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SIMONE BILESWITHDRAWS FROM ALL-AROUND FINALTo Focus On Mental Health
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SIMONE BILESWITHDRAWS FROM ALL-AROUND FINALTo Focus On Mental Health

SIMONE BILES will not be defending her gold medal in the all-around final at the Tokyo Games -- the Olympics superstar has backed out of the competition to continue to focus on her mental health. 24-year-old Biles -- who withdrew from the team finals on Tuesday -- underwent further medical evaluation following the event ... and it was determined it was best she sat out Thursday's finals, USA Gymnastics said in a statement. Biles was the heavy favorite to win the event ... which would have secured the 5th gold medal of her career. It may not be the end of Biles' Olympic run, however -- there's still a chance she returns to compete in the individual events next week ... but the team says it all depends on the results of her daily evaluations. "We wholeheartedly support Simon...
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African Countries Lag Behind in Tokyo Olympics.
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African Countries Lag Behind in Tokyo Olympics.

Japan is enjoying one of its best Olympics outings with the Asian country currently topping the 2020 Summer Games medal standings. Japan, who are incidentally the hosts of this edition of the Olympics has collected a total of 22 medals, 13 of which are gold medals. Despite having 31 medals to their name, the USA is placed third on the charts, behind China which has also won more medals than Japan, with the host nation placed higher having won more gold medals
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Japan considers ban on Olympic spectators, prepares state of emergency for Tokyo
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Japan considers ban on Olympic spectators, prepares state of emergency for Tokyo

Japan is considering banning all spectators from the Olympics, several sources told Reuters on Wednesday, as authorities were expected to declare a state of emergency for Tokyo to contain coronavirus infections 16 days before the Games begin. Medical experts have said for weeks that having no spectators at the Olympics would be the least risky option amid widespread public concern about the risk the Games will fuel new surges of coronavirus infections. Organisers have already banned overseas spectators and set a cap on domestic spectators at 50% of capacity, up to 10,000 people, to contain a lingering coronavirus outbreak. Officials have been wrestling with the question for months but a ruling party setback in a Tokyo assembly election on Sunday, which some allies of Prime Mi...
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EURO 2020, giants Portugal and France Face-Off.
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EURO 2020, giants Portugal and France Face-Off.

Europe giants Portugal and France will face off in the second last group stage match of the Euro 2020 at the Ferenc Puskás Stadium, Budapest in Hungary. Both teams won their opening group F matches. Portugal left it late to put three past Hungary while France managed to beat Germany by a solitary goal. Before the Budapest clash, the two teams will first have to play Germany and Hungary respectively in their second group matches. France has two UEFA Euro titles to its name while Portugal has won it once.. This will be a replay of the 2016 Euro final where Portugal stunned the hosts France, in the final with an extra-time winning goal.
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Cristiano Ronaldo gesture causes ‘$4 billion’ loss for Coca-Cola.
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Cristiano Ronaldo gesture causes ‘$4 billion’ loss for Coca-Cola.

Cristiano Ronaldo caused a stir on Monday with a gesture involving two bottles of Coca-Cola which soon went viral on social media. Ronaldo, speaking ahead of Portugal’s Euro 2020 group-stage clash against Hungary, spotted the two bottles of carbonated drinks and immediately moved them away. The legendary forward then proceeded to take out a bottle of water and said to the cameras: “Agua! (Water!)”. Ronaldo has previously spoken out about his dislike of sugary soft drinks. The 36-year-old, who famously treats his body like a temple and is in remarkable physical condition for his age as a direct result, doesn’t like his eldest son Cristiano Ronaldo Jr consuming such products. "I'm hard with him sometimes because he drinks Coca-Cola and Fanta sometimes and I'm p***** with ...
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CRISTIANO RONALDO UPSET AT COKE BOTTLES AT PODIUM
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CRISTIANO RONALDO UPSET AT COKE BOTTLES AT PODIUM

Christano Ronaldo hates processed drinks so much, he removed Coke bottles from his podium Monday ... all while imploring people to drink water instead. Ronaldo's rejection of the sweet stuff went down just before a meeting with the media ahead of Portugal's UEFA Euro 2020 game with Hungary ... and the whole thing was caught on video. You can see in the footage, just before reporters fired questions at the soccer star, he noticed Cokes placed in front of him (Coke is a sponsor of Euro 2020) and immediately gave them a look of disdain. But, rather than just keeping the products there like tournament officials no doubt wanted -- Ronaldo straight-up grabbed the bottles and moved them out of his sight. He then held up a bottle of water, screamed, "agua!" ... and then appeared t...
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European clubs are set to lose over Sh1 trillion.
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European clubs are set to lose over Sh1 trillion.

European football clubs are forecast to miss out on 8.7 billion euros ($10.6 billion, Sh1.1 trillion) in revenue as they struggle to cope with the devastating financial fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, a Uefa report said Thursday. The annual European Club Footballing Landscape study says the current projection of lost revenues in the 2019/2020 and 2020/2021 financial years is 7.2 billion euros for top-tier clubs and 1.5 billion for lower-tier outfits. In the foreword, Uefa president Aleksander Ceferin said: "In last year’s report, I said that European football was strong, united, resilient and ready for new challenges. "But no one could have predicted that we would have to face the biggest challenge to football, sport and society in modern times." National leagues an...
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Dennis Oliech reveals he spent sh. 124 Million on his mother and brother cancer treatments.
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Dennis Oliech reveals he spent sh. 124 Million on his mother and brother cancer treatments.

Former Harambee Stars Striker Dennis Oliech has for the first time revealed how costly the treatment of his late mother Mary Auma and brother Kevin Opiyo. In an Interview with Mozzart Sports, Oliech disclosed that he used up to Sh124 million on their treatment (mother and brother), after they were diagnosed with Cancer that they later succumbed to. The footballer made the revelation why responding to a question on why he sold a number of his properties and the regrets he has in life. Kevin Oliech succumbed to cancer back in August 2020, while undergoing treatment in Germany. During his career, Kevin played for various clubs as a striker including Mathare United, Tusker FC, Ushuru FC, Thika United, Gor Mahia and Nairobi City Stars. On the other hand, Oliech lost his mother ...
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China offers vaccine for Tokyo Games.
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China offers vaccine for Tokyo Games.

The Chinese Olympic committee offers vaccine doses for this year’s Tokyo Olympic and the Beijing 2022 winter games. The Olympics games which has been postponed due to the Corona virus pandemic has been rescheduled to July 23 – August 8. This according to the OIC president Thomas Bach through a virtual session with the Olympic body. He did not provide any details on the number of doses even though more than 10,000 athletes and people are involved in the games.
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