On this day in 2013: Rebecca Adlington announces her retirement
Two-time Olympic champion Rebecca Adlington retired from swimming on this day in 2013.
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Football rumours: Arsenal on the hunt for Wolves midfielder Ruben Neves
Ruben Neves is reported to be the leading name in Arsenal’s summer transfer wishlist. The Sun says the Gunners have set aside £180million to make a move for the Wolves midfielder, along with Everton striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Real Sociedad forward Alexander Isak.
On the eve of India's 1000th ODI, Sachin Tendulkar speaks up for bowlers
Sachin Tendulkar special were the three constants for an Indian from the 1990s to 2010. “Sachin kitne pe hain yaar” was the question often asked rather than India’s score. The refreshing approach he showed towards batting, especially in limited-overs cricket, even as a 16-year-old hitting a 17-ball 53 in an exhibition match in Peshawar, had the fans hooked for all the 463 appearances he made for India. “I showed I could play a few shots and generate power for a guy who doesn’t have a big frame and earned an ODI spot for myself,” is his modest assessment of his heroics against Abdul Qadir, Wasim Akram and Mushtaq Ahmed, in what could be the first Twenty20 game ever played, as rain ruled out a full international match and because of the huge crowd presence, India and Pakistan decided to play an exhibition match of 20 overs per innings. “Not a bad strike-rate even in today’s T20 era,” he later says, shedding a few ounces of that modesty.
Winter Olympics: Katie Ormerod misses out on snowboard slopestyle final
British snowboarder Katie Ormerod missed out on a place in the women's slopestyle final as she made her long-awaited Olympic debut.
Beautiful but tough: EWC champion Simeon’s verdict on home track Spa
Xavier Siméon is planning for a “beautiful” but ‘tough’ home round of the FIM Endurance World Championship at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in June. Belgian ace Siméon, who helped Yoshimura SERT Motul win the FIM EWC Team’s title in 2021 while also partnering Frenchmen Gregg Black and Sylvain Guintoli to the Drivers’ crown, was speaking during yesterday’s press conference to launch the 24H SPA EWC Motos, scheduled as round two of the EWC season from June 2-5.
Aussies to keep foot on throat in Ashes
The bitter taste of letting England off the hook in the 2017 Women's Ashes is all the motivation Australia need to maintain the rage for the final two ODIs of this series.
"Balance Changes": Sachin Tendulkar On ODI Cricket Rule He Dislikes
Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar weighed in on a specific ODI rule which he thinks changes the balance of the game and puts more pressure on the bowlers. Talking to news18.com, Sachin was quite vocal against the rule of two new balls being used in an ODI which he thinks, eventually makes it harder for the bowlers to bring in reverse swing.
Middlesbrough stun Manchester United on penalties in FA Cup fourth-round shock
Manchester United were knocked out of the FA Cup fourth round by Championship side Middlesbrough on penalties after wasting a sackful of chances in a 1-1 draw at Old Trafford on Friday. The hosts paid for their profligacy in a tense shoot-out when, after the first 15 penalties had all been scored, United's Anthony Elanga blazed over to send 9,000 Boro fans wild.