Newcastle United news as Magpies scout top striker and Howe makes contract hint
Here are the latest Newcastle United evening headlines on Tuesday, April 19.
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San Diego Padres first MLB team to reach uniform ad deal, with Motorola
NEW YORK — There will be a new pitch on Major League Baseball fields next season.
Saurabh Chaudhary wins three gold medals in national shooting trials
Karni Singh Shooting Range on Tuesday, winning three gold medals and a silver across the senior and junior categories. On day five of the selection trial 3 and 4 for pistol events, Asian Games and Youth Olympics champion Saurabh won both the men's and junior men's 50m pistol T4 trials, after he had bagged the bronze in the men's T3 event while maintaining gold in the junior men's T3 competition.
Tatjana Schoenmaker, Olympic breaststroke gold medalist, to miss swimming worlds
Olympic 200m breaststroke gold medalist Tatjana Schoenmaker of South Africa will not compete at the world swimming championships in June, choosing to prioritize the Commonwealth Games later this summer.
Working To Shave Off Second From Personal Best Ahead Of Commonwealth And Asian Games: Sajan Prakash
Peaking at the right time twice over will be a massive challenge in the Commonwealth Games and Asiad, feels leading Indian swimmer Sajan Prakash, who is trying to shave off a second from his personal best timing. Sajan began his international season with a gold medal finish in the 200m butterfly event at the Danish Open last week. The Kerala swimmer, whose personal best in the event is 1:56.48, is gearing up for a hectic year which includes big-ticket events like the CWG, Asian Games and the World Championships.
Danish Badminton Great Mathias Boe Likely To Return As India's Doubles Coach
Danish legend Mathias Boe is likely to return for a second stint as the doubles coach of the Indian badminton team after Malaysia's Tan Kim Her declined the offer despite the Sports Ministry approving his appointment. Boe, a London Olympics silver-medallist and former world No. 1 doubles player, had trained the Indian doubles players, including Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, ahead of the Tokyo Olympics. "We were very keen to get Tan Kim Her and also had got the approval of SAI and ministry but then he refused to accept the offer. So he is not coming as of now," Badminton Association of India (BAI) secretary general Sanjay Mishra told PTI.
Elaine Thompson-Herah Posts Fastest 100M Of 2022 At Golden Games
Jamaica's two-time Olympic gold medallist Elaine Thompson-Herah clocked the fastest 100m in the world this year at 10.89sec at the Golden Games at Walnut, California. Thompson-Herah, running her first outdoor 100m of the season, won her semi-final heat in the meeting east of Los Angeles with a favorable wind of 1.6 meters per second.