Katie Sadleir: Birmingham has been like Disneyland on steroids
Birmingham’s hosting of the Commonwealth Games has “gone beyond expectations”, according to the chief executive of the Games’ federation.
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CWG 2022: Sable soars, Paul leaps, Sharath sizzles to script India's success story
About 25 percent of India's 66 medals came from the shooting range in the previous edition and not many believed that India will be able to touch even 50 but the country ended up with 61, courtesy unprecedented success in track and field events that delivered eight medals, the highest for India in a CWG edition overseas.
Quietly working his way up, Avinash Sable represents the steady rise of Indian athletics
Commonwealth Games (CWG) was almost unheard of before this -- denying the Kenyans a clean sweep of the men's 3000m Steeplechase medals. Sable won the silver medal, finishing 0.05 seconds behind the gold-medal winner, Abraham Kibiwot of Kenya. The Indian separated the gold and bronze medallists, who were both Kenyans. For the first time since 1994, when Canada's Graeme Vincent Fell won the bronze, there was a non-Kenyan on the podium in the men's 3000m Steeplechase event at the CWG. Here's the story of that incredible history-making run by Avinash Sable on August 6, 2022; what happened three weeks before that in Oregon; the impact his former coach, the late Nikolai Snesarev, had on Sable's career; and how a changed perception towards training overseas has turned Sable into a world class runner. 'HE NEARLY GOT THEM ALL'Athletics Federation of India (AFI) chief Adille Sumariwalla's words for Sable put his achievement in perspective. "At the CWG, it had always been three Kenyans (on the men's 3000m Steeplechase podium). Yesterday, Sable nearly got all of them." But, the fact that he ended the Kenyan stranglehold in the men's 3000m Steeplechase at the Commonwealth Games is not the complete story. The way he did it to become the first non-Kenyan to win a medal of any colour in the event in 28 years is where the main script lies.
'Isn't by design' - Bolton boss Ian Evatt out to improve 'useless' cup record ahead of Salford
Ian Evatt candidly admits he has a 'useless' record as a manager in cup competitions at Bolton Wanderers and is aiming to improve on his record this evening when Salford City visit in the first round of the Carabao Cup.
Speed skating-Olympic medallist gets 18-month competition ban for post-party car prang
Olympic speed skater Kim Min-seok has been handed a lengthy ban from competition by the Korea Skating Union (KSU) after pranging his car after a party at the national training centre south of Seoul.
Free chills and fun thrills at Trafford Centre's new outdoor entertainment
Summer 2022 is the season of sport and sun, with world-class events and record-breaking temperatures filling our days.
"Also Like Our Son": Pakistan Javelin Thrower Arshad Nadeem's Coach On Neeraj Chopra
Pakistan's javelin thrower Arshad Nadeem scripted few days back as he won a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games and as a result, he brought the country's first gold medal in the sport at the CWG. Now, Arshad's coach Syed Hussain Bukhari has said that he wishes to see Neeraj Chopra competing with Arshad at either Islamabad or Lahore. He also went on say that Neeraj is like their son and they will shower him with love if he ends up winning.
Chelsea owner Todd Boehly left with egg on his face after private Frenkie de Jong chat
Todd Boehly reportedly called Barcelona star Frenkie de Jong in a bid to convince him to join Chelsea - but didn't get the answer he was hoping for.