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Austrian Eva Pinkelnig has again won the Ski Jumping World Cup in Villach, Austria, the second of the New Year’s tournament series. Nicole Konderla and Paulina Cieślar did not qualify for the final series.
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Three-time Olympic alpine ski champion Matthias Mayer has announced his retirement. The 32-year-old Austrian’s decision is quite surprising. “I have thought a lot in recent days and I must say that it is time for me to withdraw from the Alpine Skiing World Cup (…). That’s enough. I no longer have that determination”, said Mayer said. said.
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Swiss tennis players lead after two singles matches against Kazakhstan 2-0 in the United Cup tennis tournament in Australia. Together with these Group B teams in Brisbane will perform Poles, including Iga Świątek and Hubert Hurkacz.
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Switzerland’s Marco Odermatt won the Alpine Skiing World Cup super-G in Bormio, Italy, earning his fifth win of the season and extending his overall lead. Second place was taken by Austrian Vincent Kriechmayr with a loss of 0.64 seconds.
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The prize pool for the Australian Open Grand Slam tournament, which begins on January 16, is AUD 76.5 million (around PLN 226.6 million), organizers announced on Thursday. This is a record amount in the history of this event, 3.4% higher than the previous year.
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India plans to apply for the right to host the 2036 Summer Olympics and will present its bid at the International Olympic Committee (IOC) session in Mumbai at the end of 2023, India’s sports minister has said.
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Three players have been sidelined after a fight late in the second quarter between the Detroit Pistons and the Orlando Magic in NBA basketball. The hosts won 121:101, snapping a six-game losing streak.
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