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Peaty leads Britain to mixed relay Olympic Swimming gold in record time

TOKYO, July 31 (Reuters) - Adam Peaty summed up the secret to Britain's swimming success in one word -- 'belief' -- after helping bring home 4x100m mixed medley relay gold…

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UEFA to allow up to 13,000 fans for Super Cup clash

(Reuters) - A crowd of up to 13,000 will be allowed to attend the Super Cup match between Chelsea and Villarreal at Belfast's Windsor Park, European soccer's governing body (UEFA)…

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Italy hero Spinazzola aiming for November return from injury

(Reuters) - AS Roma and Italy defender Leonardo Spinazzola hopes to return to action in November after seeing his superb Euro 2020 campaign come to a painful premature end due…

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Nigerian sprinter Okagbare suspended after failing drugs test

Tokyo (dpa) - Nigerian sprinter Blessing Okagbare has been provisionally suspended from competing at the Tokyo Games after she tested positive for human growth hormone, the Athletics Integrity Unit said Saturday. A sample provided…

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Star gymnast Biles withdraws from vault, uneven bars finals

Tokyo (dpa) - Simone Biles will not contest the event finals for vault and the uneven bars "after further consultation with medical staff," USA Gymnastics said on Saturday. USA Gymnastics said in a…

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Japanese PM Suga calls on citizens to watch Olympics at home

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Friday called on the citizens to watch the Olympics at home at a news conference announcing the expansion of coronavirus restrictions in several areas…

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Tokyo Olympics Roundup Day 6

July 29 (Reuters) - Sunisa Lee won gold in the women's individual all-around gymnastics final, becoming the fifth American athlete in a row to win the event since 2004. Here's…

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New Real Madrid player Alaba positive for coronavirus

MADRID, July 28 (Xinhua) -- New signing David Alaba has become the second Real Madrid player to test positive for the coronavirus, COVID-19 this pre-season. The club confirmed the news…

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Tokyo Olympics Roundup Day 5

July 28 (Reuters) - American star gymnast Simone Biles withdrew from a second event on Wednesday, winning wide support from other Olympians at the Tokyo Games and sporting authorities for…

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Tokyo Olympics Roundup Day 4

July 27 (Reuters) - Japanese tennis favourite Naomi Osaka made a shock exit on Tuesday as focus shifted to the gymnastics arena where American great Simone Biles was set to…

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Olympics-Rugby-Australia advance in Sevens but mighty Fiji await in quarter-finals

Australia scraped into the quarter-finals of the Olympic Rugby Sevens on Tuesday, after a wet morning session completed the pool stages at the Tokyo Stadium, and will face defending champions…

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Olympics-Swimming-Dean and Scott deliver British one-two in 200m freestyle

Tom Dean powered to the gold medal in the men's 200m freestyle at the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday, heading a British one-two with Duncan Scott taking silver. Dean won in a time…

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Bruce Springsteen’s daughter, Jessica, competing at the Olympics

Bruce Springsteen's daughter Jessica takes centre stage at the 2020 Olympics, as she competes for the USA team. Jessica Springsteen her Olympics debut in Tokyo this week as a member…

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Tokyo Olympics Roundup Day 3

July 26 (Reuters) - Japan shot to the top of the medal tally with eight golds on Monday night when mixed doubles partners Jun Mizutani and Mima Ito upset China…

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Lewandowski named Germany’s footballer of the year

Berlin (dpa) - Bayern Munich's record-breaking striker Robert Lewandowski was named Germany's footballer of the year for the second successive time in a poll organized by Kicker magazine and announced Sunday. In what…

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Motorcycling-Spanish 14-year-old dies in junior race crash

(Reuters) - Hugo Millan, a 14-year-old Spanish rider, died on Sunday after he was involved in a serious collision in a junior championship race at the MotorLand Aragon in Spain.…

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Tokyo Olympics Roundup Day 2

July 25 (Reuters) - Surprise wins and misses dominated the Olympic storyline on Sunday as new champions from unlikely nations joined traditional powerhouses atop medal podiums and stars faltered. Here's…

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Tokyo Olympics – Roundup

July 24 (Reuters) - The first host nation gold is often one of the loudest spectator highlights of an Olympic Games. On Saturday, Japan won its first Tokyo 2020 gold…

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Solskjaer signs new Manchester United deal until 2024

July 24 (Reuters) - Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has signed a new deal to stay at Old Trafford until at least 2024, with an option for an extra…

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China’s Yang grabs first gold of Olympic Games

