Jordan Anderson airlifted from Talladega with burns from crash in Trucks race
TALLADEGA, Ala. — NASCAR driver Jordan Anderson was airlifted out of Talladega Superspeedway on Saturday with burns from a crash in the Truck Series race.
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Christopher Bell wins Cup Series pole at Talladega Superspeedway
Playoff driver Christopher Bell won the pole position Saturday for Sunday’s 500-mile NASCAR Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama.
Tory mayor tells fellow Conservative to leave after ‘Birmingham is a dump’ tweet
The Tory Mayor of the West Midlands told the chairman of Young Conservative Network (YCN) to leave Birmingham after Daniel Grainger called the city ‘a dump’ on Twitter. Mr Grainger made the comment after travelling to the city during party conference season.
National Games: Pole vaulter Rosy breaks national record; Aldrin beats Sreeshankar for long jump gold
The 24-year-old Rosy cleared 4.20m to go past VS Surekha's earlier national mark of 4.15m set in 2014. Her two Tamil Nadu team-mates, Pavitha Vengatesh and Baranica Elangovan were distance second and third with efforts of 4m and 3.90m respectively. In men's long jump, Jeswin Aldrin of Tamil Nadu beat Commonwealth Games silver medallist Murali Sreeshankar of Kerala for the gold in a high-quality competition to qualify for the 2023 World Athletics Championships.
The Olympic rings still holds much resonance for Aidan Walsh
While the debate rages over boxing's future as an Olympic sport beyond 2024, the politics of it all is not something that overly concerns 2020 bronze medallist Aidan Walsh as he sets his sights on making the Paris Games in two years' time.
National Games 2022: Wrestler Divya Kakran, representing UP, wins gold in different weight category
women’s 68kg category represented Uttar Pradesh as her home state at the Games. However, Kakran has claimed on several occasions that she has been practising the sport of wrestling for the last 22 years in Delhi’s Gokulpuri area in East district and has represented the state from 2011 to 2017. This time, the two-time Asian Championships gold medallist would be happy to receive a cheque of Rs 6 lakh from the UP government for her top of the podium finish at the Games. The UP government has a policy of rewarding the gold, silver and bronze medallists with a cash prize of Rs 6 lakh, Rs 4 lakh and Rs 2 lakh, respectively.
Watch: Neeraj Chopra Performs Garba At Event In Vadodara
India's Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra on Wednesday attended a Garba event in Gujarat's Vadodara. He was given a grand reception and the excitement of the crowd was palpable. He was seen doing the Puja before performing a Garba dance with some of the members at the event. The crowd was seen chanting loudly when Neeraj went up on stage. In another video, he was also seen waving at the crowd from the stands.
France’s Kamara to miss World Cup due to knee injury
BIRMINGHAM, England: France midfielder Boubacar Kamara has been ruled out of the World Cup after sustaining knee ligament damage. Kamara was injured while playing for Aston Villa in a 1-0 win against Southampton this month.