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Sweden's Duplantis - pole vault's invincible superstar

Sweden's Duplantis - pole vault's invincible superstar

Sweden's Armand Duplantis cemented his place in pole vaulting history by defending his Olympic crown in world record-setting style on Monday to underline his total dominance in the discipline.

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Record-breaker Duplantis soars to pole vault gold, Hodgkinson wins 800m

Record-breaker Duplantis soars to pole vault gold, Hodgkinson wins 800m

Armand Duplantis soared over his rivals in clinching back-to-back Olympic pole vault crowns on Monday with a new world record as Keely Hodgkinson won Britain's first gold of the Paris Games on the track with a sensational 800m final victory.

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Duplantis soars to new world record as Biles settles for Olympic silver

Duplantis soars to new world record as Biles settles for Olympic silver

Armand Duplantis broke his own pole vault world record in retaining his Olympic crown on Monday but Simone Biles showed she is human after all as she ended her Paris Games.

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Everton's Chermiti to miss the start of the season

Everton's Chermiti to miss the start of the season

Everton striker Youssef Chermiti has been ruled out of the start of the Premier League season after undergoing minor surgery on a foot injury, the club announced on Monday.

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Record-breaker Duplantis retains Olympic pole vault title

Record-breaker Duplantis retains Olympic pole vault title

Sweden's Armand Duplantis improved his own world record en route to retaining his Olympic pole vault title in Paris on Monday.

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Keely Hodgkinson: Poor timekeeper clocks in as Olympic champion

Keely Hodgkinson: Poor timekeeper clocks in as Olympic champion

Keely Hodgkinson has a habit of being late but on Monday the British runner was right on time as she was crowned 800 metres Olympic champion -- a remarkable achievement given at one point in her life she could not walk.

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American Valarie Allman wins women's Olympic discus gold

American Valarie Allman wins women's Olympic discus gold

American Valarie Allman defended her women's Olympic discus throw title in Paris on Monday.

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US judge rules Google is monopoly in key anti-trust case

US judge rules Google is monopoly in key anti-trust case

A US judge on Monday handed Google a major legal blow, ruling in a closely-watched anti-trust case that it has a monopoly with its dominant search engine.

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Tsitsipas seeks success in depleted ATP Montreal field

Tsitsipas seeks success in depleted ATP Montreal field

Stefanos Tsitsipas called withdrawing from the ATP Montreal Masters a "normal" move from Olympic champion Novak Djokovic and silver medalist Carlos Alcaraz.

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Britain's Keely Hodgkinson wins women's Olympic 800m gold

Britain's Keely Hodgkinson wins women's Olympic 800m gold

Britain's Keely Hodgkinson produced a thrilling gun-to-tape run to win women's Olympic 800m gold in Paris on Monday.

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