Category: Sport
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The London Marathon
The London Marathon is a street race contested over the distance of 42.195 km in April in the capital of England, by thousands of athletes, professional and amateur, since 1981. In addition to being one of the five most essential marathons in the world, with a total prize pool of about $1 million, it is…
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Mike Tyson
Michael Gerard Tyson or Mike Tyson (born on June 30, 1966), also known as Malik Abdul Aziz, is an American former boxer. He won the world heavyweight title twice in the 80s and is the youngest boxer in history to get a world heavyweight title when on November 22, 1986, he won the WBC title…
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Tennis
Tennis is a racquet sport that opposes either two players (called singles) or four players who form two teams of two (this is called doubles). Players use a racquet stringed vertically and horizontally (in a sieve) at a tension varying with the power or effect that one wants to achieve. Tennis International Federation FIT (founded…
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Copa America
The Copa América (officially Conmebol Copa América) is the main official international men’s football tournament in South America. Initially called Campeonato Sudamericano de Selecciones, Campeonato Sudamericano de Fútbol or simply Campeonato Sudamericano (in Portuguese Campeonato Sul-Americano de Seleções or Campeonato Sul-Americano de Futebol), it acquired its current name in 1975. It is organized by the…
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Football
Football, or in everyday language simply foot, apocope, or soccer in North American French, is a team sport played with a spherical ball between two teams of eleven players. They oppose each other on a rectangular field equipped with a goal at each end. The objective of each side is to put the ball in…
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UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, sometimes abbreviated as C1 and formerly known as the European Champion Clubs Cup (from its inception in 1955 until 1992), is an annual football competition organized by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) and bringing together the best clubs on the European continent. It is the most prestigious club football…
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National Football League (NFL)
The National Football League (NFL) is the professional football league of the United States. It consists of 32 teams, divided equally between two conferences: the National Football Conference (NFC) and the American Football Conference (AFC). The NFL is one of the four major American professional sports leagues and is the leading exponent of American football…
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FIFA World Cup
The FIFA World Cup is the world championship for men’s national football teams. Decided on 28 May 1928 by the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) under the impetus of its president Jules Rimet, it was opened to all teams of federations recognized by FIFA, including professionals, distinguishing themselves in this from the Olympic football…
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Baseball
Baseball is a team sport derived from the same roots as cricket, which is played on a grass and sand field. It is played with bats to hit a thrown ball, and gloves to catch the ball. The origins of baseball are controversial, but it is indisputable that the first modern rules (the “Knickerbocker Rules“)…
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Lionel Messi
Lionel Andrés Messi Cuccittini (born on June 24, 1987), commonly known as Leo Messi, is an Argentine footballer who plays as a striker or midfielder. Historical player of Fútbol Club Barcelona, to which he was linked for twenty years, since 2021 he integrates the squad of Paris Saint-Germain of Ligue 1 of France. Since 2023,…