China calls swimmer doping reports ‘fake news’BEIJING: Beijing on Monday called reports about 23 Chinese swimmers testing positive for a banned substance ahead of the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 “fake news.”
England fan jailed for “vile” Euro 2020 final racial abuseLONDON: A football fan who racially abused England’s Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka after the Euro 2020 final has been sentenced to 10 weeks in jail.
England ordered to play next UEFA match behind closed doorsLONDON: England must play their next home match in a UEFA competition behind closed doors following disorder at the Euro 2020 final at Wembley, European football’s governing body ruled on Monday,
Medal rush in store as Tokyo Paralympics enters home straightTOKYO: Paralympians battled for the last medals in swimming and cycling on Friday, while Turkey’s women attempted to defend their goalball title as the Tokyo Games headed into their final days.
Taekwondo makes Paralympic debut as Storey pedals to gloryTOKYO: Afghan athlete Zakia Khudadadi, who escaped Kabul after the Taliban takeover, competed in taekwondo’s Paralympic debut in Tokyo on Thursday, as cycling queen Sarah Storey became Britain’s most successful Paralympian ever.
Paralympic disability categories under fire over fairnessTOKYO: They’re supposed to be about making parasports fair, but the category system central to disabled sports and the Paralympics, which classifies athletes according to their impairment, is increasingly under fire.
New Zealand to skip Paralympic opening ceremony over virus fearsTOKYO: New Zealand’s Paralympic team said it will not attend Tuesday’s opening ceremony in Tokyo over coronavirus safety fears, as infections surge in the Japanese capital.
Kenyan rower’s journey from childhood tragedy to Paralympic hopeNAIROBI: When she was just two years old, Asiya Mohammed was hit by a train as she crossed railway tracks near her Kenyan home, an accident that claimed both her legs and several fingers.
British Olympic silver medallist Ujah suspended for alleged dopingPARIS: British sprinter CJ Ujah, who won an Olympic silver medal in the 4x100m relay in Tokyo, was Thursday suspended for an alleged anti-doping breach, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) announced.
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