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The Tennis Star Broke Off the Final – Injured

The first final in three years ended in the worst possible way for Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka. After winning the first set, 6–4, against Danish Clara Tauson, she was forced to break off the final in Auckland, New Zealand, due to injury.

The Tennis Star Broke Off the Final – Injured

Olympic Icon and Holocaust Survivor Dead

The Hungarian gymnastics legend Ágnes Keleti is dead. At 103 years old, she was the world's oldest Olympic Games medalist.

Olympic Icon and Holocaust Survivor Dead

Duplantis praised again – best in the world with Biles

When 518 sports journalists from 111 countries had their say about the past year, there were two athletes who were superior – the Swedish pole vaulter Armand Duplantis and the American gymnast Simone Biles. .

Duplantis praised again – best in the world with Biles

List: Five Super Comebacks

The driving forces are many and different. Some feel a sense of longing, others that they are not finished.

List: Five Super Comebacks

Armand Duplantis awarded: World Athlete of the Year

Armand Duplantis is praised again. The pole vaulter has been named the world's athlete of the year by the British BBC.

Armand Duplantis awarded: World Athlete of the Year

Controversial Coach Dies – Created Star Gymnasts

The Romanian gymnastics coaching legend, Bela Karolyi, has died, 82 years old. .

Controversial Coach Dies – Created Star Gymnasts

Snoop Dogg and Sewage Water – That's How We Remember the Olympic Games

The audience came, the stars shone and the whole world watched. Not even the sewage in the Seine could spoil the success.

Snoop Dogg and Sewage Water – That's How We Remember the Olympic Games

Biles followed up the fall with a silver medal

Simone Biles fell during the apparatus final in beam in the Olympic Games gymnastics, and finished in fifth place. In the final apparatus, floor exercise, the star missed gold again.

Biles followed up the fall with a silver medal

Biles unstoppable – took her third consecutive gold

Simone Biles is the Olympic Games queen in Paris. In the vault, the American gymnastics star took her third gold in as many attempts.

Biles unstoppable – took her third consecutive gold

Snoop Dogg steals the show at the Olympic Games

Simone Biles may be the USA's biggest sports star in the Olympic Games. But Snoop Dogg is doing his best to steal the spotlight.

Snoop Dogg steals the show at the Olympic Games

Simone Biles wins her sixth Olympic Games gold

It was a loud cheer that didn't want to end when Simone Biles secured her sixth OS gold in her career. The American finished with a total of 59,131 points in the all-around, 1.

Simone Biles wins her sixth Olympic Games gold

Biles won her fifth Olympic gold - USA won the final

Gymnastics queen Simone Biles, 27, has taken her fifth Olympic Games gold in her career. USA won the team final as expected - in front of a larger celebrity crowd at Bercy Arena in Paris.

Biles won her fifth Olympic gold - USA won the final

Japanese victory in the men's team gymnastics competition

There was real drama when the Olympic Games' first medals were to be awarded. The men's team competition ultimately came down to the United States, Japan, and China, and everything would be decided on the bars.

Japanese victory in the men's team gymnastics competition

Biles' husband is criticized – thought he was the "captain"

The superstar Simone Biles from the USA is the favorite tip in the team final in gymnastics. Biles' husband, Chicago Bears player Jonathan Owens, is pausing a training camp to support her on site in Paris.

Biles' husband is criticized – thought he was the "captain"

Rissveds: "I've understood that it helps others"

Mountain bike star Jenny Rissveds held a passionate speech about mental health after her Olympic Games bronze. An important voice to break the stigma around the issue, says a sports psychologist.

Rissveds: "I've understood that it helps others"

Biles dazzled – with Gaga and Cruise in the stands

Star sparkle in the stands and star sparkle on the floor in Paris. American Simone Biles, 27, dazzled in the gymnastics qualifying round in front of celebrities like Lady Gaga and Tom Cruise – despite the four-time Olympic Games gold medalist seemingly having a sore calf.

Biles dazzled – with Gaga and Cruise in the stands

Biles on her comeback: "No one is forcing me"

2021 withdrew Simone Biles from several Olympic Games competitions due to mental illness. Now the superstar is back in a much-talked-about comeback – on her own terms.

Biles on her comeback: "No one is forcing me"

Superstars heading to the Olympics in Paris

The Olympics in Paris are imminent. Several superstars, with millions of followers and fans, are expected to descend upon the French capital.

Superstars heading to the Olympics in Paris

Biles clear for the Olympics after convincing victory

Gymnastics star Simone Biles is clear for the Olympics in Paris later this summer. This after a clear victory in the American qualifications.

Biles clear for the Olympics after convincing victory