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Olympics-Games' broadcaster embracing AI but remains wary of deepfakes
LONDON (Reuters) - As part of a push by the International Olympic Committee to embrace artificial intelligence (AI) in Paris, the Games' broadcaster is stepping up its use of the technology -- but not without concerns about the risk of "deepfakes".
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Football
Soccer-Haaland a doubt for FA Cup semi due to muscle injury, Guardiola says
MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola is uncertain whether Erling Haaland will feature in Saturday's FA Cup semi-final against Chelsea after his prolific striker asked to leave Wednesday's Champions League quarter-final with a muscle injury.
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Football
Soccer-Arteta wants Arsenal to be ready for any situation in title race
(Reuters) - Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta said he was looking forwards not back after their hopes of winning a trophy this season were dented with a Premier League loss to Aston Villa and their Champions League exit to Bayern Munich.
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Swimming
Olympics-McKeown breaks Australian all-comers record in 50 metres backstroke
(Reuters) - Kaylee McKeown continued her excellent form, swimming the fifth fastest 50 metres backstroke of all time to win the Australian Open Championships on Friday, where Ariarne Titmus also impressed.
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Tennis
Tennis-Bulgarian umpire banned for life over corruption violations
(Reuters) - Bulgarian umpire Pavel Atanasov has been banned from tennis for life after withdrawing his appeal for betting-related violations and charges of corruption, the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) said on Friday.
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Football
Soccer-Blow for Everton as defender Patterson out for the season
(Reuters) - Everton have suffered a hit to their bid to stay in the Premier League after defender Nathan Patterson was ruled out for the season and will need surgery after sustaining a hamstring injury during their loss at Chelsea, manager Sean Dyche said.
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Football
Soccer-Liverpool need to show they want it more than Fulham, says Klopp
(Reuters) - Liverpool must show their hunger to get their season back on track after a bruising period saw them lose their Premier League lead and exit the Europa League, manager Juergen Klopp said ahead of Sunday's trip to Fulham.
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Football
Soccer-Man Utd facing huge challenge in FA Cup semi-final, says Ten Hag
MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - Manchester United are one win away from a second successive FA Cup final appearance, which could go a long way in salvaging a disappointing season for Erik ten Hag's side, though the manager said Sunday's semi-final would be a huge challenge.
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Other Sports
Eating disorders still a "huge problem" in climbing, gold medallist Garnbret says
PARIS (Reuters) - Eating disorders remain a "huge" issue in climbing, Olympic gold medallist Janja Garnbret said, even as new regulations meant to stop dangerously underweight athletes competing came into effect earlier this month.
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Football
Soccer-Tuchel still leaving Bayern despite Nagelsmann news
(Reuters) - Bayern Munich manager Thomas Tuchel will still leave the club at the end of this season, even if one of his rumoured replacements, Julian Nagelsmann, has committed his future to the German national job, the coach said on Friday.
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Athletics
Olympics-ASOIF express concerns over athletics Olympic prize money
(Reuters) - The Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF) have expressed their concern over the decision by World Athletics to introduce prize money for Olympic gold medallists, and said on Friday that they were not consulted.
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Football
Soccer-EFL representatives accepted scrapping FA Cup replays, FA says
(Reuters) -English Football League (EFL) representatives agreed in meetings that FA Cup replays should be scrapped from next season, the English FA said on Friday in the face of criticism from several lower-league clubs for ditching the revenue-generating matches.
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Football
Soccer-Germany manager Nagelsmann extends contract until 2026
(Reuters) - Germany manager Julian Nagelsmann has extended his contract until the conclusion of the next World Cup in 2026, the German Football Association (DFB) said on Friday.
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Other Sports
Red Bull won't rush to announce 2025 driver lineup, Horner says
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Red Bull is not in a rush to announce its driver line-up for 2025, team boss Christian Horner said on Friday ahead of the Chinese Grand Prix, following reports that the champions are in talks with Ferrari's Carlos Sainz.
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Football
Soccer-Man City must use Champions League pain to fuel FA Cup, league title chase, Walker says
(Reuters) - Manchester City must use the pain of their Champions League exit as motivation to achieve something special in the final weeks of the season, defender Kyle Walker said.
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Swimming
Olympics-Australian swimmer Titmus in 'hibernation from life' before Paris
(Reuters) - Olympic champion Ariarne Titmus is in "hibernation from life" outside of swimming as she readies to defend her 200 and 400 metres freestyle titles at the Paris Games.
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Football
Soccer-Tigres goalkeeper Guzman gets 11-match ban after laser incident
(Reuters) - Tigres UANL goalkeeper Nahuel Guzman has been banned for 11 matches by the Mexican Football Federation (FMF) after aiming a laser pointer at Monterrey stopper Esteban Andrada during a LIGA MX match on Sunday.
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Football
Soccer-West Ham's Antonio hits out at officials after Europa exit
(Reuters) - West Ham United forward Michail Antonio criticised the refereeing in Thursday's Europa League quarter-final against Bayer Leverkusen and said his side were "playing against 14".
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Football
Soccer-Exit from Europe can help Liverpool focus on league, says Klopp
(Reuters) - Liverpool's elimination from the Europa League quarter-finals can help them focus on their Premier League title chase, manager Juergen Klopp said.
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Badminton
Tze Yong dropped from Thomas Cup squad
PETALING JAYA: Men's singles shuttler Ng Tze Yong has been dropped from the Thomas Cup team after failing to fully recover from back surgery.