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LA planning ‘No Car’ Olympics to beat gridlock

Los Angeles 2028 organisers said Saturday they will force spectators to take public transportation to Olympic venues and encourage remote working...

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Golf
/ 3 months ago

New Zealand’s Ko completes Olympic medal set with women’s golf gold

New Zealander Lydia Ko completed the set of Olympic golf medals on Saturday after battling to a two-shot victory at Le...

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/ 3 months ago

France ‘happy’ and ‘united’ in Olympics joy, say organisers

Paris Olympics organisers celebrated the country being “united” and “happy” during the widely hailed two-week sports extravaganza amid doubts about how...

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/ 3 months ago

China completes Olympic table tennis gold clean sweep

China completed a clean sweep of the Olympic gold medals in table tennis Saturday by winning the women’s team title in...

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Athletics
/ 3 months ago

Marathon great Kipchoge hangs up his shoes… literally

Two-time Olympic marathon champion Eliud Kipchoge was hoping for a dream finale to his career at the age of 39 but...

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China completes historic Olympic diving clean sweep

China completed a historic clean sweep of all eight Olympic diving gold medals after Cao Yuan won the men’s 10m platform...

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English football
/ 3 months ago

Spurs splash out for Solanke in £65m deal

Tottenham bolstered their attacking options for the new Premier League season with the signing of striker Dominic Solanke from Bournemouth in...

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Athletics
/ 3 months ago

Coe hails US ‘golden generation’ after dominant Olympics

World Athletics chief Sebastian Coe believes the dominance of American athletes in Paris can bring the sport out of the shadows...

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/ 3 months ago

Liu hoists China’s fourth weightlifting gold

Liu Huanhua continued China’s powerful showing in weightlifting at the Paris Olympics as he won the men’s 102-kilogramme class on Saturday....

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Football
/ 3 months ago

Henry proud of ‘magical’ France side despite defeat in Olympic final

France coach Thierry Henry described his team’s Olympic performance as “magical” despite their agonising extra-time defeat against Spain in the men’s...

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