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Olympic Games
/ 3 years agoWatch: Troubled Tokyo Olympics set to open under COVID-19 cloud
The most troubled Olympics in modern history finally open in Tokyo on Friday, struggling to shake off lingering virus fears after...
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English football
/ 3 years agoSmith Rowe signs new long-term deal with Arsenal
Arsenal youngster Emile Smith Rowe has signed a new long-term contract, the Premier League club announced on Thursday. The 20-year-old youth...
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Tennis
/ 3 years agoWatch: Djokovic admits thinking calendar Golden Slam was almost impossible
As Novak Djokovic steps up his pursuit of history and bids for an Olympic title in Tokyo, the world number one...
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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
Franceās bid for menās 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, Japanās āgentleā martial art practised by millions
Itās practised by tens of millions around the world but thereās no doubt that judoās spiritual home is Japan, where the martial...
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Olympic Games
/ 3 years agoWatch: āNo interestā: little cheer in Tokyo day before Olympics open
The athletes are in the Village and the worldās media has arrived, but for many in Japan, thereās 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 āIron Tulipā 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...
