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Olympics-Boxing-Defending champion Jalolov on course for early clash with Australia's Teremoana
PARIS - Defending super heavyweight champion Bakhodir Jalolov was drawn in the same quarter as Australian Teremoana Junior after the...
Jul 26, 20242 min read
Olympics-Soccer-NZ Football seek urgent action from FIFA over drone incident
New Zealand Football CEO Andrew Pragnell called on FIFA to take urgent action over a spying scandal involving Olympic champions Canada at...
Jul 26, 20242 min read
Olympics-Soccer, rugby kick off Games ahead of opening ceremony
PARIS/SAINT-ETIENNE - The sporting action at the Paris Olympics kicked off with two soccer matches on Wednesday, two days before...
Jul 26, 20243 min read
Olympics-Three more Australian water polo players test positive for COVID
PARIS - Three more Australian women's water polo players have tested positive for COVID ahead of the Paris Games, the country's Olympic...
Jul 26, 20242 min read
Olympics-Swimming-Hunter becomes hunted as McKeown braces for charging Smith
PARIS - Kaylee McKeown has ruled women's backstroke with an iron fist since dominating the Tokyo Olympics but a young American with a...
Jul 26, 20242 min read
Olympics-Excluding boxing from LA Games 'would be a crime', Australian boxers say
PARIS - The possibility of boxing being excluded from the programme at the Los Angeles Olympics and beyond is "terrifying" and would hit...
Jul 26, 20242 min read
Olympics-Brisbane wrangles with political flip-flops on long road to 2032
PARIS - Brisbane Olympic chief Andrew Liveris has implored local politicians to stop using the 2032 Games as a political football and...
Jul 26, 20242 min read
New Zealand PM promises reform after inquiry finds 200,000 abused in care
WELLINGTON - New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon apologised and promised reforms on Wednesday after a public inquiry found some...
Jul 24, 20243 min read
Factbox - New Zealand abuse scandal mirrored in other countries
New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon apologised and promised reforms on Wednesday after a public inquiry found some 200,000...
Jul 24, 20243 min read
Factbox - Key findings and recommendations from report into abuse in state care
WELLINGTON - A final report by New Zealand's Royal Commission of Inquiry into historic in state and faith-based institutions has...
Jul 24, 20242 min read
Analysis-Nuclear wildcard reignites Australia's climate wars
CANBERRA - A plan by Australia's federal opposition that would slow the roll-out of renewable power and build a network of #nuclear...
Jul 24, 20244 min read
Factbox-What disruptions have been reported after the global tech outage?
A global tech outage that appeared to be related to issues at cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike and Microsoft affected operations at...
Jul 20, 20245 min read
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