Pogacar wins Strade Bianche after 81km solo attack
Slovenia's Tadej Pogacar turned the men's Strade Bianche into a procession with a dominant victory after an astonishing 81km solo attack in Italy on Saturday.
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Long jump champ Miltiadis Tentoglou - I'd quit if rules change - ESPN
GLASGOW, Scotland — Miltiadis Tentoglou threatened to quit the long jump shortly after winning the world indoor title Saturday, saying he would change events if the sport implements a rule change intended to eliminate foul jumps.
Long Jumper Jeswin Aldrin Finishes 13th In World Indoor Championships
National record holder long jumper Jeswin Aldrin finished a disappointing 13th with a 7.69m effort in the World Indoor Athletics Championships in Glasgow on Saturday. The 22-year-old, who was world leader for a few months in 2023 with his 8.42m jump, cleared 7.69m in his first attempt but fouled the next two. He could not be among the top eight after three attempts and thus eliminated, along with eight other competitors. The top eight long jumpers after three rounds are permitted to have another three attempts.
Gut-Behrami wins a super-G to pad lead over Shiffrin in overall World Cup standings
Swiss ski star Lara Gut-Behrami is gliding toward the overall World Cup title in the extended absence of defending champion Mikaela Shiffrin since a crash in January.
Indian Boxers Renew Quest For Paris Olympics 2024 Quota In Italy
The seasoned Shiva Thapa, Deepak Bhoria and Nishant Dev will be among nine Indian boxers fighting it out for Paris Olympic berths at the 1st World Qualification Tournament, starting in Busto Arsizio, Italy on Sunday. Seven men and two women from India will be aiming to secure Olympic berths at the qualifiers being conducted by the Paris 2024 Boxing Unit (PBU), an ad-hoc body created by the International Olympic Committee Executive Board. The tournament has 49 quota places on offer and a boxer will be assured of a Paris ticket after reaching the semifinals.
Tentoglou soars to second world indoor long jump title
GLASGOW : Miltiadis Tentoglou of Greece edged Italian teenager Mattia Furlani to win long jump gold at the world indoor athletics championships on Saturday, adding another world title to his glittering resume.
Ciarán Frawley wants more after 'dream' Six Nations start
Ciarán Frawley's first Irish start had been in the post for for quite a while, but it was definitely worth the wait.
Shedding underdog mentality easier said than done for Ireland
Steve Hansen famously threw down the gauntlet in front of Ireland at the tail end of 2018.