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Boxing set for LA 2028 after surviving Olympic KO

Australian boxers can set their sights on extending the country's recent pugilistic Olympic success with the IOC set to back boxing's inclusion for LA 2028.

AAP

Heavyweight Seven Eye Finish Line In Race To Succeed Olympics Chief Bach

The race to succeed Thomas Bach as president of the International Olympic Committee is nearing the finish with Juan Antonio Samaranch Junior, Sebastian Coe and Kirsty Coventry widely seen to be clear of the remaining quartet.

International Business Times

Going for gold: A look at the political and sporting challenges facing the next IOC president

An in tray of Olympic challenges spanning political, social, sporting and operational issues awaits the next International Olympic Committee president

The Independent UK

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50 years ago, when India won its 1st, and so far only, hockey World Cup crown

The early 1970s was hard on hockey lovers in India. In an era when anything less than an Olympic hockey gold was considered a failure, only bronze medals had come India’s way after Tokyo 1964. Even in World Cups, a top podium spot was elusive.

The Times of India

Virat Kohli: 'To be Olympic champions would be a magnificent feeling'

BENGALURU: Virat Kohli on Saturday made it clear that retirement is not on the immediate agenda but the star batter admitted he may not be around when India tour Australia next in four years’ time. In a tongue-in-cheek response to the possibility of coming out of retirement for the 2028…

The Times of India

Lauren Bell: I had to take one step back before taking two steps forward

Lauren Bell was forced to deal with the disappointment of missing out on the Olympic Games last summer but now, she realises that was a blessing in…

The National (Scotland)

Olympic athletes call on incoming IOC president to prioritise climate change

The call to action follows the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles, which will host the 2028 Olympic Games.

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Peel soars to World Cup aerials crown at Olympic venue

Australian Laura Peel has won her third crystal globe as the World Cup aerials champion for the season, while Danielle Scott took the overall bronze in Livigno.

AAP

IOC, NBC Agree to $3 Billion Rights Extension Through 2036 Olympics

The agreement comes on the heels of a successful 2024 Olympics.

Sports Illustrated

'I found it hard to accept' - Remco Evenepoel reflects on the mental challenges of being sidelined due to injury

'I can count myself lucky that I got this injury in December' says Olympic champion, with 36 days until return to racing

Cycling News

Two Olympic Ski Jumping Gold Medalists Suspended Amid Cheating Investigation

A pair of Norwegian stars are in hot water.

Sports Illustrated

Dick McTaggart obituary

Scottish amateur boxer who won an Olympic gold medal but dismissed fighting professionally as being ‘all work and wages’

The Guardian - UK

France recorded significant rise in cyberattacks linked to Paris Olympics

France's National Agency for the Security of Information Systems (Anssi) reported 4,386 "security events" on computer systems in 2024, an increase of 15 percent from the previous year, according to data revealed on Tuesday.

Radio France Internationale

Dick McTaggart: A ballet dancer with dynamite in his fists

The record-breaking former Olympic champion has died at the age of 89.

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Scotland boxing icon Dick McTaggart dies aged 89 as tributes paid to Olympic champion

The Guardian - UK

Price rises to occasion with glory on historic night for women’s boxing

Natasha Jonas has had an admirable career but could not match the Olympic champion’s fire

The Independent UK

Lauren Price takes torch and world titles from Natasha Jonas as new era dawns

The Olympic champion added Jonas’s WBC and IBF belts to her own WBA title, capping off an all-women’s card in London

The Independent UK

If Lake Placid becomes the Olympic sliding site, New York's Rockefeller Center will be a big part

Picture this: A sliding athlete wins an Olympic medal in Lake Placid next winter, then is chauffeured down to New York for an award ceremony at Rockefeller Center a few days later with thousands of people there to cheer on both moments

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The Independent UK

Paris changed Keely Hodgkinson’s life – but what’s next for Olympic champion?

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: The women’s 800m Olympic champion tells Jack Rathborn about new opportunities away from the track and how Paris changed her life

The Conversation

Ilona Maher and the myth of feminine fragility – how one rugby player is reshaping sport

American rugby player Ilona Maher has risen to global fame. Not just because of her athletic ability (though that is remarkable, winning an Olympic bronze in 2024 in the USA rugby sevens team, and now signing a professional contract with England’s Bristol Bears), but because of what she represents.

Cycling Weekly

'I want to inspire young girls' - Olympic champion Emma Finucane on being a role model for the next generation

22-year-old hopes to encourage new track cyclists in the run-up to the LA Olympics in 2028

The National (Scotland)

Double Olympic champion Jade Jones retires from taekwondo to take up boxing

‘I thrive on pushing myself beyond my limits and am excited by journey ahead,’ Jones said.

The Independent UK

Double Olympic champion reveals next move as she retires from sport

‘I’m now ready for a new challenge,’ the gold medal winner says

The Guardian - US

FBI offers $10m reward for ex-Olympic snowboarder turned drug kingpin

Ryan Wedding, 43, wanted for role in billion-dollar cross-border drug trafficking operation and several homicides

The National (Scotland)

Erin Wallace on why she's hoping 2025 will be her year after Olympic near miss

Despite running the Olympic qualifying time for Paris 2024, Erin Wallace had to deal with the disappointment of being omitted from GB's team last…

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