Sport in brief: August 11, 2024
United States' LeBron James dunks as France's Mathias Lessort, Guerschon Yabusele, Nicolas Batum, Bilal Coulibaly and Evan Fournier watch during a men's gold medal basketball game at Bercy Arena at the 2024 Summer Olympics, August 10, 2024, in Paris, France
MEN’S BASKETBALL: LeBron James celebrated his third Olympic title as the United States beat hosts France 98-87 to win men’s basketball gold for a fifth successive Games.
James, 39, back on the Olympic stage for the first time since London 2012, finished with 14 points, 10 assists and six rebounds to underpin the American performance.
MEN’S FOOTBALL: Callum McGregor reminded watching Scotland manager Steve Clarke what he will be missing with a spectacular goal in Celtic’s dominant 2-0 victory over Hibernian at Easter Road.
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