TNT Tropang Giga wins PBA 49th season Governors' Cup Finals

This has to be one of the best PBA Governors’ Cup championships ever. The TNT Tropang Giga and the Barangay Ginebra teams somehow fought back to the championship showdown, and their best-of-7 finale was epic. And now, one team has emerged as the undisputed champion for the 49th season of the PBA!

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The previous five games saw this revenge match tipping in favor of Talk N Text and with the team on the brink of scoring another title, the team's title fate is decided in front of the Smart Araneta Coliseum audience.

At the score of 95-85, the revenge match between the two teams was finished and TNT bagged another PBA Governors' Cup title. Jayson Castro was named Player of the Game with 13 points, 6 rebounds, and 5/10 FGS.

Congratulations to the TNT Tropang Giga for becoming the PBA Season 49 Governors' Cup Champions!

Paris 2024 Highlights - FINAL DAY

        

August 11, 2024 - FINAL DAY

After a total of 17 days of witnessing athletes from many countries competing in different sports not just for medals but for the honor of their home countries, not to mention the heated rivalry between the US and China in terms of medal counts, the Paris 2024 Olympics has come to an end.

Here are the final medalists of the day;

• Sifan Hassan (NED) - Women's Marathon
• Michelle Gulyas (HUN) - Women's Individual Laser-Run
• Kotaro Kiyooka (JPN) - Men's Freestyle 65kg
• Akhmed Tazhudinov (BRN) - Men's Freestyle 97kg
• Yuka Kagami (JPN) - WOmen's Freestyle 76kg
• Li Wenwen (CHN) - Women's +81kg Weightligting
• Italy - Women's Volleyball
• Harrie Lavreysen (NED) - Men's Keirin
• Denmark 0 Men's Handball
• Jennifer Valente (USA) - Women's Omnium Points Race
• Serbia - Mne's Water Polo
• United States - Women's Basketball

And now at the final medal tally; The United States scored 40 golds out of 126, China with 40 golds out of 91, and Japan with 20 golds out of 45. In conclusion, the US and China ended the Paris 2024 rivalry in an honorable draw in terms of gold medals but the real winner goes to Team USA for scoring the most medals in the Paris 2024 Olympics with 126 medals.

With the games finished, here comes the closing ceremony. In contrast to the opening ceremony that took place at the Seine, the farewell celebration took place inside Stade de France with musical performances by Billie Eilish, Snoop Dogg, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers, among many others. It concludes with passing the torch to the host city of the 2028 Summer Olympics; Los Angeles.

URL: https://olympics.com/en/news/paris-2024-olympics-bid-farewell-paris-closing-ceremony-stade-de-france

The Paris 2024 Olympics may be over, but the long wait for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics is somewhat mired with concerns and uncertainties. Regardless of who wins the November 2024 US Presidential Elections, let's hope that geopolitical concerns and uncertainties don't get in the way of the long wait for the Los Angeles games.

Until then, merci beaucoup Paris!

Paris 2024 Highlights - Day 16

       

August 10, 2024 - DAY 16

In the penultimate day of the Paris 2024 Olympics, Athletics, Golf, Weightlifting, Sport Climbing, Volleyball, Canoe Sprint, Diving, Handball, Table Tennis, Water Polo, Football, Cycling Track, Modern Pentathlon, Wrestling, Artistic Swimming, Breaking, Basketball, Boxing, Taekwondo, and Beach Volleyball are the medal matches of the day.

Here are the winners of the penultimate day of the Paris 2024 Olympics;

