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All Blacks captain Scott Barrett has undergone surgery after injuring his finger during last week's test against Fiji, New Zealand Rugby said on Saturday. Lock Barrett, who was one of the two starters retained in the squad as New Zealand...
Former Canada women's team manager John Herdman said news that Team Canada staff used a drone to spy on an opponent's practice was "a surprise and a shock," and he is "highly confident" that such practices did not occur under...
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Rafael Nadal faces a nightmare after picking up a thigh injury (Picture: Getty)Novak Djokovic fans are convinced that Rafael Nadal is scared to face the Serbian at the Paris Olympics and have launched online conspiracy theories. It emerged on Thursday...
PARIS, JULY 26 —Beach volleyball begins at the Paris Olympics tomorrow in the shadow of the Eiffel Tower and with the sport under the spotlight because of the inclusion of a Dutch player convicted of rape.Steven van de Velde was...
Despite that viewpoint, Shriever, a two-time world champion, accepts that there will inevitably be extra pressure as she waits at the start for her first race on 1 August."In any sport, especially BMX, you could be the fastest on the...
Mallory Swanson scored a pair of goals just moments apart in the first half and the United States opened their Olympics campaign with a 3-0 victory Thursday night over Zambia, giving new coach Emma Hayes a win in her first...
PARIS - Israel's foreign minister warned his French counterpart on Thursday of a potential Iranian-backed plot to target Israeli athletes and tourists during the Paris Olympic Games. Israel's military campaign in the Palestinian-run Gaza Strip, launched in retaliation against Hamas...
The Asian Tour has added two stops in Thailand to its International Series schedule for 2024, ending the season on a high with a run of six tournaments over eight weeks.Some US$15.5 million will be up for grabs over the...
