Vikings get back-to-back international games in different countries - ESPN
The Minnesota Vikings will become the first team in NFL history to play consecutive international games in different countries this season.
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Xaviar Babudar, aka ChiefsAholic, gets 32 years for Okla. robbery - ESPN
Infamous Kansas City Chiefs superfan Xaviar Babudar was sentenced in an Oklahoma courtroom Monday to 32 years in prison, 2½ years after authorities caught him in the state as he fled from a local bank robbery.
Betting on music? Why Europe is fascinated by the Eurovision Song Contest - ESPN
It's Feb. 22, and three men dressed in dapper brown suits gather on a stage in Malmö, Sweden. One of the men begins rapping in Finland-Swedish, one plays accordion, and the other grills a (very real) falukorv sausage over a (very real) fire. Background dancers fill in, pantomiming chopping wood in front of a woodshed that later converts into a replica of a Finnish sauna.
Neeraj Chopra-Led Four Indians To Compete In Doha Diamond League On May 16
Star Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra will have the company of three other compatriots in the Doha leg of the prestigious Diamond League Meeting on May 16 as the country will have maximum representation ever in a DL event. Chopra, who won the title here in 2023 (88.67m) and finished second in 2024 (88.36m), will be joined by Kishore Jena in the men's javelin throw. Jena took part in 2024 also and had finished ninth with a throw of 76.31m. The star-studded field in the men's javelin throw will have the likes of two-time world champion and Paris Olympics bronze winner Anderson Peters of Grenada, 2024 winner Jakub Vadlejch of the Czech Republic, Julian Weber and Max Dehning of Germany, Julius Yego of Kenya and Roderick Genki Dean of Japan.
Manchester United on course for £22.4m loss that even Europa League glory cannot mask
'Thursday' has been the clear message from Manchester United players in recent weeks as their Premier League form continued to tumble.
IPL to resume on May 17 after India-Pakistan ceasefire
The Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket tournament, which was suspended for a week amid fighting between India and Pakistan, will resume on May 17 following the announcement of a ceasefire between the nuclear-armed neighbours, organisers said on Monday.
"Has Set An Example...": Childhood Coach's High Praise For Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli's childhood coach Rajkumar Sharma on Monday said his illustrious ward has set an example by quitting Test cricket on the peak of his career. The 36-year-old Kohli declared his inspiring innings in the traditional format on Monday, scoring 9230 runs from 123 matches with 30 hundreds at an average of 46.85. He will only play in ODIs now, having already retired from T20 Internationals last year. "He has set an example by walking out on a high. We have often seen that our cricketers do not have a good retirement but this is a retirement that everyone wants. You have a lot of cricket left and could have played. So, this has always been Virat's stylle," Sharma told PTI videos.
Box-office Kohli leaves test cricket with massive void
NEW DELHI :India stalwart Virat Kohli's test retirement has robbed the format of its biggest global star and its most influential advocate, leaving a vacuum that will be hard to fill.