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The Substack publication Bounces is reporting that Serena Williams is planning a comeback to tennis in 2026
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Breaking: Serena Williams Is Preparing to Return to Tennis
The 23-time major singles champion has filed paperwork that sets a 2026 comeback to professional tennis in motion.
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December 2, 2025 at 6:40 PM
The Substack publication Bounces is reporting that Serena Williams is planning a comeback to tennis in 2026
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Team USA unveils hockey jersey for Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics
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Team USA unveils hockey jerseys for Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympics, Paralympics
USA Hockey revealed the jerseys that the American men’s, women’s and para teams will wear at the 2026 Olympics and Paralympics.
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December 1, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Team USA unveils hockey jersey for Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics
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Why it’s game over for the Commonwealth Games
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Why it’s game over for the Commonwealth Games
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Why it’s game over for the Commonwealth Games
Thousands of athletes will attend, but the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow will be a threadbare event. 2026 will signal the demise of the ailing sports jamboree
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November 29, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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Why it’s game over for the Commonwealth Games
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Why it’s game over for the Commonwealth Games
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Kenya sweeps the men's and women's titles at the Berlin Marathon, with Sabastian Sawe winning the men's title (2:02:15) and Rosemary Wanjiru winning the women's title (2:21:05)
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Berlin Marathon: Kenyans double in humid conditions – DW – 09/21/2025
The 51st edition of the Berlin Marathon ended with Kenyan victories in both the men's and women's races. Despite Berlin's reputation for fast times, humid conditions meant no world records were endang...
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September 21, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Kenya sweeps the men's and women's titles at the Berlin Marathon, with Sabastian Sawe winning the men's title (2:02:15) and Rosemary Wanjiru winning the women's title (2:21:05)
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Door to Winter Olympics could be opened to sports not played on snow or ice
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Door to Winter Olympics could be opened to sports not played on snow or ice
Cross country running and cyclo-cross could be the first to benefit if new Olympic Programme Working Group recommends a change to the sports allowed in the Winter Games
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September 8, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Door to Winter Olympics could be opened to sports not played on snow or ice
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Novak Djokovic optimized his mind and body for tennis. At the U.S Open, he found his mojo
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Novak Djokovic optimized his mind and body for tennis. At the U.S. Open, he found his mojo
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August 31, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Novak Djokovic optimized his mind and body for tennis. At the U.S Open, he found his mojo
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A tennis superstar heals old Italian wounds --how Jannik Sinner, born into a German-speaking family in South Tyrol, is helping bridge deep cultural divides in Italy
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A tennis superstar heals old Italian wounds
“Number one hero” Jannik Sinner — born into a German-speaking family in South Tyrol — is helping bridge deep cultural divides.
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August 25, 2025 at 4:30 PM
A tennis superstar heals old Italian wounds --how Jannik Sinner, born into a German-speaking family in South Tyrol, is helping bridge deep cultural divides in Italy
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Laura Dahlmeier, Gold Medal-Winning German Biathlete, Dies in Rockfall www.nytimes.com/2025/07/30/w...
Laura Dahlmeier, Gold Medal-Winning German Biathlete, Dies in Rockfall
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July 30, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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ON THIS DAY in World Cup history Uruguay beat Argentina 4-2 in the 1930 Final . . . and England beat West Germany by the same score in 1966
July 30, 2025 at 11:01 AM
ON THIS DAY in World Cup history Uruguay beat Argentina 4-2 in the 1930 Final . . . and England beat West Germany by the same score in 1966
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ON THIS DAY in 1932 the Olympic Games opened in Los Angeles
July 30, 2025 at 11:01 AM
ON THIS DAY in 1932 the Olympic Games opened in Los Angeles
Olympic biathlon gold medalist Laura Dahlmeier seriously injured in a mountaineering accident
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Laura Dahlmeier: Olympic star injured in climbing accident
Germany's double Olympic biathlon champion Laura Dahlmeier is
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July 30, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Olympic biathlon gold medalist Laura Dahlmeier seriously injured in a mountaineering accident
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Reports from The Zeus Files on the controversial election for International Table Tennis Federation president as well as the election for the International Weightlifting Federation president
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Sorling needs protection after chaotic table tennis election, but calmness prevails at weightlifting Congress
IOC member Petra Sorling was left fearing for her safety after being re-elected ITTF President, but the chaotic scenes which had marred previous IWF Electoral Congresses were notably absent
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May 28, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Reports from The Zeus Files on the controversial election for International Table Tennis Federation president as well as the election for the International Weightlifting Federation president
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A pro-doping sporting contest is coming to Las Vegas
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A pro-doping sporting contest is coming to Las Vegas
The Enhanced Games will set records and attract controversy
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May 22, 2025 at 1:30 PM
A pro-doping sporting contest is coming to Las Vegas
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Diego Dedura-Palomero becomes first 2008-born tennis player to win ATP tour main-draw match
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Diego Dedura-Palomero becomes first 2008-born tennis player to win ATP Tour main-draw match
Dedura-Palomero, 17, won the first set and was 3-0 up against Denis Shapovalov when the Canadian retired with illness.
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April 15, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Diego Dedura-Palomero becomes first 2008-born tennis player to win ATP tour main-draw match
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How a billionaire Russian 'sugar daddy' took over an iconic Olympic sport
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How a billionaire Russian ‘sugar daddy’ took over an iconic Olympic sport
Sanctioned tycoon Alisher Usmanov parries Western efforts to oust him from shadow leadership role in world fencing.
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April 15, 2025 at 5:00 PM
How a billionaire Russian 'sugar daddy' took over an iconic Olympic sport
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Kirsty Coventry elected as IOC President. The 41-year old Coventry, who won gold medals in swimming at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics and is currently the sports minister of Zimbabwe, will be the first woman to hold the post.
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IOC presidential election: Kirsty Coventry first woman to be elected president
Zimbabwe's sports minister Kirsty Coventry is elected as the new president of the International Olympic Committee after a vote in Greece.
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March 20, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Kirsty Coventry elected as IOC President. The 41-year old Coventry, who won gold medals in swimming at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics and is currently the sports minister of Zimbabwe, will be the first woman to hold the post.
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The Race to Olympia #3: The Zeus Files profile of IOC President candidate Kirsty Coventry
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The Race to Olympia #3 - Kirsty Coventry
Zimbabwe's gold medal-winning swimmer Kirsty Coventry is widely considered the candidate that current IOC President Thomas Bach would most like to replace him. David Owen examines her manifesto
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February 6, 2025 at 6:43 PM
The Race to Olympia #3: The Zeus Files profile of IOC President candidate Kirsty Coventry
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The Race to Olympia Part 2 --the second profile of the IOC President candidates by The Zeus File on Substack of International Cycling Union President David Lappartient.
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The Race to Olympia #2 - David Lappartient
The Zeus Files continues it analysis of the manifestos of the seven candidates standing for election as IOC President with David Lappartient, who David Owen believes "is worth keeping an eye on"
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January 31, 2025 at 5:44 PM
The Race to Olympia Part 2 --the second profile of the IOC President candidates by The Zeus File on Substack of International Cycling Union President David Lappartient.
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Dick Button, 95, Figure Skating Champion and TV Commentator, Dies www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/s...
Dick Button, 95, Figure Skating Champion and TV Commentator, Dies
He won an Emmy for his enthusiastic and sometimes acerbic analysis on sportscasts, but before that he made history as a two-time Olympic gold medalist.
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January 31, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Dick Button, 95, Figure Skating Champion and TV Commentator, Dies www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/s...