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Munich ready to host iconic European multi-sport showdown on 50th anniversary of Olympic Games

European eyeballs will pivot towards the city for 11 action-packed days as athletics, cycling, gymnastics, rowing, triathlon, canoe sprint, table tennis, beach volleyball and climbing come to the party

Wales Online

IOC to take a decision in 2023 on cricket’s inclusion in 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games

ICC has been invited to make a case for inclusion of cricket in Olympics and is likely to take a call on it in its Mumbai session in 2023

The Hindu

Reliance joins Indian Olympic Association as principal partner

The partnership has "an aspiration to host the Olympic Games in the future", the company said in a statement

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Birmingham council bosses ‘wouldn’t rule out’ city bid for future Olympic Games

This year’s Commonwealth Games hosts failed in their attempt to hold the 1992 Olympics in the West Midlands.

The Independent UK

Why the London 2012 Olympics had limited impact on volunteering across the UK

When London was preparing to host the 2012 Olympic Games, 250,000 people signed up to volunteer as official “Games Makers”. Of these, 70,000 people were ultimately selected to wear the distinctive purple-and-red volunteer uniforms. For 40% of them, it was the first time they’d done anything like this.

The Conversation

A North of England Olympic Games? Why not argues Sir Howard Bernstein

Twenty years ago this week, athletes from 72 nations competed over 11 days in Manchester's Commonwealth Games

Manchester Evening News

Brisbane 2032 Olympic Games athletes' village legacy could alleviate Queensland's housing shortage, architects say

Brisbane is grappling with a growing housing shortage and there are about 31,000 households on the social housing register. Some say plans for the 2032 Olympics could help alleviate the pressure in years to come.

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Ella Toone interview: Manchester United star and fan ready to live Old Trafford dream she didn’t even bother having

Old Trafford, Manchester. England’s largest club stadium, host to FA Cup and Champions League finals, matches at World Cups, European Championships and even Olympic Games.

Evening Standard

Ten-years on London 2012 showcased the best and worst of the Olympic Games - Susan Egelstaff

IN just a few weeks, it will be the 10-year anniversary of the London Olympics.

The National (Scotland)

Kayla Harrison eyeing “poetic” London return a decade after Olympic gold win

Harrison won her first gold medal at the 2012 London Olympic Games and will have the possibility of returning to the English capital a decade later in the PFL playoffs

Daily Mirror

'O Canada': Why I no longer stand for the national anthem

The Canadian national anthem plays a part in many of my fondest sport memories. When my dad took me to the Saddledome as a kid, I would stand up as someone took centre ice to sing before a Calgary Flames game. I belted it out when the Canadian Women’s hockey…

The Conversation

People mover, new bike paths and bus lanes: 2028 Olympics could fuel a transit boom in LA

LOS ANGELES — A new $1.4 billion electric people mover above the streets of Inglewood would whisk spectators past the Forum to the 2028 Summer Olympics opening ceremony at SoFi Stadium. Across the region, miles of new bike paths, more bus lanes and new bike shares would emerge.

Los Angeles Times

Olympic champion Caster Semenya 'offered to show vagina' to athletics bosses in gender test

The South African runner should by right be regarded as one of the greatest competitors on the track, winning gold at two consecutive Olympic Games - London 2012 and then Rio 2016.

Daily Record

Paris to give Champs-Elysées a green facelift ahead of 2024 Olympics

Paris will give the iconic Avenue des Champs-Elysées an eco-makeover ahead of the 2024 Olympic Games by planting trees and increasing pedestrian areas.

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Sadiq Khan confirms IOC talks for London to host Olympics again in 'greenest Games ever'

London Mayor Sadiq Khan is hoping to see the Olympic Games return to London in the not too distant future, as he outlines plans to host the ‘greenest Games ever’

ABC News

Is Gil the one? The search begins for CEO of the Brisbane 2032 Olympic Games

Gillon McLachlan has led the AFL to unprecedented highs, but also overseen historic lows. Is he the right person to lead Australia's next Olympics?

Wales Online

Munich marks 100 days to go until multi-sport European Championships 2022

In keeping with the event slogan “Back to the Roofs”, elite European sport is returning to the legendary tent roofs of the Olympiapark in Munich this summer – on the 50th anniversary of the Olympic Games in the German city.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Joel Embiid playing for France?

Joel Embiid hails from Cameroon, but in the upcoming Olympic Games, he may compete as a member of the French national team. Per a report by French outlet RMC Sport, the NBA top scorer of the 2021-22 season has initiated administrative procedures to ...

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Newcastle Herald

Clocking off after 49 years as an officer

Sergeant Maurice Towers is retiring after nearly half a century of service with NSW Police. The Ashtonfield resident, who was attested in Sydney in 1972, has spent 49 years serving the NSW community. As a fresh-faced 19-year-old, he started his career as a probationary constable stationed in Sydney. The police…

Daily Mirror

Lauren Price could defend Olympic title despite turning pro after opting to be trained and managed by GB Boxing

“The world is changing, we’ve got to be adaptable, keep all our options open to make sure that we remain competitive at the next Olympic Games and all the Games into the future as well"

Dublin Live

Shelbourne pay tribute to last surviving Irish Olympic footballer Peter McDonald

McDonald was part of the Irish Olympic team that went to the 1948 Olympic Games in London and played in the first-round defeat to the Netherlands.

Daily Mirror

Arsenal star Gabriel Martinelli shows shades of Thierry Henry in Brazil training

Martinelli, who was part of the victorious Brazil squad at the 2020 Olympic Games, made his senior international debut on Saturday in a World Cup qualifier against Chile

Daily Mirror

Princess Anne's insulting remark exposed when she forgets to turn microphone off

Princess Anne made a huge blunder in the build up to the London 2012 Olympic Games when she accidentally made an insulting comment before remembering to turn off her microphone

Bristol Post

Crufts 2022: Who is Clare Balding? The iconic sports presenter who was classmates with Miranda Hart

Clare Balding has reported from seven Olympic Games, alongside some very important Royal events

Tribune News Service

90 years of wisdom from Andrew Young

ATLANTA — Andrew Young, who turns 90 years old this weekend, has a resumé Iike few others — pastor, civil rights hero, refugee resettler, congressman, mayor, United Nations ambassador, human rights champion, businessman and Olympic Games recruiter.

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