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Formula 1
/ 3 years agoCrash adds edge to escalating Hamilton-Verstappen rivalry
It took a while for Max Verstappen’s Red Bull to be cleared off the Silverstone track at Sunday’s British Grand Prix,...
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English football
/ 3 years agoTottenham accusations still hurt, says Gattuso
Outspoken Italian coach Gennaro Gattuso regretted Monday having been unable to defend himself amid an online campaign by some Tottenham Hotspur...
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Olympic Games
/ 3 years agoUS gymnast tests positive for COVID-19 at Olympics
A female US gymnast has tested positive for coronavirus at an Olympic training camp and another athlete is self-isolating, team chiefs...
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Formula 1
/ 3 years agoHamilton racially abused on social media over British GP win
Lewis Hamilton was the victim of “multiple instances of racist abuse on social media” during and after his controversial win in...
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Olympic Games
/ 3 years agoTokyo organisers insist Olympic Village ‘safe place to stay’
Tokyo Games organisers insisted Monday that the Olympic Village is “a safe place to stay”, as fears of a coronavirus cluster...
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Olympic Games
/ 3 years agoUS tennis teen Gauff to miss Olympics with COVID-19 positive
American teen tennis star Coco Gauff will miss the Tokyo Olympics after testing positive for Covid-19, she announced on Sunday. Gauff,...
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Olympic Games
/ 3 years agoTokyo Olympic beds are sturdy, IOC says after ‘anti-sex’ report
The cardboard beds at the Tokyo Olympic Village are “sturdy”, organisers reassured on Monday, after a report warned they weren’t strong...
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Cycling
/ 3 years agoChampion Pogacar hails ‘incredible Tour de France adventure’
Tadej Pogacar won a second successive Tour de France on Sunday, hailing his victory as “an incredible adventure” as Wout van...
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Formula 1
/ 3 years ago‘Blame Hamilton’: Verstappen in hospital after British Grand Prix collision
Formula One championship leader Max Verstappen crashed out of the British Grand Prix on Sunday after a first-lap collision with reigning...
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Formula 1
/ 3 years agoHamilton wins ‘hollow’ eighth British Grand Prix after Verstappen collision
Lewis Hamilton revived his Formula One title defence by winning the British Grand Prix for the eighth time on Sunday despite...