Canadian men's volleyball team earns spot at Paris Olympics
The Canadian men's volleyball team punched its ticket to Paris 2024 on Sunday, earning a berth for a third straight Olympic tournament following appearances at Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020.
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Canada falls to Belgium at men's Olympic volleyball qualifying tournament
Canada dropped a four-set loss (14-25, 25-22, 28-30, 16-25) to Belgium on Saturday to fall to 4-2 at the men's volleyball Olympic qualification tournament in Xi'An, China.
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Asian Games: Indian Women Beat China 2-1 In Sepaktakraw, Men's Team Loses 2 Matches
Indian women's team defeated China 2-1 but the men's side lost to Thailand and Phillipines in its group in regu event of sepaktakraw competition at the Asian Games in Hangzhou on Thursday. In women's regu preliminary event, India lost their first Group A match to Vietnam 0-2 (16-21, 10-21) in just 33 minutes but made a comeback beating hosts China 2-1 (8-21, 21-17, 21-15) at the Jinhua Sports Centre Gymnasium. In men's regu preliminary event, India faced two straight defeats, going down 0-2 (12-21, 10-21) to Thailand before losing 0-2 (21-23, 17-21) to Philippines. (Asian Games Medals Tally | Asian Games Full Schedule)
Brett Favre will be questioned under oath in Mississippi welfare fraud case
Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre will answer questions under oath about the misspending of federal welfare money in Mississippi, where public money intended to help some of the nation's poorest people was used to fund pet projects he and other well-connected people supported.
Canadian men in Olympic volleyball qualifying position with 3-set sweep of China
Canada scored a three-set win over China on Wednesday to improve to 3-1 at the men's volleyball Olympic qualification tournament.
Games-Nadeem injury rules out javelin showdown with Chopra in Hangzhou
HANGZHOU, China : Pakistan's first athletics world championship medallist Arshad Nadeem has pulled out of the Asian Games with a knee injury, foiling a javelin showdown with India's Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra on Wednesday.
Brett Favre to testify in Mississippi welfare case Oct. 26 - ESPN
The Mississippi Department of Human Services has filed notice of its intent to depose former NFL quarterback Brett Favre as part of its lawsuit seeking to recover millions of dollars in misspent welfare funds.