Rea upgrades from MBE to OBE
Six-time Superbike World Champion Jonathan Rea attended a ceremony at Buckingham Palace in London to accept the Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) from The Princess Royal on Wednesday.
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Six-time Superbike World Champion Jonathan Rea attended a ceremony at Buckingham Palace in London to accept the Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) from The Princess Royal on Wednesday.
UEFA has opened an investigation after Republic of Ireland players appeared to sing a pro-IRA chant following their Women’s World Cup play-off victory over Scotland.
Barnsley assistant boss Martin Paterson believes his side's clash against Bolton Wanderers is a 'hell of a fixture' in prospect and is not surprised by the success Ian Evatt has had in management.
Baaeed will face eight rivals when he has his eagerly-awaited finale in the Qipco Champion Stakes at Ascot on Saturday.
KL Rahul's knock went in vain as Western Australia stunned India with a 32-run victory in the second practice match in Perth on Thursday. Western Australia posted 168/8 in their 20 overs owing to gritty half-centuries by Nick Hobson and D'Arcy Short. Ashwin's three-wicket haul helped India restrict Western Australia's flow of runs after the team had a blistering start to their innings. India started the chase watchfully, with KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant trying to see off the initial swing and seam of the new ball. Pacers Jason Behrendorff and Matthew Kelly stuck to their line and lengths.
The GAA will hold a national Respect the Referee Day across the weekend of 22nd and 23rd of October in an attempt to reinforce the message that the abuse of match officials will not be tolerated.
The Republic of Ireland women's team have risen two places to their highest ever mark of 24th in the latest FIFA world rankings.
Umran Malik took the Indian Premier League by storm with his ability to bowl over 150 kmph regularly. While plying his trade for the SunRisers Hyderabad, Umran scalped 22 wickets from just 14 matches. He was then awarded with a debut India call-up for the T20I series against Ireland. However, after playing just three matches, he was dropped from the team. Umran was also left out of India's T20 World Cup squad. Speaking on Umran, former Australia pacer Brett Lee feels that the young pacer should've been included in India's squad for the showpiece event.