TOKYO (Reuters) -China's Yang Qian won the first gold medal of the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday after prevailing in a battle of nerves with Russian Anastasiia Galashina in the women's…

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Olympics-Naomi Osaka lights flame as Tokyo’s ‘games of hope’ open

TOKYO, July 23 (Reuters) - Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka on Friday lit the Olympic cauldron to mark the formal start of Tokyo 2020, in an opening ceremony shorn of…

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Sporting moments to look out for at Tokyo 2020

TOKYO (Reuters) - Superheroes the world over come head to toe in spandex. So too here in Tokyo, where the one person with the best shot at making – or…

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Inter join Arsenal in withdrawing from U.S. tour due to COVID-19 concerns

LONDON: Inter Milan have followed Arsenal in cancelling their pre-season tour to the United States for the Florida Cup due to COVID-19 concerns, the Italian Serie A champions said on…

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Olympics-Opening ceremony director fired over Holocaust joke on Games eve

TOKYO, July 22 (Reuters) - On the eve of the Tokyo Games, organisers fired the director of the opening ceremony over a joke he made about the Holocaust, while media…

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Police charge six from Boca Juniors after Brazil clashes

(Reuters) - Brazilian police charged six Boca Juniors players and officials on Wednesday, a day after they were involved in clashes with rivals and police following their Copa Libertadores elimination…

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Serie A Club Spezia confirm 15 COVID-19 cases

(Reuters) - Serie A club Spezia on Wednesday said their COVID-19 outbreak had risen to 15 confirmed cases as four members of the first- team playing and coaching staff tested…

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Australia’s Brisbane named host of 2032 summer Olympic Games

TOKYO, July 21 (Reuters) - The Australian city of Brisbane will host the 2032 summer Olympics, after the International Olympic Committee on Wednesday approved the recommendation of its executive board.…

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AC Milan’s CEO Ivan Gazidis diagnosed with throat cancer

AC Milan's CEO Ivan Gazidis, has been diagnosed with throat cancer. According to a statement issued by the club, following an extensive series of clinical tests and investigations, promptly carried…

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Olympics-Athletes’ village COVID-19 infection bubble already ‘broken’ – health expert

TOKYO (Reuters) -The so-called bubble to control COVID-19 infections at the Olympic athletes' village in Tokyo is already "broken" and poses a risk of spreading infections to the general populace, a…

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Positive results for elite Maltese athletes in EAP International Meeting held in Malta

Malta’s busy athletics Summer continued this past weekend with local club Pembroke Athleta hosting another edition of the EAP International Meeting with the support of Athletics Malta. Facing tough competition,…

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A different kind of Games: Tokyo Olympics under coronavirus cloud

The Tokyo Olympics start this week against many coronavirus odds and amid opposition from within the host country. But athletes are happy they can compete, even with plenty of restrictions…

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Everton suspend first team player pending police investigation

(Reuters) - Everton have suspended an unnamed first team player pending a police investigation, the Premier League club said on Tuesday without providing any further details about the case. "The…

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Olympics-Czech beach volleyball player tests positive for COVID-19

PRAGUE (Reuters) - Czech beach volleyball player Ondrej Perusic has returned a positive COVID-19 test at the Games Village in Tokyo, the country's Olympic Committee said on Monday. On Saturday,…

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Hamilton subjected to racist abuse online after British GP-reports

Lewis Hamilton has been subjected to racist abuse online after winning Sunday's British Grand Prix, British media reported. The seven-times world champion celebrated a record eighth win at the race…

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Tokyo 2020 sponsor Toyota withdraws Games TV commercials due to lack of support – media

TOKYO (Reuters) -Tokyo 2020 Olympics sponsor Toyota will not run Games-related TV commercials because of lacklustre public support for the Olympics, with two-thirds of Japanese doubting a safe Games can…

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UPDATE – Hamilton takes controversial eighth home British GP win

SILVERSTONE, England (Reuters) -Lewis Hamilton won his home British Grand Prix for a record-extending eighth time on Sunday despite a 10-second penalty for a controversial first lap collision that sent…

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Police release images of 10 men sought for violence, disorder at Euro 2020 final

(Reuters) - London police has released images of people sought in connection with violence and disorder at the Euro 2020 final between England and Italy. Europe's football governing body UEFA…

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Verstappen wins Silverstone Sprint for British GP pole

SILVERSTONE, England (Reuters) -Max Verstappen took pole position for the British Grand Prix and made Formula One history by winning the sport's first Saturday sprint race to stretch his lead…

