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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
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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
Read More »Australian B-Girl Raygun ‘devastated’ by online hate after Olympic performance
Rachael Gunn, also known as B-Girl Raygun, spoke out Thursday after several whirlwind days of memes, accusations and conspiracy theories surrounding her Olympic Games performance. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Olympic boxing champion reportedly names Elon Musk, J.K. Rowling in online harassment complaint
The boxing champion at the centre of a worldwide clash over gender identity in sports has reportedly named Elon Musk and author J.K. Rowling in an online harassment complaint being investigated by French prosecutors. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Tom Cruise’s spectacular Olympic finale stunt masks a difficult childhood
The 62-year-old Hollywood actor is such an impressive stuntman that, it’s easy to forget that he struggled so much when he was younger, says Virginia Blackburn. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Team GB runner finished Olympic marathon with broken leg as star details excruciating pain
Rose Harvey has opened up on the pain of running the Olympic marathon with a significant injury. Daily Express :: Sport Feed
Read More »This man gave Ireland’s Olympic gold medal rowers a ride home from the airport
When Kieran Duggan offered Ireland’s Olympic rowers a lift home from the airport, he didn’t expect them to take him up on it. CBC | World News
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