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Yaroslava Mahuchikh won the first stage of the Diamond League 2024 in high jump in Lausanne, Suspilne. Sports reported on Thursday.
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Former Australia defender Sainsbury returns to Central Coast
Former Australia international defender Trent Sainsbury has signed for A-League champions Central Coast Mariners, the club said on Friday.
New Zealand forced into prop change for S Africa tour
New Zealand prop Ethan de Groot has been ruled out of the two Rugby Championship tests in South Africa after sustaining a neck injury, officials said on Friday, and will be replaced in the squad by George Bower.
Despite India A Fightback, Australia A Take 192-Run Lead In Unofficial Women's Test Match
India A bowlers led a spirited fightback but Australia A tightened grip on the unofficial one-off women's Test, with the hosts' overall lead surging to 192 runs here on the second day on Friday. India A skipper Minnu Mani completed her match haul of 10 wickets but Kate Peterson returned an impactful 12-5-16-5 to hand Australia a slender 28-run lead in the first innings, as the visitors were bowled out for 184 in reply to the host's 212.
"Not Going To Stop": India Captain Rohit Sharma's Massive '5 IPL Trophies' Statement
India's T20 World Cup-winning skipper Rohit Sharma said that he is "not going to stop" from winning big trophies for his country after their latest accomplishment and thanked his "three pillars" for their support in his journey as a captain. Rohit and his men ended India's 11-year ICC trophy drought as they defeated South Africa by seven runs in a thrilling final in June to capture their second ICC T20 World Cup title at Barbados. Speaking at the CEAT Cricket Awards, Rohit said that the team will keep pushing itself and "striving for better things".
Australian Doohan to race for Alpine next season
ZANDVOORT, Netherlands :Australian driver Jack Doohan will race for Alpine next season after being promoted from reserve driver, the Renault-owned Formula One team said at the Dutch Grand Prix on Friday.
England Interim Head Coach Marcus Trescothick Not Planning Long-Term Future
Former England batter Marcus Trescothick, who will be serving as Three Lions' interim head coach for the white-ball series against Australia at home next month, said that he has not decided if he wants to be considered for this role as a long-term option. Trescothick is currently one of the team's assistant coaches and is working with the Test team during the ongoing Sri Lanka series. He will leave the squad during the third Test at The Oval to be with the white-ball squads for the series starting from September 11 onwards.
Novak Djokovic Chases 25th Grand Slam Title In US Open After Clinching Olympics Gold
Defending champions Novak Djokovic and Coco Gauff will headline the US Open competition, the final Grand Slam competition of the year, starting from August 26, with Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek, the number one duo being the top seeds across men's and women's categories. The competition will be taking place till September 8. Both Gauff and Djokovic are arriving in the US for this competition with two different trajectories. Gauff has struggled as of late, holding an unremarkable record of 3-4 in her last seven matches. She could not impress a lot in the Paris Olympics as well, exiting the competition in third round, succumbing to the silver medalist Donna Vekic, as per Olympics.com.