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  Swimming

  / 3 years ago

  Watch: Australian women hail camaraderie after smashing relay world record

  Australia’s invincible women’s 4x100m freestyle relay team extended their golden Olympic era on Sunday and set a new world record in...

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  Tennis

  / 3 years ago

  Watch: Djokovic, Medvedev urge schedule rethink as tennis stars toil in Tokyo heat

  Novak Djokovic and Daniil Medvedev called on organisers to delay the start times of Olympic tennis matches as players laboured in...

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  More sports

  / 3 years ago

  Judoka Takato wins Japan’s first gold of Tokyo Olympics

  Judoka Naohisa Takato won Japan’s first gold medal of the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday with victory in the men’s 60kg final...

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  English football

  / 3 years ago

  Man. United manager Solskjaer ‘delighted’ to sign new three-year deal

  Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has signed a new-three year deal, the Premier League club announced on Saturday. The Norwegian,...

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  Cycling

  / 3 years ago

  Watch: Carapaz trumps Pogacar to win men’s Olympic road race

  Ecuador’s Richard Carapaz won Olympic gold in the men’s cycling road race on Saturday, timing to perfection a tactical, final descent...

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  More sports

  / 3 years ago

  China’s Hou wins first weightlifting gold of Tokyo 2020

  China’s Hou Zhihui took the first weightlifting gold of Tokyo 2020 on Saturday as she dashed India’s hopes of an elusive...

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  More sports

  / 3 years ago

  Chinese shooter Yang wins first gold of Tokyo Olympics

  Ice-cold Chinese shooter Yang Qian claimed the first gold of the Tokyo Games on Saturday, keeping her cool while Russian Anastasiia...

  By AFP
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  Olympic Games

  / 3 years ago

  Watch: Murray, Salisbury knock out French second seeds in Olympic doubles

  Andy Murray and Joe Salisbury dumped out French second seeds Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut 6-3, 6-2 in the first round...

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  Formula 1

  / 3 years ago

  Repairs to Verstappen car in Hamilton crash cost $1.8 million, says Red Bull chief

  Red Bull boss Christian Horner said Friday his team has been left with a bill for a whopping £1.3million ($1.8 million)...

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  Olympic Games

  / 3 years ago

  Chinese shooter Yang wins first gold of Tokyo Olympics

  Ice-cold Chinese shooter Yang Qian claimed the first gold of the Tokyo Games on Saturday, keeping her cool while Russian Anastasiia...

  By AFP