• Tamirat Tola (ETH) - Men's Marathon
• Lydia Ko (NZL) - Women's Individual Stroke Play
• Liu Huanhua (CHN) - Men's 102kg Weightlifting
• Janja Garnbret (SLO) - Women's Boulder & Lead
• Lisa Carrington (NZL) - Women's Kayak Single 500m
• France - Men's Volleyball
• Josef Dostal (CZE) - Men's Kayak Single 1000m
• Katie Vincent (CAN) - Women's Canoe Single 200m
• Cao Yuan (CHN) - Men's 10m Platform
• Norway - Women's Handball
• China - Women's Team Table Tennis Team
• Spain - Women's Water Polo
• Solfrid Eila Amena Koanda - Women's 81kg Weightlifting
• United States - Women's Football
• Portugal - Men's Madison
• Hamish Kerr - Men's High Jump
• Ahmed Elgendy (EGY) - Men's Individual Modern Pentathlon
• Emmanuel Wanyonyi (KEN) - Men's 800m Athletics
• China - Duet Free Routine
• Haruka Kitaguchi (JPN) - Women's Javelin Throw
• Masai Russell (USA) - Women's 100m Hurdles
• Jakob Ingebrigtsen (NOR) - Men's 5000m Final
• Faith Kipyegon (KEN) - Women's 1500m Athletics
• Lasha Talakhadze (GEO) - Men's +102kg Weightlifting
• United States - Men's 4x400m Relay
• United States - Women's 4x400m Relay
• PHIL WIZARD (CAN) - B-Boys
• Arian Salimi (IRI) - Men +80kg Taekwondo
• United States - Men's Basketball
• Lin Yu Ting (TPE) - Women's 57kg Boxing
• Althea Laurin (FRA) - Women +67kg Taekwondo
• Abdumalik Khalokov (UZB) - Men's 57kg Boxing
• Ahman/Hellvig (SWE) - Men's Beach Volleyball
• Li Qian (CHN) - Women's 75kg Boxing
• Bakhodir Jalolov (UZB) - Men's +92kg Boxing

China is ahead of the United States by one gold medal, 39 to 38. Will China maintain its lead, or will the United States come from behind to win the final day of the Paris 2024 Olympics?

For full schedule and results: https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/schedule

Paris 2024 Highlights - Day 15

      

August 9, 2024 - DAY 15

The Paris 2024 Summer Olympics continues with Marathon Swimming, Sailing, Sport Climbing, Canoe Sprint, Diving, Football, Table Tennis, and Weightlifting as the medal matches of the day.

Here are the winners of the day;

• Kristof Rasovszky (HUN) - Men's 10km Swimming
• Valentin Bontus (AUT) - Men's Kite
• Toby Roberts (GBR) - Men's Boulder & Lead
• Xu/Sun (CHN) - Women's Canoe Double 500m
• Carrington/Hoskin (NZL) - Women's Kayak Double 500m
• Schopf/Lemke (GER) - Men's Kayak Double 500m
• Martin Fuksa (CZE) - Men's Canoe Single 1000m
• Chen Yiwen (CHN) - Women's 3m Springboard
• China - Men's Team Table Tennis
• Karlos May Nasar (BUL) - Men's 89kg Weightlifting

The United States and China are tied with 33 gold medals each but Team USA has the most overall medals with 111. The final weekend of the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics will be a do-or-die weekend. Which country will come out on top?

For full schedule and results: https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/schedule

Paris 2024 Highlights - Day 14

      

August 8, 2024 - DAY 14

The Paris 2024 Summer Olympics continues with Marathon Swimming, Sailing, Sport Climbing, Canoe Sprint, Diving, Weightlifting, Sailing, Wrestling, Hockey, Cycling Track, Athletics, and Taekwondo as the medal matches of the day.

Here are the winners of the day;

• Sharon van Rouwendal (NED) - Women's 10km Marathon Swimming
• Vadlau/Maehr (AUT) - Mixed Dinghy
• Tita/Banti (ITA) - Mixed Multihull
• Veddriq Leonardo (INA) - Men's Speed Sport Climbing
• Liu/Ji (CHN) Men's Canoe Double 500m
• New Zealand - Women's Kayak Four 500m
• Germany - Men's Kayak Four 500m
• Xie Siyi (CHN) - Men's 3m Springboard
• Luo Shifang (CHN) - Women's 59kg
• Eleanor Aldridge (GBR) - Women's Kite
• Saeid Esmaeili Leivesi (IRI) - Men's Greco-Roman 67kg
• Semen Sergeevich Novikov (BUL) 0 Men's Greco-Roman 87kg
• Akari Fujinami - Women's Freestyle 53kg
• Netherlands - Men's Hockey
• Ellesse Andrews (NZL) - Women's Keirin
• Benjamin Thomas (FRA) - Men's Omnium
• Rizki Juniansyah (INA) - Men's 73kg weightlifting
• Tara Davis-Woodhall (USA) - Women's Long Jump
• Arshad Nadeem (PAK) - Men's Javelin Throw
• Letsile Tebogo (BOT) - Men's 200m
• Ulugbek Rashitov (UZB) - Men 068kg Taekwondo
• Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone (USA) - Women's 400m Hurdles
• Kim Yujin (KOR0 - Women -57kg Taekwondo
• Grant Holloway (USA) - Men's 110m Hurdles
• Hasanboy Dusmatov (UZB) - Men's 51kg Boxing
• Chang Yuan (CHN) - Women's 54kg Boxing

