Dina Asher-Smith shines on contrasting day for Britain's champion sprinters
Dina Asher-Smith got the party started with a sparkling win as the £72 million renovated home of British athletics opened its doors for the first time.
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Boxing World Champion Nikhat Zareen To Prepare For 50kg Category In Commonwealth Games
Hardened by the difficult circumstances in her career, newly-crowned World Champion boxer Nikhat Zareen said she has adopted a combative approach where "whatever happens I have to fight and give my best." Continuing her stellar run, Zareen out-punched Thailand's Jitpong Jutamas by unanimous 5-0 verdict to clinch the flyweight (52kg) gold in Istanbul on Thursday.
Tom Dumoulin: Former champion abandons Giro d’Italia with suspected back injury on Stage 14
Tom Dumoulin (Jumbo-Visma) has abandoned the Giro d’Italia with a suspected back injury. The 2017 champion was 19’08” adrift in the general classification after shipping time in the mountains ahead of Stage 14, with the Dutchman instead focusing on helping his team secure stage victories. Ad/> He spoke coyly to Eurosport about his condition on Wednesday, pausing and looking around before saying: “To be honest, I have some issues with my back so it’s not great.” Giro d'Italia‘It’s not great’ – Former champion Dumoulin reveals back injury struggles18/05/2022 AT 17:38 Dumoulin was making his return to Grand Tour racing after taking a sabbatical in January 2021 to consider his future.
Indian teen Praggnanandhaa stuns world champion Magnus Carlsen again to take win at Chessable Masters
Magnus Carlsen for the second time this year as he claimed victory over the Norwegian at the Chessable Masters online rapid chess tournament on Friday. The 16-year-old, who also won their duel at the Airthings Masters in February, took advantage of a one-move blunder by Carlsen in the closing stages to stay in the hunt for a place in the knockout stages.
Teenage Chess Prodigy R Praggnanandhaa Beats World Champion Magnus Carlsen For 2nd Time This Year
R Praggnanandhaa, 16-year-old chess prodigy, defeated Magnus Carlsen for the second time this year as he got better of the world champion in the fifth round of the ongoing Chessable Masters. Earlier this year, Praggnanandhaa had defeated Carlsen and now in a span of three months, he got the better of the Norwegian once again.
No point fretting over past...I am world champion: Nikhat Zareen
Maybe I'll get more real sense of it all when I return to India and meet my family, says the country's new world championNikhat Zareen has taught our world, hindered by patriarchy and tradition seeking, that scraped knees, a broken tooth and the occasional black eye can take a girl places. That these are not chains that bind you back as society expects. Instead these are wings on which you fly to your own sun. To each her own. " Kitney questions hain aapke, batao?" It is a drowsy, sleepy Nikhat who calls back from Istanbul, all because she had quietly promised to, without actually consenting. "I haven't slept since last night, the excitement of the thing, thinking about what will happen when I return to India. Tell me, who can sleep in all this madness? The hazaar interviews since morning. I haven't found a moment with myself alone," Nikhat Zareen complained, not bothering to stifle a loud yawn on Friday evening.
World Boxing Champion Nikhat Zareen Mentions Salman Khan In NDTV Interview. He Responds
Nikhat Zareen became the fifth Indian to win a gold medal at the Women's World Boxing Championship when she defeated Thailand's Jitpong Jutamas 5-0 in the fly-weight (52kg) final in Istanbul, Turkey on Thursday. Nikhat was in top form as she used her technical acumen and covered the court well to outwit her nimble-footed opponent. Nikhat thus joined the likes of Mary Kom, Sarita Devi, Jenny RL and Lekha KC to win a gold at the World Boxing Championships. After the historic win, Nikhat said in an exclusive interview to NDTV: "Logo ka bhai hoga, woh toh meri jaan hai. Salman, I am his huge fan. It's my dream to meet him. My dream is to first win the Olympic medal and then go directly to Mumbai and meet Salman Khan."
2-time Canadian champion Nam Nguyen retires from competitive figure skating
Two-time Canadian champion Nam Nguyen is retiring from competitive figure skating.