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Tennis great Evert says ‘relentless’ cancer has returned
Eighteen-time Grand Slam champion Chris Evert says her "relentless" ovarian cancer has returned for a third time and she will soon start chemotherapy to combat the...
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Olympic Games
/ 2 years agoDrug testers target China’s swimmers in Olympic build-up
World Aquatics has carried out its most rigorous drug testing programme ever in the lead-up to the Paris Olympics, with Chinese...
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Olympic Games
/ 2 years agoIOC, Macron reject Israel boycott call at Paris Olympics
The head of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and French President Emmanuel Macron rejected Tuesday a Palestinian demand that Israel be...
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Olympic Games
/ 2 years agoMeet Malta’s five Olympic hopefuls
Malta will be represented by five athletes at the 2024 Paris Olympics that get underway on Friday. The athletes selected by...
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Athletics
/ 2 years agoParis Olympics have ‘unique significance’ for war-torn Ukraine: Dobrynska
Ukraine’s 2008 heptathlon Olympic champion Nataliia Dobrynska told AFP the Paris Games can serve as a platform to raise awareness about...
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Olympic Games
/ 2 years agoMurray confirms retirement after Olympics as sun sets on golden age
Andy Murray confirmed on Tuesday that he will retire after the Paris Olympics, closing another chapter in tennis’s golden age. The...
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Football
/ 2 years agoStar names in short supply in men’s Olympic football tournament
Kylian Mbappe wanted to take part in this year’s Olympics in his home city, while there were hopes that Lionel Messi...
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Olympic Games
/ 2 years agoWatch: From LA’s rocketman to London’s skyfall: iconic Olympics openings
As Paris prepares for the opening ceremony of the Olympics on July 26 with what promises to be a spectacular parade...
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Cycling
/ 2 years agoTour de France winner Pogacar pulls out of Olympics
Tour de France winner Tadej Pogacar on Monday pulled out of the Paris Olympics citing “tiredness”, his Slovenia team announced. “Unfortunately...
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/ 2 years agoRussia blasts reporters’ denial to cover Paris Games
The Kremlin on Monday slammed France for blocking some Russian journalists from covering the Olympic Games in Paris, after French officials...
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Basketball
/ 2 years agoLeBron James to be Team USA flagbearer for Paris Olympics
LeBron James, the NBA’s all-time leading points scorer, will be the male flagbearer for Team USA at the Paris Olympics, the...
