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Russian skater Valieva cleared to continue at Olympics: CAS

Russian skater Valieva cleared to continue at Olympics: CAS

Russian teenage figure skating sensation Kamila Valieva was on Monday cleared by the Court of Arbitration for Sport to continue competing in the Beijing Olympics despite failing a doping test.

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Hong Kong leader says city 'overwhelmed' by Omicron wave

Hong Kong leader says city 'overwhelmed' by Omicron wave

Hong Kong's health facilities have been overloaded by an "onslaught" of Covid-19 infections, its leader said, as a rise in Omicron cases threatens to bring down the city's "zero-Covid" policy.

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Battling Burrow vows to return after Super Bowl agony

Battling Burrow vows to return after Super Bowl agony

The Cincinnati Bengals' run to the Super Bowl had been this season's best Cinderella story.

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Bungee baby Hackett flies high, then crashes, at Beijing Olympics

Bungee baby Hackett flies high, then crashes, at Beijing Olympics

New Zealand's Margaux Hackett is right at home hurtling through the air at the Beijing Olympics -- but then she is the daughter of the man who pioneered bungee jumping and took her first plunge aged just four.

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Humphries storms to Olympic gold to end German domination

Humphries storms to Olympic gold to end German domination

Canadian-born Kaillie Humphries said her Olympic gold for her adopted USA has a special place in her heart after storming to victory Monday in the inaugural women's monobob event to end Germany's domination of the Winter Games ice track.

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French ice dancers Papadakis and Cizeron win first Olympic gold

French ice dancers Papadakis and Cizeron win first Olympic gold

French figure skaters Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron won their first Olympic gold in ice dancing Monday in Beijing, breaking their own world record again in the process.

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Mbappe future focuses all attention as PSG face Real Madrid

Mbappe future focuses all attention as PSG face Real Madrid

As Paris Saint-Germain prepare to face Real Madrid in the Champions League, the French club hope a victory in the tie could yet help convince Kylian Mbappe to stay rather than move to the Spanish capital.

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Kupp salutes Stafford after Super Bowl thriller

Kupp salutes Stafford after Super Bowl thriller

Cooper Kupp said hours of hard work alongside Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford finally paid off on Sunday after the duo combined to sink the Cincinnati Bengals.

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Teenage Russian skater Valieva to learn Beijing Olympics doping fate

Teenage Russian skater Valieva to learn Beijing Olympics doping fate

Russian figure skating sensation Kamila Valieva will learn Monday if she can compete again at the Beijing Olympics when sport's top court gives its decision on a doping test she failed in December.

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The Brazil resort town disappearing into the sea

The Brazil resort town disappearing into the sea

Vultures roam the sand in the Brazilian resort town of Atafona amid the ruins of the latest houses destroyed by the sea, whose relentless rise has turned the local coastline into an apocalyptic landscape.

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