DUBAI - Iran’s only female Olympic medalist has said on social media she had left her homeland because she had had enough of being used by its authorities as a propaganda tool. Taekwondo champion Kimia Alizadeh, who won a bronze medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics, implied in an Instagram post
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Carlos Sainz extends his Dakar lead, Sam Sunderland crashes out
Spaniard Carlos Sainz extended his Dakar Rally lead with a second stage win in five days on Thursday while Britain’s Sam Sunderland, motorcycle champion in 2017, crashed out in the Saudi Arabian desert. Sainz, a two-times Dakar winner, finished almost three minutes ahead of closest rival and defending champion Nasser Al-Attiyah
Keep politics out of 2020 Tokyo Games, says IOC’s Bach
LAUSANNE, Switzerland - Politicians and athletes should keep politics out of this year’s Tokyo Olympic Games to protect the event’s neutrality and its status as a peaceful meeting place, International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach said on Thursday. The Games have seen both political protests by athletes in the past as
Six world titles but domestic honors elusive for Hamilton
London- Lewis Hamilton’s absence from Britain’s New Year’s honors list has angered his Formula One fans and triggered fresh debate about the sport’s status and whether the six-times world champion is sufficiently appreciated at home. The Briton this year became the second most successful F1 driver of all time, and is
