38w ago / 1:57 PM EDT

Tennis: Gauff wins first set

Coco Gauff has won the first set of her tennis match against Australia's Ajla Tomljanović.

The second set is underway — one more won set will put Gauff through to the next round.

38w ago / 1:56 PM EDT

Skateboarding: Japan's teens top the podium in women's street

In the women's street final that consisted entirely of teenagers, Japan dominated once again, with 14-year-old Coco Yoshizawa taking gold and 15-year-old Liz Akama taking silver. Both made their Olympic debuts.

The bronze medal went to Brazil's Rayssa Leal, who won the silver in Tokyo. After struggling in the preliminary rounds, she showed grit in the final, earning her a second Olympic medal at just 16 years old.

Since skateboarding made its Olympic debut in Tokyo, Japan and Brazil have been the only countries to win medals in women's street.

American Poe Pinson, 19, made her Olympic debut and finished fifth. American Paige Hyen, 16 also made her Olympic debut and finished sixth, though she earned additional points by skating switch, meaning she can ride the board with either foot forward.

38w ago / 1:52 PM EDT

Soccer: Zambia player scores hat trick to lead 4-2

Zambia's Barbra Banda shot the ball into the top right corner of the Australian goal just before half time, getting herself a hat trick at the Olympic level.

It's Banda's seventh hat trick on the international stage, a remarkable feat for the 24-year-old forward. American fans may know Banda from the Orlando Pride in the National Women's Soccer League.

38w ago / 1:39 PM EDT

Soccer: Australia hits a header to bring game 3-2

Zambia's Barbara Banda sank a beautiful shot into the open goal but Australia's Hayley Raso fought back with a well-angled header just moments later; Zambia is leading 3-2.

Zambia is now tied for the most goals in Group B, having the same overall number of goals as the U.S. and Germany.

38w ago / 1:35 PM EDT

Fencing: USA's Scruggs makes finals

USA's Lauren Scruggs won the semifinal bout in fencing, earning the chance to compete for gold in individual foil.

This is an Olympic debut for Scruggs, 21, a rising Harvard senior.

After an upset in men's saber when Eli Dershwitz was knocked out from the competition early on, Scruggs has given the USA hope they will take home some hardware.

She is one of two Black U.S. fencers — male or female — to have won an individual world title.

She will play her final bout at 3:45 p.m. ET.

38w ago / 1:30 PM EDT

Soccer: Zambia leads 2-1 against Australia

Racheal Kundananji scored in the 22nd minute of the game to lead Zambia 2-1 over Australia.

Kundananji is one of Africa's rising stars in the sport, currently signed to a multimillion-dollar contract to Bay F.C. in the U.S. National Women's Soccer League. The forward became the most expensive female player in the sport earlier this year with the trade that landed her in California.

38w ago / 1:22 PM EDT

Water polo: Italy defeats U.S. in men's opener

On the first day of men's water polo in Paris, Italy won 12-8 against the U.S. team. The pool of competitors in this sport runs deep, as five of the 12 nations have won a world championship medal since Tokyo. Italy was the runner-up at the last two Games and will eagerly pursue the gold.

The U.S. will play its next preliminary game against Romania on Tuesday.

38w ago / 1:17 PM EDT

Tennis: USA's Coco Gauff takes the court

The United States' Coco Gauff is making her Olympic debut right now versus Australia's Ajla Tomljanović.

Gauff, the World No. 2, must win the best out of three sets to advance to the next round.

38w ago / 1:13 PM EDT

Basketball: USA defeats Serbia to open group play

USA began its gold medal defense with a win, defeating Serbia 110-84 in its group play opener.

Kevin Durant and LeBron James led the way for the United States, scoring 21 and 23 points, respectively. Durant was especially impressive. Playing with the team for the first time after missing exhibition play with a calf injury, Durant missed only one shot, connecting on 8-of-9 from the field.

Three-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokić recorded 20 points, eight assists and five rebounds for Serbia, which was overwhelmed by the U.S.’s NBA talent. Serbia began the game on a 10-2 run in what was a back and forth first quarter. But after taking the lead late in the first, USA never relinquished it the rest of the game.

USA’s next game is vs. South Sudan on Wednesday. Serbia will face Puerto Rico on the same day.

38w ago / 1:11 PM EDT

Soccer: Zambia and Australia game tied 1-1 with early goals

Zambia and Australia are fighting to get out of a last place tie in Nice, France, today, both scoring early goals to make the game 1-1 only seven minutes into the match.

Zambia and Australia both lost 3-0 earlier this week in their matches: Australia falling to Germany and Zambia losing to the U.S. Because the scores were the same, that means the group's first and last positions were tied going into today's matches. Germany and the U.S. are tied for first, with Australia and Zambia both in last place.

But a goal in the first minute of the game from Zambia showed the African team was going in with an aggressive offensive. Australia equalized moments later, marking an already fast paced game.

Team USA takes on Germany later today and will play Australia on Wednesday.