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  Athletics

  / 3 years ago

  Watch: Thompson-Herah storms to victory in women’s Olympic 100m

  Jamaica’s Elaine Thompson-Herah successfully defended her Olympic 100m crown on Saturday, storming to victory with the second fastest time in history....

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  Olympic Games

  / 3 years ago

  Angry Djokovic loses to Carreno Busta in Olympics bronze-medal match

  Novak Djokovic hurled his racquet into the empty stands and smashed another on a net post as he lost his cool...

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  Football

  / 3 years ago

  Watch: Olympic BMX rider Fields out of critical care after brain haemorrhage

  Former Olympic BMX racing champion Connor Fields suffered a brain haemorrhage in a crash at the Tokyo Olympics but has been...

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  Olympic Games

  / 3 years ago

  Watch: Dressel, Ledecky grab gold as world records tumble in Tokyo

  Caeleb Dressel set a new 100m butterfly world record to grab his third gold medal in Tokyo Saturday, as Katie Ledecky...

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  Gymnastics

  / 3 years ago

  US gymnast Biles out of two more Olympic finals

  Simone Biles has pulled out of two more Olympic finals at the Tokyo Games, USA Gymnastics said in a statement on Saturday, with...

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  Olympic Games

  / 3 years ago

  Watch: Brownlee drives Britain to gold in Olympic mixed triathlon

  Britain won the mixed triathlon relay at the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday as Jonny Brownlee finally earned a gold medal in...

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  Formula 1

  / 3 years ago

  Mercedes pair edge Verstappen in sweltering Hungarian Grand Prix practice

  Mercedes pair Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton edged Red Bull’s Max Verstappen in practice for the Hungarian Grand Prix on Friday...

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  More sports

  / 3 years ago

  China’s Ma beats compatriot to retain Olympic table tennis crown

  China’s table tennis king Ma Long on Friday became the first player in Olympic history to win men’s singles gold for...

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  More sports

  / 3 years ago

  Watch: Barega outsprints Cheptegei to win men’s Olympic 10,000m gold

  Ethiopia’s Selemon Barega outsprinted Ugandan pre-race favourite Joshua Cheptegei to claim the men’s Olympic 10,000m gold and the first track title...

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  Formula 1

  / 3 years ago

  New Netflix documentary on ‘multi-layered’ Michael Schumacher

  Seven-time Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher is the subject of a new Netflix documentary to be released on September 15,...

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