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Germany offers money to families of Olympics attack victims

The German government has indicated it's willing to pay further compensation to the families of 11 Israeli athletes who were killed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich by members of a Palestinian group

The Independent UK

'Are we capable of beating Australia? 100% we are, but it's going to be super tough': Viren Rasquinha looks ahead to India's hockey medal chances at CWG 2022

It's no secret that after the success of the Tokyo Olympics, where both the Indian men's and women's teams made history (the men won a bronze ending a 41-year wait, while the women finished fourth, narrowly missing a medal), expectations from Indian hockey players have gone through the roof.

The Times of India

London 2012: 10 years on, what is the true legacy of the Olympic Games?

It is often forgotten in the euphoria which followed that Team GB were slow starters at London 2012, day five producing the first gold medal, from rowers Helen Glover and Heather Stanning.

Evening Standard

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Imagine the culture war the 2012 Olympic opening ceremony would spark now

Danny Boyle’s extravaganza burnished what was best about the UK, but the myth it forged has been crumbling ever since, says Charlotte Higgins, the Guardian’s chief culture writer

The Guardian - UK

CWG 2022: Important for TT players to not have 2018 medal haul on their minds at Birmingham, says Sathiyan Gnanasekaran

NEW DELHI: Energy is in abundance when Sathiya Gnanasekaran is around. It doesn't matter if he is in a table tennis hall or not, his energy sources never desert him -- be it in his shots or his conversations.

The Times of India

Ten years since London 2012: who are the real winners and losers of the Olympics regeneration game?

Hosting the games was slated to improve the fortunes of this corner of London but, while the cost of buying is certainly higher, price growth is not the legacy London actually needs.

Evening Standard

In pictures: The images that capture a special Olympics, 10 years on

Team GB claimed three gold medals in one athletics session for the first time in Olympic history on ‘Super Saturday’.

The Independent UK

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TT duo Manika Batra and Sathiyan Gnanasekaran eye CWG 2022 as stepping stone to Paris Olympics

Sathiyan Gnanasekaran and Manika Batra are not preparing for any reality dance show. But they got all their foot movements recorded by a camera during practice recently. After all, it takes two to tango even in the table tennis mixed doubles competition, and the duo is not ready to take…

The Times of India

Hockeyroos and Kookaburras using Commonwealth Games to get back on top — led by Katrina Powell and Eddie Ockenden

The Kookaburras move on from their Tokyo heartbreak while the Hockeyroos are on the rise, as they both eye off gold medals in Birmingham.

ABC News

Sir Alex Ferguson ‘very close’ to Team GB job at 2012 Olympics, reveals Lord Coe

Stuart Pearce eventually took the role.

The Independent UK

Defiant Sebastian Coe flies flag for London Olympics with a murky legacy

Lord Coe maintains pride in what the 2012 Games gave UK sport and reveals Sir Alex Ferguson almost managed Team GB

The Guardian - UK

Sir Alex Ferguson agreed to manage Team GB at 2012 Olympics - before dramatic U-turn

Sir Alex Ferguson was the top pick to manage Team GB at their home Olympics a decade ago but the former Man Utd boss never ended up in charge despite accepting the offer

Daily Mirror

Commonwealth Games 2022: Belfast siblings Aidan and Michaela Walsh target top prize

The brother and sister duo both left Australia's Gold Coast games in 2018 with silver medals

Belfast Live

Ten to watch: Australian medal hopes at the Commonwealth Games

History favours the Australians as the team seeks to top the Games medal count in Birmingham for a 14th time in history

The Guardian - AU

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The Conversation

London 2012 Olympics: how it boosted medal winning but failed to inspire a generation

Ten years ago, London hosted the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Hosting the Games had been sold to the British public on the slogan that it would “inspire a generation”.

The Hindu

I have no injuries and I am 100% fit: Lalrinnunga

Y.B. Sarangi

Sports Illustrated

SI:AM | Kyler Murray Has Homework

His new contract has a very unusual clause.

The Hindu

Lovlina’s coach gets accreditation

KOLKATA: Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist boxer Lovlina Borgohain’s coach Sandhya Gurung got her Co

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The Times of India

Ready for an upgrade! India's 2018 CWG medallists who are set to rewrite the history books in Birmingham

NEW DELHI: These are really exciting times if you are an Indian sports fan and a supporter of the Indian athletes across a varied range of sporting disciplines. Cricket still might be the numero uno sport in the country, in terms of popularity, but the rise of other sports in…

Radio France Internationale

Macron seeks to quell security and budgetary concerns over Paris Olympics

French President Emmanuel Macron met senior ministers on Monday to address conerns over preparations for the Paris 2024 Olympics almost two years to the day before the event opens.

Irish Mirror

Beatriz Ferreira signs with Katie Taylor's team almost a year after Kellie Harrington loss

The 29-year-old lost to Kellie Harrington in the lightweight final at the Tokyo Olympics

Manchester Evening News

A North of England Olympic Games? Why not argues Sir Howard Bernstein

Twenty years ago this week, athletes from 72 nations competed over 11 days in Manchester's Commonwealth Games

The Guardian - AU

Bluey creators offer to design ‘unique’ Brisbane Olympics mascot

TV cartoon producers call chance to design something to join pantheon of Australian mascots ‘an amazing opportunity’

Asharq Al-Awsat

Tokyo Olympic Board Member Under Investigation

Prosecutors searched the home of former Tokyo Olympic organizing committee executive board member Haruyuki Takahashi on Tuesday in connection with payments made to him by an Olympic sponsor of the Tokyo Games, the Japanese news agency Kyodo reported. Kyodo said Takahashi is thought to have received around 45 million yen…

The Independent UK

Report: Tokyo Olympic board member under investigation

Prosecutors have searched the home of former Tokyo Olympic organizing committee executive board member Haruyuki Takahashi in connection with payments made to him by an Olympic sponsor of the Tokyo Games

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