Olympics

Jessica Hull won a breakthrough silver for Australia, but day 15 in Paris centred around the United States - good and bad - on the court and on the track. Here are the best bits

A gutsy France fell short in the gold medal game, but Guerschon Yabusele commanded the attention of the basketball world with a superb display - highlighted by a monster slam on top of LeBron James. WATCH HERE

Steph Curry saved his best for last in Paris, following up his semifinal heroics with a late flurry of three-pointers to help the US shake a gutsy France and claim the men's basketball gold medal.

An extraordinary request was shot down after a decisive blunder was uncovered five days after the final.

‘She was locked in a room crying ... and it took great courage for her to continue on.’

Australian runner Jessica Hull has won an emotional breakthrough silver medal in the final of the women’s 1500m — the country’s first on the track in more than a decade. 

West Australian Hannah Green has fallen agonisingly short of a golf medal for the second time with New Zealand’s Lydia Ko crowned the new Olympic champion.

Australia’s Stingers have suffered Olympic heartbreak, going down in the women’s water polo final to Spain as their frustrating 24-year wait for the biggest title in the sport goes on.

Australia’s Olympic chief has hit out at critics of the nation’s breakdancer Rachael Gunn, labelling them ‘trolls and keyboard warriors’.

It’s the penultimate day of the Paris Olympics. The Nightly looks back at the 50 best pictures of the Games so far.

The 36-year-old accidentally stole the show and is now destined to become an obscure trivia question.

Maddison Keeney and Matthew Richardson both earned their places on the podium, while a baton blunder had the USA’s biggest track stars blushing. Here’s the pick of the action from Day 14 in Paris.

‘It is time to blow up the system.’

Algerian fighter Imane Khelif has won her country's first women's boxing gold medal, defeating China's Yang Liu in the welterweight final in Paris.