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Australia defends Olympic champion Horton over "drugs cheat" comments

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Real Madrid and Sevilla poised for Uefa Super Cup rendezvous

Real Madrid and Sevilla lock horns in the Uefa Super Cup on Tuesday.

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Nadia Comaneci: gymnast of perfection and defector

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Britain's Adam Peaty sets world record in heats

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Gobi proves a dog is for life... Just in time for Christmas

Gobi, the stray dog who ran behind an extreme runner for 125km on a race across China, is to be reunited with the man he followed.

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Organisers were still frantically rushing to prepare venues just ahead of the first Games on the South American continent.

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Rafael Nadal will compete at Rio Olympics

Rafael Nadal has confirmed he will represent Spain at the Olympics in Rio, despite injury concerns, a significant boost for tennis at the Games with several other high-profile players missing.

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Wawrinka pulls out of Rio Olympics due to back injury

World number four Stan Wawrinka hbecome the latest high-profile tennis player to withdraw from the up-coming Rio Olympics.

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Lizzie Armitstead cleared for Rio Olympics after UK Anti-Doping charge for missed tests

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Olympics: Rio almost ready

Faster, Higher, Stronger is the Olympic motto for athletes, but could easily be used for the Rio workers who rushed to finish before the start of the world's biggest multi-sport event.

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Six of the best Olympic moments

Euronews goes back in time to look at some of the greatest sporting moments in the history of the Olympic Games.

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Freefaller Luke Aikens dives full throttle into the record books

American Luke Aikens have dived into the record books by becoming the first person ever to leap from twenty five thousand feet without a parachute or wing suit.

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Parachute-free daredevil

Skydiver Luke Aikins makes history by successfully jumping and landing without a parachute from 7.6km (25,000ft) in California.

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Russia: 2016 world military parachuting championships

The 40th world military parachuting championships have concluded outside Moscow, Russia.

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Schweinsteiger hangs up international boots

Germany midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger has announced his retirement from international football.

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Looking back at the Olympics 1924-1932

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Why are Australians so good at sport?

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Why does India perform so poorly at the Olympics?

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