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Scott Fowler: Charlie Scott on racism, trailblazing, Dean Smith and why he chose UNC

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Charlie Scott, this week’s star of the “Sports Legends of the Carolinas” series, was the first Black basketball player on scholarship at the University of North Carolina. In many ways, he was the Tar Heels’ version of baseball player Jackie Robinson, dealing with the racism inherent in…

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IOC chief sorry for not honoring 1972 Olympic attack victims

The head of the International Olympic Committee has apologized for the organization’s longtime failure to commemorate 11 Israeli athletes killed by Palestinian militants at the 1972 Munich Olympics

The Independent UK

The FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup tips off in Sydney tomorrow: Here's what you need to know

The world's 12 best women's basketball teams are in Sydney for the biggest event in the sport, alongside the Olympics. So when is it on, how can you watch, and will the Opals win?

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How Can I Play Le Golf National?

The venue near Paris will host many of the world's best players when the Olympics comes to France

Golf Monthly

Princess Anne’s close relationship with Queen Elizabeth II: ‘She was always my mother’

Princess Royal remained by her mother’s side as the late Queen made her final journey from Balmoral to Buckingham Palace

The Independent UK

Police arrest 67 people amid biggest security operation in UK history

Around 15,000 officers and 1,500 soldiers protected huge crowds, royalty, world leaders and other dignitaries in the first major test for Scotland Yard’s new Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley. The scale of the Met’s operation surpassed that for the Platinum Jubilee weekend and the London 2012 Olympics. An estimated 250,000 people…

Evening Standard

The best of four: On Punia’s fourth world Wrestling Championships medal

Bajrang Punia confirmed his superstar status in Indian wrestling with his fourth medal

The Hindu

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‘They made him’: Anthony Joshua’s career path slammed by Deontay Wilder

Wilder says he rates Joshua personally but not as a businessman

The Independent UK

‘She was always my mother’: Princess Anne’s close relationship with Queen Elizabeth II

Princess Royal remained by her mother’s side as the late Queen made her final journey from Balmoral to Buckingham Palace

The Independent UK

How Vinesh Phogat beat 'nature' and her own 'demons' to win a historic World Championships medal

Every attempt failed. The closest this author got to getting Vinesh Phogat on the other side of a phone call was when she reached the Belgrade airport to catch her flight back home. "Woh shopping karne gayi hai (she has gone shopping)," said coach Jitender Yadav. The phone didn't connect…

The Times of India

The Queen’s secret: How Elizabeth II hid her Olympics 2012 skit with Daniel Craig from the royal family

Her family had no idea what she had planned with Daniel Craig

The Independent UK

Shiva Thapa, Lovlina Borgohain in Indian boxing squad for Asian Championships

NEW DELHI: Veteran Shiva Thapa and Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain will spearhead the Indian men's and women's challenge respectively at the Asian Boxing Championships next month.

The Times of India

Queen Elizabeth II’s relationship with her daughter, Princess Anne

Princess Royal remained by her mother’s side as the late Queen made her final journey from Balmoral to Buckingham Palace

The Independent UK

Brown has fastest time at road worlds

Australia's top medal hope Grace Brown has the fastest time so far in the women's time trial on day one of the world road cycling championships.

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Benzinga

Exclusive: Olympics Are A Display Of Patriotism And Society's Continuous Improvement Say US U-18 Baseball Team's Max Clark And Aidan Miller

With origins dating back to the ancient Greeks suspending conflicts to host festivals and contests of athleticism, poetry and dance, the modern-day Olympics have turned into an expression of patriotism and government, as well as culture.

The Times of India

Winning gold at Asian Games is the target: Savita Punia

NEW DELHI: The images of the Indian women's hockey team players sobbing inconsolably after their heartbreaking loss to Great Britain in their bronze medal playoff match at the Tokyo Olympics are still vivid in the minds of the fans.

Daily Mirror

Britain’s quest to build a surfing team fit for Olympic medal glory in Los Angeles

British Surfing has set itself ambitious targets as the sport gets added to the Olympic programme for Paris 2024 and then Los Angeles in 2028, and Chair Vicky Gosling OBE is leading the change

The Independent UK

Arrests made in biggest police operation in Met’s history for Queen’s funeral

Operation is set to surpass the London 2012 Olympics which saw up to 10,000 police officers on duty per day.

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Reuters

Russia's Putin says SCO should stage major sporting event

Russian President Vladimir Putin told a summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) on Friday that the group should consider staging its own major sporting competition.

Wales Online

In James Bond Olympics scene, Queen told director 'I should have a line'

A writer has told how Queen Elizabeth II was heavily involved in how the now-famous skit

The Guardian - AU

Calls for 50,000 new social houses in Queensland before 2032 Olympics

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announces 200 new crisis accommodation units as prelude to upcoming housing summit

Sports Illustrated

Tennis, Sports World Reacts to Legend Roger Federer’s Retirement

Athletes and observers around the world paid homage to the superstar as the news broke.

Los Angeles Times

Latinx curlers find a home on ice and push for their Olympic moments

José Sepúlveda believes dreams don't have to end when you wake up.

The Independent UK

Remembering the James Bond Olympics skit Queen Elizabeth II kept secret from royal family

Her family had no idea what she had planned with Daniel Craig

The Independent UK

Olympics medalist Tommie Smith is up for National Book Award

A picture story co-authored by Olympic gold medalist Tommie Smith and a novel by Nobel laureate Olga Tokarczuk were among the nominees Wednesday on long lists for the National Book Awards

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