Community groups to get more than 16,000 pieces of Commonwealth Games equipment
More than 16,000 pieces of equipment used by athletes at this summer’s Commonwealth Games in Birmingham will be given away to local community groups.
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Legendary Texas Longhorns FB Steve Worster, inspiration for Wishbone offense, dies at 73
Steve Worster, a two-time All-American at Texas and the bruising fullback who was the inspiration for the creation of the Wishbone offense that came to dominate college football in the 1970s and '80s, died on Saturday at 73.
"He's a player they admire" - talkSPORT reporter drops Tottenham transfer claim on Newcastle ace
Tottenham “admire” Newcastle United winger Allan Saint-Maximin, claims talkSPORT reporter Alex Crook.
Robert Saleh - New York Jets 'not out of the woods' until outcome of Zach Wilson's knee scope
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — The New York Jets were noncommittal on a timetable for injured quarterback Zach Wilson, saying it depends on the outcome of arthroscopic knee surgery Tuesday in Los Angeles.
Canadian Laliberte eyes the 'perfect' route to Paris 2024
In a sport where experience counts for more than anything else and athletes often vie for medals well into their 40s, the world equestrian championships have come as a huge learning curve for upcoming Canadian dressage rider Naima Moreira Laliberte.
Equestrian-Canadian Laliberte eyes the 'perfect' route to Paris 2024
In a sport where experience counts for more than anything else and athletes often vie for medals well into their 40s, the world equestrian championships have come as a huge learning curve for upcoming Canadian dressage rider Naima Moreira Laliberte.
Josie Knight overcomes 'biggest challenge' for fourth at European Championships
Josie Knight battled through the 'biggest challenge' she’d ever faced and wanting to fly home from Munich to secure a valiant fourth-place finish at the European Championships. The 25-year-old narrowly missed out on a medal in Saturday’s individual pursuit bronze showdown as she went down to Italian Vittoria Guazzini by 2.71s. Ad Knight clocked a personal best time of 3:25.231 to qualify fourth in the morning but was unable to emulate those exploits later in the day on Munich’s makeshift 200m track.
Fatigue to blame as Charlie Tanfield misses out on medal in Munich
Charlie Tanfield admits the physical demands of a jam-packed cycling summer got the better of him after missing out on a European medal in Munich. The Great Ayton star, 25, was denied a spot on the podium by just 1.41s in Saturday night’s individual pursuit bronze medal showdown against Manlio Moro after a third-place finish in qualifying scuppered his hopes of a shot at gold. Ad Tanfield helped steer England to team pursuit silver at this month’s Commonwealth Games before doing the same with Britain’s stars at the European Championships on Friday night.