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Some of the greatest athletes to have ever lived are participating for Team USA at the 2016 Rio Olympics. No athlete is more decorated than Michael Phelps, and few if any athletes have ever been as singularly dominant as Simone Biles and Katie Ledecky in their sports. They get a lot of media coverage, and they deserve it. Then there’s the United States women’s coxed 8, whose dominance has…

The only Russian track and field athlete due to compete at the Rio Olympics has been banned by the sport’s governing body on the eve of competition. The long jumper Darya Klishina was the only Russian athlete to receive special dispensation from the International Association of Athletics Federations to compete after the rest of the country’s track and field team was banned in the wake of the state‑sponsored doping scandal…

RIO DE JANEIRO — Michael Phelps insists his third retirement will stick, and given the cute little baby snoozing peaceful during most of his races here, it’s hard not to take him on his word this time. Then again, why would he quit? If the top swimmers can’t touch him at the Olympics at 31, there’s no reason to think a healthy Phelps couldn’t show up in Tokyo four years from now and…

Some of the greatest athletes to have ever lived are participating for Team USA at the 2016 Rio Olympics. No athlete is more decorated than Michael Phelps, and few if any athletes have ever been as singularly dominant as Simone Biles and Katie Ledecky in their sports. They get a lot of media coverage, and they deserve it. Then there’s the United States women’s coxed 8, whose dominance has…

Abuljadayel was seventh of the eight entrants in heat three of the preliminary round Sprinter Kariman Abuljadayel became the first woman from Saudi Arabia to compete in the Olympic 100m. The 22-year-old, dressed in a full-body kit and hijab, was unable to qualify, finishing seventh in her preliminary heat in a time of 14.61 seconds. Afghanistan’s Kamia Yousufi also raced in a hijab and full bodysuit, finishing last in her…

Salomon Rondon has scored in each of his past three West Brom games Salomon Rondon’s header was enough to give West Brom a narrow win over Crystal Palace in a dreary Premier League opener at Selhurst Park. Both of these sides struggled for wins at the back end of last season and it showed in a game low on chances. Crystal Palace debutant Andros Townsend failed to inspire the home…

Peter Pawlett (left) battles with Prince Buaben at Pittodrie Aberdeen and Hearts failed to score a single goal between despite a lively 90 minutes. Niall McGinn twice had efforts blocked in the first half, and Shay Logan, Mark Reynolds and Peter Pawlett all went close in the second half. However Hearts has chances of their own, with Tony Watt spurning a late chance when he put the ball over the…

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DAZN will cost €9.99 (£8.60) per month and show 8,000 events a year Fans will be able to watch football from Europe’s top five leagues Tennis, darts, basketball and American Football will also be available   By James Andrew for MailOnline Published: 06:43 EST, 12 August 2016 | Updated: 12:16 EST, 12 August 2016 65 View comments The wayfootball fans watch the beautiful game is about to change for ever – in Germany…

The coverage of Muslim women athletes often emphasizes their traditional roles in an exotic culture, and makes their uniforms and veils into the topic of much fascination and tokenization. According to a 2014 Women’s Media Center report, almost 90 percent of sportswriters are white, straight, able-bodied men. Therein lies much of the problem. When stories on Muhammad emphasize that she is not an oppressed and subservient woman, it just reinforces…

They have a lifelong rivalry in the pool. But take these two Olympians out of the water, and you have a beautiful friendship. After four joint Olympics — not to mention a string of world championships — the athletes have built up a strong bromance. After Rio, Phelps will be returning home to marry his fiancée and enjoy some well-earned time with his new baby, Boomer. Lochte, meanwhile, has said…

A buzzing comes across the sky. This past weekend, on the northwest side of an island in the New York Harbor, roughly 1,000 people witnessed what some believe to be the first new sport of the 21st century. ESPN was there to broadcast the event to anyone with a computer, and well-known international brands like GoPro, AIG, and Ernst & Young were there to sponsor it. But what the brands,…

Media playback is not supported on this device Great Britain win gold in men’s four Great Britain’s rowers claimed a fifth consecutive Olympic title in the men’s four in Rio. Mohamed Sbihi, George Nash, Constantine Louloudis and London 2012 winner Alex Gregory finished in five minutes 58.61 seconds. Australia pushed their rivals hard but eventually came in 1.83 seconds behind to take silver, as Italy won bronze. Britain’s gold came…

The coverage of Muslim women athletes often emphasizes their traditional roles in an exotic culture, and makes their uniforms and veils into the topic of much fascination and tokenization. According to a 2014 Women’s Media Center report, almost 90 percent of sportswriters are white, straight, able-bodied men. Therein lies much of the problem. When stories on Muhammad emphasize she is *not* an oppressed and subservient woman, it just reinforces the…

<!– FOOTBALL GOSSIP Partick Thistle manager Alan Archibald has said it is “farcical” and “disrespectful” to others teams for the Scottish Professional Football League to have allowed Celtic to cancel a Premiership match in favour of scheduling a friendly against Inter Milan in Ireland this weekend. (Various) Martyn Waghorn hopes to return from his hamstring injury to lead Rangers’ attack against Celtic on 10 September. (Sun) Rangers manager Mark Warburton…

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Photo via Republic of Korea The Olympics are a curious thing, because they are at once exceptionally brilliant but also really nerdy and crap and sad. Like, these people spend every day, day after day, for four years, training to do exactly one thing, and that thing is, like, judo. Imagine for a moment your life is a professional judoer. How embarrassed would you be going to the bar with…

Every year, we hear about different sports that are allowed to become official Olympic events, or sports that are events on a temporary basis, but they’re often just the same old sports, like baseball and softball. While I’m not necessarily coming up with some sports that should be in the Olympics, I’m talking about some physical sports disciplines that should definitely be Olympic events. I’ll try to cite examples as…