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  Football

  / 3 months ago

  New Bayern boss Kompany enjoys 2-1 win over Spurs in Seoul

  Goals from Gabriel Vidovic and Leon Goretzka gave new Bayern Munich manager Vincent Kompany a 2-1 win over Tottenham on his...

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  Boxing

  / 3 months ago

  Bach says boxing should be in Los Angeles Olympics, with conditions

  Olympic chief Thomas Bach said on Saturday boxing should be in the next Games in Los Angeles despite a furore over...

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  Olympic Games

  / 3 months ago

  Britain’s men’s eight pip Dutch in thriller, Romania’s women take gold

  Britain’s men’s eight outduelled the Netherlands to reclaim Olympic gold on Saturday while Romania dominated the women’s event on the final...

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  Football

  / 3 months ago

  Taiwanese rally behind ‘brave’ boxer Lin at centre of gender brawl

  Sports fans at a Taipei bar burst into applause when Taiwanese boxer Lin Yu-ting was declared winner in her opening Olympic...

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  Athletics

  / 3 months ago

  Richardson targets Olympic 100m glory as Biles hunts more gold

  Sha’Carri Richardson goes for Olympic glory in the women’s 100m on Saturday and Simone Biles chases a third gold in Paris,...

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  Athletics

  / 3 months ago

  Watch: Cheptegei wins first track gold, USA blitz relay record

  Uganda’s Joshua Cheptegei won the 10,000 metres, the first track title of the Paris Olympics, on Friday whilst the United States...

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  Football

  / 3 months ago

  Watch: France win over Argentina sparks ugly scenes in Olympic grudge match

  France’s grudge match with Argentina ended in ugly scenes after Jean-Philippe Mateta scored the only goal to put the hosts into...

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  Olympic Games

  / 3 months ago

  ‘Stars align’ as Russians reach final of Olympic tennis doubles

  Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva said the “stars have aligned” after she and Diana Shnaider reached the final of the women’s tennis...

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  Olympic Games

  / 3 months ago

  Djokovic, Alcaraz to clash in Olympic gold medal showdown

  A fired-up Novak Djokovic today reached his first Olympic final and will face Carlos Alcaraz in a dream showdown for gold...

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  Athletics

  / 3 months ago

  Belarusian trampolinist is first neutral to win Paris Olympics gold

  Ivan Litvinovich from Belarus today became the first athlete competing as a neutral at the Paris Olympics to win gold as...

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