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Michael Phelps’ purple blotches spotlight cupping trend

It wasn’t just Michael Phelps’ big win on Sunday that had people talking about the U.S. swimming star. It was…

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South Africa bans four over match fixing

Cricket South Africa said Monday they had banned four players following a match fixing probe of the 2015 domestic Twenty20…

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Russia banned from Rio Paralympics over doping

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) banned all Russians from its own Games next month because of the widespread doping culture…

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England beat Pakistan by 141 runs, lead series 2-1

Moeen Ali starred with both bat and ball as England beat Pakistan by 141 runs to win the third Test…

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Rio Olympics: Syrian refugee Yusra Mardini wins 100m butterfly heat

Yusra Mardini, the teenager who braved a Mediterranean crossing in a leaky dinghy fleeing war-torn Syria, won her 100m butterfly…

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Rio Olympics: Sports Legend Sachin Glad to be in Rio

One of his cherished memories was being in the Commonwealth Games village in Kuala Lumpur way back in 1998 and…

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Rio Olympics: American teenager Thrasher wins first gold of Rio Games

Unflappable American teenager Virginia Thrasher won the first gold medal of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games on Saturday, holding her…

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Pele says can’t light Olympic cauldron due to poor health

Brazil football legend Pele said poor health will prevent him from lighting the Olympic cauldron at the Games’ opening ceremony…

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Sri Lanka sniff series win after Herath hat-trick

Sri Lanka took three late wickets as they tightened the screws on Australia in the second Test in Galle Friday…

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