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The second day of the Osaka Grand Slam was the day of the home nation, with Japan taking gold medals in all four categories.At 70kg Japan’s Yoko Ono looked strong in the eliminations - keeping her Olympic ambitions alive. In the…
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Copyright Pixabay/planet_fox Spain's top women football players went on strike on Saturday in a dispute over working conditions and minimum wage.The two-day strike action resulted in the cancellation of eight matches scheduled…
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The Flann O'Brien Irish bar, where two Celtic fans were stabbed ahead of an Europa League soccer match against Lazio, in Rome, Italy November 7, 2019. - Copyright REUTERS/Remo Casilli -z6tbNT_iYwTwo Celtic FC fans were stabbed…
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Thousands of England and South Africa fans began filling the streets - and bars - of Yokohama seven hours before the Rugby World Cup final was due to kick off at 0900GMT on Saturday, with nervous speculation top of everyone's agenda. In a…
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The fantastic Mubadala Arena heated up on day three of the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam - and none other than one of Judo’s biggest characters, Roy Meyer, stepped up to the plate.After launching his way through his preliminaries he took on…
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New Zealand will face England in next Saturday's Rugby World Cup semi-finals after the All Blacks pummelled a flat Ireland 46-14 in Saturday's last-eight clash in Tokyo.The three-times champions had lost two of their last three matches…
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Copyright REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian The excitement was palpable. Fans of La Plata's club Gimnasia arrived in droves to welcome Diego Maradona as the club's new coach. More than 30,000 fans attended the football legend's welcome ceremony…
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Copyright SNTV There is no longer any need to choose between football and golf at the weekends. Footgolf – football played on the golf course – is one of the fastest-growing sports worldwide.The world championships, the…
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Cardiff City must pay Nantes €6 million for the transfer of Emiliano Sala who died in a plane crash on his way to the Welsh club, FIFA said on Monday.The sum was agreed as the first instalment for the player. Sala was travelling to…
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Former British Prime Minister Theresa May has chosen former cricketer Geoffrey Boycott for a knighthood, honouring her hero whose persistent style she had vowed to emulate in her ultimately failed efforts to deliver Brexit.May last year…
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In a legendary city, the son of a judo legend faced the son of a judo powerhouse on the first day of the Tashkent Grand Prix. #judotashkentIn the men’s -60 kg, two judokas were looking to make their mark. In blue, 20-year-old Koga…
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Russia produced a stunning display to end on a high in Uzbekistan. With 3 gold medals on the opening day and another 2 on Sunday, the likes of Kseniia Chibisova and Kazbek Zankishiev once again delighted the world of Judo at the Tashkent…
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How long does it take to put on a judogi? How long does it take to get onto a tatami and bow? A lot more time than it took Uzbekistan’s Sharofiddin Boltaboev to defeat Rigaqi Nai from China at the Tashkent Grand Prix - performing…
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Copyright Sarah Thomas swim tracker. American marathon swimmer Sarah Thomas on Tuesday became the first person to swim four times across the English Channel in a row.Thomas, 37, set off from Dover on Sunday morning and completed…
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Police in the Brazilian state of Sao Paulo said on Tuesday they had indicted the woman who accused soccer star Neymar of rape, charging her with fraud, extortion and slander, in what could be a major relief for the Paris Saint Germain…
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A female fan looks on as an Esteghlal FC game is underway - Copyright Mehdi Bolourian An Iranian female football fan, detained for dressing as a man in order to see her favourite football team play, has died a week after setting…
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