Max Verstappen received death threats after his dramatic crash with Lewis Hamilton at Silverstone… as the Red Bull and Mercedes rivals prepare to do battle again at the Hungarian Grand Prix Max Verstappen crashed out of the opening lap at…
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Tokyo Olympics 2020: Live football updates – Oly Whites v Japan, quarter-final
All the action as the Oly Whites take on Japan in the Olympic quarter-finals. Michael Burgess’ report of the final group game: The Oly Whites have made New Zealand football history, progressing to the knockout stages for the first time…
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Olympics: Organisers to improve 'prison-like' conditions for athletes' Covid-19 quarantine
TOKYO (REUTERS) – Tokyo Olympics organisers on Saturday (July 31) said they were trying to improve conditions for athletes quarantined at the Games, following mounting complaints over a lack of air, food and basic necessities while in isolation. Athletes and…
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N.F.L. Vaccine Holdouts Face Training Camp Scrutiny
Though 88.5 percent of all N.F.L. players had received at least one vaccine dose through Friday, some players voiced their hesitance to be inoculated. By Emmanuel Morgan When asked by reporters Tuesday if he had received the Covid-19 vaccine, Indianapolis…
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Olympics: Poland top 4×400 mixed relay athletics heats as US disqualified
TOKYO (REUTERS) – The mixed 4x400m relay made its Olympic debut in Tokyo amid controversy on the opening day of the athletics programme on Friday (July 30) with Poland topping the time sheets in the heats after the United States…
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Eddie Hearn accuses Tyson Fury's team of 'lying' about Deontay Wilder fight and reveals heated call with Bob Arum
EDDIE HEARN accused Tyson Fury's team of 'lying' about the Deontay Wilder fight. And the Matchroom chief revealed details of a heated phone call with Bob Arum. Hearn was left raging when plans for his man Anthony Joshua to fight…
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Track and Field Aimed for Inclusion. Instead It Sidelined Star Athletes.
Sebastian Coe, world track’s leader, has spent the past five years pushing his vision of a level playing field. Critics say he is violating athletes’ human rights. By Matthew Futterman For six years, Sebastian Coe, the president of track and…
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Olympic first: Men, women to swim together in the same race
TOKYO — Swimming is nothing if not orderly. Get ready for a little chaos. Here comes the 4×100-meter mixed medley relay making its Olympic debut in Tokyo on Saturday: Two men and two women per country doing backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly…
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Cycling: Tour de France champion Pogacar extends UAE contract until 2027
PARIS (AFP) – Tadej Pogacar, who won the Tour de France this year for the second time, has extended his contract with UAE Emirates until 2027, the team said on Friday (July 30). The 22-year-old Slovenian, who recently also won…
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Rugby League World Cup may face venue chaos if it is postponed til 2022
RUGBY League’s World Cup faces more turmoil if it is put back a year – with EVERY game having to have its venue renegotiated. But not one player has yet said they do not want to play if it goes ahead…
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Greenbank questions whether 200m backstroke was a 'clean' race
GB bronze medal winner Luke Greenbank questions whether he took part in a ‘clean’ race in 200m backstroke after Russian Evgeny Rylov claimed gold – and says uncertainty over doping at the Olympics is ‘frustrating’ Luke Greenbank secured a bronze…
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Deontay Wilder posts cryptic message about 'Covid lie' and says 'they're going to hell' after Tyson Fury bout postponed
DEONTAY WILDER has told Tyson Fury he is 'going to hell' for the 'Covid-19 lie'. The two heavyweights will now fight on October 9 after their original July date had to be postponed when Fury caught coronavirus. Wilder, however, appears…
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Simone Biles sends lovely message to 'queen' Sunisa Lee after Olympic gold
Simone Biles has congratulated USA teammate Sunisa Lee on her gold medal in the Olympic women’s gymnastics all-around final on Thursday, sending her a heartfelt message. Biles would have been the heavy favourite to defend her title from Rio 2016…
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Tokyo Olympics 2020: Women’s eight rowing team claim silver medal for New Zealand
The New Zealand women’s eight have claimed their first Olympic medal after being upset for gold by Canada. Hot on Emma Twigg’s oars following her redemption gold in the single sculls on the final day at Tokyo’s Sea Forest Waterway,…
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