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Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo’s plans to keep the Olympic rings on the Eiffel Tower permanently has drawn the ire of some Parisians, French politicians, and the descendants of the man who designed the iconic structure. CBC | World News
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US Open LIVE: Olympic champion racially abused as TV dispute puts coverage under threat
Express Sport brings you the latest news from the US Open. Daily Express :: Sport Feed
Read More »Olympic marathon runner hospitalised after ‘boyfriend set her on fire in petrol attack’
The athlete, who competed at the Paris Olympics this year, is receiving specialised medical treatment. Daily Express :: Sport Feed
Read More »Sir Ben Ainslie robbed at knifepoint as £17k watch stolen from Olympic icon’s wrist
The former Olympian reported the incident to Spanish police on Monday. Daily Express :: Sport Feed
Read More »Olympic champion Lydia Ko wins Women’s British Open for 3rd major title
Lydia Ko captured her third major title — and first in eight years — by breaking free from a logjam of world-class talent to win the Women’s British Open by two strokes at the home of golf on Sunday, capping a summer when she also took gold at the Olympic Games. CBC | Sports News
Read More »In Olympic rematch, 800m champion Wanyonyi pulls away from Canada’s Arop at Lausanne event
Fresh off his silver medal at the Paris Olympics, Canada’s Marco Arop returned to the track and finished second in the men’s 800-metre event on Thursday in Lausanne, Switzerland. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Olympic champ Djokovic calls for more replay rulings after Auger-Aliassime’s loss on ’embarrassing’ call
Tennis superstar Novak Djokovic is among those calling for instant replay to be used more effectively in the sport after Montreal’s Felix Auger-Aliassime was eliminated from the Cincinnati Open due to a controversial call from a chair umpire on match point. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Australian Olympic Committee hits out at criticism of controversial breaker Rachael ‘Raygun’ Gunn
The Australian Olympic Committee has criticized an anonymous online petition attacking controversial Paris Games breaking competitor Rachael Gunn, saying the petition was “vexatious, misleading and bullying.” CBC | Sports News
Read More »Romanian gymnast Ana Barbosu presented with controversial Olympic bronze medal
Romanian gymnast Ana Barbosu received her Olympic bronze medal during a ceremony in the capital Bucharest on Friday that marked the conclusion of a swirl of controversy after the medal was first awarded to U.S. gymnast Jordan Chiles but later revoked. CBC | Sports News
Read More »If thirst for attention were an Olympic event, there’d be a photo finish between Tyreek Hill and Noah Lyles
In claiming he could beat reigning 100-metre Olympic champion Noah Lyles in a race, NFL receiver Tyreek Hill decided to ride the rising tide of Lyles’ mainstream popularity, choosing the Olympic afterglow to issue a bogus claim that he could have made last week, last month, or last year. CBC | Sports News
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