On This Day in 2013: Sir Chris Hoy announces his retirement from cycling
Sir Chris Hoy, Britain’s most successful Olympian at the time, announced his retirement from cycling on this day in 2013.
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Japanese phenom Sasaki nearly throws second straight perfect game
TOKYO (AP) — Japan's 20-year-old phenom Roki Sasaki almost did it again.
Moncton runner Geneviève Lalonde taking a break from competition
Olympic runner Geneviève Lalonde of Moncton has announced she is taking a break from competition. But she isn't retiring.
Inspiring goal-line tackle paves way for Canada in rugby 7s win over Japan
A crunching goal-line tackle by forward Alex Russell early in the first half swung the momentum as Canada scored 29 straight points in a 29-5 win over Japan at the HSBC Canada Sevens rugby tournament Sunday at B.C. Place Stadium in Vancouver.
Blitzboks crash out of Vancouver Sevens with quarter-final loss to Samoa
The Blitzboks have crashed out of the Vancouver Sevens after Sunday's Cup quarter-final defeat to Samoa at the BC Place Stadium in Canada.
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.
Thompson-Herah clocks fastest women's 100m of 2022 in California
Five-time Olympic champion Elaine Thompson-Herah posted the fastest women's 100 metres in the world this year with a time of 10.89 seconds at the Golden Games in Walnut, California on Saturday.
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.