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  Football

  / 3 months ago

  Last-gasp penalty save secures Germany Olympic women’s football bronze

  Germany goalkeeper Ann-Katrin Berger saved a last-gasp penalty from Alexia Putellas as her team beat World Cup holders Spain 1-0 on...

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  Football

  / 3 months ago

  Bayern loan winger Zaragoza to Osasuna

  Bayern Munich winger Bryan Zaragoza signed on loan for Spanish side Osasuna on Friday until the end of the season. The...

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  More sports

  / 3 months ago

  British teen Toby Roberts scales to Olympic climbing gold

  British teenager Toby Roberts claimed gold in the boulder and lead climbing event at the Paris Olympics on Friday after Japan’s...

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  Cycling

  / 3 months ago

  German cyclist Friedrich breaks women’s sprint world record

  Germany’s Lea Friedrich smashed the women’s sprint world record on Friday, just minutes after New Zealand’s Ellesse Andrews did the same. The...

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  Athletics

  / 3 months ago

  Botswana gets the afternoon off to celebrate its first Olympic gold

  President Mokgweetsi Masisi gave Botswana the afternoon off on Friday to celebrate Letsile Tebogo, the country’s first gold medallist and the...

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  Athletics

  / 3 months ago

  Thiam poised for third Olympic heptathlon gold

  Belgium’s Nafissatou Thiam is on the brink of a third straight Olympic heptathlon crown after a dominant performance in the javelin...

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  Athletics

  / 3 months ago

  World record holder Amusan crashes out of Olympic 100m hurdles

  World record holder and former world champion Tobi Amusan crashed out of the women’s 100m hurdles at the Olympics on Friday...

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  English football

  / 3 months ago

  Carsley appointed as interim England manager

  Lee Carsley will step up from his role as England under-21 manager to take temporary charge of the Three Lions, the...

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  Athletics

  / 3 months ago

  High schooler Wilson helps US into 4x400m final

  High school student Quincy Wilson had an Olympic baptism of fire but the United States did just enough to book their...

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  Athletics

  / 3 months ago

  McLaughlin-Levrone targeting more records after Olympic showstopper

  Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone is targeting more records after cementing her place as the greatest women’s 400m hurdler in history with a jaw-dropping...

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