Russian wrestlers set on competing in Paris Olympics despite bans on teammates
MOSCOW : Russian wrestler Nadezhda Sokolova is determined to compete in the Paris Olympics even if that means taking part as an independent.
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World track body creates biennial championships with bigger cash prizes as potential Olympics rival
Track and field announced a new global championships on Monday and promised $150,000 US in prizes — three times its recent cash pledge to champions at the Paris Olympics — for gold medallists.
Thierry Henry still hoping to include Kylian Mbappe in France Olympics squad
Thierry Henry suggested Real Madrid have blocked Kylian Mbappe's inclusion in his provisional Olympic squad but the France boss has not ruled out the striker entirely from this summer's Games.
Duplantis wins at Stockholm Diamond League but falls short of record
STOCKHOLM : Sweden's Armand Duplantis failed in another attempt to break his own pole vault world record but continued to impress ahead of the Paris Olympics at the Diamond League meet at Stockholm's Olympic Stadium on Sunday.
Dupont guides France to Sevens glory
French rugby star Antoine Dupont, one of the home pin-ups for the Paris Olympics, helped France to a 19-5 victory over Argentina in the grand final of the World Rugby SVNS Series in Madrid on Sunday.
Four Irish boxers book their place in Paris as Ireland qualify record number for the Olympics
Four Irish boxers have booked their place in the Paris Olympics this Summer at the qualification in tournament in Bangkok.
Sunday Sport: Derry take on Armagh in All-Ireland series
The All Ireland Football series continues this afternoon.
Boxer Amit Panghal Clinches Paris Olympics Spot
Amit Panghal's comeback to the Indian team culminated in an Olympic quota as the world championships silver medallist boxer qualified for the Paris Games with a quarterfinal win in the 2nd World Qualification Tournament in Bangkok on Sunday. Panghal, India's lone male world championship silver medallist, notched a hard-fought 5-0 win over China's Chuang Liu for a ticket to his second Olympic Games. He thus joins the quartet of Nishant Dev (71kg), Nikhat Zareen (50kg), Preeti Pawar (54kg) and Lovlina Borgohain (75kg). All of them have booked Olympic berths.