Biathlon-Norwegian Tarjei Boe confirms retirement after season ends
Norwegian biathlete Tarjei Boe has decided to retire at the end of the season and will not defend his two Olympic titles at next year's Milan-Cortina Games, he said on Friday.
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Constitution Hill preps at Cheltenham on Saturday
Some may have doubted Nicky Henderson in the Kempton winner's enclosure at Christmas when he suggested Constitution Hill might well be seen again before the Cheltenham Festival.
Organisers roll out plans for 10th Access Bank Lagos City Marathon
Organisers of the Access Bank Lagos City Marathon, Nilayo Sports Management, has fixed February 3 and 13, 2025 as the dates for the Expo ahead of the event.
Eddie Howe reveals brutal Newcastle PSR truth as Man City swoop to seal £33.5m transfer
Newcastle United manager Eddie Howe has revealed the Magpies had done all the preparation to sign new Man City defender Abdukodir Khusanov this month.
French skier Alexis Pinturault airlifted from course after crash in Kitzbuhel super-G
French ski star Alexis Pinturault was taken off the hill by helicopter with an apparent right knee injury after he became one of a series of racers who crashed in a men's World Cup super-G on Friday in Kitzbuhel, Austria.
Swiss skier Marco Odermatt takes eventful World Cup super-G for 1st win in Kitzbuhel
Swiss ski star Marco Odermatt finally added Kitzbuhel to his list of World Cup victories on Friday, winning an eventful super-G at the iconic Austrian resort that saw a handful of racers crash badly.
Lakshya Sen, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty Pair Bows Out Of Indonesia Masters
Indian shuttlers continued to disappoint at the international stage with Lakshya Sen and the star men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty crashing out in the second round of the Indonesia Masters Super 500 badminton tournament in Jakarta on Thursday. Sen, ranked 10th in the world, extended his struggling run on the international circuit with a loss in the men's singles second round against Japan's Kenta Nishimoto 16-21 21-12 21-23 in 50 minutes. If that was not enough, Asian Games champions Satwik and Chirag, who reached back-to-back semifinals at Malaysia Super 1000 and India Super 750 in the last two weeks, also exited from the tournament with a hard-fought 20-22 21-23 loss against Thai combination of Kittinupong Kedren and Dechapol Puavaranukroh.
Shelton rues missed chances against Sinner after Australian Open exit
MELBOURNE : Ben Shelton said uncharacteristic errors at crucial moments had proved costly during his Australian Open semi-final loss against defending champion Jannik Sinner on Friday, after the American squandered the chance to go a set up early in the match.