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Yves Lampaert wins first Tour de France stage; defending champion Tadej Pogacar in third
Belgian rider Yves Lampaert won the Tour de France opening stage Friday, while two-time defending champion Tadej Pogacar finished third ahead of main rival Primoz Roglic, who was eighth.
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Seeking parole, Oscar Pistorius meets with Reeva Steenkamp's father
South African former track star Oscar Pistorius has met with the father of Reeva Steenkamp, the woman he shot to death in 2013, as part of his parole process, the Steenkamp's family lawyer told The Associated Press on Friday.
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Simone Biles, Megan Rapinoe among recipients of Presidential Medal of Freedom
Gymnast Simone Biles and U.S. women's national team star Megan Rapinoe will be presented with the nation's highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, by Joe Biden in a ceremony next week, the White House announced.
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Sweden's Armand Duplantis improves own outdoor pole vault world record at meet in Stockholm
Sweden's Armand Duplantis improved his own outdoor world record in the pole vault on Thursday by clearing 20 feet, 2 1/2 inches at the Stockholm Diamond League meet.
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Neeraj Chopra breaks national record again, finishes second at Stockholm Diamond League
The Olympic champion threw 89.94m on his first attempt, setting a new national record and inching ever closer to that golden 90m mark.
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Danes search Bahrain Victorious riders' hotel ahead of Tour de France
The Bahrain Victorious team at the Tour de France was raided by police for the second time this week on Thursday, a day before the Tour's grand start in Denmark.