Onto the medal tally, Team USA leads with 30 golds out of 103, China in 2nd with 29 golds out of 73, and Australia in 3rd with 18 golds out of 45. Which nation will stand tall as the Paris 2024 Olympics is heading to its final weekend?

For full schedule and results: https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/schedule

Paris 2024 Highlights - Day 13

     

August 7, 2024 - DAY 13

The Paris 2024 Summer Olympics continues with Sailing, Sport Climbing, Sailing, Weightlifting, Skateboarding, Athletics, Cycling Track, Wrestling, Artistic Swimming, Taekwondo, and Boxing as the medal matches of the day.

Here are this day's winners;

• Marit Bouwmeester (NED) - Women's Dinghy
• Alexandra Miroslaw (POL) - Women's Speed Sport Climbing
• Matt Wearn (AUS) - Men's Dinghy
• Li Fabin (CHN) - Men's 61kg Weightlifting
• Keegan Palmer (USA) - Men's Park Skateboarding
• Nina Kennedy (AUS) - Women's Pole Vault
• Australia - Men's Team Pursuit
• Nao Kusaka (JPN) - Men's Greco-Roman 77kg
• Mohammadhadi Saravi (IRI) - Men's Greco-Roman 97kg
• Sarah Ann Hildebrandt (USA) - Women's Freestyle 50kg
• United States - Women's Team Pursuit
• China - Team Acrobatic Routine
• Hou Zhihui (CHN) - Women's 49kg weightlifting
• Roje Stona (JAM) - Men's Discus Throw
• Panipak Wongpattanakit (THA) - Women -49kg Taekwondo
• Quincy Hall (USA) - Men's 400m Athletics
• Park Taejoon (KOR) Men -58kg Taekwondo
• Soufiane El Bakkali (MAR) - Men's 3000m Steeplechase
• Erislandy Alvarez Borges (CUB) - Men's 63.5kg Boxing
• Oleksandr Khyzhniak (UKR) - Men's 80kg Boxing

The Paris 2024 Summer Olympics has officially begun, and Team USA is off to an amazing start! They are currently in the lead with 27 gold medals out of 94, while Team China is in 2nd place with 25 golds out of 65. Australia is not far behind with 18 golds out of 41. 

Will the Americans stay on top for the duration of the games? Or will Team China have the last laugh? There are still a lot of medals to be won, so anything could happen!

For full schedule and results: https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/schedule

Paris 2024 Highlights - Day 12

    

August 6, 2024 - DAY 12

The Paris 2024 Summer Olympics continues with Equestrian, Diving, Skateboarding, Wrestling, Athletics, Cycling Track, and Boxing as the medal matches of the day.

Here are the winners of the day:

•  Christian Kukuk (GER) - Jumping Individual Jump-Off
• Quan Hongchan (CHN) - Women's 10m Platform
• Arisa Trew (AUS) - Women's Park
• Kenichiro Fumita (JPN) - Men's Greco-Roman 60kg
• Mijain Lopez Nunez (CUB) - Men's Greco-Roman 130kg
• Amit Elor (USA) - Women's Freestyle 68kg
• Camryn Rogers (CAN) - Women's Hammer Throw
• Netherlands - Men's Team Sprint
• Miltadis Tentoglou (GRE) - Men's Long Jump
• Cole Hocker (USA) - Men's 1500m
• Winfred Yavi (BRN) - Women's 3000m Steeplechase
• Gabrielle Thomas (USA) - Women's 200m Athletics
• Kellie Harrington (IRL) - Women's 60kg Boxing

The medal tally continues to show that Team USA is in the lead, with 24 golds out of 86 total medals. Team China is in 2nd place with 22 golds out of 59 total medals, while Australia is in 3rd place with 14 golds out of 35 total medals. Will Team USA maintain its lead? Or will another country pull ahead as the Games continue?'

