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Modern pentathlon's governing body has silently voted to remove horse riding from the sport, and will instead be replaced with cycling, The Guardian reports. Per the publication, the decision was made by the UIPM's (Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne) executive board over the past few days. This comes after disturbing…
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The widow of an Olympic snowboarder has given birth, after conceiving a child using sperm from her late partner after his death. Alex Pullin had represented Australia at three different Winter Olympic Games and was the flag bearer at the 2014 Sochi games. Back in July 2020, the athlete tragically…
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The International Handball Federation has finally scrapped a rule that saw the Norwegian women's beach handball team fined for wearing shorts instead of bikini bottoms. Back in July, Norway's female team was fined 1,500 euros (roughly $1,760 USD) by the Disciplinary Committee of the European Handball Federation after all 10…
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Cristiano Ronaldo is going to be a father of six! The soccer star, who currently plays for Manchester United, announced the exciting news that he and his girlfriend Georgina Rodriguez are expecting twins. The 36-year-old is already a proud dad to Cristiano Jr., 11, twins Mateo and Eva, four, and…
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A young cancer survivor was moved to tears after Tom Brady gifted him a Tampa Bay Buccaneers cap at a recent game. The 44-year-old veteran quarterback had plenty to celebrate after last night's 38-3 win against the Chicago Bears. But perhaps none as poignant as a particularly heartwarming encounter he had…
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Simone Biles has revealed she is "still scared to do gymnastics" after getting the "twisties" at the Tokyo Olympics in the summer. During the Games, Biles, who is the most decorated gymnast of all time, withdrew from several events due to mental health struggles. She later explained that she was…
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An Olympic runner who represented Kenya in the Olympics this past summer was found dead in her home at the age of 25, according to local reports. Agnes Tirop, who took part in the women's 5,000-meter race at the recent Tokyo Games, was found unresponsive in her apartment in the…
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A woman has stunned thousands of spectators at a ballpark in Chicago by catching a baseball in her prosthetic leg. Shannon Frendreis, 27, whipped off her right leg and the flying baseball landed perfectly inside it. What makes it more impressive is that Shannon admitted she swigged a grand total…
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British cyclist Elinor Barker has revealed she was pregnant when she won a silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics earlier this year. The athlete, 27, was part of Great Britain's women's team pursuit squad that took home a medal at the Izu Velodrome in August, per BBC News. Announcing the…
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MMA fighter Justin Thornton has died at the age of 38. The veteran fighter died more than a month after he was knocked out by Dillon Cleckler, during the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship event on August 20 in Mississippi. BKFC President Dave Feldman confirmed Thornton's tragic death on Monday, October…
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Former NASCAR driver John Wes Townley has died after being killed in a shooting in Athens, Georgia. The race car driver and a 30-year-old woman were shot just before 9 PM on Saturday, October 2. He was 31. Per Athens Banner-Herald, Townley died after he was transported to a local…
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Trailblazing transgender Olympic weightlifter Laurel Hubbard has been named New Zealand's Sportswoman of the Year. This past summer, the 43-year-old athlete became the first openly transgender woman to compete in a solo event at the Tokyo Olympics after she qualified for the women's 87+ kg weightlifting event. Now, per the…
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Simone Biles has compared her recent mental health struggles at the Tokyo Olympics to suddenly going blind and being expected to work as normal. In July, the 24-year-old Olympic champion withdrew from the women's team all-around gymnastics final at the Games, with Team USA Gymnastics citing an unspecified "medical issue". The…
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The International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC), has issued an apology to a climber from Austria after a broadcaster included seemingly inappropriate close-ups of her behind. Johanna Färber, 23, had been competing at the women's bouldering semi-finals at the World Championships on Saturday, September 18, in Moscow, Russia when a…
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Emma Raducanu has revealed the first thing she will buy following her remarkable win at the US Open. At just 18-year-old, the crowd at Flushing Meadows were chanting her name, as she bested 19-year-old Canadian Leylah Fernandez in straight sets 6-4 6-3. The Brit's win is historic, as no qualifier…
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It has been announced that Donald Trump will be providing commentary for an alternate broadcast of the upcoming Evander Holyfield vs Vitor Belfort boxing match. As reported by Fox News, the former president of the United States will be joined by son Don Jr to provide a special commentary separate…
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A college football coach has gone viral after suggesting his players should be "executed" following their opening game of the season. Brian Kelly, the head coach of Notre Dame University's football team, was asked about his team's performance by an ESPN reporter in a post-game interview. Notre Dame's team -…
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A woman who appeared on the jumbotron at the US Open celebrated the honor by chugging her beer, shortly followed by another beer. The cheer-worthy moment occurred during a third-round tennis match between Roberto Bautista-Agut and Felix Auger-Aliassime. In footage shared online, a blonde woman, whose name is not known,…
