Hollywood ending for marathon runner Hassan and Paris Olympics
Sifan Hassan completed her mission impossible with a gruelling women's marathon win on the sun-baked streets of Paris Sunday as Tom Cruise is rumoured to give the Olympic Games a Hollywood ending.
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US cyclist Valente wins second straight women's Olympic omnium gold
American defending champion Jennifer Valente overpowered the field to defend her women's omnium title in the final velodrome race of the Paris Olympics on Sunday.
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Dominant Li wins China's fifth weightlifting gold at Paris Olympics
China's Li Wenwen eased to victory Sunday in the women's heavyweight class to give her nation a fifth gold in the Olympic weightlifting competition in Paris -- hoisting her coach in the air to celebrate.
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Australia hold off Belgium for Olympic women's basketball bronze
Australia out-duelled Belgium down the stretch to win Paris Olympics women's basketball bronze on Sunday, beating the European champions 85-81 for their first medal since they earned bronze in 2012.
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Hollywood ending for Hassan and Paris Olympics
Sifan Hassan completed her mission impossible with a gruelling women's marathon win on the sun-baked streets of Paris Sunday, as Tom Cruise is rumoured to close the Olympic Games with a Hollywood ending.
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Hassan wins marathon as Olympic endurance gamble pays off
Sifan Hassan's endurance gamble at the Paris Games finally paid off after she sprinted away for Olympic marathon gold in the French capital on Sunday.
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Attacks and online misinformation frighten Bangladeshi Hindus
Young Bangladeshi professional Tanushree Shaha is outraged by recent mob violence against her family in the chaotic wake of premier Sheikh Hasina's ouster from power, fearful that her fellow Hindus could face more reprisals.
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Tom Cruise: world's biggest star, with a daredevil streak
A diminutive, aging action hero who is clean-cut but controversial, world-famous yet utterly secretive: Tom Cruise's reign as the world's top movie star has long defied time, expectations and -- when stunts are involved -- gravity.
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Boxing fights for Olympic future after gender-row 'disaster'
The boxing competition at the Paris Olympics is over but the fight now starts for its inclusion at the 2028 LA Games after a damaging gender controversy placed the sport under renewed scrutiny.
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'Hurt' Robertson looks within after All Blacks shocked by Argentina
A "hurt" New Zealand coach Scott Robertson said Sunday he would examine his own shortcomings after a shock 38-30 defeat to Argentina, his first loss since taking charge.
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