For full schedule and results: https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/schedule

Paris 2024 Highlights - Day 11

    

August 5, 2024 - DAY 11

The Paris 2024 Summer Olympics continues with Shooting, Badminton, Artistic Gymnastics, Badminton, Shooting, Canoe Slalom, Athletics, Cycling Track, 3x3 Basketball, and Surfing as the medal matches of the day.

Here are this day's winners;

• Li Yuehong (CHN) - 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Men's
• An Se Young (KOR) - Women's Singles Badminton
• Zou Jingyuan (CHN) - Men's Parallel Bars
• Alice D'Amato (ITA) - Women's Balance Beam
• Shinnosuke Oka (JPN) - Men's Horizontal Bar
• Rebeca Andrade (BRA) - Women's Floor Exercise
• Viktor Axelsen (DEN) - Men's Singles Badminton
• Italy - Skeet Mixed Team
• Noemie Fox (AUS) - Women's Kayak Cross
• Finn Butcher (NZL) - Men's Kayak Cross
• Armand Duplantis (SWE) Men's Pole Vault
• Great Britain - Women's Team Sprint
• Valarie Allman (USA) - Women's Discus Throw
• Beatrice Chebet (KEN) - Women's 5000m
• Keely Hodgkinson (GBR) - Women's 800m
• Germany - Women's Gold Medal
• Netherlands - Men's 3x3 Basketball
• Kauli Vaast (FRA) - Men's Surfing
• Caroline Marks (USA) - Women's Surfing

The medal race is heating up as the 2024 Paris Olympics approach the climax. With 21 golds, Team USA currently leads the way. However, Team China is not far behind with the same number of golds, despite winning fewer medals overall. Team France is in third place with 13 golds. Will Team USA and Team China finish with the same number of golds? Or will one team emerge as the clear winner? We’ll have to wait and see!

For full schedule and results: https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/schedule

Paris 2024 Highlights - Day 10

   

August 4, 2024 - DAY 10

The Paris 2024 Summer Olympics continues with Golf, Equestrian, Tennis, Cycling Road, Table Tennis, Archery, Artistic Gymnastics, Badminton, Shooting, Swimming, Fencing, and Athletics the medal matches of the day.

Here are this day's winners:

• Scottie Scheffler (USA) - Men's Individual Stroke Play
• Jessica von Bredow-Werndl (GER) - Dressage Individual Grand Prix
• Novak Djokovic (SRB) - Men's Singles Tennis
• Errani/Paolini (ITA) - Women's Doubles Tennis
• Kristen Faulkner (USA) - Women's Road Race
• Fan Zhendong (CHN) Men's Singles Table Tennis
• Kim Woojin (KOR) - Men's Individual Archery
• Liu Yang (CHN) - Men's Rings
• Lee/Wang (CHN) - Men's Doubles Badminton
• Francisca Crovetto Chadid (CHI) - Skeet Women's
• Kaylia Nemour (ALG) - Women's Uneven Bars
• Carlos Edriel Yulo (PHI) - Men's Vault
• Sarah Sjoestroem (SWE) - Women's 50m Freestyle
• Bobby Finke (USA) - Men's 1500m Freestyle
• Japan - Men's Foil Team
• China - Men's 4x100m Medley Relay
• USA - Women's 4x100m Medley Relay
• Yaroslava Mahuchikh (UKR) - Women's High Jump
• Ethan Katzberg (CAN) - Men's Hammer Throw
• Noah Lyles (USA) - Men's 100m Athletics

The US currently leads the Paris 2024 medal count with 19 gold medals, followed by China with 19 and France with 12. The Americans also lead in overall medals with 71. The French have the most total medals so far with 44, while China has 45. The Summer Olympics is now in its final week. Will the US maintain their lead? Or will another country pull ahead?

