CONCACAF
USA beat Canada for 2024 Olympic berth and CONCACAF title
Monterrey (Mexico) (AFP) – The United States qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics on Monday by defeating Tokyo Olympic champions Canada 1-0 in the CONCACAF W...
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Leagues: UEFA Champions League
/ 2 years agoOlympics host Paris under fire after Champions League ‘fiasco’
Paris (AFP) – French authorities faced questions Sunday over police tactics at the Paris Champions League final between Liverpool and Real...
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Olympics
/ 2 years agoWorld Cups and Olympics present historic opportunity for U.S.
The United States has the unseen opportunity to host three successive sporting events on the world’s stage. The FIFA World Cup...
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Olympics
/ 2 years agoIOC calls for ban on Russians from world sport
Geneva (AFP) – The International Olympic Committee on Monday urged sports federations and organisers to exclude Russian and Belarusian athletes and...
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Brazil
/ 3 years agoBrazil target fifth five-a-side gold with ‘Paralympic Pele’
Tokyo (AFP) – With flicks and tricks aplenty, Brazil’s five-a-side football team are bringing a touch of samba magic to the...
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Olympics
/ 3 years agoPost-Olympics, spotlight shifts to Qatar 2022 World Cup
Doha (AFP) – The focus of the sporting world shifts to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar following the Tokyo Olympics,...
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Canada National Team
/ 3 years ago‘One of the greatest’: Canada’s Sinclair rewarded with Olympic gold
Yokohama (Japan) (AFP) – Christine Sinclair, the all-time leading scorer in international football, enjoyed the crowning moment of her career Friday...
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Canada National Team
/ 3 years agoCanada edge Sweden on penalties to win Olympic gold
Yokohama (Japan) (AFP) – Goalkeeper Stephanie Labbe saved two spot-kicks in a nail-biting shootout as Canada defeated Sweden 3-2 on penalties...
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Olympics
/ 3 years agoCuban shooting-victim boxer adds second Olympic gold
Tokyo (AFP) – Cuba’s Julio la Cruz was shot in an armed robbery in 2014 — but now he is a...
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Olympics
/ 3 years agoCuba’s Julio la Cruz wins Olympic heavyweight gold
Tokyo (AFP) – Cuba’s Julio la Cruz, who was shot during a robbery just a few years ago, won his second...