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Colombia's Martinez first boxer into Rio final
AFP, Published on 12/08/2016
» RIO DE JANEIRO - Colombia's Yurberjen Martinez on Friday became the first boxer into a final at the Rio Olympics as he shocked Cuban hot prospect Joahnys Argilagos.
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Mourinho claims Man Utd are title contenders
AFP, Published on 12/08/2016
» MANCHESTER (UNITED KINGDOM) - Jose Mourinho insisted Friday that Manchester United will be contenders for the Premier League title in his first season in charge at Old Trafford, and criticised some of his rival managers for not being brave enough to make the same claim.
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Sri Lanka lick lips over 'spinners' paradise' for third Test
AFP, Published on 12/08/2016
» COLOMBO - Sri Lanka's captain Angelo Mathews predicted more trouble ahead Friday for Australia's beleaguered batsmen in the final Test, saying the pitch in Colombo would be a "spinners' paradise".
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Usain Bolt's mother recalls 'strong' baby
AFP, Published on 12/08/2016
» RIO DE JANEIRO - Usain Bolt might be fast now, but you should have seen him when he was a baby, his mother said Friday as the Jamaican superstar sought to make new Olympic history.
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IAAF suspends Kenyan Olympic athletics team manager
AFP, Published on 12/08/2016
» RIO DE JANEIRO - Kenya's athletics team manager at the Rio Olympics was on Friday suspended by world governing body the IAAF pending a probe into potential doping irregularities in the east African country.
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British Eurostar staff suspend strike
AFP, Published on 12/08/2016
» LONDON - A planned four-day strike by British staff on the Eurostar rail service between Britain and mainland Europe, which began Friday, will be suspended overnight to allow further talks, strike organisers said.
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British rowers rule Rio waves with double gold
AFP, Published on 12/08/2016
» RIO DE JANEIRO - Britain ruled the Olympic waves on Friday, winning gold in the men's four and women's pair with army captain Heather Stanning and Helen Glover defending their 2012 title.
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Polish Olympic champ weightlifter fails dope test after brother
AFP, Published on 12/08/2016
» WARSAW - Polish 2012 Olympic champion weightlifter Adrian Zielinski has been banned from Rio Games after testing positive for the anabolic steroid nandrolone just three days after his brother Tomasz suffered the same fate, Poland's Anti-doping committee said Friday.
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David Rudisha cruises, keeps silent on disgraced coach
AFP, Published on 12/08/2016
» RIO DE JANEIRO - David Rudisha cruised into the semi-finals of the men's 800m on Friday but kept mum on the Kenyan coach sent home in disgrace after having tried to impersonate an athlete for a doping test.
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Dutch court upholds ban on 'Lord of the Rings' gymnast
AFP, Published on 12/08/2016
» THE HAGUE - A Dutch court on Friday threw out a bid by banished gymnast Yuri Van Gelder, dubbed the "Lord of the Rings", to compete in the men's rings finals in Rio.
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