Paris Olympics digest: McIntosh wins silver; FIFA penalizes women’s soccer team; Canada beats Greece in men’s basketball

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Olympic highlights for July 27

• Swimming: Summer McIntosh won a silver medal in the women’s 400-metre freestyle final. Canada’s women’s 4x100m relay teams placed fourth in the final behind the Aussies, Americans and Chinese and the men finished sixth in their 4x100m relay final behind the U.S., Australia and Italy. Maggie Mac Neil has qualified for the women’s 100m butterfly final (Sunday, 2:40pm ET).
• Soccer: FIFA has deducted six points from Canada’s women’s soccer team and banned three coaches, including head coach Bev Priestman, for one year each after Canada was caught spying on New Zealand team practice before its opening game on Wednesday. It pretty much ends their Olympics. Canada Soccer is appealing the loss of points.
• Basketball: Stepping onto the court for the first time in Paris, Canada’s men’s basketball team beat Greece 86-79. Leading the way for Canada were RJ Barrett and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who scored 23 and 21 points, respectively. They play Australia next on July 30 at 7:30am ET.

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Here’s what happened today, July 27, at the Olympics

• Cycling: Canadian road cyclist Derek Gee, Saturday’s Olympic men’s time trial stayed on his bike while many riders in the field crashed out in the slick Paris rain, but was disappointed to finish 20th
• Swimming: The so-called Race of the Century lived up to its billing as Australia’s Ariarne Titmus, Canada’s swimming sensation Summer McIntosh and American great Katie Ledecky finished one-two-three in the 400m freestyle final. Titmus finished with a time of 3:57.49, McIntosh .88 of a second behind at 3:58.37 and Ledecky finished at 4:00.86. Canada’s women’s 4x100m relay came in fourth behind Australia (gold), the U.S. (silver) and China (bronze). The Canadian men’s 4x100m relay team finished sixth in their final behind winners U.S., Australia and Italy. Sunday, Maggie Mac Neil will be swimming in the 100m butterfly final (2:40pm ET).
• Basketball: In their first game in Paris, Canada secured a 86-79 win over Greece. Laden with NBA stars, including Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Jamal Murray, big things are expected of the men’s hoops team.
• Tennis: Most of the Canadian contingent of tennis players were to compete in the first round of their respective tournaments on the red clay at Roland Garros on Saturday but rain delayed several matches, including for Félix Auger-Aliassime, Leylah Fernandez and Bianca Andreescu.
• Gymnastics: Canada advanced to the finals in men’s gymnastics, with the Canadians claiming the eighth and final spot by less than a quarter of a point over Turkey.
• Beach volleyball: Canada’s Heather Bansley and Sophie Bukovec lost their first beach volleyball match of the Paris Olympics, losing 2-0 to the U.S.

What to watch for tomorrow, July 28, at the Olympics

• Surfing: Sanoa Dempfle-Olin will be Canada’s first surfing Olympian when she takes on the waves in Tahiti, Sunday at 1 p.m. ET. The 19-year-old from Tofino, B.C. will compete in the first round, third heat.
• Soccer: In a week of soccer-related scandals, the Olympic champions will face France at 3 p.m. ET. kicking off their title defence. Early Friday morning, the Canadian Olympic Committee removed Canada’s head coach, Bev Priestman, from the team amid a spying investigation that used drones against opponents.
• Swimming: Another big day in Canadian swimming sees Maggie Mac Neil compete in the women’s 100m butterfly. In the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, Mac Neil won three swimming medals and was chosen female athlete of the Games. Canada will also contend for medals in the men’s 400m individual medley and 100m breaststroke.
• Basketball: The United States men’s basketball team makes its highly anticipated Paris debut against Serbia. The U.S. roster is stacked with top-flight NBA talent, including LeBron James, Steph Curry and many more. The gold-medal favourite Americans, coached by Steve Kerr of the Golden State Warriors, should cruise through the group stage of the tournament.
• Gymnastics: The qualification round for women’s gymnastics begins, with Canada’s Ellie Black, Cassie Lee, Ava Stewart and Aurélie Tran competing at noon ET. Simone Biles and the U.S. women’s gymnastics team are set to make their Paris debut at 5:40am ET.

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