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Olympic Games
/ 3 years agoJapan government officials to miss Beijing Olympics
Japan said Friday it will not send government representatives to February’s Beijing Olympics as it called on China to respect human...
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Olympic Games
/ 3 years agoNew rules for running shoes after Paris Olympics
Rules concerning new generation athletics shoes will be tightened after the Paris 2024 Olympics, World Athletics said on Thursday. The move...
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English football
/ 3 years agoNewcastle boss Howe laments decision ‘injustice’
Newcastle manager Eddie Howe has voiced his frustration over a series of controversial VAR decisions that have frustrated the northeast side’s...
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Olympic Games
/ 3 years agoAnti-doping agency lifts India’s lab suspension
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) announced Thursday that it has reinstated, effective immediately, the accreditation of India’s national dope-testing laboratory, which...
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English football
/ 3 years agoChelsea’s Abramovich has received Portuguese citizenship
Portugal has granted citizenship to Russian oligarch and Chelsea football club owner Roman Abramovich, Portugal’s government said Thursday. “The Institute of...
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English football
/ 3 years agoFrank believes Chelsea defeat will boost Brentford
Brentford manager Thomas Frank is confident a League Cup defeat by Chelsea will benefit his side in the long run. The...
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English football
/ 3 years agoRangnick reveals Man. United close to full strength after Covid outbreak
Manchester United manager Ralf Rangnick has almost a full squad to choose from for Monday’s Premier League clash at Newcastle after...
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Football
/ 3 years agoPele discharged from hospital
Brazilian football great Pele was discharged from hospital Thursday after two weeks of chemotherapy for a colon tumor, announced the Sao...
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English football
/ 3 years agoKlopp, Conte keen for one-legged League Cup semi-finals
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp and Tottenham boss Antonio Conte have called for January’s League Cup semi-finals to be switched to one-legged...
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English football
/ 3 years agoChelsea star Ziyech omitted from Morocco Cup of Nations squad
Chelsea star Hakim Ziyech has been left out of Morocco’s preliminary Africa Cup of Nations squad with coach Vahid Halilhodzic saying...