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CJ Ujah has been cleared of deliberately taking banned substances at last year’s Tokyo Olympics and will serve a reduced ban. Ujah has been banned for 22 months, which is backdated to August 6, 2021 — the date he failed his drugs test.
Tottenham are reportedly in talks with tech giant Google over the naming rights for the Tottenham Hotspur stadium.
(Reuters) - British sprinter Chijindu Ujah has been banned for 22 months for a doping violation at last year's Tokyo Olympics, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) said on Monday.
Manchester City this season, recorded his 20th goal of the season, in all competitions, on Saturday when he scored against Southampton at the Etihad stadium in what was just his 13th game for the team. It was also his 15th Premier League goal of the season in nine games, which has already tied him with the most goals for Man City in the last season by Kevin de Bruyne. Known for his speed, strength and clinical finishing, the 22-year old striker from Norway, who stands 6 feet 5 inches tall, has taken the English Premier League by storm, breaking and setting new records in almost every single match. The goal against the Saints on Saturday was also his 10th straight game on the goal sheet for Man City. He has already scored three hat-tricks in the Premier League that too in three consecutive home games, making him the first player to achieve the feat in the Premier League. Haaland has achieved the record in just eight games to become the quickest player in league history to score three hat-tricks, beating the previous record of 48 games, set by Michael Owen way back in 1998.
Manchester United players rushed to him when they went ahead and Erik ten Hag embraced him at full-time. No, not Cristiano Ronaldo; Casemiro.
mental health' of sportspersons amid choc-a-bloc event calendars, mounting expectations and time away from families. The conversation around mental health is slowly taking on a mature hue in India, as more and more people accept the fact that it is very important to talk about things that are pulling you down mentally and to seek help to rectify that. Around the world, more and more athletes are openly talking about their mental health, taking mental health breaks and actively talking about how the rigours of modern-day sport, which has so many more facets now than just on-field play, adds immense mental pressure. Mental health is a very very important subject, not just for athletes, but for every single one of us. It wasn't a big surprise then to see many, many fans react angrily to comments made by India's 1983 cricket World Cup-winning captain Kapil Dev at an event recently. In a video that has gone viral, Kapil can be seen talking about "pressure" and "depression" in what many feel is a derogatory way, calling them "American words". "I hear a lot of times on TV these days, there's a lot of pressure, (we) play the IPL, so there's so much pressure. Then I only say one thing - don't play. What is pressure? If a player has passion, there will be no pressure. I can't understand these American words like pressure, depression. I don't understand these. I'm a farmer and we played to enjoy, and there can't be any pressure in enjoyment," Kapil said at the 'Chat with Champions' event.
The National Stadium, Lagos, was brought to life on Thursday when the official sponsor of the Nigerian Para Powerlifting Federation (NPPF), Peak Milk, hosted the country’s Paralympians to an event tagged ‘Breakfast with Unstoppables.’
