Ethiopia’s Tola wins Olympic marathon as France hope to dethrone US in basketball

Ethiopia's Tamirat Tola won the men's marathon on Saturday while setting a new Olympic record with a time of 2hr 06min 26sec. With the US and China tied for first place in the gold medal count on the penultimate day of the Games, France’s men’s basketball team, armed with star Victor Wembanyama, prepared to face a talent-loaded US team featuring LeBron James and Stephen Curry.