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With two coaches, rifle shooter Rudrankksh Patil aims to make his Paris quota count

PUNE: Former World Champion Rudrankksh Patil, 19, is known as one of the smartest athletes in the shooting fraternity. The Paris Games quota holder has earned the tag for a reason.

The Times of India

Scotland need to lose heavily to England to save Olympics hopes - but captain blasts 'disrespectful' suggestion

Scotland players will be better off letting England win on Tuesday, but that's an "outrageous" assertion according to the captain

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“Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to get through this thing called soundcheck”: Watch Prince shred on his Yellow Cloud guitar as the NPG warm up for their Special Olympics 1991 set

Even Prince's soundchecks were more entertaining than most artist's shows, and this footage offers a rare behind the scenes glimpse of the magic before the lights go down

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England: Sarina Wiegman wants wild Lionesses as bizarre Olympics sub-plot spices up Scotland drama

Scotland players could benefit from an England win, but do not suggest they want that

Evening Standard

How to watch Scotland vs England — stream the Lionesses in the Women's Nations League

Scotland vs England will help decide who goes to Paris 2024. Here's how to watch the Women's Nations League clash live, from wherever you are in the world.

Tom’s Guide

Athlete Bianca Williams banned from driving with 29 points in blow to Olympic dream

Last month, two Metropolitan Police officers were sacked over the stop and search of the British sprinter and her partner

The Independent UK

England, Scotland and the ‘strange’ dilemma of Olympics qualification

Scotland’s best chance of reaching the Olympics as part of Team GB is by losing heavily to the Lionesses at Hampden – but the hosts are unlikely to roll over against the ‘Auld Enemy’

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Tokyo Olympics sullied by bid-rigging, bribery trials more than 2 years after the Games closed

The bid-rigging trial around the Tokyo Olympics is playing out in a Japanese courtroom — more than two years after the Games closed — with advertising giant Dentsu and five other companies facing criminal charges

The Independent UK

Out of time? Unloved Commonwealth Games faces uphill battle to survive

Hosts are pulling out, costs are spiralling and the PR is a challenge: will the post-colonial festival of sport find a way to secure its future?

The Guardian - UK

Key talking points ahead of England’s Women’s Nations League clash with Scotland

England are the nominated home nation for securing a Paris 2024 Olympics qualification spot.

The Independent UK

Commonwealth Games bid hampered by 'tight' timeline

Consultants working on the business case for Victoria's 2026 Commonwealth Games bid did not visit any venues and were given six weeks to complete their work.

AAP

Wiegman urges Lionesses to attack Scotland with GB Olympic spot on line

Head coach Sarina Wiegman hopes England Women ‘go wild from the first minute’ against Scotland in their crunch Nations League clash

The Guardian - UK

British sprinter Bianca Williams banned from driving for six months

Athlete says court’s decision may jeopardise her chances of going to the Olympics next year

The Guardian - UK

Bianca Williams’ Olympic ‘dream’ in jeopardy as sprinter is banned from driving

It comes after two Metropolitan Police officers were sacked over the stop and search of the British sprinter and her partner

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England: Sarina Wiegman expects tough Scotland test despite Olympics qualifying quirk

England must better Netherlands result against Belgium is reach the Nations League Finals

The Times of India

Maiden call-up: World Cup and Olympic gold top rookie Shreyanka Patil's bucket list

MUMBAI: The elusive World title and an Olympic gold medal are topmost on young spinner Shreyanka Patil's wish-list as she is ready to embark on a journey in international cricket which promises to be an eventful one.

The Guardian - AU

Why is the Gabba rebuild plan so controversial and what’s next in the Brisbane Olympics brawl?

A $2.7bn new stadium is at the heart of the state’s 2032 Games strategy but mayor Adrian Schrinner’s withdrawal of support has increased political pressure

The Times of India

India set to bid for 2029 World Athletics Championships

NEW DELHI: India has decided to pursue the bid for the 2029 World Athletics Championships after abandoning its initial plan to host the prestigious tournament in 2027. A high-ranking official from the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) revealed this shift in strategy on Sunday.

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Genevieve Gregson claims top-10 finish in Valencia

Genevieve Gregson has finished an impressive ninth in the Valencia marathon as three other Australians also bettered the Olympic qualifying standard.

The Guardian - AU

Brisbane mayor resigns from 2032 Olympics forum and calls it a ‘dysfunctional farce’

Adrian Schrinner says controversial plans for Brisbane’s Gabba stadium were the final straw and accuses Palaszczuk government of ignoring stakeholders

The Guardian - AU

Capital cities crowded with pro-Palestine protests – as it happened

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The Guardian - UK

Conflict of interest hangs over England’s showdown with Scotland

Despite the old rivalry, a Lionesses win could give players from both sides a chance of representing Team GB at the Olympics

The Times of India

The loneliness of the Indian woman runner

In "The Day I Became A Runner", Sohini Chattopadhyay goes back in time to explore the Indian woman’s tryst with athletics, specifically running. It explores the challenges women athletes, from Mary D’Souza to PT Usha to Santhi Soundarajan and others, faced in India over the years ago, and still do,…

The Independent UK

The surfing venue for the Paris Olympics is on the other side of the world but could steal the show

The surfing venue for next year's Paris Olympics is nearly 16,000 kilometers, or 10,000 miles, away on the other side of the world

The Times of India

Neeraj Chopra heads to South Africa to train for the Paris Olympics

NEW DELHI: Reigning Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra will train in South Africa’s Potchefstroom in his bid to defend his title at the Paris Games 2024. TOI has learnt that Neeraj submitted a proposal under the Sports Authority of India’s (SAI) Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) to train at the North-West…

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