Arop goes from back to front to take 800m gold
BUDAPEST : Marco Arop foxed his rivals with a radical change of tactics, then poured on the pace to win a brilliant 800 metres World Championship gold for Canada on Saturday.
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Indian Men's 4x400m Relay Team Breaks Asian Record, Qualifies For World C'ships
The Indian men's 4x400m relay team shattered Asian record in a stunning race, clocking 2 minute 59.05 seconds to qualify for its maiden final round of the World Championships here on Saturday. The Indian quartet of Muhammed Anas Yahiya, Amoj Jacob, Muhammed Ajmal Variyathodi and Rajesh Ramesh finished second in heat number one behind USA (2:58.47) to make it to the final to be held on Sunday. The top three finishers in each of the two heats and the next two fastest qualify for the final. The earlier Asian record of 2:59.51 was in the name of Japanese team. The earlier national record was 3:00.25 set in 2021.
Man Utd Rally To Beat Nottingham Forest, Arsenal Held By 10-man Fulham
Manchester United hit back from conceding twice in the first four minutes to beat Nottingham Forest 3-2 on Saturday as Arsenal dropped points for the first time this season in a 2-2 draw with 10-man Fulham. The Gunners slip up allowed north London rivals Tottenham to remain top of the table on goal difference after they won 2-0 at Bournemouth. United were looking to kickstart their season after losing 2-0 to Tottenham last weekend, but could not have got off to a worse start at Old Trafford. Taiwo Awoniyi burst clear from a United corner to score for the seventh consecutive Premier League game after 90 seconds.
'My baby hardly ever cried but when we noticed a bruise on his arm our lives were turned upside down'
The first six weeks of little Francis' life were nearly perfect. His mother Anna described her son as a 'joyful' baby who 'hardly ever cried.'
Remembering 'Gaychester' - the lost nightclubs and bars from Manchester's Gay Village in the 1990s
This weekend marks one of the biggest events in the city's cultural calendar - Manchester Pride.
BREAKING: Thunder and lightning stops Manchester Pride
Thunder and lightning has put a temporary halt on proceedings at Manchester Pride this evening.
US women disqualified from 4x400m relay after baton fail
BUDAPEST : The United States women's 4x400 metres relay team, who have won seven of the last eight World Championships and the last seven Olympic golds, were disqualified from Saturday's semi-finals after a botched baton changeover.
Rain can't stop the celebrations as thousands line the streets for a massive Manchester Pride parade
It was Barbra Streisand who once sang 'Don't Rain on My Parade', and that was very much the mood in Manchester City Centre this afternoon as day two of Manchester Pride got underway.