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Olympic Games
/ 3 years agoTokyo Olympics opening ceremony director fired over old Holocaust skit
The show director for the Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony has been fired on the eve of the event over a decades-old...
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Football
/ 3 years agoWatch: France thrashed by Mexico in Olympic opener, Brazil beat Germany as Spain held
France’s bid for men’s Olympic football glory got off to a nightmare start with a 4-1 defeat by Mexico on Thursday,...
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Judo
/ 3 years agoWatch: Judo, Japan’s ‘gentle’ martial art practised by millions
It’s practised by tens of millions around the world but there’s no doubt that judo’s spiritual home is Japan, where the martial...
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Olympic Games
/ 3 years agoWatch: ‘No interest’: little cheer in Tokyo day before Olympics open
The athletes are in the Village and the world’s media has arrived, but for many in Japan, there’s little festive cheer...
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Olympic Games
/ 3 years agoOlympics VP defiant after ‘mansplaining’ backlash
International Olympic Committee vice-president John Coates on Thursday denied bullying a female politician to attend the Tokyo Games opening ceremony, after...
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Football
/ 3 years agoVan Gaal to coach Dutch football team: report
Dutch football and Louis van Gaal have closed a deal that will see the “Iron Tulip” return for one last stint...
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Football
/ 3 years agoAlaba has big shirt to fill at Real Madrid
David Alaba has taken the shirt number worn by departed Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos because, he said on Wednesday, the...
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More sports
/ 3 years agoCoronavirus forces four athletes out of Tokyo Olympics
Four competitors including a shooting world number one saw their Tokyo Olympic dreams dashed on Wednesday after testing positive for the...
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Football
/ 3 years agoUS women’s 44-game unbeaten run ended by Sweden at Olympics
Four-time Olympic champions the United States suffered a first defeat in 45 matches Wednesday as they lost 3-0 to Sweden in...
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English football
/ 3 years agoArsenal cancel US trip after coronavirus cases
Arsenal announced on Wednesday they had cancelled their pre-season trip to the United States after a “small number” of their touring...