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09.08 / 20:30

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Stellar Lumens, known by the ticker XLM, is trading against the grain today as investors move their money into established larger-cap tokens and exciting new presales.

09.08 / 17:12

UPS Universities Olympics International Sporting athletics weightlifting The secret behind US’s Once-in-a-Generation Weightlifter: Not Lifting Weights

PARIS—Ever since Team USA won its last Olympic weightlifting gold at the 2000 Sydney Games, a generation of Americans has tried and failed to outdo rivals in hoisting dangerously heavy pieces of metal above their heads. Now, nearly a quarter-century later, that drought looks set to end Friday via the chalked hands of a 21-year-old Tennesseean. After conquering an Olympic qualifier, Olivia Reeves enters the 157-pound division as the top-ranked lifter and gold-medal favorite.

09.08 / 14:08

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Friday 09 August 2024 – Meme Games ($MGMES) has raked in a cool $350,000 in its presale, and with meme coins bouncing up 11.2% in the last 24 hours, it’s got everyone wondering if the supercycle from earlier this year is about to make a comeback.

09.08 / 13:32

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Raven Saunders identifies as a non-binary and become a topic of major conversation around this year's Olympics, which was quite problematic and controversial, while some others have encouraged the athletes' spirit, which had earlier won a silver medal in the women's shot put at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

09.08 / 12:10

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PARIS—Carlos Yulo won two Olympic gold medals for the Philippines. As it turned out, that was just the beginning of the gymnast’s epic prize haul. At home, he will get a congressional medal and at least $350,000 from the government.

09.08 / 09:06

Experts Celebrity Olympics International Sporting athletics wrestling Phogat episode: Celebrate her grit but revamp sports administration

What's done is done. Let us celebrate the victories and the sheer talent and grit of our hero, Vinesh Phogat. This should also be the starting point to revamp India’s sports management—reminding administrators that their roles are not for power play, but for a greater national cause.

09.08 / 08:00

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09.08 / 01:13

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Hunter Schafer, who plays Jules in «Euphoria,» shared insights about the status of Season 3 on the Call Her Daddy podcast. The show faces delays and challenges following the loss of key team members.

08.08 / 22:04

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Paris is getting a colorful splash of Olympic creative spirit with nearly 30 vibrant street art pieces, popping up at bustling metro stations and airports and in front of city hall

08.08 / 20:50

UPS Pool Celebrity country Olympics athletics Arshad Nadeem: How a whole village pooled money to send him to the Olympics

Arshad Nadeem, who gave Pakistan its first Olympics medal after 32 years, is as spectacular as his 92.7 meter throw in the Javelin final. Nadeem's journey is celebrated not because of institutional support but despite the lack thereof. When he took up javelin, Nadeem reportedly did not have much money. According to his father, Muhammad Ashraf, people pooled money so that he can train. “People have no idea how Arshad got to this place today. How his fellow villagers and relatives used to donate money so that he could travel to other cities for his training and events in his early days,” his father Muhammad Ashraf revealed.

08.08 / 17:46

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Since graduating with a degree in economics from the University of Birmingham in 2018, Joel has worked as a financial market/cryptocurrency analyst. He firmly believes that emerging crypto technology...

08.08 / 02:12

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India’s growing influence in the Olympics during a bid to host the 2036 Summer Games should soon see a first sponsor deal from the country for the IOC

07.08 / 22:56

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Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo did not mince words as she launched into an expletive-filled tirade against those who criticized the Olympic opening ceremony, defending the director and artists who put on the show.

07.08 / 21:16

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Three years ago in Tokyo, NBC's Peacock streaming service was a laughingstock, riddled with glitches and unfulfilled promise

07.08 / 18:55

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MPs staged a protest in the first half of the Lok Sabha session on Wednesday when news broke about the disqualification of wrestler Vinesh Phogat from the Olympics. Both treasury benches and the main opposition bloc were visibly caught off guard by this group of MPs who were instinctively quick to sense the national sentiment over Phogat's disqualification. Chandra Shekhar Azad (Bhim Army), Harendra Singh Mallik (SP), Rajiv Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav (Independent) and a few others started raising slogans, saying «injustice has been done to the nation's daughter» and «we want the government to speak». Some female MPs of the Trinamool Congress also joined them.

07.08 / 11:23

Racing wellness Olympics 2020 reports cricket Sporting India must protest very strongly against disqualification of Vinesh Phogat: Sunil Gavaskar

wrestler Vinesh Phogat after she was found to be overweight ahead of her 50kg category Olympic final, legendary cricketer Sunil Gavaskar said here on Wednesday. Vinesh was disqualified from taking part in the final for being overweight by 100 grams. Gavaskar said that the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) as well as the Indian government must do everything possible to address this. «I think it's (the) most unfortunate. I also think it's (the) most unfair. I do hope that the authorities will take notice of it, take a strong response to this because this is not just the initial round,» he told reporters on the sidelines of the Spartan racing event here.

07.08 / 11:13

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Impromptu conga lines at beach volleyball

07.08 / 10:54

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Vinesh Phogat disqualification: After star Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat was disqualified from the Olympics just ahead of the gold medal match, India's sports minister Mansukh Mandaviya apprised Lok Sabha of the incident on August 7. Vinesh was disqualifed for being overweight even as she was in the final stages of preparation for her title bout. The wrestler was found to be overweight by 100 grams, Mandaviya said.

07.08 / 08:46

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07.08 / 08:27

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Vinesh Phogat on Wednesday was disqualified from Paris Olympics' 50 Kg wrestling category for being overwieght by 100 grams. A statement released by the Indian Olympic contingent revealed that 29-year-old Phogat's disqualification was triggered by a slight uptick in the body weight. «It is with regret that the Indian contingent shares news of the disqualification of Vinesh Phogat from the Women's Wrestling 50 kg class. Despite the best efforts by the team through the night, she weighed in a few grams over 50 kg this morning. No further comments will be made by the contingent at this time. The Indian team requests you respect Vinesh's privacy. It would like to focus on the competitions on hand,» the Indian Olympics contingent said.

07.08 / 08:15

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Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya is expected to make a statement regarding Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat's disqualification from Paris Olympics in Lok Sabha at 3pm on Wednesday. In a big blow to India's medal hopes from the wrestling arena, grappler Vinesh Phogat on Wednesday was disqualified from the 50 kg women's wrestling event. Vinesh was scheduled to take on United States's Sarah Ann Hildebrandt in the Gold Medal watch. A statement issued by the Indian Olympic contingent said that Phogat had tipped the scales above the 50 kg mark and was disqualified.

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