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MotoGP
/ 3 years agoWatch: After 26 years and nine world titles, Valentino Rossi calls it quits
Motorcycling legend and nine-time world champion Valentino Rossi confirmed Thursday he will retire at the end of the season after 26...
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/ 3 years agoBahamas’ Gardiner wins Olympic men’s 400m gold
Steven Gardiner became the first man to win an individual Olympic gold for the Bahamas on Wednesday, powering to victory in...
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/ 3 years agoWarner outstrips Mayer for Olympic decathlon gold
Canada’s Damian Warner produced two days of consistent excellence to win the men’s Olympic decathlon gold on Thursday, using his bronze-medal...
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/ 3 years agoBelgium’s Thiam retains Olympic heptathlon gold
Belgium’s Nafissatou Thiam successfully defended her Olympic heptathlon title on Thursday, a task made easier by the withdrawal of British world...
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/ 3 years agoSpain’s Gines Lopez becomes first Olympic sport climbing champion
Spain’s Alberto Gines Lopez held off his rivals to become the first Olympic sport climbing champion on Thursday, winning the men’s...
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/ 3 years agoOlympic women’s football final moved to evening
The Olympic women’s football final between Sweden and Canada on Friday has been switched from Tokyo to Yokohama and delayed from...
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/ 3 years agoVirus cases surge in Tokyo as government expands restrictions
Tokyo reported another large jump in virus cases on Thursday, again shattering records, as the government expanded restrictions to eight more...
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/ 3 years agoWalls wins first velodrome gold for Britain at Tokyo 2020
Matthew Walls won Britain’s first track cycling gold medal of the Tokyo Olympics as he stormed to victory in the men’s...
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/ 3 years agoWatch: Rapinoe double helps USA women secure bronze at Olympics
Megan Rapinoe scored twice, including direct from a corner, as the United States claimed a consolation bronze in the Olympic women’s...
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Football
/ 3 years agoUK police arrest 11 for racist tweets to England footballers
British police said on Thursday they had arrested 11 people suspected of sending racist messages on social media to England players...