MLB roundup: Spencer Strider fans Atlanta-record 16
Rookie Spencer Strider pitched eight scoreless innings and set a franchise record for a nine-inning game with 16 strikeouts as the Atlanta Braves beat the visiting Colorado Rockies 3-0 on Thursday.
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Chelsea and Manchester City to resume battle to sign Josko Gvardiol in January, Arsenal fail in Douglas Luiz pursuit
The battle for Gvardiol is over… for now Chelsea target Josko Gvardiol signed a contract extension at RB Leipzig on Deadline Day, which ended their summer pursuit of the centre-back. The Croatia international was the subject of intense interest from the west London club, with reports stating that Chelsea had bid €90 million for his services, despite having already signed centre-back duo Wesley Fofana and Kalidou Kouliably. RB Leipzig chief executive Oliver Mintzlaff has stated that he expected Gvardiol to stay at the Bundesliga club for at least another two season, but the Evening Standard reveal that Chelsea could return with another approach as early as the January transfer window.
Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk's handshake refusal latest sign of tension at US Open
Victoria Azarenka defeated her 6-2 6-3 in the second round. The pair exchanged a quick tap of the racket on Court 17 after Kostyuk whacked the ball into the net on the third match point and the three-time Flushing Meadows finalist let out a triumphant roar. "Well, I wasn't surprised.
IOA mess: Anil Khanna files contempt petition against Adille Sumariwalla
On one hand is the IOA’s senior vice-president Anil Khanna, who claims to have been appointed as the Olympic body’s head by the Delhi High Court, and on the other is the Athletics Federation of India’s (AFI) boss and one of the nine vice-presidents of the IOA, Adille J Sumariwalla, who asserts to have been enjoying the support of 18 out of 31 executive council (EC) members of the NOC, who have pledged their support to his presidentship. In the midst of this drama, which has become part and parcel of the IOA’s factional infighting since the removal of its former chief Narinder Dhruv Batra on May 25, the Khanna camp has once again knocked on the doors of the high court with a plea to initiate contempt proceedings against Sumariwalla for defying an earlier court order, which had installed Khanna as IOA’s president till the time an IOA executive committee — with a new set of elected office-bearers — takes charge.
US Open 2022 -- Numbers behind Venus and Serena Williams' remarkable careers as they team up for doubles
It's almost impossible imagine tennis without Venus and Serena Williams. The two sisters began their professional careers in 1994 and 1999, respectively, winning many majors and profoundly impacting the sport.
Hong Kong Open Badminton Falls Victim To Covid Policies
Hong Kong's top badminton tournament has been cancelled because of stringent anti-Covid policies which required players to compete in an "isolation bubble", organisers said on Thursday. The Hong Kong Open, scheduled for November 8-13, has not been held since the pandemic began and the latest announcement dealt a fresh blow to the Chinese city's ambitions to reboot its decimated sports scene. The Hong Kong Badminton Association said there was "no viable option" but to cancel because the city's anti-epidemic measures -- which follow China's zero-Covid strategy -- differed from that of other World Tour events.
Watch: Neeraj Chopra's Training Video Ahead Of Diamond League Finals Is Viral
Whenever Neeraj Chopra plays, there is an expectation of a medial from the ace javelin thrower. Last month, the Olympic champion scripted history as he became the first Indian to clinch a Diamond League Meeting title by winning the Lausanne's leg. The 24-year-old Chopra, who had pulled out of the Birmingham Commonwealth Games due to a "minor" groin injury he had suffered while winning silver during the World Championships last month, hurled the spear to 89.08m in his first attempt to seal the win in style.
Why the Pitt-West Virginia Backyard Brawl is a college football rivalry unlike any other
DAVE WANNSTEDT NEEDED his team to do some studying.