Alice Dearing: redemption in the water for Team GB's first Black female Olympic swimmer
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Dina Asher-Smith pulls out of Commonwealth Games with ‘light hamstring strain’
Dina Asher-Smith has withdrawn from the England team for the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham due to a hamstring injury.
NBA 2K23: Phoenix Suns' players predicted ratings
The Phoenix Suns will be prominently featured in the NBA 2K23 game, which will be released on 9th September 2022, with superstar Devin Booker serving as the standard edition’s cover athlete.
Injury forces Dina Asher-Smith to withdraw from the Birmingham Commonwealth Games after a hamstring strain at the World Athletics Championships
Dina Asher-Smith is out of the Commonwealth Games after suffering a hamstring injury at the World Athletics Championships.
Football Association welcomes new evidence regarding repetitive head impacts
The Football Association has welcomed new research that has found conclusive evidence that repetitive head impacts can cause degenerative brain disease and offered its support in attempts to diagnose chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in people still alive.
CWG 2022: 5 top Indian medal contenders
Commonwealth Games begins this Thursday in Birmingham. The sporting action gets underway on Friday. India have established themselves as one of the powerhouses in the quadrennial tournament over the editions with regular top-four finishes since the turn of the 21st century. This time too, the Indian contingent, with more than 200 athletes, will be aiming to carry forward the legacy. The news of Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra pulling out from the Games came as a shock for India and his fans, with the javelin thrower being a top medal contender for the country. Chopra had just won a historic silver at the 2022 World Athletics Championships, and has broken his personal best/national record twice in the last one month or so. Despite the setback, there are quite a few athletes in the Indian camp who are considered as big medal contenders in their respective disciplines. TimesofIndia.com here looks at five of the top Indian medal contenders, who are expected to receive laurels for the country at the Games. PV SindhuSport: Badminton Event(s): Women's singles, mixed team Age: 27 years old World ranking: 7th (As on July 26, 2022) Major achievements:Olympics: Silver (2016 Rio), Bronze (2020 Tokyo) World Championships: Gold (2019 Basel), Silver (2018 Nanjing, 2017 Glasgow), Bronze (2014 Copenhagen, 2013 Guangzhou) Asian Games: Silver (2018 Jakarta - singles), Bronze (2014 Incheon - team) Commonwealth Games: Gold (2018 Gold Coast - mixed team), Silver (2018 Gold Coast - singles), Bronze (2014 Glasgow - singles)
Blow for Team SA as medal prospects pull out of Commonwealth Games
Team South Africa has been forced to make several changes ahead of the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.
Injured Indian javelin star Chopra 'hurt' at missing Games
NEW DELHI: India's Olympic javelin champion Neeraj Chopra said that he was "hurt" at not being able to defend his Commonwealth Games title after pulling out with injury.