Double 800m Olympic champion Rudisha survives plane crash
Twice Olympic 800 metres champion David Rudisha of Kenya escaped unhurt from a plane crash as he was returning from a sporting event at the weekend.
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Kenya scrambles to stave off athletics ban after more doping cases
NAIROBI : Kenya's government is urging World Athletics not to ban the country from the sport, promising to step up its fight against the use of banned substances after a series of its athletes were suspended for doping.
Senegal are Africa's best World Cup hope, even without Mane
NAIROBI : Senegal are Africa's best hope for doing well at the World Cup, football pundits say, despite the absence of striker Sadio Mane, who will miss the tournament because of a leg injury.
Good News: the mosquitoes wiping out dengue and the Indian village doing a digital detox
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STAT ATTACK! The facts and figures from South Africa's 99 all out against India
South Africa collapsed to 99 all out in the third ODI against India in Delhi. The total was their fourth lowest in ODIs since they started playing in the format in 1991.
Manchester bar lands in the list of the best cocktail bars in the world
Schofield’s Bar is now officially one of the very best cocktail bars in the world. The long list of this year’s World’s 50 Best Bars, from 51 to 100, has been released ahead of the annual top 50 being announced next week.
UP Farmer's Daughter Becomes First Indian To Win Twin Medals At World U20 Athletics Championships
Rupal Chaudhary created history by becoming the first Indian athlete to win two medals at the World U20 Athletics Championship as she followed up her 4x400m relay silver with a bronze medal in the women's 400m. Hailing from a family with modest means, her father being a small time farmer in Shahpur Jainpur village in UP's Meerut district, the 17-year-old has been in incredible form having run as many as four 400m races in just three days. Rupal clocked 51.85 seconds to finish third behind Yemi Mary John (51.50) of Great Britain and Damaris Mutunga (51.71) of Kenya on Thursday night.
UP farmer's daughter Rupal becomes first Indian to win twin medals at World U-20 Athletics
Hailing from a family with modest means, her father being a small time farmer in Shahpur Jainpur village in UP's Meerut district, the 17-year-old has been in incredible form having run as many as four 400m races in just three days.