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Olympic skier Berkin Usta has died in a hotel fire, the Turkish sports minister announced.
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Olympic skier Berkin Usta, 24, and his father die in hotel fire in Turkey
Australia's Gout Gout competes in the men's 200m heats during the Queensland State Championships in Brisbane on March 16, 2025. (Photo by Patrick HAMILTON / AFP) / -- IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE -- (Photo by PATRICK HAMILTON/AFP /AFP via Getty Images)
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17-year-old sprint sensation Gout Gout is the ‘next best thing,’ says Olympic champion Letsile Tebogo
Wyatt Hendrickson defeated Gable Steveson to win the heavyweight NCAA wrestling title.
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Wyatt Hendrickson stuns Olympic champion Gable Steveson to win wrestling national title, celebrates with President Trump
George Foreman died on Friday at the age of 76.
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George Foreman remembered as a ‘great fighter’ by President Trump and a ‘knockout artist’ by Magic Johnson
George Foreman, a former heavyweight boxing champion seen here in 2015, died on Friday.
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Boxing heavyweight great George Foreman, who fought Muhammad Ali in the ‘Rumble in the Jungle,’ dead at 76
The Olympic rings are seen outside the headquarters of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) at the opening day of a executive board meeting in Lausanne on March 19, 2024. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP)
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From geopolitical Jenga to gender politics: The challenges facing the new incoming IOC President Kirsty Coventry
Figure skating community gathers for ‘Legacy on Ice’ to honor those lost in January plane crash
Canada beats Team USA in overtime thriller to win hockey’s first-ever 4 Nations Face-off championship
Snow joke: Chinese attraction apologizes for winter wonderland made of cotton and bedsheets
Kyrie Irving exploring move to play for Australia internationally but must prove ‘exceptional circumstances’
US athlete Grant Fisher breaks two indoor world records in same week
Steph Curry wants ‘to shine a light’ on the Bay Area ahead of NBA All-Star weekend
Imane Khelif says she will ‘stand firm’ following legal action after winning Olympic gold
Lindsey Vonn’s Alpine World Ski Championships return ends early after she collides with gate
Fact check: Trump repeats lie that champion Olympic women’s boxers ‘transitioned’
Dick Button, daredevil ‘godfather’ of figure skating and Emmy-winning commentator, dies at 95

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FILE - In this April 20, 1991, file photo, heavyweight challenger George Foreman, center, is tended by veteran trainer Angelo Dundee, left, and former light-heavyweight champion Archie Moore during a title fight against Evander Holyfield in Atlantic City. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta, File)
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Paris 2024 Olympics - Ceremonies - Paris 2024 Closing Ceremony - Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France - August 11, 2024. General view of fireworks above the stadium during the closing ceremony. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
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Simone Biles performs on the balance beam during the individual all-around competition at the Paris Olympics on Thursday, August 1.
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Gallery In pictures: Simone Biles wins Olympic all-around

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The participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes has been one of the major talking points leading up to this year's Olympic Games.
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Can Russians and Belarusians compete at the Paris Olympics? Individual Neutral Athletes explained
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‘The eyes of the world are on this race’. Paris Olympics’ triathlon hangs in the balance over E. Coli levels in the Seine
BELGRADE, SERBIA - MARCH 19: Yaroslava Mahuchikh of Ukraine UKR looks on prior to the Women's High Jump on Day Two of the World Athletics Indoor Championships Belgrade 2022 at Belgrade Arena on March 19, 2022 in Belgrade, Serbia. (Photo by Maja Hitij/Getty Images for World Athletics)
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‘When I see Russian athletes … I see every city destroyed,’ says Ukrainian high jumper Yaroslava Mahuchikh
India's Neeraj Chopra competes in the men's javelin throw final during the Diamond League athletics meeting at Stadion Letzigrund stadium in Zurich on August 31, 2023. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP) (Photo by FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty Images)
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Neeraj Chopra has gained unlikely stardom in India. If he wins another Olympic gold, he will be ‘treated like God’
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‘Breaking has total freedom for me,’ says Menno van Gorp, a medal hopeful in the newest Olympic sport
Bill May, of the United States, walks along the pool deck at the World Swimming Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, Saturday, July 15, 2023. Largely unnoticed by the general public, men have been participating in artistic swimming, formerly known as synchronized swimming, for decades. (AP Photo/Nick Didlick)
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Excluded from the Olympics for his whole career, artistic swimmer Bill May set for ‘beautiful’ debut at this year’s Games
Armand Duplantis of Team Sweden competes in the Men's Pole Vault Final on Day Three of the World Athletics Indoor Championships Glasgow 2024 at Emirates Arena on March 03, 2024 in Glasgow, Scotland.
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Mondo Duplantis aims for ‘dominance’ in ‘freaky sport’ of pole vault after breaking the world record multiple times

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TOPSHOT - Brazilian footballer Dani Alves looks on at the start of his trial at the High Court of Justice of Catalonia in Barcelona, on February 5, 2024. Brazilian footballer Dani Alves, a former star at Barca and PSG, goes on trial in Barcelona accused of raping a woman in a local nightclub. Prosecutors are asking for a nine-year prison sentence, followed by 10 years of conditional liberty. They are also asking he pay 150,000 euros ($162,000) in compensation to the woman. (Photo by Jordi BORRAS / POOL / AFP) (Photo by JORDI BORRAS/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
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Former Barcelona player Dani Alves has rape conviction overturned by Spanish court on appeal
Baltimore Orioles' Tyler O'Neill (9) celebrates with teammates a after hitting three-run home run during third inning MLB baseball action against the Toronto Blue Jays, in Toronto on Thursday, March 27, 2025.
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Tyler O’Neill hits record-extending sixth straight Opening Day home run
Josh Giddey of the Chicago Bulls celebrates with teammates after hitting a game-winning three pointer as time expired against the Los Angeles Lakers at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, on March 27, 2025.
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Josh Giddey hits halfcourt buzzer-beater over LeBron James to cap wild finale as the Bulls stun the Lakers
Mar 27, 2025; Miami, FL, USA; Alexandra Eala (PHL) waves to fans while leaving the court after her match against Jessica Pegula (USA)(not pictured) in a women's singles semifinal on day ten of the Miami Open at Hard Rock Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-Imagn Images
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Filipina teenager Alexandra Eala’s dream run at Miami Open ends with narrow defeat to Jessica Pegula
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver addresses the media during a press conference in April 2024.
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NBA and FIBA in talks with European soccer teams over new basketball league
7th April 2022. San Nazzaro. Italy. Pictures of the E1 Race Series ‘RaceBird’ RB01. The foiling electric race boat shown here testing for the first time. Photo by Lloyd Images
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Jazz Chisholm successfully challenged a called third strike using the Automated Ball-Strike challenge system during a Spring Training game.
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A spring training’s worth of the automated ball-strike challenge system: Are robot umps coming to MLB?
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS - MARCH 26: Alysa Liu of the United States competes in the Women's Short Program during the ISU World Figure Skating Championships at the TD Garden on March 26, 2025 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Joosep Martinson - International Skating Union/International Skating Union via Getty Images)
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Alysa Liu takes surprise lead at figure skating world championships, capping her sensational return to the sport