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Olympics 2024: Ireland’s Kellie Harrington wins boxing gold but Lewis Richardson edged out of making 71kg final | Boxing News
Ireland’s Kellie Harrington won gold in the women’s 60kg at the Paris Olympics, but Team GB boxer Lewis Richardson was edged out of making the men’s 71kg final following defeat to Mexican Marco Verde. Harrington was crowned double Olympic champion after beating Wenlu Yang at Roland Garros in the women’s 60kg final. Following a cagey…
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France tops Canada to reach Olympics basketball semis
France’s Evan Fournier, center, celebrates with Victor Wembanyama, right, after scoring during a men’s basketball game against Canada at the Paris Olympics 2024, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy) PARIS — France had an ugly couple of days following its group-stage finale loss to Germany. It turned them into possibly its…
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Dynamo Kiev 1 – 1 Rangers
Match report as Rangers draw 1-1 with Dynamo Kyiv in the first leg of their Champions League third-round qualifier; Andriy Yarmolenko opened the scoring; Cyriel Dessers equalised with the final kick of the game; the sides meet in the second leg at Hampden Park on August 14
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Tushova-led Capital1 just getting started, says Gorayeb
Capital1 Solar Spikers in the PVL Reinforced Conference.–PVL PHOTO MANILA, Philippines — Capital1 coach Roger Gorayeb believes the best is yet to come for the Solar Spikers after reaching the top three in Pool B in the 2024 PVL Reinforced Conference. The Solar Spikers, who joined the league six months ago, made a 180-degree turnaround…
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Olympics 2024: Skateboarding star Sky Brown grabs bronze in women’s final having dislocated her shoulder | Olympics News
British skateboarding star Sky Brown secured a bronze medal at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday, despite dislocating her shoulder before the Games. Brown matched her bronze medal in Tokyo with a score of 92.31 in her third of three runs to cap a remarkable comeback, having dislocated her shoulder last month, at the women’s skateboard…
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Serbia ousts Australia in OT to make Olympics basketball semis
Serbia’s Nikola Jokic questions a call during a men’s basketball quarterfinal game against Australia at Bercy Arena at the Paris Olympics 2024, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy) Nikola Jokic led Serbia into the men’s Olympics basketball semifinals on Tuesday as they rallied from 24 points down to edge Australia, 95-90,…
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Premier League fixtures live on Sky Sports: Arsenal vs Liverpool and Aston Villa vs Man Utd to be shown on TV in October | Football News
Arsenal vs Liverpool and Aston Villa vs Manchester United are among the blockbuster Premier League matches to be shown live on Sky Sports in October. Mikel Arteta’s Gunners meet with Arne Slot for the first time in the league at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday October 27, kick-off at 4.30pm. That game is part of…
Read MoreTeam Philippines at Paris Olympics 2024 August 7
The Philippines’ Aira Villegas, right, celebrates after defeating France’s Wassila Lkhadiri in their women’s 50kg quarterfinal boxing match at the Paris Olympics 2024, Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos) MANILA, Philippines—In February of 2023, Aira Villegas absorbed a disheartening quarterfinal loss in the 74th Strandja Cup in Bulgaria at the hands…
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'A hero to all of us' | Broad pays tribute to Thorpe
In an emotional tribute, Stuart Broad remembers former England batter Graham Thorpe, who passed away at 55.
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Germany beats Greece to reach Paris Olympics basketball semis
Germany’s Franz Wagner celebrates with Germany’s Daniel Theis after Germany won the men’s quarterfinal basketball match between Germany and Greece during the Paris Olympics at the Bercy Arena in Paris on August 6, 2024. (Photo by Damien MEYER / AFP) World Cup champion Germany reached the Paris Olympics men’s basketball semifinals for the first time…
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