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Germany Olympics football team walk off in friendly after alleged racist abuse

(Reuters) -The German men's Olympic soccer team left the pitch five minutes before the end of their warm-up game against Honduras in Wakayama, Japan on Saturday after defender Jordan Torunarigha…

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Hamilton takes top slot for F1 sprint on fizzing Friday

SILVERSTONE, England (Reuters) - Seven-times world champion Lewis Hamilton put Mercedes on the front of the grid for Formula One’s first Saturday sprint after a fizzing Friday qualifying session at…

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UPDATE – First COVID case found at athletes’ village, adding to doubts over “safe and secure” Olympic Games

TOKYO, July 17 (Reuters) - Tokyo Olympics organisers on Saturday reported the first case of COVID-19 at the athletes' village, along with 14 other new cases connected to the Games…

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Church in honour of Maradona opens its doors in Mexico

PUEBLA, Mexico, July 15 (Reuters) - A pair of large vases bearing soccer balls stand at the entrance to Mexico's first Maradonian church and an image of Diego Maradona wearing…

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Verstappen fastest in British Grand Prix practice

SILVERSTONE, England (Reuters) - Red Bull’s Formula One championship leader Max Verstappen was fastest by a hefty margin in practice for a new-look British Grand Prix on Friday with home…

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UEFA announces Champions League final hosts for next four seasons

The next four Champions League finals from 2022-2025 will be hosted by St Petersburg, Istanbul, London and Munich respectively, European soccer's governing body UEFA said on Friday (Jul 16). The…

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Spezia handed four-window transfer ban by FIFA for signing minors

REUTERS: Serie A club Spezia have been banned from four transfer windows, starting in January next year, after breaching FIFA rules on signing minors, world soccer's governing body said on…

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IOC chief, Tokyo governor to meet as COVID cases rise

TOKYO (Reuters) - International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach and Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike were set to meet on Thursday, the metropolitan government said, as COVID-19 cases hit a six-month…

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Italy goalkeeper Donnarumma joins PSG after AC Milan exit

(Reuters) -Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma has joined Paris St Germain on a five-year deal after leaving Serie A club AC Milan on a free transfer, the French Ligue 1 side…

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Messi to sign new five-year deal with Barcelona – reports

Lionel Messi is set to extend his stay at Barcelona by signing a new five-year deal, with the Argentine talisman set to take a wage cut, La Vanguardia newspaper and…

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Bundesliga retain five substitutions, to welcome away fans from Aug. 27

(Reuters) - The Bundesliga and second-tier Bundesliga 2 will permit five substitutions per match in the 2021-22 season while away fans will be allowed to attend games from matchday three…

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Maguire says father suffered rib injuries in Wembley ‘stampede’

(Reuters) - England defender Harry Maguire said his father was left with rib injuries and struggled to breathe after being trampled by fans during crowd disturbances at Wembley Stadium before…

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UEFA investigating Wembley clashes, charge England FA after Euro final

(Reuters) -UEFA have opened disciplinary proceedings and charged England's Football Association (FA) for disturbances during Sunday's Euro 2020 final against Italy at Wembley, Europe's soccer governing body said on Tuesday.…

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Federer withdraws from Tokyo Games with knee setback

(Reuters) -Switzerland’s Roger Federer became the latest big name in tennis to withdraw from the Tokyo Olympics after the 20-times Grand Slam champion said on Tuesday that he had picked…

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Five Italy, three England players in Euro 2020 team of the tournament

(Reuters) - Five players from champions Italy and three from runners-up England were named in the Euro 2020 team of the tournament announced by European soccer's governing body UEFA on…

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Colombia’s Luis Diaz named ‘Revelation of Copa America’

ASUNCION (Reuters) - Colombia forward Luis Diaz was named Revelation of the Copa America on Tuesday by tournament organisers the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL). The 24-year old Porto player…

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Marcus Rashford ‘sorry’ for missing penalty in Euro final but says ‘will never apologise for who he is’

In a heartfelt Twitter post, England footballer Marcus Rashford said he is 'sorry' for missing the penalty in the shootout against Italy but he will never apologise for who he…

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Tennis star Osaka gets own line of Barbie dolls

July 12 (Reuters) - Four-time Grand Slam singles champion Naomi Osaka now has her own line of Barbie dolls. The 23-year-old world No. 2 tennis player, who has used her…

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F1 world champion Hamilton condemns racist abuse of England players

(Reuters) - Seven times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton has voiced support for the three Black England soccer players who missed penalties in the Euro 2020 final on Sunday,…

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