Van Aert wins Vuelta stage seven, O'Connor stays in red
Belgian Wout van Aert sprinted to win stage seven of the Vuelta a Espana on Friday, his second victory of this year's race, with Australia's Ben O'Connor retaining the overall lead.
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Mercedes and McLaren lead the way in Dutch GP practice
ZANDVOORT, Netherlands :Mercedes and McLaren led the way in Dutch Grand Prix practice on Friday as Red Bull's once-dominant Formula One championship leader Max Verstappen was only fifth fastest in front of his home crowd.
Neeraj Chopra Reveals How Julius Yego's 'Stay Relaxed' Advice Helped Him In Lausanne Diamond League
Indian javelin throw star Neeraj Chopra has revealed that an advice to "stay relaxed" from his Kenyan counterpart Julius Yego proved decisively helpful in calming his racing mind before he pulled off a season's best effort to finish second in the Diamond League in Lausanne, Switzerland. The 26-year-old was at the fourth spot at the end of the fourth round before managing a throw of 85.58m in his fifth attempt that kept him inside the top three. His final attempt of 89.49m on Thursday helped him finish second behind Grenada's Anderson Peters (90.61m).
Indian Olympian Bhawna Jat Handed 16-Month Ban By National Anti-Doping Agency
Indian race walker Bhawna Jat has been handed a 16-month ban by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) on Friday for whereabouts failures. The 16-month ban will commence from the date of her initial suspension on August 10, 2023, and will end on December 10, 2024, according to Olympics.com. Although the Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel (ADDP) made the decision to suspend Bhawna under Article 2.4 of the NADA Rules on July 10, 2024, it was only listed on their website on Thursday. NADA had provisionally suspended Bhawna in August last year, which prevented her from competing at the World Athletics Championships 2023 in Budapest, Hungary.
Amusan battles Olympic medallists, world champion for Diamond League final ticket
Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan, who inexplicably failed to qualify for the final of the women’s 100 metres hurdles at the just-concluded Paris 2024 Olympic Games, has been presented the opportunity to put the records straight by the Wanda Diamond League, in Lausanne, Switzerland, today.
NASCAR docks Denny Hamlin 75 points and 10 playoff points for engine violation
Denny Hamlin's hopes at a NASCAR Cup Series regular-season championship were wiped away and his road to his possible first Cup championship got a little bit more difficult after NASCAR issued a hefty penalty Thursday afternoon.
Vauban hangs on to land Lonsdale Cup for Willie Mullins at York
Willie Mullins' Vauban repelled the late thrust of Al Nayyir to open his account for the season in the Weatherbys Hamilton Lonsdale Cup at York.
Italian sprinter to become 1st transgender woman to compete at Paralympics
Valentina Petrillo fell in love with athletics as a seven-year-old while watching Italian sprinter Pietro Mennea win gold in the 200 metres at the 1980 Moscow Olympics.