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How to Fix the Dark Side of the World Cup

Like the Olympics, the World Cup is rife with human rights abuses and glorification of authoritarian host regimes. It doesn't have to be that way.

Reason

Thief swipes Olympic cycling star Sir Jason Kenny's bike seat from outside Tesco

Sir Jason Kenny has taken to social media to get his bike seat back

Manchester Evening News

How the returning motorsport ‘Olympics’ is aiming to make its mark

The Motorsport Games is back and bigger than the inaugural event in 2019. But does that mean the future for the concept is bright?

Autosport

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CJ Ujah shares message he gave team-mates as failed drugs test cost them Olympic silver

The British 4x100m relay team took silver in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, only for all four athletes to be stripped of a medal after CJ Ujah's positive drugs test

Daily Mirror

Olympian Sally Gunnell's early menopause symptoms that left her anxious and itchy

Even mighty Olympic superstars can be brought to their knees when it comes to the menopause. Gold medallist Sally Gunnell reveals her early signs of the condition, and how reducing certain foods and drinks helped her combat the symptoms

Daily Mirror

‘Ready for the Olympics but not rugby’ - Injury latest on Bristol Bears star Siva Naulago

The winger has not played since April

Bristol Post

Olympic champion Paul O'Donovan gives insight into his other life as a trainee doctor

The celebrated rower, who won the Europeans and Worlds with Fintan McCarthy this summer, is working in hospital in Cork and gearing up for his final exams next year

Irish Mirror

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Self-driving ferries could be coming to the Thames soon

Stockholm has already signed up to bring the autonomous ferries to its waterways, while Paris has been eyeing them for the Olympics

Evening Standard

Tokyo Olympics bribery arrests widens to third Japan sponsor

Bribery allegations against a former Tokyo Olympics organizing committee member have ensnared a third company that sponsored the Games

The Independent UK

One forgets ABCD of sport if he is away from training for 3-4 years, says shooter Vijay Kumar

NEW DELHI: Having returned to top-flight shooting after a long sabbatical, Olympic silver medallist Vijay Kumar feels athletes could "forget the ABCD of sport" if they stay away from action for three-four years.

The Times of India

Mum's the word as Freeman reflects on gold

Olympic legend Cathy Freeman has no desire to turn the spotlight on her talented daughter Ruby, who is winning junior races in her own record style.

AAP

Should the Olympics and Paralympics be merged?

Commonwealth Games put on their largest ever integrated para-sports programme at Birmingham 2022 and has led to some calls for the Olympics and Paralympics to do the same.

Daily Record

Australia slump to second defeat to Canada after early promise fades

The Matildas failed to capitalise on an early Mary Fowler goal and a bright first-half showing as Adrianna Leon struck twice to secure victory for the Olympic champions

The Guardian - AU

When the Games Changed Forever

Fifty years later, the author recalls his bond with Mark Spitz, whose unprecedented Olympic performance was overshadowed by an act of terrorism.

Sports Illustrated

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Reuters

Israeli survivors remember Munich Olympic massacre, 50 years on

Ankie Spitzer was 26 years old when her husband Andre, a coach of the Israeli fencing team, was killed by Palestinian gunmen at the 1972 Munich Olympics, 50 years ago this week, and the memories of that day have dominated her life ever since.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Arrested Games exec linked to deal with Kadokawa Takahashi linked to another deal in Games bribery probe

The Tokyo 2020 organizing committee executive board member already under arrest in an Olympics-related bribery probe is now suspected of acting as an intermediary for major publisher Kadokawa Corp. to be selected as an official Tokyo Games sponsor, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned.

USA Today Sports Media Group

The one spectacular Serena Williams victory I’ll never forget

Among so many incredible Serena Williams matches, the 2012 London Olympics final was unforgettable.

The Times of India

Olympic silver medallist Vijay Kumar returns for Worlds, India name 48-member squad

NEW DELHI: Olympic silver medallist Vijay Kumar will be competing in his biggest tournament since the London Games podium as he was on Friday picked in the Indian squad for the upcoming ISSF World Championships.

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Manchester Evening News

Rebecca Adlington reveals she's suffered miscarriage

The Olympic legend had emergency surgery

Newcastle Herald

Why Alesha Clifford is relishing a return to football with Olympic in NPLW NNSW

She played in the first seven W-League seasons.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Tokyo Games exec 'asked IOC to expedite OK of Aoki products'

Haruyuki Takahashi, the former Tokyo Games organizing committee executive arrested on suspicion of accepting bribes, allegedly asked the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to expedite its approval of Olympic-related products developed by Aoki Holdings Inc., according to sources.

The Times of India

SC orders status quo, says Delhi HC-appointed CoA will not take over affairs of IOA

NEW DELHI: In an interim relief, the Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the status quo and said the Delhi High Court-appointed three-member Committee of Administrators (COA) will not take over the affairs of the Indian Olympic Association.

ABC News

Kyle Chalmers' Commonwealth swimming gold medal was forgotten in the rush for gossip

When I saw Olympic and Commonwealth games gold-medallist and champion swimmer Kyle Chalmers last weekend in the Sydney airport lounge I was walking over to him before I knew what I was doing. But it wasn't for a selfie, I had something important to say, writes Virginia Trioli.

Daily Mirror

Katarina Johnson-Thompson told Commonwealth gold is sign not to quit before Paris Olympics

Denise Lewis presented Katarina Johnson-Thompson with a bottle of bubbly after winning heptathlon gold at the Commonwealth Games, on the same day that the Liverpudlian's boyfriend Andy Pozzi won bronze in the 110m hurdles

Benzinga

American-Russian Pro Basketball Coach Becky Hammon Appeals To Putin To 'Do The Right Thing' And Free Brittney Griner

Becky Hammon, an American-Russian professional basketball coach and a six-time WNBA all-star player who represented Russia at the 2008 and 2012 Olympics, made a plea to President Vladimir Putin to "do the right thing" and quickly release Brittney Griner.

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