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Australia's Bronte Halligan walked out of the pool after her team's 9-6 victory over Greece in the women's water polo quarter-final on Tuesday and took a moment to reflect on the scene.

American Gabby Thomas streaked to Olympic 200m glory ahead of Julien Alfred in Paris on Tuesday to deprive Saint Lucia of a famous sprint double.

Whether it is excelling as an Ivy League student or vying for success on the running track, Gabby Thomas says she has always been driven by a ferocious underdog spirit.

Hamas on Tuesday named Yahya Sinwar, the man Israel says masterminded the October 7 attack that sparked the Gaza war, as its new political chief following the killing last week of his predecessor Ismail Haniyeh.

Japan's Kei Nishikori staged a 3-6, 7-5, 6-4 fightback over Alex Michelsen on Tuesday to earn his first victory at an ATP Masters match in three years.

American Gabby Thomas stormed to a brilliant victory in the women's Olympic 200m in Paris on Tuesday to clinch the first major title of her career.

Bangladesh's Nobel-winning microfinance pioneer Muhammad Yunus has been tapped to lead an interim government after mass protests forced longtime prime minister Sheikh Hasina to flee, the presidency announced early Wednesday.

Russia said Tuesday it deployed air and artillery firepower to try to quash an armed Ukrainian border incursion after pro-Kyiv fighters stormed across the border with tanks and armoured vehicles.

Cuban wrestler Mijain Lopez made Olympic history on Tuesday when he became the first athlete to win five consecutive individual gold medals in the same event.

The Netherlands smashed their own world record twice in defending their Olympic men's team sprint gold on Tuesday, while Australia fired a warning shot by obliterating the team pursuit mark.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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 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 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.

The Netherlands smashed their own men's team sprint world record to make the Olympic gold medal race at the Paris velodrome on Tuesday.

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'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."

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 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 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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.