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How college sports deliver the world's Olympic stars

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This year, more than 1,200 current, former and incoming NCAA athletes are competing in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games — and more than 840 are chasing gold for a country outside the United States.

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2024 Olympics: United States busts a move in breaking, takes inaugural podium spot as sport debuts at Games

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Victor, a Florida-based performer and two-time world champion, won the third-place battle

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USWNT snapping gold medal drought has sports world going wild

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The U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team has finally won gold again. The USWNT hasn’t taken home first place in the Olympics since 2012 but after beating a game Brazil squad 1-0 in the gold medal game of the Paris Olympics the squad is golden…

Sports News | Brazil Great Marta Misses out on Olympic Gold Again as the US Stops Her Once More

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Get latest articles and stories on Sports at LatestLY. After 185 appearances, including six World Cups and six Olympics, Brazil great Marta said farewell to international soccer on Saturday.

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Madison Bumgarner’s admission on Giants 2014 World Series heroics

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San Francisco Giants fans most likely have fond memories of 2014 where they won their last World Series title which is approaching the 10-year anniversary. A major part of that team was Giants pitcher Madison Bumgarner who spoke with Alex…

BCB to Discuss Women’s T20 World Cup with New Sports Adviser Amid Reform Talks

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Representatives of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) are scheduled to meet Asif Mahmud, the newly appointed youth and sports adviser of Bangladesh’s interim government, on Sunday. The primary focus of this meeting will be the upcoming…

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Is Carlos Alcaraz a Bad Sport? Tennis World Berates Spaniard For Novak Djokovic ‘GOAT’ Comments

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In a recent interview with Tennis365, Carlos Alcaraz stirred controversy by stating he can’t completely consider Novak Djokovic the GOAT of tennis. This comment didn’t sit well with Djokovic’s fans. As a result, they accused Alcaraz of…

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The Olympic Sport With an Eating Disorder

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The issue of underweight athletes has long existed as an open secret in the insular world of elite climbing. Then, in the run-up to the Paris Olympics, it exploded into public view.

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Top 15 Weekly Sport News Roundup For Latest Nigeria News

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Here is New Telegraph’s weekly Sports news roundup of the top 15 latest Nigerian news making headlines from Monday, August 5 to Saturday, August 10, 2024. Tobi Amusan Crashes Out Of Paris Olympics World record holder and former world…

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Yego calls for change of tack in face of global sport advancement

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The 2015 world champion is concerned the country is lagging behind as global sports advance.

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The 2024 Tissot T-Touch Connect Sport Blends Smartwatch Functionality With Luxury Horology

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In a world where smartwatches dominate the sports watch scene, offerings like the Tissot T-Touch Connect Sport that blend cutting-edge tech with traditional watch components are a breath of fresh air.

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USMNT's Gaga Slonina leaves Chelsea for Barnsley loan: What it means for U.S. soccer at 2026 World Cup

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The goalkeeper prospect spoke to CBS Sports Golazo Network about the move to EFL League One

Friday, Aug 9

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Meet the most successful team in sport: the all-conquering Netherlands women’s hockey team

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So remarkably dominant are the Netherlands’ all-conquering women’s hockey team that coach Paul van Ass issued a stress warning prior to the Paris Olympics. “That’s the biggest pitfall we can fall into. So we actually play against ourselves…

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Netflix to Enlist CBS Sports to Produce Christmas NFL Games

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The world’s biggest streamer will work with legacy NFL broadcaster CBS Sports for its much-anticipated Christmas Day games. According to a report in The Wall Street Journal, Netflix’s will produce live NFL streams with the help of CBS. The…

‘That gave me chills’: Sports world lights up after Canada’s stunning 4×100 gold medal

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Aaron Brown, Jerome Blake, Brendon Rodney and Andre De Grasse ran a stunning race, crossing the finish line in 37.50 seconds to secure one of the most shocking gold medals in Canadian Olympic history.

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Former world No 1 believes Novak Djokovic falls short of being the GOAT athlete

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Yevgeny Kafelnikov has lauded Novak Djokovic as the greatest tennis player of all time but believes that he cannot lay claim to being sports' greatest ever athlete.

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World cruelly mocks Aussie after Paris breaking flop: ‘Doesn’t have a chance’

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The Olympics debuted a new sport today and Australia’s entrant became the laughing stock of the world after a brutal debut.

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Sports News | Bulgaria Weightlifter Wins Gold 15 Months Since Hotel Sink Fell and Severed Achilles Tendon

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Get latest articles and stories on Sports at LatestLY. Karlos Nasar of Bulgaria won weightlifting gold at the Olympics and broke two world records Friday, just over a year after a hotel sink fell on him and severed his left Achilles tendon.

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Sports News | Germany Wins Women''s Soccer Bronze Medal at Paris Olympics with 1-0 Victory over Spain

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Get latest articles and stories on Sports at LatestLY. Ann-Katrin Berger saved a last-minute penalty kick and Germany won the bronze medal at the Paris Olympics with a 1-0 victory on Friday over Women's World Cup winner Spain.

Equestrian world body looks to helmets and vests to keep riders safe

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Rider safety is an ongoing issue for the sport's international governing body.