Canada's Chris Spring, 4-time Olympic bobsleigh pilot, retires from competition
Veteran Canadian bobsleigh pilot Chris Spring has announced his retirement, ending a career that included nine World Cup medals and four Olympic appearances.
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San Sebastián Film Festival: Who is competing for this year's Golden Shell?
Held in the seaside village of Donostia-San Sebastián in the Basque Country, the San Sebastián International Film Festival is the world's most important Spanish-language film festival.
Pat Cummins faces tough balancing act in India-Australia ODI series
Australia will look to get the most out of the upcoming three-match ODI series in India - the best possible preparation for the World Cup that begins early next month in the country.
Adani Ahmedabad Marathon 2023 To Take Place On November 26
The Adani Ahmedabad Marathon, one of the most-awaited events on the Indian athletics calendar, is back with its seventh edition - and it promises to be bigger and better. This year's marathon, scheduled on 26th November, will start and finish at the picturesque Riverfront Sports Park, Paldi, on the Sabarmati Riverfront in Ahmedabad. Registration for the marathon will open on 21 September. The participating categories of Adani #Run4OurSoldiers are the full marathon (42.195 km), the half marathon (21.097 km), the 10 km run and the 5 km run. The Adani Ahmedabad Marathon, which is certified by the Association of International Marathons and Distance Races (AIMS), will have Dave Cundy, Vice-President and Technical Director, AIMS, as the Race Director. Mr Cundy, Australia's most experienced marathon director, has been the Race Director of the Canberra Marathon for 30 years and for the Sydney Olympic marathons too.
Ukraine: New attack on Crimea, Poland stops supplying arms, Zelenskyy meets Biden
The Ukrainian army claimed on Thursday to have struck a Russian military airfield near the Crimean town of Saky, in yet another attack by Kyiv on this Ukrainian peninsula annexed by Moscow and used as a base for its invasion of Ukraine.
US-Iran prisoner swap: A sign of better relations between the two countries?
Also, the United Auto Workers union is preparing for more strikes in the United States. The threat of escalation will no doubt ramp up pressure on Ford, General Motors and Stellantis, the big three carmakers. They are meanwhile warning of layoffs to come as the strike impacts supply chains.
Davis Cup: India Draw Pakistan Again, PTF Won't Agree To Shifting Matches To Neutral Venue
India have been drawn to play Pakistan in the World Group I Play-offs and the Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF) on Thursday made it clear that it won't agree to shift their home tie to a neutral venue this time. India had drawn Pakistan in 2019 also but due to "security concerns" the Asia/Oceania Group I tie was shifted to Kazakhstan, a neutral venue. As a mark of protest, Pakistan's top players Aisam-ul-haq Qureshi and Aqeel Khan had opted not to play the tie in which rookies Mohammed Shoaib, Huzaifa Abdul Rehman and Yousaf Khalil competed for them.
Manchester City injury list points to a problem nobody is solving
It remains to be seen whether Pep Guardiola will go through with his promise of fielding youth players in the Carabao Cup or whether it was press conference bluster.