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Kayla Harrison eyeing “poetic” London return a decade after Olympic gold win

Harrison won her first gold medal at the 2012 London Olympic Games and will have the possibility of returning to the English capital a decade later in the PFL playoffs

Daily Mirror · Jul 1, 2022

'O Canada': Why I no longer stand for the national anthem

The Canadian national anthem plays a part in many of my fondest sport memories. When my dad took me to the Saddledome as a kid, I would stand up as someone took centre ice to sing before a Calgary Flames game. I belted it out when the Canadian Women’s hockey…

The Conversation · Jun 29, 2022

People mover, new bike paths and bus lanes: 2028 Olympics could fuel a transit boom in LA

LOS ANGELES — A new $1.4 billion electric people mover above the streets of Inglewood would whisk spectators past the Forum to the 2028 Summer Olympics opening ceremony at SoFi Stadium. Across the region, miles of new bike paths, more bus lanes and new bike shares would emerge.

Los Angeles Times · Jun 17, 2022

Munich marks 100 days to go until multi-sport European Championships 2022

In keeping with the event slogan “Back to the Roofs”, elite European sport is returning to the legendary tent roofs of the Olympiapark in Munich this summer – on the 50th anniversary of the Olympic Games in the German city.

Wales Online · May 4, 2022

Joel Embiid playing for France?

Joel Embiid hails from Cameroon, but in the upcoming Olympic Games, he may compete as a member of the French national team. Per a report by French outlet RMC Sport, the NBA top scorer of the 2021-22 season has initiated administrative procedures to ...

USA Today Sports Media Group · May 2, 2022

Clocking off after 49 years as an officer

Sergeant Maurice Towers is retiring after nearly half a century of service with NSW Police. The Ashtonfield resident, who was attested in Sydney in 1972, has spent 49 years serving the NSW community. As a fresh-faced 19-year-old, he started his career as a probationary constable stationed in Sydney. The police…

Newcastle Herald · Apr 28, 2022

Lauren Price could defend Olympic title despite turning pro after opting to be trained and managed by GB Boxing

“The world is changing, we’ve got to be adaptable, keep all our options open to make sure that we remain competitive at the next Olympic Games and all the Games into the future as well"

Daily Mirror · Apr 27, 2022

Shelbourne pay tribute to last surviving Irish Olympic footballer Peter McDonald

McDonald was part of the Irish Olympic team that went to the 1948 Olympic Games in London and played in the first-round defeat to the Netherlands.

Dublin Live · Mar 30, 2022

Arsenal star Gabriel Martinelli shows shades of Thierry Henry in Brazil training

Martinelli, who was part of the victorious Brazil squad at the 2020 Olympic Games, made his senior international debut on Saturday in a World Cup qualifier against Chile

Daily Mirror · Mar 28, 2022

Princess Anne's insulting remark exposed when she forgets to turn microphone off

Princess Anne made a huge blunder in the build up to the London 2012 Olympic Games when she accidentally made an insulting comment before remembering to turn off her microphone

Daily Mirror · Mar 25, 2022