For full schedule and results: https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/schedule

Paris 2024 Highlights - Day 9

  

August 3, 2024 - DAY 9

The Paris 2024 Summer Olympics continues with Shooting, Equestrian, Rowing, Cycling Road, Tennis, Table Tennis, Sailing, Archery, Badminton, Artistic Gymnastics, Shooting, Judo, Fencing, Athletics, and Swimming as the medal matches of the day.

Here are this day's winners:

• Yang Ji-in (KOR) - 25m Pistol Women's
• Germany - Dressage Team Grand Prix
• Karlien Florijn (NED) - Women's Single Sculls
• Romania - Women's Eight Rowing
• Remco Evenepoel (BEL) - Men's Road Cycling
• Great Britain - Men's Eight Rowing
• Oliver Zeidler - Men's Single Sculls
• Ebden/Peers (AUS) - Men's Doubles Tennis
• Zheng Qinwen (CHN) - Women's Singles Tennis
• Marta Maggetti (ITA) - Women's Windsurfing
• Tom Reuveny (ISR) - Men's Windsurfing
• Chen Meng (CHN) - Women's Singles Table Tennis
• Lm Si Hyeon (KOR) - Women's Individual Archery
• Chen/Jia (CHN) - Women's Doubles Badminton
• Carlos Edriel Yulo (PHL) - Men's Floor Exercise Artistic Gymnastics
• Vincent Hancock (USA) - Skeet Men's Shooting
• France - Mixed Team Judo
• Simone Biles (USA) - Women's Vault
• Rhys McClenaghan (IRL) - Men's Pommel Horse
• Ukraine - Women's Sabre Team
• Ryan Crouser (USA) - Men's Shot Put
• Thea LaFond (DMA) - Women's Triple Jump
• Kristof Milak (HUN) - Men's 100m Butterfly
• Netherlands - 4x400m Relay Mixed
• Summer McIntosh (CAN) - Women's 200m Individual Medley
• Julien Alfred (LCA) - Women's 100m
• Katie Ledecky (USA) - Women's 800m Freestyle
• United States - Mixed 4x100m Medley Relay

There’s still a long way to go in the 2024 Olympics, but China has a solid lead in the medal count with 16 golds. The US is second with 14, and France is third with 12. The medal count can change drastically from one day to the next, but China has been consistently strong in various events. They are a force to be reckoned with.

For full schedule and results: https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/schedule

Paris 2024 Highlights - Day 8

 

August 2, 2024 - DAY 8

The Paris 2024 Summer Olympics continues with Shooting, Diving, Rowing, Tennis, Sailing, Tennis, Trampoline Gymnastics, Equestrian, Badminton, Archery, Judo, Fencing, Swimming, Athletics, and Cycling BMX Racing as the medal matches of the day.

Here are this day's winners:

• Chiara Leone (SUI) - 50m Rifle 3 Positions Women's
• China - Men's Synchronised 3m Springboard
• Croatia - Men's Pair Rowing
• Netherlands - Women's Pair Rowing
• Ireland - Lightweight Men's Double Sculls
• Aanholt/Duetz (NED) - Womens Skiff Sailing
• Great Britain - Lightweight Women's Double Sculls
• Botin/Trittel (ESP) - Men's Skiff Sailing
• Byrony Page (GBR) - Women's Trampoline Gymnastics
• Great Britain - Jumping Team Equestrian
• Zheng/Huang (CHN) - Mixed Doubles Badminton
• South Korea - Mixed Team Archery
• Beatriz Souza (BRA) - Women +78kg Judo
• Teddy Riner (FRA) - Men +100kg Judo
• Siniakova/Machac (CZE) - Mixed Doubles Tennis
• Hungary - Men's Epee Team
• Ivan Litvinovich (AIN) - Men's Trampoline Gymnastics
• Cameron McEvoy (AUS) - Men's 50m Freestyle
• Kaylee McKeown (AUS) - Women's 200m Backstroke
• Leon Marchand (FRA) - Men's 200m Individual Medley
• Joshua Cheptegei (UGA) - Men's 10,000m Athletics
• Joris Daudet (FRA) - Men's Cycling BMX Racing
• Saya Sakakibara (AUS) - Women's Cycling BMX Racing

Onto the medal tally, China leads with 13 golds out of 31, France with 11 out of 37, and Australia with 11 out of 22.

