Category Archives: Sports

World Swimming Championships

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  Canada’s team perform in the synchronised swimming free combination routine preliminaries during the World Swimming Championships at the Sant Jordi arena in Barcelona. Picture: REUTERS/Albert Gea Read More »

Players fight for a ball

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  Players fight for a ball during Swamp Soc Cup of Russia soccer match, outside St. Petersburg, Russia, Picture: EPA Read More »

Cricket match in Laikipia National Park, Kenya

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  Sonyanga Olengais (C), captain of the Maasai Cricket Warriors, and his teammate Thomas Takare run between the wickets during their Twenty20 cricket match against the Ambassadors of Cricket from India, in Ol Pejeta conservancy in Laikipia National Park, Kenya.   Read More »

Quidditch is a co-ed, full-contact sport

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  Inspired by the Harry Potter series, Quidditch is a co-ed, full-contact sport that combines elements of rugby, dodge ball and Olympic handball. The game includes four balls (plus a human snitch) and seven players per team.   Read More »

America’s Cup in San Francisco

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  The 72-foot catamaran Emirates Team New Zealand lifts out of the water on its hydrofoils while training for the America’s Cup in San Francisco. The margin for error is exceedingly small for these multi million pound craft flying through the water at 40 mph. Picture: AP Photo/Eric Risberg Read More »

Final soccer match

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  Watford’s goalkeeper Manuel Almunia fails to stop Crystal Palace’s Kevin Phillips (not pictured) from scoring his penalty goal during their Championship play-off final soccer match at Wembley Stadium in London.   Read More »

Barcelona’s new Nike Shirt

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  Barcelona’s new Nike shirt features a new sponsor, and their change strip is in the colours of the Catalan flag. Picture: BARCELONA Read More »