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Australian field hockey player suspended over attempted cocaine purchase at Paris Olympics

Sep. 10, 2024 22:26 PM EDT

SYDNEY (AP) — Field hockey player Tom Craig has been suspended for 12 months by the sport's Australian governing body for attempting to purchase cocaine at the Paris Olympics. Craig was arrested but released without charge after trying to purchase the drug in Paris on Aug. 7 during...

Netherlands beats Germany for men's field hockey gold at the Paris Olympics

Aug. 08, 2024 17:03 PM EDT

COLOMBES, France (AP) — A sprinkler inexplicably went off and delayed play for a couple of minutes. A dramatic shootout victory set off a wild celebration that was interrupted briefly when a scuffle almost broke out. The men's Olympic field hockey final had a little bit of...

Paris prosecutors: Australian Olympic field hockey player released after trying to buy cocaine

Aug. 07, 2024 13:54 PM EDT

PARIS (AP) — A member of the Australian Olympic field hockey team was given a criminal warning in Paris after trying to buy cocaine, allowing him to be released from custody, prosecutors said Wednesday. The Paris prosecutor's office said in a statement that police interrupted a...