Van Aert wins Vuelta stage seven, O'Connor stays in red
Belgian Wout van Aert sprinted to win stage seven of the Vuelta a Espana on Friday, his second victory of this year's race, with Australia's Ben O'Connor retaining the overall lead.
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Mercedes and McLaren lead the way in Dutch GP practice
ZANDVOORT, Netherlands :Mercedes and McLaren led the way in Dutch Grand Prix practice on Friday as Red Bull's once-dominant Formula One championship leader Max Verstappen was only fifth fastest in front of his home crowd.
Watch: 16-Year-Old's Shocking Sprint, Misses Usain Bolt's 100m World Record By A Whisker
Gout Gout, a 16-year-old sprinter, left spectators stunned after running 100 metres in just 10.2 seconds at this year's Queensland Athletics Championships in Australia. Gout, born in Australia to Sudanese parents, spent the first 40 metres in line with his fellow sprinters. However, he finished the race around 10 yards in front of the second fastest sprinter, covering the remaining 60 metres in full-throttle. Fans were left awestruck as a video of Gout's incredible sprint surfaced on social media.
Falconets test strength against Australia in friendly
Nigeria’s U-20 female football team, Falconets, have fully recovered from their long trip to Colombia, and are now set to confront their counterparts from Australia, in the first of two friendly matches organised by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to ensure team readiness for the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup holding in that country, from August 31 to September 22.
Nigerian athlete calls for early prep ahead of 2028 Olympics
Michael Godwin has called for early preparation for Nigerian athletes ahead of the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, U.S.
Vauban hangs on to land Lonsdale Cup for Willie Mullins at York
Willie Mullins' Vauban repelled the late thrust of Al Nayyir to open his account for the season in the Weatherbys Hamilton Lonsdale Cup at York.
Struggling F1 Outfit Alpine Sign Jack Doohan For 2025 Season
Australian Jack Doohan, son of five-time 500cc motorcycling world champion Mick Doohan, will drive for Alpine next season, the struggling Formula One team announced Friday. The 21-year-old has been promoted from reserve team driver and will partner Frenchman Pierre Gasly for the 2025 season. "Pierre and Jack give the team a balance of youth and experience in its driver line-up geared towards building a successful future," said the team in a statement.
'...Kohinoor Diamond': Ex-India Star On Jasprit Bumrah Potentially Becoming Captain
There has been a lot of discussion lately over star fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah becoming the Indian cricket team skipper in the near future. In a recent interaction, Bumrah said that it is time for fast bowlers to be considered for captaincy and even called himself his "favourite captain". However, former India wicket-keeper batter Dinesh Karthik is not in favour of Bumrah becoming the captain and he said that the fast bowler needs to be protected. During an interaction on Cricbuzz, Karthik called Bumrah 'like a Kohinoor diamond' and said that he should be made to play only in important matches for the side.