I could have run 9.42 in 'super-spikes' says Bolt
TOKYO :Usain Bolt, whose 9.58 seconds world record for the 100 metres is now 16 years old, says he could have run 9.42 in the carbon-plated "super-spikes" that today's sprinters are racing in.
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Turki Alalshikh attends exhibitions and workouts for Canelo-Crawford Fight Week
LAS VEGAS: Turki Alalshikh, chairman of the General Entertainment Authority and president of the Saudi Arabian Boxing Federation, attended on Wednesday exhibition bouts and public workouts as a part of the Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and Terence “Bud” Crawford fight week.
‘Not on my level’: Usman Nurmagomedov says Paul Hughes does not deserve rematch
DUBAI: Back in January, PFL lightweight world champion Usman Nurmagomedov and top contender Paul Hughes put on a five-round instant classic that many hailed as a contender for fight of the year.
Lyles will deliver sprint show — but not everyone will like it
TOKYO: Noah Lyles revels in being a showman but the antics the Olympic 100 meters champion do on occasion upset rivals and officials. They will watch closely to see how the American behaves as he defends his 100m and 200m world titles in Tokyo.
Fan detained after racially insulting Kylian Mbappé during Spanish league game
MADRID: Spanish police have detained a fan accused of racially insulting Kylian Mbappé during a Spanish league game last month. Police said Wednesday that the fan was taken into custody after being identified during an investigation launched following an official complaint by the Spanish league. Police said the fan, who was not publicly identified, was accused of making monkey gestures and sounds toward Real Madrid star. The insults came late in the first half of Madrid’s 3-0 victory at Oviedo on Aug.
Marmoush ruled out of Manchester derby with knee injury
CAIRO: Egypt forward Omar Marmoush will miss Sunday’s Manchester derby after the Manchester City player suffered a knee ligament injury while on international duty, his club confirmed on Wednesday. Marmoush was substituted in the fourth minute of Egypt’s goalless draw with Burkina Faso in a World Cup qualifier in Ouagadougou on Tuesday. He sustained the injury following a tackle and tried to play on but eventually had to limp off. “Initial results on a scan performed in Egypt indicate he will not be available for the Manchester derby on Sunday, and he will now return to Manchester for more assessment and to begin his rehabilitation,” Manchester City said in a statement. The Egyptian Football Association had said in an earlier statement that Marmoush had suffered “a bruised knee ligament.” City host Manchester United on Sunday with both sides needing a win after unconvincing starts to the new Premier League season. Pep Guardiola’s side have lost two of their opening three league matches. Marmoush, 26, has scored eight goals in 28 games for City in all competitions since joining from Eintracht Frankfurt in a £59 million ($79.8 million) transfer in January.
At 17, sprinter Gout Gout is drawing comparisons with Usain Bolt before the track worlds
BRISBANE: Gout Gout will try to catch up again with world champion Noah Lyles, deal with those inevitable comparisons with Usain Bolt, and then race back to school in Australia. The track and field world championships will be a short, sharp learning curve for the 17-year-old high school senior who has taken track and field by storm Down Under. Gout will contest the 200 meters in a big field that includes US star Lyles at Tokyo’s Olympic Stadium, where he’s hoping to lower the Australian record again. He made headlines in December when he ran 20.04 seconds to shatter the national mark that had stood since 1968, making him the fastest 16-year-old ever over the distance.
England thrash Serbia 5-0 to close in on World Cup spot
BELGRADE: England took a huge step toward automatic qualification for next year’s World Cup with captain Harry Kane paving the way for a crushing 5-0 victory away to main Group K rivals Serbia in an impressive free-flowing display on Tuesday.