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Day: July 31, 2024

Road maintenance equipment commissioned to create 10,000 jobs

The Government has handed over some 2,240 units of earth-moving equipment and ancillary tools to the 261 Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) for road construction, upgrading and rehabilitation works.

The equipment, comprising bull…

New Zealand win second straight rugby Olympic gold against Canada

New Zealand won the women’s rugby sevens Olympic gold just like in Tokyo with a 19-12 win against Canada at the Paris Games on Tuesday.

Risi Pouri-Lane put New Zealand ahead but Canada scored twice to turn the game around.

The Black Fearn Sevens, ho…

China’s Deng, 18, wows her way to BMX park gold

Chinese BMX rider Deng Yawen saw off the competition in the Paris sunshine to seal a surprise Olympic gold in the women’s park final on Wednesday.

The 18-year-old’s second of two runs of 92.60 points secured victory at the spectacular setting of Plac…

Japan’s Nagase repeats trick with 81kg judo gold

Japanese judoka Takanori Nagase overpowered Georgian Tato Grigalashvili to win the Olympic men’s 81 kilogram gold for the second successive Games on Tuesday.

Nagase, who also picked up a bronze in the event in 2016, continued Japan’s strong start to …