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'I've never seen it!' - Alexander Bolshunov shocks commentators by celebrating mid-race at Beijing Olympics
Alexander Bolshunov is no stranger to making headlines beyond his performances, and he left commentators stunned by celebrating mid-race at the Beijing Olympics. The 25-year-old, who boasts the overall World Cup victories in 2020 and 2021 on his resume, stormed to the gold medal in the men's 30km skiathlon on Sunday. Ad/> The Russian's emphatic victory was all the more impressive given a strong field, which included Norway's Johannes Hosflot Klaebo, and he was certainly more than confident even midway through the race.
Tata Open Maharashtra: Ruusuvuori shocks champion Vesely, Vishnu-Balaji duo out
Emil Ruusuvuori knocked out defending champion Jiri Vesely in straight sets 6-3, 6-4 in the quarterfinals of the Tata Open Maharashtra at the Mhalunge-Balewadi stadium here on Friday. Ruusuvuori, world No.
AFCON quarterfinals are wide open, shocks are on the cards
After a group stage and Last 16 characterised by narrow score lines, the Africa Cup of Nations quarterfinals could see a couple of shock results emerge this weekend, with the action continuing as scheduled despite the Stade d'Olembe tragedy.
Goals, shocks and incidents galore - why you cant take your eyes off the Africa Cup of Nations
There was a genuine moment of fear in the first week of the Africa Cup of Nations that the tournament was going to be something of a let-down. This year’s extravaganza in Cameroon seemed to have more eyes on it that usual from the watching world, with wider interest coming from Europe in particular to see the ever-growing number of African players at European clubs going back home to represent their nations.
Algeria out as group phase ends with more shocks
The Ivory Coast dumped defending champions Algeria out of the Africa Cup of Nations, Mali topped Group F and minnows Comoros Islands, Equatorial Guinea and Gambia advanced to the last 16 as the group phase came to a dramatic close on Thursday.