Staunch sports activist, SA Olympian Cheryl Roberts dies
Sporting activist Cheryl Roberts died on Friday morning at the age of 60.
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Cheryl gives rare interview about late friend Sarah Harding saying they 'laughed and cried' during last days together
Cheryl Tweedy has spoken out about some of the last days she spent with Sarah Harding before her tragic death. She has said in a new interview she wants to remember Sarah before her breast cancer diagnosis, rather than when she was experiencing her "darkest of days and nights."
'Gentle soul' Brittney Griner's fate on USA minds at basketball World Cup: Coach Cheryl Reeve
Brittney Griner was weighing heavily on the USA team at the basketball World Cup in Sydney and the jailed star's number 15 jersey would not be worn at the tournament. Griner, a standout when they won gold at the Tokyo Olympics last year, would normally be with the squad as they attempt to claim a fourth straight title and 11th overall, starting Thursday against Belgium. But the 31-year-old is instead in a Russian prison, sentenced to nine years in a penal colony after being arrested at a Moscow airport in February for possessing vape cartridges with a small amount of cannabis oil.
Zen and the art of 3D archery: B.C. archers to compete in world championships in Italy
Walking through a wooded area shooting arrows at Styrofoam animals may not seem like the most calming way to spend time outdoors, but Billy Sanderson begs to differ.
Archery World Cup Stage 3: Deepika Kumari And Co. Bag Silver, India End With Three Medals
The Indian women's recurve team of Deepika Kumari, Ankita Bhakat and Simranjeet Kaur settled for a silver medal after the trio's fairytale run was halted by Chinese Taipei in a one-sided final at the World Cup Stage 3 in Paris on Sunday. India concluded their campaign with one gold and two silver medals -- two of them coming in the compound section. The women's recurve team, who bagged a lowly 13th seed after the trio slipped out of top-30 in their individual qualification rounds, failed to make much of an impact and lost to Chinese Taipei 5-1 (53-56 56-56 53-56) in straight sets.
Deepika Kumari & Co bag recurve team silver, India end with three medals in Archery World Cup Stage 3
India concluded their campaign with one gold and two silver medals -- two of them coming in the compound section. The women's recurve team, who bagged a lowly 13th seed after the trio slipped out of top-30 in their individual qualification rounds, failed to make much of an impact and lost to Chinese Taipei 5-1 (53-56 56-56 53-56) in straight sets.
Abhishek-Jyothi pair grabs maiden compound mixed team gold for India in Archery World Cup
Riding on a spectacular start, the Indians withered late resistance from the French pair of Jean Boulch and 48-year-old Olympic medallist Sophie Dodemont to seal the contest 152-149, a first-ever World Cup gold for India in the compound mixed team event. The gold also opened the account of Indian archers, who have assured a second medal in the women's recurve team event where the trio of Deepika Kumari, Ankita Bhakat and Simranjeet Kaur will fight for the yellow metal on Sunday.
World Archery proposes inclusion of indoor compound events for 2028 LA Olympics
Currently, the Olympics only have recurve events in the sport. The high-scoring compound events which are played indoors as well as outdoors, are part of sports programmes of the Asian Games, European Games, Pan American Games, World Games and World University Games but not the Olympics.