Today: September 19, 2024
Today: September 19, 2024

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Simone Biles wins 6th all-around title at worlds to become most decorated gymnast in history

Simone Biles has won the individual all-around title at the world championships for the sixth time to become the most decorated gymnast in history

Simone Biles wins 6th all-around title at worlds to become most decorated gymnast in history
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Make it 23 titles: Unstoppable Biles wraps up world championships comeback with 2 more gold medals

Simone Biles has won two more gold medals at the 2023 gymnastics world championships

Make it 23 titles: Unstoppable Biles wraps up world championships comeback with 2 more gold medals
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Olympics set to tackle flag football at Los Angeles Olympics in 2028

The NFL’s ongoing push for worldwide exposure got another boost when organizers for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics delivered a proposal to put flag football on the program when the Summer Games return to the United States for the first time in 32 years

Olympics set to tackle flag football at Los Angeles Olympics in 2028
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Britain-Ireland to host soccer's 2028 European Championship. Italy-Turkey to stage Euro 2032

The trend of reaching friendly agreements to pick hosts of the Olympics or major soccer tournaments without a contested vote has continued in Europe

Britain-Ireland to host soccer's 2028 European Championship. Italy-Turkey to stage Euro 2032
Health|News|Sports

Olympic gymnastics champion Mary Lou Retton is in intensive care with pneumonia

Olympic gymnastics champion Mary Lou Retton has pneumonia and is in intensive care in a Texas hospital

Olympic gymnastics champion Mary Lou Retton is in intensive care with pneumonia
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Olympic champion gymnast Mary Lou Retton remains in intensive care as donations pour in

The family of Olympic gymnastics champion Mary Lou Retton says she is “continuing to fight.”

Olympic champion gymnast Mary Lou Retton remains in intensive care as donations pour in
Sports

Modern pentathlon soon finds out if swapping horses for obstacles enough for invite to 2028 LA Games

Modern pentathlon is waiting to hear about its Olympic future after adding obstacles and ditching horses

Modern pentathlon soon finds out if swapping horses for obstacles enough for invite to 2028 LA Games
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IOC suspends Russian Olympic Committee for incorporating Ukrainian sports regions

The Russian Olympic Committee has been suspended by the IOC for breaching the Olympic Charter by incorporating sports bodies in four regions in eastern Ukraine

IOC suspends Russian Olympic Committee for incorporating Ukrainian sports regions
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Winter Olympic host cities for 2030 and 2034 to be chosen at the same time in July

The International Olympic Committee has cited concerns about the effects of climate change for its plan to pick two Winter Olympic host cities in July

Winter Olympic host cities for 2030 and 2034 to be chosen at the same time in July
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Flag football and cricket are among five sports nearing inclusion for 2028 Los Angeles Olympics

Flag football and cricket were among five sports that took their next step toward inevitably being added to the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics

Flag football and cricket are among five sports nearing inclusion for 2028 Los Angeles Olympics
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Russian athletes won't be barred from the Paris Olympics despite their country's suspension

The IOC says Russian athletes can be directly invited to next year's Paris Games despite the suspension of their country's Olympic committee

Russian athletes won't be barred from the Paris Olympics despite their country's suspension
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Family of Olympic champion gymnast Mary Lou Retton says she is making 'remarkable' progress

The family of Olympic gymnastics champion Mary Lou Retton says she is making “remarkable” progress in her battle with a rare form of pneumonia

Family of Olympic champion gymnast Mary Lou Retton says she is making 'remarkable' progress
Political|Sports

Olympic president Thomas Bach urged by IOC members to extend term limit and seek 4 more years

IOC president Thomas Bach has been urged by its members to change Olympic rules on term limits and seek four more years as president

Olympic president Thomas Bach urged by IOC members to extend term limit and seek 4 more years
Sports

Cricket and flag football among 5 sports given Olympic status for 2028 Los Angeles Games

Cricket is an Olympic sport again

Cricket and flag football among 5 sports given Olympic status for 2028 Los Angeles Games
World

Olympics-Israel-Hamas war won't affect Paris 2024 security plans - Estanguet

The war between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas will not affect the security plans for next year's Olympic Games in France, the chief of the

Olympics-Israel-Hamas war won't affect Paris 2024 security plans - Estanguet
Sports

Phillies slugger Bryce Harper wants big leaguers to play baseball at 2028 LA Olympics

Bryce Harper wants to take a swing at the Olympics

Phillies slugger Bryce Harper wants big leaguers to play baseball at 2028 LA Olympics
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Oscar winner Michelle Yeoh elected to be an International Olympic Committee member

Oscar-winning actor Michelle Yeoh has been elected as a member of the International Olympic Committee

Oscar winner Michelle Yeoh elected to be an International Olympic Committee member
Business

Ad sales for Paris Olympics pace ahead of previous Games, NBCUniversal says

Total advertising sales for the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games are pacing ahead of where each of NBCUniversal’s previous Olympic and Paralympic

Ad sales for Paris Olympics pace ahead of previous Games, NBCUniversal says
Sports

TV equipment stolen from Pan Am Games' opening ceremony site in Chile, boosting security concerns

Television crews at the Pan American Games had equipment stolen this week from the compound of the National Stadium, the site of Friday’s opening ceremony, heightening concerns about crime at the tournament hosting over 6,800 athletes

TV equipment stolen from Pan Am Games' opening ceremony site in Chile, boosting security concerns
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IOC hits back at Putin claim of "ethnic discrimination" against Russia's potential Olympic athletes

The International Olympic Committee has dismissed claims by Russian President Vladimir Putin of “ethnic discrimination” against athletes who are excluded from international sport

IOC hits back at Putin claim of "ethnic discrimination" against Russia's potential Olympic athletes
Sports

American sensation Ilia Malinin flawless on opening night of Skate America

American figure skater Ilia Malinin was flawless on the opening night of Skate America, scoring 104.06 points for his short program Friday night to take a big lead into the free skate

American sensation Ilia Malinin flawless on opening night of Skate America
Sports

Brazil's Leal dominates women's street skateboarding at Pan American Games, eyes Olympics

Brazil’s 15-year-old skateboarding sensation Rayssa Leal, one of the favorites to win a gold medal in the street event at the Paris Olympics next year, won her first Pan American Games crown on Saturday

Brazil's Leal dominates women's street skateboarding at Pan American Games, eyes Olympics
Sports

Spain’s women’s players want to focus on soccer again as Hermoso rejoins national team

Spain’s women’s players hope to start talking more about soccer than the off-the-field problems that marred their Women’s World Cup title celebrations

Spain’s women’s players want to focus on soccer again as Hermoso rejoins national team
Sports

Tour de France won't finish in Paris for first time in more than a century because of the Olympics

The final stage of next year’s Tour de France will be held outside Paris for the first time since 1905 because of a clash with the Olympics

Tour de France won't finish in Paris for first time in more than a century because of the Olympics
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Brittney Griner, 5-time Olympian Diana Taurasi head up US national women's roster for November

Five-time Olympic gold medalist Diana Taurasi and Brittney Griner head up the USA Basketball Women’s National Team roster announced Thursday for two exhibition games and training camp in November

Brittney Griner, 5-time Olympian Diana Taurasi head up US national women's roster for November

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