Alex Ferguson ‘very close’ to Team GB job at 2012 Olympics, reveals Lord Coe
Lord Coe has revealed how close he came to landing Sir Alex Ferguson to manage Team GB at the London Olympics.
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CWG 2022: Not thinking of Australia as yet, focussing on group matches, says Indian men's hockey team captain Manpreet
Commonwealth Games in Birmingham is the ultimate goal but Indian men's hockey team captain Manpreet Singh said the players will take one game at a time and their immediate focus will be on the group stage matches. Six-time champions Australia are the hot favourites in Birmingham and the Indians will have to beat them at some stage if they are to clinch gold. But, Manpreet said his players are not breaking sweat as yet thinking over their possible clash with the Kookaburras. "Right now, we are focusing on the group stage matches and not thinking about Australia at all. Everyone is of the opinion that we give our best in these matches and then think about what Australia has to offer when we face them," Manpreet said at a virtual press conference ahead of the Games.
Commonwealth Games started me on path to major medals – Jack Carlin
Olympic medallist Jack Carlin is clear he would never have reached the heights he has were it not for the Commonwealth Games.
Katie Ledecky wins by 19 seconds at swim nationals, owns top 29 times in history
Katie Ledecky extended her 12-year win streak in her trademark event by winning the 800m freestyle on the first day of the five-day U.S. Swimming Championships in Irvine, California, on Tuesday.
In the absence of shooting, India hopes to make 'surprise' gains in CWG 2022
Commonwealth Games will be threatened in shooting's absence while the Birmingham 2022 organisers would look to deliver a successful sporting spectacle after a challenging build-up. The opening ceremony at the Alexander Stadium on Thursday evening will mark the beginning of the sporting extravaganza that remains huge in scale but is fighting to remain relevant. The UK is hosting the mega event for the third time in the last 20 years with the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) unable to attract new bidders out of the 56 countries that made up the sporting body due to cost constraints. The CGF has 72 members but is made up of 56 countries. Birmingham too was rather a late entry in the bidding for the the 2022 edition after South Africa expressing its inability to stage the event back in 2017. "We need to make the Games more affordable and take it to cities which are yet to host them," Birmingham 2022 CEO Ian Reid told PTI.
Katie Ledecky wins by 19 seconds at swim nationals, owns top 28 times in history
Katie Ledecky extended her 12-year win streak in her trademark event by winning the 800m freestyle on the first day of the five-day U.S. Swimming Championships in Irvine, California, on Tuesday.
Sir Alex Ferguson ‘very close’ to Team GB job at 2012 Olympics, reveals Lord Coe
Lord Coe has revealed how close he came to landing Sir Alex Ferguson to manage Team GB at the London Olympics.
Commonwealth Games: Buzz missing in Birmingham
After all, it's been a decade since England hosted its last quadrennial sporting extravaganza, the London Olympics in 2012. Birmingham has always been known for its 'Bull Ring' at the city's Central Business District where a bronze bull statute has its pride of place.