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On the attack: Sri Lanka captain Dhananjaya de Silva rescued his side from a top-order collapse in the first Test against England at Old Trafford

De Silva And Rathnayake Star In Sri Lanka Revival Against England

Sri Lanka were in dire straits at 6-3 after skipper De Silva won the toss, losing their first three wickets for no runs in 10 balls. Yet they recovered to 236 all out, De Silva top-scoring with 74 and tailender Rathnayake, with only his third first-class fifty, close behind in making 72.
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Snipers watched over the high-risk opening ceremony

French Police Win Plaudits After High-risk Olympics

The two-week sporting extravaganza which finished on Sunday led to a security operation like no other in recent French history, with the mobilization of around 75,000 police, soldiers and private security guards on the opening night on July 26.
Athletes took the plunge in the Seine

Marathon Swim Launches Packed Olympic Program

With just three days left of the Olympics, a packed athletics schedule features sprint relays, as the US seeks to maintain dominance in the 4x100m relay -- even without Covid-hit 100m champion Noah Lyles.
The NBA announced new 11-year media rights deals with Disney, Amazon and NBCUniversal worth a reported $76 billion

NBA Signs 11-year Media Deals Worth Reported $76 Bn

In addition to expanding game coverage for US and global telecast audiences as well as streaming viewers, the contracts figure to boost the value of every NBA team in addition to the salaries of basketball's top superstars.
Simone Biles executing her gravity-defying Biles II move at the world championships in Antwerp

Olympic Gymnastics - Three Things To Watch

The women's vault final promises to be a spellbinding, gravity-defying affair. Saturday week's show should have spectators on the edge of their seats, and their jaws in their laps if Simone Biles unleashes her most daring move -- the Biles II.
The Paris Olympics open on Friday

IOC, Macron Reject Israel Boycott Call At Paris Olympics

As the Israeli team settled into the Athletes' Village, the IOC studied a letter from the Palestine Olympic Committee asking for a ban on Israel, citing the bombings of the besieged Gaza Strip as a breach of the Olympic truce.

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