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Nadal may skip Olympic singles after Alcaraz dream-team win

Nadal may skip Olympic singles after Alcaraz dream-team win

Rafael Nadal said Saturday that he does not know if he will play singles at the Paris Olympics after picking up a thigh injury in training.

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Sensational Dupont inspires France to Olympic rugby sevens gold

Sensational Dupont inspires France to Olympic rugby sevens gold

Antoine Dupont inspired France to a historic 28-7 win over two-time Olympic champions Fiji in a pulsating rugby sevens final Saturday, giving the hosts their first gold of the Paris Games.

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England's Smith eager to stay on the attack after 95 against West Indies

England's Smith eager to stay on the attack after 95 against West Indies

Jamie Smith promised there will be no let-up in his aggressive approach after surviving a barrage of bouncers to make a dashing 95 that helped change the course of the third Test against the West Indies at Edgbaston on Saturday.

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Gamble pays off as Dupont seals France's Paris Olympic sevens dream

Gamble pays off as Dupont seals France's Paris Olympic sevens dream

A magnificent Antoine Dupont crowned his two-year odyssey into the world of rugby sevens with a dream Olympic gold for France in front of an adoring crowd in Paris on Saturday.

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Rocket kills 11 in annexed Golan amid Israel-Hezbollah flare-up

Rocket kills 11 in annexed Golan amid Israel-Hezbollah flare-up

A rocket fired from Lebanon hit a football pitch in an Arab town in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights Saturday, killing 11 youngsters in what the army described as the "deadliest attack on Israeli civilians since October 7".

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Dominant Titmus wins women's Olympic 400m freestyle gold

Dominant Titmus wins women's Olympic 400m freestyle gold

A dominant Ariarne Titmus held off Summer McIntosh and Katie Ledecky to successfully defend her Olympic 400m freestyle title Saturday, leading from start to finish.

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Djokovic eyes Nadal Olympic clash as Alcaraz, Swiatek cruise

Djokovic eyes Nadal Olympic clash as Alcaraz, Swiatek cruise

Novak Djokovic set up a potential Olympic Games blockbuster with Rafael Nadal on Saturday as French Open champions Carlos Alcaraz and Iga Swiatek made winning returns to a rain-swept Roland Garros.

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Nadal, Alcaraz win Olympics double opener

Nadal, Alcaraz win Olympics double opener

Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz brought the Roland Garros crowd to its feet as the Spanish dream team opened their Olympic Games doubles campaign with a straight sets victory over Argentina's Maximo Gonzalez and Andres Molteni on Saturday.

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Gamble pays off as Dupont seals Paris Olympic sevens dream

Gamble pays off as Dupont seals Paris Olympic sevens dream

A magnificent Antoine Dupont crowned his two-year odyssey into the world of rugby sevens with a dream Olympic gold in front of an adoring crowd in Paris on Saturday.

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Olympic rugby sevens: five stand-out players

Olympic rugby sevens: five stand-out players

France won the men's rugby sevens at the Paris Olympics on Saturday, beating Fiji 28-7 in the final. South Africa beat Australia 26-19 to claim bronze.

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