The competition is fierce, and many more medals will be won! With the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics just past the halfway mark, anything is still possible. Check back for more updates as the games continue.

For full schedule and results: https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/schedule

Paris 2024 Highlights - Day 7

August 1, 2024 - DAY 7

The Paris 2024 Summer Olympics continues with Shooting, Athletics, Rowing, Judo, Canoe Slalom, Artistic Gymnastics, Fencing, and Swimming the medal matches of the day.

Today's winners are;

• Liu Yukun (CHN) - 50m Rifle 3 Position Men's
• Yang Jiayu (CHN) - Women's 20m Race Walk
• New Zealand - Women's Double Sculls Final A
• Romania - Men's Double Sculls Final A
• Netherlands - Women's Four
• USA - Men's Four
• Zelym Kotsoiev (AZE) - Men -100kg Judo
• Alice Bellandi (ITA) - Women -78kg Judo
• Giovanni de Gennaro (ITA) - Men's Kayak Single
• Simone Biles (USA) - Women's All-Around
• USA - Women's Foil Team
• Summer McIntosh (CAN) - Women's 200m Butterfly
• Hubert Kos (HUN) - Men's 200m Backstroke
• Kate Douglass (USA) - Women's 200m Breaststroke
• Australia - Women's 4x200m Freestyle Relay

Onto the medal tally, China leads with 11 golds out of 24, the USA with 9 golds out of 37, and France with 8 golds out of 27. It’s still very early in the games, but these three countries are currently in the lead. However, there are still plenty of medals to be won, so anything could happen!

For full schedule and results: https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/schedule

Paris 2024 Highlights - Day 6

  

July 31, 2024 - DAY 6

The Paris 2024 Summer Olympics continues with Triathlon, Diving, Rowing, Cycling BMX Freestyle, Shooting, Judo, Canoe Slalom, Artistic Gymnastics, Fencing, and Swimming the medal matches of the day.

Great Britain's Alex Yee won the Men's Individual Triathlon, Team China won the Women's Synchronised 10m Platform, The Netherlands and Great Britain dominated separate Quadruple Sculls events, China's Deng Yawen and Argentina's Jose Torres Gil won gold in Cycling BMX Freestyle Park Finals, Guatemalan Adriana Ruano Oliva with the Trap Women's Final, Croatian Barbara Matic and Georgian Lasha Bekauri won gold in separate judo matches, Australia's Jessica Fox in the Women's Canoe Single, Shinnosuke Oka from Japan with the Men's All-Around, South Korea with the Men's Sabre Team Fencing, and Sarah Sjoestroem from Sweden, France's Leon Marchand, USA's Katie Ledecky, and China's Pan Zhanle dominated swimming events with the Frenchman won two golds this day.

The Paris 2024 Summer Olympics has officially begun, and China is currently leading the medal tally with 9 golds out of 19 medals. France is in second place with 8 golds out of 26 medals, and Japan is in third place with 8 golds out of 15.

There are still plenty of medals to be won, so stay tuned to see how the rankings change!

For full schedule and results: https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/schedule

Paris 2024 Highlights - Day 5

 

July 30, 2024 - DAY 5

The Paris 2024 Summer Olympics continues with Table Tennis, Shooting, Judo, Artistic Gymnastics, Rugby Sevens, and Swimming the medal matches of the day.

China defeated North Korea at the Mixed Doubles Table Tennis. At the same time, Britain's Nathan Hales won the Trap Men's Shooting finals, Japan's Takanori Nagase won the Men's -81kg judo match, Slovenia's Andreja Leski at the Women's -63kg judo finals, Team USA at the Women's Team Artistic Gymnastics, New Zealand with the Women's Rugby Sevens, Australian Kaylee McKeown at the Women's 100m Backstroke, and Irishman Daniel Wiffen at the Men's 800m Freestyle.

