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Helen Glover says becoming the first mother to row for Great Britain at an Olympics is the ‘biggest achievement’ of her career after the double gold medallist was confirmed in the team for Tokyo. The 34-year-old took time out from the sport to start a family following her success at Rio 2016, only announcing her comeback in January – six months out from the Games. But Glover - who had son Logan in July 2018 and twins, Kit and Bo, in January 2020 – completed her mission ‘impossible’ yesterday when she was named in Team GB’s 45-strong rowing squad, where she will partner Polly Swa...

*Only singles matches on BWF Tour events considered With tournaments on the BWF Tour getting cancelled left, right and center, match time has been hard to come by. From playing 36 singles matches in the first half of 2016 (and she played a fair few doubles ties too), Sindhu has so far played just 16 in 2021. But she sees the positive in that situation. “This is a very good chance to improve my technique and skills, which I am working on and improved too. It’s good that I have time for that. Generally, we just go for a tournament. Come back. Rectify our mistakes. Then again, go for a t...

BOSTON (AP) — A look at coronavirus developments around New England: __ CONNECTICUT Hartford’s Puerto Rican Day parade returned to city streets Saturday for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic started, with colorful floats winding their way through neighborhoods.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republicans who control the Legislature's budget-writing committee scrapped Gov. Tony Evers' plan Wednesday to hand the Department of Workforce Development $15 million to improve how it administers unemployment benefits.

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A Japanese city due to host Kenya’s team for a pre-Olympics training camp has canceled because the coronavirus situation there is “critical,” the Kenyan Olympic committee said Wednesday. City officials from Kurume in the Fukuoka Prefecture near the southern tip of Japan had informed Kenya on Tuesday that they were canceling, the committee said.