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  Football

  / 3 months ago

  Real Madrid edges Chelsea while Milan wins on penalties

  Reigning Champions League and La Liga champion Real Madrid concluded a pre-season US tour on Tuesday with a 2-1 triumph over Chelsea while...

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  More sports

  / 3 months ago

  Dutch star Lavreysen smashes men’s sprint track cycling world record

  Dutch defending Olympic champion Harrie Lavreysen shattered the men’s individual sprint world record in track cycling on Wednesday in qualifying, just...

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  Boxing

  / 3 months ago

  Ireland’s Harrington retains Olympic boxing title, then retires

  Ireland’s Kellie Harrington retained her Olympic boxing title on Tuesday at Roland Garros in Paris — and then called it quits....

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  More sports

  / 3 months ago

  Health experts urge Olympics to cut ties with Coca-Cola

  Two health experts on Tuesday called for Olympic organisers to cut ties with Coca-Cola, saying the current big money sponsorship deal...

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  Olympic Games

  / 3 months ago

  Watch: Wrestler Mijain Lopez puts Lewis, Phelps in shade with fifth successive Olympic gold

  Cuban wrestler Mijain Lopez made Olympic history on Tuesday when he became the first athlete to win five consecutive individual golds...

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  More sports

  / 3 months ago

  Spain make Olympic walking history with relay gold

  Spain won the inaugural marathon race walk mixed relay Olympic title on Wednesday, their duo of Alvaro Martin and Maria Perez...

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  More sports

  / 3 months ago

  Olympic training in Seine authorised for Wednesday

  Paris Olympics organisers said Wednesday that a training session in the river Seine had been authorised, a day after cancelling another...

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  Olympic Games

  / 3 months ago

  Hudson-Smith bids to end 100-year wait as Korda tees off at Olympics

  Matthew Hudson-Smith will attempt to become Britain’s first Olympic men’s 400m champion in 100 years on Wednesday, while women’s golf star...

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  Basketball

  / 3 months ago

  Watch: USA crush Brazil to set Olympic basketball semi-final with Serbia

  The United States overwhelmed Brazil 122-87 on Tuesday to book an Olympic basketball semi-final against comeback kings Serbia as hosts France...

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  Boxing

  / 3 months ago

  Watch: Algerian boxer in Paris Olympics gender row marches into final

  The Algerian boxer embroiled in a major gender controversy at the Paris Olympics won her semi-final on Tuesday to guarantee at...

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