Paris Games

August 6, 2024 5:12 PM

Paris restaurant apologies to Serena Williams, says was fully booked

A luxury Parisian hotel has apologised to tennis great Serena Williams after she complained, in a social media post seen by millions, that she and her family were turned away from its restaurant on Monday. "Yikes @peninsulaparis I've been denied access to rooftop to eat in a empty restaurant of nicer places but never with my kids. Always a first," Williams said on X. Williams, a four-times Olympic gold medallist, was one of the Olympic flame's torchbearers during the Paris Games' opening cerem...

Olympics – Neeraj Chopra says belief key to success in Paris Games

Olympic and world javelin champion Neeraj Chopra said Indian athletes have shown they can compete with the European powerhouses of the event and that the key to success at the Paris Games is maintaining their self-belief. European athletes had won 15 of the last 16 gold medals in the men's event before Chopra threw 87.58 metres at the Tokyo Games in 2021 to become the first Asian man to win an Olympic javelin title. The 26-year-old will defend his crown at the July 26-Aug. 11 Games and will be...