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Athletics tickets on sale next week, Paris 2024 organisers say

Photo courtesy of Paris Olympic Committee Article by Julien Pretot, Reuters Paris. - Tens of thousands of Olympic athletics tickets will go on sale next Monday for events at the Stade de France on Aug. 2-10, the Paris 2024 organisers said on Tuesday. "Several tens of thousands of new tickets will go on sale for this 'Athletics Special' sale. This is one of a series of surprise events organised by Paris 2024 over the next few weeks leading up to the Games," Paris 2024 said in a statement. Paris 2024 said the cheapest tickets, for the morning sessions, would cost 24 euros, while the evening session offers start at 85 euros. More than 8 million of the 10 million tickets for the July 26-Aug 11 Olympics have already been sold.

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Canadian teenager Morales Williams' world indoor 400 record not ratified

Fayetteville. - Christopher Morales Williams' world indoor record in the 400 metres cannot be ratified due to issues with the starting blocks, the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) said on Tuesday.

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Coe rubbishes proposed doping-permitted Enhanced Games

Photo courtesy of Reuters Article courtesy of Lori Ewing, Reuters Glasgow. - World Athletics president Sebastian Coe scoffed on Thursday at the premise of the Enhanced Games, a proposed Olympic-style event that will allow athletes to use substances banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). "Well it's bollocks, isn't it?" Coe said at a press conference ahead of this weekend's world indoor athletics championships in Glasgow. "I can't really get excited about it. "There's only one message and that is if anybody is moronic enough to feel that they want to take part in that, and they are from the traditional, philosophical end of our sport, they'll get banned and they'll get banned for a long time." The doping-permitted event would target the "hypocritical, corrupt and dysfunctional" Olympics, and give athletes the opportunity to "push the limits of humanity," Enhanced Games President Aron D'Souza said. Retired world champion swimmer James Magnussen recently agreed to take performance-enhancing drugs to make an attempt at beating Cesar Cielo's 15-year-old 50 metres freestyle world record with a $1 million incentive. Coe, a fierce anti-doping advocate, did not mince his words with his dismissal of the event. "I'm sure there are crazy things happening in other sectors, we occasionally get them," he said. "I really don't get sleepless nights over it. It's not going to be a page turner, is it?" The world indoor championships run from Friday until Sunday at Glasgow's Emirates Arena.

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ENTRE METAS Y PROPÓSITOS

Colombia. - Enero es uno de los meses más concurridos en gimnasios, iglesias, cursos de inglés y en general en todos aquellos servicios asociados a las metas del nuevo año, muchos iniciamos el año con la ilusión de salir de deudas, ir al gimnasio, encontrar pareja y/o ahorrar para las vacaciones soñadas, sin embargo, es desconcertante llegar al último mes del primer Q del año e identificar que algunas de ellas empiezan a desdibujarse frente a nosotros mientras el día a día nos deja sin oxígeno y sentimos que volvimos a la rutina sin mayores cambios.

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UNION DRAW CHICAGO 2-2 IN MLS HOME OPENER

Philadelphia. - The Philadelphia Union returned home to the freezing friendly confines of Subaru Park in Chester Saturday evening. The team is racking up the frequent flier miles from the start this year as they just opened the season in Costa Rica in a driving rainstorm last Tuesday for CONCACAF Champions Cup (CCC), a 3-2 victory over Deportivo Saprissa. The Chicago Fire play on the shores of Lake Michigan, so at least they’re no strangers to the cold. The game itself was plenty hot to heat up the place. From a freak injury, multiple goals called offside, and the game’s MVP being the crossbar, the momentum swung hard for both teams before ultimately ending in a 2-2 draw in the MLS opener for both teams before the Union resumes CCC play in a few days.

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AFTER NYCFC’S SEASON OPENING LOSS, ARE FANS WORRIED?

Photo courtesy of Jim Dedmon, USA TODAY Sports Article by Scott Churchson Columnist and Host of The Sports Den on Spanglish World Networks, Spanglish Sports World & Zingo TV New York. - They New York City Football Club’s season opener fell short last night after a 1-0 loss to Charlotte FC at bank of America Stadium. After the struggle that was the 2023 season for the Gents in Blue (and now smashingly awesome black) fans had a tepid confidence going into the new season. A full offseason that allowed new additions Mounsef Bakrar, Birk Risa and more to better gel with their new teammates, the addition of highly touted 18 year old Striker Jovan Mijatović gave fans hope that 2023 was simply a burp in the growing legacy that is NYCFC. However after giving up the first and only goal just 8 minutes in their new season, the feeling of more than the same crept into the loyal fanbase. Overall it was a fairly meh performance aside from the work of increasingly impressive goalkeeper Matt Freese, who is clearly showing that he is the goalie of the future for the squad. His stop on a penalty kick at the 68th minute kept the match from going 2-0 and kept his squad in it: After week 1, the numbers are intriguing, as while most are willing to wait things out a bit (including myself in this case) but over one quarter said yes, the team is doomed. This to me speaks more than the group that felt it’s a long season as 1 game does not a season make. And yet, in this case, for many fans still hurt over last season it does. Next week the team travels to St. Louis to face the Missouri team for the first team. This is a mixed bag, as St. Louis had a spectacular first season, but questions remain as they are now in their sophomore season. One thing I think is for certain however, if NYCFC loses again next week expect the top option in that survey to skyrocket. We’ll see.

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Nashville SC holds the Red Bulls to a 0-0 draw

Nashville. - Nashville SC kicked off the 2024 MLS season with a 0-0 draw against the New York Red Bulls at GEODIS Park on Sunday, maintaining their unbeaten record of 1 win, 0 losses, and 2 draws.

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I LIKE NICK CUSHING BUT MAKE NO MISTAKE, THE MAN IS ON THE HOT SEAT

New York. - With the New York City Football Club’s 2024 campaign getting underway in just over a week the team is not only hopeful, but expected to show that last year’s subpar season was a fluke. Setting a team record with 14 draws and falling under 500 for the first time since their inaugural year of 2015, the New York City football club narrowly missed getting into the new playoff format by just 2 points.

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