copa final was dream farewell says Di Maria

Sports Desk: Argentina winger Angel Di Maria said Sunday’s Copa America triumph over Colombia was the perfect dream ending to his career with the national team. A 1-0 win after

Argentina beat Colombia to win record 16th Copa America title

Sports Desk: Lautaro Martinez scored an extra-time winner as Argentina beat Colombia 1-0 to win a record 16th Copa America title at Hard Rock Stadium on Sunday. A poor game

Crowd chaos as fans kept waiting outside Copa America final

Sports Desk: Chaotic scenes erupted at Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium on Sunday as thousands of fans were kept waiting outside the venue ahead of the Copa America final between Argentina

Five key battles

Sports Desk: England, aiming to end a 58-year wait to win a major trophy, face a Spain side hoping for a record fourth triumph in the Euro 2024 final on

Colombia out to spoil Argentina’s ‘triple crown’

Sports Desk: Argentina can become the first South American team to win the ‘triple crown’ of three straight major tournament titles if they can overcome a formidable Colombia in Sunday’s