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Promising ‘An Even Better Hanyu,’ Japan’s Double-Olympic Champion Turns Pro

Japan's Yuzuru Hanyu, twice Olympic figure-skating champion whose rock-star like status has been as legendary as his accomplishments on the ice, said he would turn professional, ending more than a decade of competition at the highest level. In an hour-long news conference in Tokyo on Tuesday where he seemed pensive…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Athing Mu on Keely Hodgkinson 800m rivalry: ‘We’re always gonna be here, we’re changing the game’

Exclusive interview: As the US and British Olympic stars meet again at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Mu discusses their friendly rivalry, running 400 and leaving a legacy

The Independent UK

Qatar's Barshim Wins 3rd High Jump Title at Worlds

Qatar's Mutaz Essa Barshim won high jump gold at the World Championships in Eugene, Oregon on Tuesday. A rematch of last year’s exciting Olympic tie between Barshim and Gianmarco Tamberi of Italy resulted in less drama, but another title for Barshim. The "Qatari Falcon," flapped his arms to celebrate after…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Doping sleuths keep sunscreen from burning track stars

Shortly after last year’s Olympics, the urine samples of some six dozen athletes came back with traces of a banned stimulant

The Independent UK

Atlas Technical Consultants Bags $18M Contract From Caltrans

Atlas Technical Consultants Inc (NASDAQ:ATCX) has secured a three-year, $18 million Architectural and Engineering on-call Quality Assurance and Inspection Services contract from the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) in various counties in Southern California. Atlas will support the Caltrans Division of Engineering Services, Material Engineering, and Testing Services (METS) on all capital projects…

Benzinga

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

Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate slams Brisbane Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner over Olympics committee snub

Tom Tate says the decision to appoint Noosa's Mayor instead of a Gold Coast representative to the 2032 Olympics organising committee will earn Adrian Schrinner a "cold shoulder".

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What we learned from the USWNT’s last games before World Cup and Olympics qualifying

SANDY, Utah — The U.S. women’s soccer team finished its preparations for next month’s Concacaf World Cup and Olympic qualifying tournament late Tuesday with a 2-0 win over Colombia at Rio Tinto Stadium.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

'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

Olympic medallist hockey player Varinder Singh dies

Varinder Singh was party of the only world-cup winning Indian team

The Hindu

Zharnel Hughes forgives CJ Ujah for failed test that cost Olympics medal

The 4x100m team won silver in Tokyo before CJ Ujah failed tests for banned drugs while in Manchester Dina Asher-Smith reached the 100m semi-finals

The Guardian - UK

'Dame Kelly Holmes' courage in talking about her sexuality will inspire generations'

Olympic legend Dame Kelly Holmes has spoken of the emotional toll she endured for decades of having to cover up her sexuality and feared being persecuted as a young soldier

Daily Mirror

Matildas to host Olympic gold medallists Canada as part of 'Festival of Codes' at revamped Sydney Football Stadium

The revamped Sydney Football Stadium will be completed in late August and will host three major matches across the NRL, international rugby and football as part of its unveiling in September.

ABC News

Richard Kilty rips into teammate Reece Prescod over CJ Ujah Olympic drugs ban

Richard Kilty has castigated his fellow sprinter Reece Prescod for talking ‘fucking bullshit’ after he suggested that CJ Ujah should not be ostracised for a drug ban that cost Team GB a 4x100m silver medal from the Tokyo Games

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Triathlete Raya Hubbell told she would 'never walk again' after devastating skiing crash in 2001

EXCLUSIVE: Raya Hubbell had qualified for three events at the Salt Lake City Winter Olympics in 2002 as part of the Canadian skiing team before a devastating crash in the lead up to the Games changed her life

The Independent UK

Olympic cycling pair set to receive honours at Windsor Castle

Laura and Jason Kenny, who have won 12 Olympic gold medals between them, were given the titles for services to cycling.

Bangkok Post

From sports star to coach

The significance of the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games for Thai athletes varies from person to person. For Thai-American Trecia Roberts, a former national 100m hurdles star-turned-coach, it launched her dream to have Thai athletics represented at the Olympics -- a tribute to the nation her mother is from.

Evening Standard

Laura Robson: Ex-British No1, Wimbledon junior champion and Olympic silver medalist retires after injury nightmare

Laura Robson, the former British women’s No1, has announced her retirement from professional tennis.

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The Independent UK

Former Wimbledon junior champion Laura Robson retires at 28

Robson reached a high of 27 in the world and also claimed an Olympic silver medal alongside Andy Murray in the mixed doubles at London 2012

The Guardian - US

‘Everyone forgets about you’: Erin Jackson on returning home after Olympics gold

After making history in Beijing, the speed skater faces life after the spotlight, with sponsorships, training and changing the sport on her mind

Bristol Post

New bike track gets Olympic seal of approval in South Bristol

"We have worked hard to secure this facility"

The Independent UK

Amir Khan overcame the worst types of adversity to represent the best of British boxing

The Olympic silver medallist called time on his career after one final fight against the biggest rival of his time in the sport

The Independent UK

Justin Rose still has drive to succeed as ‘exciting challenge’ of US PGA arrives

Rose won the US Open in 2013 and Olympic gold in Rio three years later, but has not tasted victory since February 2019.

Bangkok Post

Thailand wins SEA Games bronze after swim controversy

Olympic swimming hero Joseph Schooling had a first gold of this year's Southeast Asian Games dramatically snatched away when Singapore's sprint relay team were disqualified.

The National (Scotland)

Laura Muir has sights set on three golds this summer

THREE gold medals. Three golds in the space of five weeks.

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