Japan leads the medal tally with seven golds out of 13 medals total, followed closely by China with six golds out of 14 medals, and Australia with six golds out of 11 medals. There’s still a lot of time left in the games, so anything could happen!

For full schedule and results: https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/schedule

Paris 2024 Highlights - Day 4

   

July 29, 2024 - DAY 4

The Paris 2024 Summer Olympics continues with Shooting, Diving, Equestrian, Shooting, Cycling Mountain Bike, Skateboarding, Archery, Canoe Slalom, Artistic Gymnastics, Swimming, and Fencing as the medal matches of the day.

This day's winners are;

10m Air Rifle Women's - Ban Hyojin (South Korea)

Men's Synchronised 10m Platform Final - China

Eventing Team Jumping - Great Britain

10m Air Rifle Men's - Sheng Lihao (China)

Men's Cross-Country - Thomas Pidcock (Great Britain)

Eventing Individual Jumping - Michael Jung (Germany)

Men's Street Skateboarding - Yuto Horigome (Japan)

Men's Team Archery - South Korea

Men's Canoe Single - Nicolas Gestin (France)

Men's Team Artistic Gymnastics - Japan

Women's 400m Individual Medley - Summer McIntosh (Canada)

Men's 200m Freestyle - David Popovici (Romania)

Men's 100m Backstroke - Thomas Ceccon (Italy)

Women's Sabre Individual - Manon Apithy-Brunet (France)

Women's 200m Freestyle - Mollie O' Callaghan (Australia)

Men's Foil Individual - Cheung Ka Long (Hong Kong)

As things stand, Japan leads the medal tally with six golds out of 12 total medals. France is second with five gold medals out of 16 medals, and China is third with five gold medals out of 12 total medals. 

The games are still in their early stages and anything can happen, but it will be interesting to see if Japan can maintain its lead or if France or China can catch up.

For full schedule and results: https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/schedule

Paris 2024 Highlights - Day 3

  

July 28, 2024 - DAY 3

The Paris 2024 Summer Olympics continues with Shooting, Cycling Mountain Bike, Skateboarding, Archery, Canoe Slalom, Swimming, and Fencing are this day's medal matches.

China's Xie Yu won the 10m Air Pistol Men's Final while South Korea delivered a 1-2 finish at the 10m Air Pistol Women's Final with Oh Ye Jin the winner and Kim Yeji the silver medalist. France's Pauline Ferrand Prevot won the Women's Cross Country, Japan claimed the top two podiums at the Women's Street Final with Coco Yoshizawa the victor and Liz Akama the silver medalist, South Korea with the Women's Team Archery, Australia's Jessica Fox for the Women's Kayak Single, Leon Marchand of France with the Men's 400m Individual Medley, Torri Huske and Gretchen Walsh with their 1-2 finish at the Women's 100m Butterfly Final, Eleanor Harvey of Canada and Egypt's Mohamed Elsayed won gold in separate fencing matches, Nicolo Martinenghi of Italy with the Men's 100m Breaststroke final, Lee Kiefer of USA with the Women's Foil Individual, and Koki Kano of Japan with the Men's Epee Individual.

The third day of the 2024 Summer Olympics saw a lot of action and a lot of medals handed out. Japan, Australia, and the USA are neck-and-neck for the lead. Japan is currently on top with four golds out of seven, while Australia has four golds out of six. The USA is trailing slightly with three golds out of 12.

For full schedule and results: https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/schedule

Paris 2024 Highlights - Day 2

  

July 27, 2024 - DAY 2

The Paris 2024 Summer Olympics is in full swing and throughout this event, let's focus only on the medal events because this is where the games matter.

