Sports
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Gareth Southgate Cannot Make England Whole Again
BURTON-ON-TRENT, England — Gareth Southgate mentions the letter almost as an aside. It had arrived at his home, out in…
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France’s Karim Benzema Is Out of World Cup
DOHA, Qatar — Karim Benzema, the Real Madrid forward seen as crucial to France’s hopes of becoming the first team…
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Kyrie Irving Apologizes in TV Interview: ‘I Don’t Condone Any Hate Speech’
Nets guard Kyrie Irving, who has been suspended since Nov. 3, said during a television interview published on Saturday that…
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The First H.B.C.U. Gymnastics Team Is Aiming Even Higher
NASHVILLE — In early August, a video of a group of female gymnasts stretching, tumbling into a foam pit, and…
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World Cup Schedule: How to Watch Every Match
The World Cup begins on Sunday, Nov. 20 — a date that was changed only months before the tournament —…
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On Eve of World Cup, FIFA Chief Says, ‘Don’t Criticize Qatar; Criticize Me.’
DOHA, Qatar — The president of world soccer’s governing body on Saturday sought to blunt mounting concerns about the World…
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As tennis honors Sergiy Stakhovsky of Ukraine, he reflects on shifting his focus from sports to the war.
TURIN, Italy — When professional tennis took a few minutes on Friday night at the ATP Tour Finals to honor…
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The World Cup That Changed Everything
Michel Platini was expecting a private audience with the president of France when he arrived for lunch on a cold…
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Novak Djokovic Finds Harmony and a Lot of Wins
TURIN, Italy — He has been detained and then deported from one country and barred from entering two others that…
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U.S. Rugby Team Fails to Qualify for World Cup
In a stinging setback for American rugby, the U.S. men failed to qualify for the 2023 World Cup, after a…