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Olympics-Boxing-Bujold loses opening bout in Tokyo but leaves a mark
By Sudipto Ganguly TOKYO (Reuters) - Mandy Bujold won a lengthy fight outside the ring to punch her ticket to the Tokyo Olympics but the Canadian flyweight ultimately ran out of steam on Sunday, going...
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China has given 1.5387 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines as of July 24
BEIJING (Reuters) - China has administered a total of 1.5387 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines as of July 24, data from the National Health Commission showed on Sunday. (Reporting by Sophie Yu and Do...
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Olympics-Tennis-Osaka refreshed and ready after first win since May
TOKYO (Reuters) - Naomi Osaka said she was feeling refreshed and ready to play, following a dominant 6-1 6-4 win over China's Zheng Saisai in the opening round of the Tokyo Games - her first victory s...
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Olympics-Canoeing-Savsek leads men’s slalom, Funk in front in women’s kayak
TOKYO (Reuters) - Slovenia's Benjamin Savsek led the men's Olympic canoe slalom after the first run at the sun-baked Kasai slalom centre on Sunday, with Germany's Ricarda Funk ahead in the women's kay...
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Olympics-Boxing-Gold the only metal in American Davis’s sights in Tokyo
By Sudipto Ganguly TOKYO (Reuters) - American Keyshawn Davis's dream of winning an Olympic gold, improbable till last month, was back on track on Sunday when the men's lightweight won his debut fight ...
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Olympics-Taekwondo-Heartache for South Korea as Olympics jinx follows Lee
By Chang-Ran Kim CHIBA, Japan (Reuters) - Top-ranked taekwondo champion Lee Dae-hoon lost in the first match of his final Olympics on Sunday, dashing South Korea's best hope for a gold medal in the na...
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Olympics-Cycling-Mountain bike king Schurter ready for battle with road raiders
By Shiho Tanaka TOKYO (Reuters) - Mountain bike king Nino Schurter faces a formidable challenge to his Olympic crown from a couple of hungry young road warriors on Monday but says the Izu course gives...
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Olympics-Skateboarding-Skaters battle under brutal Tokyo heat in inaugural Games
By Mari Saito TOKYO (Reuters) - For much of Sunday's inaugural skateboarding competition at the Tokyo Games, the biggest challenge for top international skaters like Nyjah Huston was the intense heat ...
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Olympics-Badminton-Danes could give Asian shuttlers a run for their golds
By Richa Naidu TOKYO (Reuters) - Denmark has not won a badminton gold medal since Poul-Erik Hyer Larsen beat China's Dong Jiong at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics but that could be about to change in Tokyo....
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ATP roundup: Unseeded Brandon Nakashima gains final in Mexico
Unseeded Brandon Nakashima of the United States and top-seeded Cameron Norrie of Great Britain won their semifinal matches Friday night to advance to Saturday's final of the Mifel Open in Los Cabos, M...
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