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Why Alesha Clifford is relishing a return to football with Olympic in NPLW NNSW

She played in the first seven W-League seasons.

Newcastle Herald

Tokyo Games exec 'asked IOC to expedite OK of Aoki products'

Haruyuki Takahashi, the former Tokyo Games organizing committee executive arrested on suspicion of accepting bribes, allegedly asked the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to expedite its approval of Olympic-related products developed by Aoki Holdings Inc., according to sources.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

SC orders status quo, says Delhi HC-appointed CoA will not take over affairs of IOA

NEW DELHI: In an interim relief, the Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the status quo and said the Delhi High Court-appointed three-member Committee of Administrators (COA) will not take over the affairs of the Indian Olympic Association.

The Times of India

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Kyle Chalmers' Commonwealth swimming gold medal was forgotten in the rush for gossip

When I saw Olympic and Commonwealth games gold-medallist and champion swimmer Kyle Chalmers last weekend in the Sydney airport lounge I was walking over to him before I knew what I was doing. But it wasn't for a selfie, I had something important to say, writes Virginia Trioli.

ABC News

Katarina Johnson-Thompson told Commonwealth gold is sign not to quit before Paris Olympics

Denise Lewis presented Katarina Johnson-Thompson with a bottle of bubbly after winning heptathlon gold at the Commonwealth Games, on the same day that the Liverpudlian's boyfriend Andy Pozzi won bronze in the 110m hurdles

Daily Mirror

American-Russian Pro Basketball Coach Becky Hammon Appeals To Putin To 'Do The Right Thing' And Free Brittney Griner

Becky Hammon, an American-Russian professional basketball coach and a six-time WNBA all-star player who represented Russia at the 2008 and 2012 Olympics, made a plea to President Vladimir Putin to "do the right thing" and quickly release Brittney Griner.

Benzinga

Dennis craves elusive Games cycling gold

For all his many cycling achievements, Australian cycling star Rohan Dennis is yet to win a gold medal at an Olympic or Commonwealth Games.

AAP

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Ahmad relishes tough Games boxing debut

Light-middleweight Taha Ahmad lost his debut bout at the Commonwealth Games, but has vowed to perform better at the Paris Olympics.

AAP

Mike Lupica: Bill Russell was everything we could ever want an athlete to be

We will all talk today about the winning Bill Russell did in basketball, because he is the greatest winner team sports in America has ever produced. We will talk, and rightly so, righteously so, about back-to-back NCAA championships the tall, skinny kid from McClymonds High in Oakland won at the…

Tribune News Service

Ben Whittaker thrived as amateur but Olympics and professional boxing are different

Highly-rated Ben Whittaker will have his professional fight against Greg O'Neill at the Bournemouth International Centre on Saturday but he this is a different sport from what he is used to

Daily Mirror

Meet Rellie Kaputin, Papua New Guinea's flag-bearing warrior for the Commonwealth Games

When Kaputin broke her ankle demonstrating a jump for kids in PNG, she was told she wouldn't walk for a year. Eighteen months later, she had qualified for the Tokyo Olympics, and is now PNG's flag-bearer for the Commonwealth Games.

ABC News

A brain injury cut short Briana Scurry's soccer career. It didn't end her story

After a traumatic brain injury left her in terrible pain and unable to work, the legendary goalkeeper had to pawn her Olympic medals. Scurry charts her road to recovery in My Greatest Save.

WEKU

CWG 2022: Lovlina Borgohain's coach gets accreditation and room in Games Village

Olympic bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain can heave a sigh of relief, and so can the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) and its officials at the chef-de-mission's office in Birmingham.

The Times of India

Lord Sebastian Coe adamant London 2012 Olympics was "best games ever"

Coe led Britain's bid to be the host country in 2012 as London delivered a memorable games including the iconic Super Saturday when Mo Farah, Greg Rutherford and Jessica Ennis-Hill all won gold

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Bulwell weightlifter Emily Campbell responds to 'surreal burden Commonwealth Games announcement

It's nearly a year since Campbell, 28, won a first Olympic medal for British women's weightlifting, meaning she arrives in Birmingham as the hot favourite for the Commonwealth title.

The Times of India

CWG 2022: Will rest and reset work for Lovlina Borgohain?

Olympic bronze winner keen to put behind World Championships setback

Asharq Al-Awsat

American Norman Wins World 400m Gold

American Michael Norman made up for a disappointing fifth-placed finish at the Tokyo Olympics by winning the world 400m gold in Eugene on Friday. Norman, who failed to advance from the semi-finals in the Doha worlds in 2019 with a thigh injury, clocked a winning time of 44.29 seconds, AFP…

The Hindu

No substitute for experience as Olympic champions earn world gold

Experience prevailed on day four of the World Championships with Kenyan runner Faith Kipyegon and Venezuelan triple jumper Yulimar Rojas among the Olympic champions standing on top of the podium in Oregon

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Promising ‘An Even Better Hanyu,’ Japan’s Double-Olympic Champion Turns Pro

Japan's Yuzuru Hanyu, twice Olympic figure-skating champion whose rock-star like status has been as legendary as his accomplishments on the ice, said he would turn professional, ending more than a decade of competition at the highest level. In an hour-long news conference in Tokyo on Tuesday where he seemed pensive…

The Independent UK

Athing Mu on Keely Hodgkinson 800m rivalry: ‘We’re always gonna be here, we’re changing the game’

Exclusive interview: As the US and British Olympic stars meet again at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Mu discusses their friendly rivalry, running 400 and leaving a legacy

Asharq Al-Awsat

Qatar's Barshim Wins 3rd High Jump Title at Worlds

Qatar's Mutaz Essa Barshim won high jump gold at the World Championships in Eugene, Oregon on Tuesday. A rematch of last year’s exciting Olympic tie between Barshim and Gianmarco Tamberi of Italy resulted in less drama, but another title for Barshim. The "Qatari Falcon," flapped his arms to celebrate after…

The Independent UK

Doping sleuths keep sunscreen from burning track stars

Shortly after last year’s Olympics, the urine samples of some six dozen athletes came back with traces of a banned stimulant

The Times of India

'I am playing my best table tennis at 40': Sharath Kamal decodes India's medal chances at CWG 2022

NEW DELHI: "My biggest recall of India at the Olympics, Asian Games and Commonwealth Games (CWG) is that guy with the hair band playing table tennis." The 19-year-old teenager who said this during a conversation with the author couldn't remember the name of the player, but could almost portray the…

The Times of India

Sports Minister Anurag Thakur reviews preparations for Birmingham CWG

NEW DELHI: Sports Minister Anurag Thakur on Thursday reviewed India's preparation for the Birmingham Commonwealth Games at a Mission Olympic Cell (MOC) meeting here, and said he was happy with the way things are going and hoped for a rich medal haul from the event.

Benzinga

Atlas Technical Consultants Bags $18M Contract From Caltrans

Atlas Technical Consultants Inc (NASDAQ:ATCX) has secured a three-year, $18 million Architectural and Engineering on-call Quality Assurance and Inspection Services contract from the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) in various counties in Southern California. Atlas will support the Caltrans Division of Engineering Services, Material Engineering, and Testing Services (METS) on all capital projects…

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