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United States
Botswana upset Lyles as France reach men’s basketball final
Noah Lyles reportedly tested positive for COVID-19 two days before the race. The latest from the Paris Olympics. ADVERTISEMENT The…
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Sport
Searing heat comes to Paris after rainy start to Olympic Games
Scores of sports enthusiasts battled the heat outside Olympic venues and at fan zones across Paris on Monday, as the…
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Germany
Bella Hadid responds with her ‘shock’ at Adidas campaign
American model of Palestinian heritage Bella Hadid has responded to the furore over an Adidas campaign that revived a design…
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Sport
Paris Olympics set a record number of openly LGBTQ+ athletes competing
While Parisian officials kept up their push for inclusion during the opening of the Olympic Pride House, LGBTQ+ advocates and…
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Spain
Alcaraz-Djokovic clash for Olympic gold: Head-to-head record and odds
Head-to-head record and everything else to know about the Djokovic-Alcaraz game beginning at 12.00 on Sunday, the latest instalment of…
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Sport
Olympics: Slovakian swimmer Potocká collapses after competing
The 21-year-old Olympian fell as she got out of the water and was immediately surrounded by medical staff. ADVERTISEMENT Slovakian…
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France to boost Olympics security with foreign military, police support
PARIS: France has asked about 45 foreign countries to contribute several thousand extra military, police and civilian personnel to help…
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Race is on to make Paris Olympics mosquito-free
Race is on to make Paris Olympics mosquito-free Source: CNA
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Asia
Hong Kong plumber’s Olympic breakdancing dream goes down the toilet
HONG KONG: Plumber by day, breakdancer by night, Cheung Cheuk Man was disappointed to miss out on an Olympic berth…
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News
Commentary: ‘Politically neutral’ Russian athletes can now enter the Olympics – but don’t expect many to compete
As a more palatable approach, Western leaders could ban athletes from Russia and Belarus from competing in international athletic competitions…
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