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Thousands of litres of water to stop '60-degree' Tour de France roads melting
AFP, Published on 16/07/2022
» SAINT-ÉTIENNE (FRANCE) - With a heatwave building towards a sweltering peak this weekend, Tour de France organisers are ready to pour tens of thousands of litres of cold water onto a route that risks melting at road temperatures of 60 degrees.
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Fraser-Pryce stuns Thompson-Herah with third fastest ever 100m
AFP, Published on 27/08/2021
» LAUSANNE: Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce avenged her Olympic Games defeat to Jamaican compatriot Elaine Thompson-Herah by winning the 100m at the Lausanne Diamond League meeting on Thursday in the third fastest ever time.
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Nadal into 13th Roland Garros semi-final
AFP, Published on 07/10/2020
» PARIS: Rafael Nadal reached his 13th Roland Garros semi-final early Wednesday with a straight sets win over Italian teenager Jannik Sinner but claimed it was "dangerous" to finish at 01:30 in the morning when the temperature had plummeted to 12 degrees (53F).
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Nadal into 13th Roland Garros semi-final, hits out at 'dangerous' night life
AFP, Published on 07/10/2020
» PARIS: Rafael Nadal reached his 13th Roland Garros semi-final early Wednesday with a straight sets win over Italian teenager Jannik Sinner but claimed it was "dangerous" to finish at 01:30 in the morning when the temperature had plummeted to 12 degrees (53F).
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Blacked-out goggles, ice baths as outdoor pool poses challenge
AFP, Published on 02/04/2018
» GOLD COAST (AUSTRALIA) - Some swimmers have taped over their goggles and others will be hitting ice baths as they grapple with the challenges of an outdoor pool at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games.
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Fierce heat, lack of fans overshadow Doha worlds
AFP, Published on 16/10/2016
» DOHA - Fierce heat and sparse crowds have overshadowed the first world road race championships to be hosted in the Middle East as riders act as guinea pigs in a groundbreaking trial to test the impact of extreme heat on performance.
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Jamaica's Usain Bolt wins third Olympic 200m title
AFP, Published on 19/08/2016
» RIO DE JANEIRO - Usain Bolt won a third successive Olympic 200m gold to keep alive his hopes of an unprecedented "triple triple" in Rio.
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Belgium seal Euro last-16 berth
AFP, Published on 23/06/2016
» NICE, FRANCE - A late goal by Premier League target Radja Nainggolan earned Belgium a last-16 berth with a 1-0 win over Sweden making superstar Zlatan Ibrahimovic end his international career with a defeat.
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Rain not shine the key to Quintana revival at Tour de France
AFP, Published on 22/07/2016
» ALBERTVILLE (FRANCE) - With the rain comes hope, at least that's what Tour de France fourth-placed rider Nairo Quintana believes.
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For Rio's sports-mad population, it's Olympics every day
AFP, Published on 30/07/2016
» RIO DE JANEIRO - Rio de Janeiro's residents, or Cariocas, don't need the Olympics to prove their city is the center of the sporting world -- they know that the second they step outside.
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