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Olympic Games
/ 3 years agoWatch: Troubled Tokyo Olympics set to open under COVID-19 cloud
The most troubled Olympics in modern history finally open in Tokyo on Friday, struggling to shake off lingering virus fears after...
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Olympic Games
/ 3 years agoTokyo Olympics opening ceremony director fired over old Holocaust skit
The show director for the Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony has been fired on the eve of the event over a decades-old...
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Football
/ 3 years agoWatch: France thrashed by Mexico in Olympic opener, Brazil beat Germany as Spain held
France’s bid for men’s Olympic football glory got off to a nightmare start with a 4-1 defeat by Mexico on Thursday,...
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Judo
/ 3 years agoWatch: Judo, Japan’s ‘gentle’ martial art practised by millions
It’s practised by tens of millions around the world but there’s no doubt that judo’s spiritual home is Japan, where the martial...
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Olympic Games
/ 3 years agoWatch: ‘No interest’: little cheer in Tokyo day before Olympics open
The athletes are in the Village and the world’s media has arrived, but for many in Japan, there’s little festive cheer...
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Olympic Games
/ 3 years agoOlympics VP defiant after ‘mansplaining’ backlash
International Olympic Committee vice-president John Coates on Thursday denied bullying a female politician to attend the Tokyo Games opening ceremony, after...
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More sports
/ 3 years agoCoronavirus forces four athletes out of Tokyo Olympics
Four competitors including a shooting world number one saw their Tokyo Olympic dreams dashed on Wednesday after testing positive for the...
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Football
/ 3 years agoUS women’s 44-game unbeaten run ended by Sweden at Olympics
Four-time Olympic champions the United States suffered a first defeat in 45 matches Wednesday as they lost 3-0 to Sweden in...
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Olympic Games
/ 3 years agoTeam Malta settling down in Tokyo Olympic Village
The Maltese contingent has started to trickle into Tokyo as COVID-19 regulations stipulate that athletes have been instructed to arrive no...
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Olympic Games
/ 3 years agoBrisbane to host 2032 Olympic Games: IOC
Brisbane was awarded the 2032 Olympics on Wednesday, triggering celebratory fireworks as it became the third Australian city to host the...