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NHL Players Could Miss Out On Olympics As Deadline Looms

In this week’s look at all the latest news in the build-up to the 2022 Olympics and elsewhere:

  • NHL’s decision on Beijing Olympics comes down to the wire
  • Team China lining up “heritage players” despite contract standoff
  • Japan, Australia block China’s route to World Cup qualification
  • Men’s basketball team misses Olympics for first time since 1984
  • The latest 2022 Olympics boycott talk from around the world
  • All the other features and stories of interest
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Setting Sun, Soccer Screwup, Ski Supremo & Stricken Sponsors

As mentioned last week, I’ll still be looking at whatever Winter Olympic action crops up, plus all the developments on the road to Beijing 2022, but as we head into the summer months, other sports will also get a look in, with star swimmer Sun Yang and his retrial in a doping case getting top billing this week, along with China’s last-minute switch to play its upcoming World Cup qualifying games in the UAE, which could have significant implications for China’s 2022 World Cup hopes.

In this week’s look at all the latest news in the build-up to the Olympics and elsewhere:

  • Swimming world waits for Sun Yang retrial verdict
  • China’s World Cup qualifiers switched to UAE
  • Beijing 2022 “Bound to Happen”
  • New Chinese involvement in International Ski Federation
  • Mixed news for Olympic sponsors
  • The latest boycott threats from around the world
  • All the other features and stories of interest
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