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Tennis
/ 3 months ago

Rublev to face Popyrin for ATP Montreal title

Andrey Rublev powered into his second ATP Masters 1000 final of the season on Sunday as he lined up a title match against...

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Olympic Games
/ 3 months ago

Watch: Ten big moments of the 2024 Olympics

From a colourful, sometimes controversial opening ceremony to boxers caught up in a gender row to respectful bows on the gymnastics...

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Boxing
/ 3 months ago

Boxing fights for Olympic future after gender-row ‘disaster’

The boxing competition at the Paris Olympics is over but the fight now starts for its inclusion at the 2028 LA...

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Olympic Games
/ 3 months ago

Watch: Paris bids triumphant ‘au revoir’ to Olympics

Paris bade a triumphant “au revoir” to the Olympics on Sunday as the curtain came down on its widely praised staging...

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English football
/ 3 months ago

Chelsea add winger Neto to spending spree

Chelsea announced the signing of Portuguese winger Pedro Neto from Wolves on Sunday for a reported fee of £54 million (60...

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More sports
/ 3 months ago

Coe to give IOC presidency tilt ‘serious thought’

World Athletics president Sebastian Coe said Sunday he would give “serious thought” about throwing his hat into the ring to succeed...

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Basketball
/ 3 months ago

USA fend off France for women’s Olympic basketball gold

The United States held off France 67-66 to win an unprecedented eighth successive women’s Olympic basketball gold on Sunday and extend...

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More sports
/ 3 months ago

Serbia make it three water polo Olympic crowns in a row

Serbia won their third straight Olympic gold in men’s water polo with a 13-11 victory over Croatia at La Defense Arena...

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Athletics
/ 3 months ago

Athletics has moved on from Bolt, Coe says

Track and field chief Sebastian Coe has hailed the emergence of an “extraordinary” group of athletes at the Paris Olympics who...

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Football
/ 3 months ago

France’s Wembanyama targets Olympic gold in 2028 after US defeat

France basketball star Victor Wembanyama said Saturday’s defeat by the United States in the Olympic final would serve as motivation to...

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