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New Zealander weightlifter selected as first transgender Olympian
New Zealand Olympic Committee chief Kereyn Smith said Laurel Hubbard, 43 -- who was born male but transitioned to female in her 30s -- met all the qualification...
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Closed-door Games? Tokyo 2020 to decide on allowing fans
Overseas spectators have already been banned, in an Olympic first that reflects the difficulties of staging the Games during the pandemic.
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Ex-Barcelona star Paulinho latest big name to leave China
The former Barcelona midfielder, who has been described as the best foreign player in Chinese Super League history, leaves the Fabio Cannavaro-coached club having made 176 appearances and scored 74 goals across two successful stints at Guangzhou.
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Felix books Olympic berth, Bromell storms to 100 win
Allyson , who resumed her track and field career two years ago after life-threatening complications arising from the premature birth of her daughter, looked to be fading out of contention coming down the stretch.
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Legendary sprinter Usain Bolt has twin boys - Thunder and Saint Leo
Bolt revealed the news on Instagram with a Father's Day family photo, showing a lightning bolt emoji next to each of his children's names in the caption, without stating when the twins were born.
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Van der Dussen and Rabada put South Africa in charge of second Test
Seeking to build on a healthy first innings lead of 149 at the start of the day, the Proteas were first thwarted by heavy rain which resulted in the entire morning session's play being lost.
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Rahm wins US Open to take first major crown, top ranking
The 26-year-old Spaniard curled in a spectacular birdie putt from just inside 25 feet at the par-4 17th hole then made his fourth birdie of the week at the par-5 18th, blasting out of a bunker and rolling in an 18-footer to seize the lead.
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CAF President Motsepe says Africa will learn from Europe & launch Super League
Patrice Motsepe is pushing forward after FIFA president Gianni Infantino told CAF officials last year that he favoured 20 permanent African Super League members and additional competitors through qualifying.
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UEFA probes alleged Euro 2020 racist, homophobic incidents in Budapest
European football's governing body said in a statement it was investigating 'potential discriminatory incidents' in the Puskas Arena during Hungary's 3-0 defeat to Portugal on Tuesday and the 1-1 draw with France on Saturday.
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Verstappen beats Hamilton in French GP to extend F1 lead
The Red Bull driver hunted down and overtook the Mercedes world champion with over a lap to go in Le Castellet to claim his third win out of seven races this season.
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Rain hits West Indies-South Africa Test
South Africa will start their second innings when play gets underway with a lead of 149 runs after the West Indies were dismissed at the end of day two for 149 in reply to the Proteas first innings total of 298.
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Oosthuizen, Hughes and Henley share 54-hole US Open lead
Oosthuizen, the 2010 British Open champion, fired a one-under par 70 to stand on five-under 208 after 54 holes at Torrey Pines with Hughes, who fired a 68, and Henley, who saved par from a bunker at 18 to shoot 71.
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World record holder Van Niekerk reaches Olympics 400m qualifying time
The 28-year-old finished in a time of 44.56sec, inside the required standard of 44.90sec.
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White and Coetzee concede that Benetton were "deserved Rainbow Cup winners"
The Italian side ended a remarkable season turn-around by dismantling the men from Pretoria 35-8 in front of their home crowd.
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Will Kaizer Chiefs continue to make history at CAF?
Chiefs take on Wydad Casablanca in Morocco in their first-ever CAF Champions League semi-final from 9 pm.
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Ellis selects strong Banyana squad to face Netherlands
Coach Desiree Ellis, a former Banyana Banyana player, selected a team that is a mixture of rising stars and experienced players.
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Verstappen pips Hamilton for French Grand Prix pole
Verstappen leads Hamilton by just four points in the Formula One word championship ahead of the seventh race of the season at the Circuit Paul Ricard on Sunday.
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What's next for SA's Stones, Liddle after Africa Triathlon Championships bronze?
Being a vision-impaired and deaf para-athlete Tim Stones relies on Andrew Liddle to make sure that he stays on course and that they work as one unit ensuring that Stones performs at his best ability.
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Tokyo scraps Olympics public viewing sites
Having postponed the Games for a year because of the pandemic, Japan has already banned overseas spectators - in an Olympics first - while reducing the number of participants, volunteers and guests.
