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FIFA World Cup
/ 3 months agoRights groups demand release of jailed Qatar World Cup ex-staffer
Human rights groups on Wednesday called for the release of Abdullah Ibhais, a former employee of Qatar’s World Cup organising committee,...
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Basketball
/ 3 months agoFrench basketball star Wembanyama says Olympics ‘still a dream’
French basketball star Victor Wembanyama says he is still struggling to come to terms with the fulfilment of “a dream” as...
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Football
/ 3 months agoCanada football staff member detained over Olympic drone incident
A staff member from the Canadian women’s football team has been detained by French authorities for flying a drone over a...
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More sports
/ 3 months agoSalt Lake handed 2034 Winter Olympics after IOC warning
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) awarded the 2034 Winter Olympics to Salt Lake City on Wednesday but warned they could be...
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More sports
/ 3 months agoIOC awards 2030 Winter Olympics to French Alps ‘under conditions’
The International Olympic Committee on Wednesday awarded the 2030 Winter Games to the French Alps but under the condition that France...
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Football
/ 3 months agoWorld Cup winner Boateng let off with warning in assault retrial
Germany’s World Cup winner Jerome Boateng on Friday won a legal odyssey against his former girlfriend who had accused him of...
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Olympic Games
/ 3 months agoDrug testers target China’s swimmers in Olympic build-up
World Aquatics has carried out its most rigorous drug testing programme ever in the lead-up to the Paris Olympics, with Chinese...
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Formula 1
/ 3 months agoFormer Ferrari chief Mattia Binotto to head Audi F1 project
Former Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto has been named as the new leader of the Audi Formula One project, the German...
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Olympic Games
/ 3 months agoIOC, Macron reject Israel boycott call at Paris Olympics
The head of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and French President Emmanuel Macron rejected Tuesday a Palestinian demand that Israel be...
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Football
/ 3 months agoWatch: Celtic edge Manchester City 4-3 in US pre-season friendly
Nicolas Kuhn scored twice and Luis Palma netted the decider in the 68th minute to give Celtic a 4-3 victory over...