Beijing says access to winter sports also a human right

BEIJING (Reuters) - Access to winter sports is also a human right, a spokeswoman for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics said on Tuesday, rejecting vociferous complaints from rights groups that China should not have won the right to host the Games.

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Manchester United set to sign Martial on hectic transfer day

Manchester United was set to make French forward Anthony Martial the most expensive teenager in world soccer after a chaotic day of transfer dealings at Old Trafford that also saw Javier Hernandez and Adnan Januzaj offloaded. The French Football Federation said Monday that Martial, the 19-year-old Monaco player who has been compared to France great […]

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Ono eager to taste victory at 2015 Rugby World Cup

Hitoshi Ono, a veteran lock for Japan’s national team, is set to make his third appearance at the Rugby World Cup and said with a smile that playing on the sport’s biggest stage never gets old. “In order to make the team for the World Cup, you’ve got to avoid injuries, and you need some […]

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Oh’s career about more than records

Sadaharu Oh

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All Blacks assume familiar favorites tag at World Cup

That New Zealand has been the team to beat ahead of every World Cup has long been accepted by the rest of the international rugby community. But that the All Blacks have managed, for the time being at least, to defy conventional medicine by including winger Waisake Naholo in their squad might be a bit […]

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Day’s ascent sets up compelling race to finish

Jordan Spieth was gone, but not forgotten, certainly not by Jason Day. In his debut as the No. 1 player in the world, Spieth had back-to-back rounds over par for the first time all year and missed the cut. He already was assured of losing the No. 1 ranking back to Rory McIlroy when Day […]

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Williams breezes into second round in NYC

Even before Serena Williams set foot in Arthur Ashe Stadium on Monday night, her path through the U.S. Open to complete a true Grand Slam became a lot easier thanks to losses by other top women. And when it was the No. 1-seeded American’s turn to play her first-round match, she was not tested one […]

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