Canada's Thibeault claims gold, Cavanagh takes silver at boxing worlds
ISTANBUL — Canada's Tammara Thibeault was golden at the women's world boxing championships on Friday.
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Finland's Europe minister appeals for 'swift' NATO membership amid security 'grey zone'
After Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu described Finland and Sweden's NATO applications as "threats" to Russia, Tuppurainen acknowledged that Finland wishes to obtain membership "swiftly": "We don't have the Article 5 security guarantees yet. This is a grey zone and I think it is in the best interests of all parties to keep that grey zone as short as possible, so we really appeal for swift adoption of our accession treaties."
Archery World Cup: India Compound Mixed Team To Fight For Bronze
India's mixed team of compound archers will be fighting for a bronze medal after its semi-final defeat while the recurve team put up yet another dismal show at the World Cup (Stage Two) here on Friday. The mixed pair of Abhishek Verma and Avneet Kaur ousted Denmark (157-155), fancied Mexico (156-153) before going down to 10th seed Estonia (156-158) in a close semi-final to end up in the bronze medal play-off round. The sixth seeded Indian mixed team will take on fourth-seeded Turkey in its bid to win country's third bronze medal from the meet.
Nunez, Timber, Vieira: Best XI of players outside Europe’s top five leagues
It’s all too easy to keep our footballing eyes within the lens of Europe’s top five leagues, and forget that any other football outside of that exists.
Archery World Cup: Compound mixed pair fights for bronze; flop show by recurve team
The mixed pair of Abhishek Verma and Avneet Kaur ousted Denmark (157-155), fancied Mexico (156-153) before going down to 10th seed Estonia (156-158) in a close semi-final to end up in the bronze medal play-off round. The sixth seeded Indian mixed team will take on fourth-seeded Turkey in its bid to win the country's third bronze medal from the meet. India have won a bronze each in the women's compound and recurve team events with at least another silver being assured with the compound men's team playing the final on Saturday.
Over Half of Jakarta Formula E Race Tickets Sold to Fans Overseas
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The vice managing director of Formula E Jakarta, Gunung Kartiko, in a press conference on Thursday revealed that the inaugural all-electric formula racing series set to be held in North Jakarta’s Ancol has attracted fans from other parts of the world.
Nikhat Zareen Wins Women's World Boxing Championships Gold: Here's How The World Reacted
Nikhat Zareen on Thursday became only the fifth Indian boxer to win a gold medal at the Women's World Boxing Championships, joining Mary Kom, Sarita Devi, Jenny RL and Lekha KC in the elite list. She defeated Thailand's Jitpong Jutamas in the 52kg final in Istanbul, Turkey. The judges scored the bout 30-27, 29-28, 29-28, 30-27, 29-28 in the Indian boxer's favour. After Nikhat's win, the sports fraternity took to Twitter and hailed the boxer on winning the gold medal.
Acun Ilicali’s £30m message to West Ham and Tottenham over Keane Lewis-Potter's Hull City future
Hull City owner Acun Ilicali says he would turn down a bid of £30m for Keane Lewis-Potter in his quest to keep the 21-year-old at the MKM Stadium next season. Ilicali sees Lewis-Potter as the player to guide the Tigers back to the Premier League and is intent on keeping his star man, despite growing advances from the Premier League.