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Olympians shine in the fight for the world championship title


Olympians shine in the fight for the world championship title

Jack Robinson won his heat. Photo: Aaron Hughes/World Surf League Olympic silver medallist Jack Robinson took a major step towards a place in next month’s World Surf League Final Five shootout for the world title with a clear heat win on a good day for his Australian teammates in Fiji. After two days without surfing, […]

“I would have hit him blindfolded”


“I would have hit him blindfolded”

The Olympic Games before the start of athletics are a bit like a feast without a main course: the abundance of choice is tempting at first, but when the centrepiece is introduced, it can be difficult to look elsewhere. And while the Stade de France and its brand new purple track played host to the […]

Devin Booker switches from facepalm emoji to congratulating Noah Lyles: “Great for America”


Devin Booker switches from facepalm emoji to congratulating Noah Lyles: “Great for America”

Devin Booker from the US basketball team (left) and US sprinter Noah Lyles (Kin Cheung/Associated Press; Ashley Landis/Associated Press) Devin Booker still disagrees with Noah Lyles. It’s been almost a year since the US sprinter incurred the wrath of Booker and several other NBA players by ridiculing the practice of calling the winner of that […]