Vikings' Jefferson - Playing flag football in Olympics 'a dream' - ESPN
EAGAN, Minn. — Flashing a wide smile, Justin Jefferson did a celebratory «Olympic Griddy» as he exited the podium at a news conference during the NFL's spring meeting Tuesday.
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NFL owners unanimously approve player participation in 2028 Olympic flag football
NFL owners unanimously approved allowing players to participate in flag football for the 2028 Olympics.
Long weekend recap: Men's hockey worlds heat up
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NFL-Teams vote to permit players to compete in LA28 Olympic flag football
NEW YORK :National Football League teams voted in favour of a resolution allowing their players to compete in flag football at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics, the NFL said on Tuesday.
"The World Sees The Medal But....": PV Sindhu On Her Olympic Career
India's two-time Olympic medalist shuttler PV Sindhu opened up on her win at the biggest sporting platform, saying that while the world sees the medal, a lot of things behind it go unseen. Sindhu was speaking at FLAME University in Pune, Maharashtra on Sunday. Speaking during the convocation address for the graduating batch of students, Sindhu summed up her hard journey towards two Olympics medals in few words, saying as per a press note, "The world sees the medal, but they do not see the 4 AM alarms, the tears, the losses, and the days you show up when you do not want to. At the Olympics, you do not just fight for a podium -- you fight for every invisible battle you have won to get there."
Canadian defender Vanessa Gilles joins Bayern Munich after soccer success in France
Canadian international defender Vanessa Gilles, who spent the last three seasons with France's Lyon on loan from Angel City FC of the NWSL, has been sold to Bayern Munich.
Sources - NFL to allow players to play flag football at 2028 Olympics - ESPN
A vote on whether to allow NFL players to participate in flag football at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics is expected to pass at Tuesday's league meeting in Minneapolis, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter.
India's Star Javelin Thrower At Tokyo Olympics Fails Dope Test, Stares At 8-Year Ban
Olympian javelin thrower Shivpal Singh has failed a dope test for the second time in his career, a development which may see him being banned for a maximum period of eight years if found guilty. The 29-year-old, who competed at the Tokyo Olympics, is learnt to have returned positive for a banned substance when his urine sample taken out of competition earlier this year was tested. He was training at the NIS Patiala then. He has been provisionally suspended by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA).