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Armand Duplantis dominates pole vault at Diamond League in China
Armand Duplantis dominated the pole vault but was unable to improve his world record and American Cordell Tinch became the fourth fastest high hurdler of all time at the Shanghai-Keqiao Diamond League on Saturday.
Ilya Kharun swims to new Canadian record in win at Tyr Pro Meet
Ilya Kharun set a new Canadian record on the way to a victory in the men's 50m butterfly final on Friday at the Tyr Pro Meet in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Former National Shooting Coach Sunny Thomas Dies
Former India shooting coach Sunny Thomas, under whose tutelage the sport achieved some historic highs including multiple Olympic medals, died on Wednesday after suffering a cardiac arrest. He was 84 and breathed his last in Kottayam where he was based. Thomas is survived by his wife KJ Josamma, sons Manoj Sunny, Sanil Sunny and daughter Sonia Sunny. The former shooter, who guided the Indian marksmen from 1993 to 2012, was a first-hand witness to several momentous occasions in the sport's history. He was bestowed with the Dronacharya award in 2001 and was part of the coaching staff during the 2004 Athens Olympics where Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore became the first Indian to win a Games medal in shooting with his silver in the men's double trap competition.
Walsh breaks American record in 50m butterfly
Gretchen Walsh improved on her own American record and became the second fastest woman to swim the 50 metre butterfly after Swede Sarah Sjostrom by clocking 24.93 seconds at the TYR Pro Swim Series meet in Florida on Friday.
After Hania Aamir And Others, Arshad Nadeem's Instagram Account Blocked In India
Pakistan's Olympic gold-winning javelin thrower Arshad Nadeem's Instagram account has been blocked in India owing to a "legal request" in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack. Users attempting to access Nadeem's Instagram page from India are met with the message: "Account not available in India. This is because we complied with a legal request to restrict this content." Twenty-six people, mostly tourists, were killed and several injured when terrorists opened fire at a meadow near the popular tourist town of Pahalgam in south Kashmir on April 22. The government has since cracked down on Pakistani social media accounts that have large following in India.
Surfing-Pipeline back as world surf tour finale in 2026
SYDNEY :Hawaii's Pipeline Masters will return as a high-stakes finale for surfing's world tour in 2026, part of a shake-up unveiled on Saturday that includes the resumption of a Formula One-style cumulative rankings format to determine world champions.
Is Gregg Popovich the greatest coach in NBA history? His career by the numbers
It's the end of an era in San Antonio, as the Spurs announced on Friday that head coach Gregg Popovich is transitioning to become the President of Basketball Operations after 29 seasons as their head coach.