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How the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics are driving the city’s green revolution

Next year’s Paris Olympics aim to be most sustainable ever. But can the plans to be pro-pedestrian, pro-bike, pro-tree and anti-car succeed? Every four years, when the summer Olympics and Paralympics come round, a parade of architectural baubles – stadiums, velodromes, symbolic whatnots such as London 2012’s ArcelorMittal Orbit – is offered to the more

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The alternative 2023 sports awards: quotes, gaffes and animal cameos

The best and worst of 2023 – featuring Saudi cash, the war on woke, and an emotional horse Ronan O’Gara, former Ireland international, telling his players at La Rochelle how “L’opportunité est fucking énorme” before a game against Bordeaux in August. O’Gara asked if they were they hungry for victory, or were they planning on

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Debt-ridden and off the pace, Barça seek Davids Effect to revive season | Sid Lowe

Twenty years after Dutch midfielder made a transformational arrival on loan, the club are searching for similar January spark First they tried to bring back Lionel Messi, then they did bring back Dani Alves, briefly. Rafa Márquez returned to take over the B team, Xavi Hernández came home, this time as coach, and Deco arrived

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