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Chen Long strikes Zii Jia down

National player goes down fighting after third set

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Lewis Hamilton urges Hungarians to vote against nation’s 'anti-LGBTQ+' law

The seven-time Formula 1 world champion and vocal activist believes that “everyone deserves to have the freedom to be themselves”

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Belinda Bencic storms through to women’s tennis final at Tokyo Olympics

The ecstatic 24-year-old athlete is on route to becoming the first Swiss woman tennis player to win singles gold

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China breaks 4x200m butterfly world record with surprise addition of Zhang Yufei

The last-minute decision to include China’s ‘Butterfly Queen’ into the 4x200m freestyle relay proved to be a masterstroke for the swim team’s record-breaking ca...

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German cycling official sent packing from Olympics after racist comment

The violation of Olympic values committed by the sporting director of the German cycling team will not be accepted despite a ‘sincere’ apology

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National diver Nur Dhabitah Sabri eager to compete after intense Olympic training

The 22-year-old athlete is looking forward to the women’s individual 3m springboard event after spending months in a sports bubble preparing for the Tokyo Olymp...

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Fijian rugby fans blow curfew to celebrate Olympic victory en masse

The Pacific nation erupted in a festive explosion despite coronavirus restrictions after Fiji won rugby sevens gold at the Tokyo Olympics

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Covid-19 scare has forced Australia’s Olympic team into quarantine

The nation’s track and field athletes are undergoing testing as a precautionary measure following the coronavirus case of US pole vault world champion Sam Kendr...

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Organisers deny link between Olympics and rising Covid-19 cases in Tokyo

Record number of infections surpassing 9,000 has caused widespread concern as to the additional pressure being placed on Japan’s healthcare system as a result o...

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World No. 1 Kento Momota exits Olympics after first-round defeat

Badminton player’s early exit follows similar upsets for high-profile Japanese athletes, including tennis star Naomi Osaka and gymnast Kohei Uchimura

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Aaron-Wooi Yik sail into Olympic semis with stunner over Indonesian pair

The national doubles pair beat all odds to defeat world No. 1 duo from Indonesia

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Malaysian badminton ace Zii Jia set to face Olympic favourite Chen Long

The pressure is on for China's 32-year-old athlete to secure a win as this could be his final Olympic Games

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A promising beginning for chess masters despite early end at FIDE World Cup

The Malaysian Chess Federation (MCF) braved the Covid-19 pandemic to compete in the 2021 FIDE World Cup in Sochi, Russia