Obama endorsement adds momentum to Harris White House bid
Former US president Barack Obama endorsed his fellow Democrat Kamala Harris' bid for the White House on Friday, delivering a major boost to her campaign to defeat Donald Trump in November's presidential election.
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New India captain Yadav says ready to lead against Sri Lanka
India's Suryakumar Yadav said Friday he was not going to repeat the mistakes of his domestic captaincy ahead of his first trial as Twenty20 skipper against Sri Lanka.
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Australian swim coach avoids being kicked out of Olympics
An Australian swimming coach who backed a South Korean rival to beat two of his countrymen avoided being kicked out of the Olympics Friday, with officials deciding it would be too disruptive.
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'Sabotage' hits French trains hours before Olympics
Arson attacks scrambled France's high-speed rail network for tens of thousands of passengers on Friday, after what officials called premeditated acts of "sabotage" just hours before the Paris Olympics opened.
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Harris win would be 'monumental': Olympic icon Felix
US Olympic icon Allyson Felix believes Kamala Harris winning November's US presidential election would be a "monumental" moment for the country.
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Olympics a homecoming for coaching duo backing Biles in Paris
The Paris Olympics are a family affair for Laurent and Cecile Landi, the husband and wife coaching team that has shepherded Simone Biles back to the pinnacle of gymnastics and into a third Games.
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Five matches to watch at Olympics tennis
The Olympic Games tennis tournament gets underway at Roland Garros on Saturday with Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz, Rafael Nadal, Iga Swiatek and Naomi Osaka all in action.
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South Sudan's basketball 'Bright Stars' on Olympic mission to make their nation proud
"Bigger than basketball": After qualifying for the Olympics for the first time, South Sudan's basketball team are on a mission to make their troubled young country proud.
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Nadal returns to training after Olympics injury scare
Rafael Nadal returned to training at Roland Garros on Friday after an injury scare had put his participation at the Paris Olympics in doubt.
Read moreParis braces for Olympics opening ceremony as rail network 'sabotaged'
The Paris Olympics are set to open in a spectacular and unprecedented ceremony on the river Seine on Friday but hours before the show France's rail network was paralysed by what officials said were acts of sabotage.
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