Bol breaks long-standing world indoor 400m record
Netherlands' Femke Bol ran the 400 metres in 49.26 seconds at the Dutch Indoor Championships in Apeldoorn on Sunday to break one of the longest-standing world records in track and field.
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Johannes Thingnes Boe misses out on magnificent seven as France take relay win at World Championships
France denied Johannes Thingnes Boe the chance of a clean sweep of gold medals at the Biathlon World Championships thanks to victory in the men's 4x7.5km relay. Boe had won three individual golds to go with two more in the relays, leaving him the possibility of scooping all seven in Oberhof. Ad However, even the great Norwegian could not close the gap on last year's overall crystal globe winner Quentin Fillon-Maillet, who cruised home to win by 27.3 seconds.
Sumit Nagal enters semis of Chennai Open Challenger
The world no.506 won the quarterfinal in an hour and 22 minutes to set up a last four clash against American Nicolas Moreno De Alboran.Alboran, who ousted top seed Chun-Hsin Tseng in the second round, got the better of Japan's Yasutaka Uchiyama 6-3, 6-4 in one hour and 25 minutes.The Nagal-Clarke match saw the Indian dominate the first set completely.
Kerr halftime talk fires Australia to Czech victory
SYDNEY : Australia coach Tony Gustavsson credited a Sam Kerr halftime talk for the 4-0 win over the Czech Republic in Gosford on Thursday that kicked off Australia's Women's World Cup preparations.
Kerr proves the catalyst in Aussies' Ireland rehearsal
Australia coach Tony Gustavsson credited a Sam Kerr halftime talk for the 4-0 win over the Czech Republic in Gosford on Thursday that kicked off Australia's Women's World Cup preparations.
IBA hits out at 'political games' by boycotting nations
Amateur boxing's Russian-led governing body denounced a U.S.-driven boycott of its world championships as 'political games' on Thursday and said plenty of boxers from the countries involved were keen to take part.
Sumit Nagal fights back to beat Jason Jung, enters Chennai Open ATP Challenger quarters
Nagal battled hard after being a set down to keep the Indian challenge alive in the singles category. Nagal, ranked 506 in the ATP rankings, will take on Great Britain's Jay Clarke (313) in the quarterfinals.Clarke defeated eighth-seed Dimitar Kuzmanov 3-6 6-3 6-4 to advance to the next round.Nagal, who came through the qualifying rounds, could not break the service of his Taipei opponent in the opening set.
England hope to wear OneLove armband at 2023 World Cup
England hope to wear the OneLove armband at the 2023 Women's World Cup, captain Leah Williamson said on Wednesday, as they aim to continue showing their support for the LGBT community.