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On day 2 of the Paris Olympics, women’s sports took centre stage with the first football and handball games Tokyo 2020 gold medallists Canada defeated New Zealand in a 2-1 comeback, following a spying scandal that saw two members of the Canadian staff sent home In Lyon, France equalled Wednesday’s men’s victory – by beating Colombia 3-2, as reigning world champions Spain saw off Japan 2-1. The hosts won the opening handball game too – with a narrow three-goal margin on Hungary, raising hopes for a second consecutive Olympic gold. In men’s rugby sevens, France beat Argentina in the quarter-fina…

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