China scored its first gold medal of the event by beating the US and the UK in the Women's Synchronised 3m Springboard diving while Australia's Grace Brown won the Women's Individual Time Trial with Belgium's Remco Evenepoel with the Men's Individual Time Trial Cycling Road. Japan's Natsumi Tsunoda and Kazakhstan's Yeldos Smetov won gold in Judo medal matches, France at the Rugby Sevens Men's Gold Medal Match, Germany's Lukas Maertens with the Men's 400m Freestyle, Australia's Ariane Titmus at the Women's 400m Freestyle, Vivian Kong from Hong Kong with the Women's Epee Individual, Australia dominated the Women's 4x100m Freestyle Relay, USA with the Men's 4x100m Freestyle Relay, and South Korea's Oh Sanguk with the Men's Sabre Individual Fencing.

Australia leads with three gold medals out of five, China has two out of three, and the US has one out of five. 

These are just the medal events, of course, but I think it’s a good start for all three countries. I’m interested to see how they all do as the games go on. Who do you think is going to come out on top?

For full schedule and results: https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/schedule

Paris 2024 Highlights - Day 1

 

July 26, 2024 - DAY 1

The Paris 2024 Summer Olympics has officially begun and for the first time in the history of the Olympic Summer Games, the opening ceremony did not take part at a stadium. Instead, it was held in the city's heart along its main artery; the Seine River.

The parade of athletes took place on the Seine, and boats were used for each national delegation. French judoka Teddy Riner and sprinter Marie-Jose Perec lit the Olympic flame while Celine Dion performed partway up the Eifel Tower.

Lady Gaga, Zinedine Zidane, and the Minions of the Despicable Me franchise are among those involved in the opening ceremony's breathtaking performance.

URL: https://olympics.com/en/news/paris-2024-olympic-games-opening-ceremony-flame-cauldron

Until the 11th of August, athletes from many countries are competing in different sports not just for medals but for the honor of their home countries. Amid geopolitical tensions, let's hope the Paris Olympics will proceed smoothly as planned.

Allez!

Boston Celtics won its 18th NBA title

 

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The 2023-24 NBA Season finals were an intense clash between the Boston Celtics and the Dallas Mavericks. The Celtics had a commanding lead at 3-0, but the Mavericks managed to interrupt their sweep in Game 4. Despite the setback, the Celtics managed to regain their composure.

In Game 5 of its best-of-seven finals match between the Celtics and the Mavericks, the Celtics have finally been crowned champions again after beating the Mavericks at the score of 106-88. Jaylen Brown was named MVP.

They have been the most dominant team in the league all season, and it’s so satisfying to see them finally get their 18th title. They definitely earned it. Of course, it was a long season with many ups and downs, but the Celtics always managed to overcome the challenges they faced. 

Congratulations to the Boston Celtics for winning their 18th NBA title!

Meralco wins its first PBA Philippine Cup title

The Meralco Bolts have been fighting for the title for 14 years and finally advanced to the PBA Philippine Cup finals, where they faced their biggest hurdle; the legendary San Miguel Beermen team.

The Beermen have won 29 PBA titles and have a veteran team, making them a formidable opponent for any team. The Bolts are also a great team, but they have never won the championship. But the Bolts are looking to change that this year, and if they can beat the Beermen, they will have a great chance of winning the title.

The first game saw Meralco draw first blood by beating San Miguel at the score of 93-86, followed by Game 2 where SMB beat Meralco by a point, 95-94. The two sides trade punches until Game 5, where Meralco's third win of their best-of-7 match against San Miguel puts them on the brink of their first title.

Game 6 was held in front of a massive crowd at the Smart Araneta Coliseum, and the atmosphere was electric. The game was close throughout, but the Meralco Bolts made a few key stops down the stretch and held on for the win. In the end, the Bolts won Game 6 80-78 and clinched their first PBA Philippine Cup championship in team history.

Chris Newsome is named Best Player at the score of 15 points, 5 rebounds, and 4 assists.

Photo: Philippine Basketball Association

Congratulations to the Meralco Bolts for finally winning the PBA Philippine Cup after 14 years of fighting for the title. It was a close one, going against the legendary San Miguel Beermen, who are tied with Ginebra for most titles won. I’m especially happy for Chris Newsome, who was named Best Player of the Game. Cheers to the Bolts for a great season and an even better finish!