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Emergence of Jamaican sprinter Kishane Thompson injects real drama into men's Olympic 100 metres
Score one more for team Start Slow, Finish Fast.
Paddy McGuinness announces additional Salford show on UK tour
The North West’s vibrant music and entertainment scene is once again buzzing with an eclectic mix of shows on sale this week.
Neil Gourley recalls moment he 'literally couldn't walk' just months ahead of Olympics as Scot reveals full scale of scare
Neil Gourley feared his Olympics dream was set to crash due to injury for a second successive time - after he got out his car and discovered he couldn’t walk.
Neeraj Chopra Reveals Paris Diamond League Wasn't Part Of His Competition Calendar
Olympic and world champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra on Wednesday clarified that Sunday's Paris Diamond League was never a part of his competition calendar this year. The statement came after a media report stated that Chopra pulled out of the event due to the adductor niggle that has been troubling him for the past couple of months. The 26-year-old took to 'X' to say that there was no question of a withdrawal when he had not even entered his name.
Pressure mounting on Perez after another blank weekend
LONDON : Sergio Perez is under more pressure than ever at Formula One champions Red Bull after the Mexican failed to score any points for the third weekend in five races.
Ukraine's Yaroslava Mahuchikh Sets New World High Jump Record For Perfect Olympic Boost
Ukraine's Yaroslava Mahuchikh gave herself the perfect pre-Olympic tonic by setting a new world record in the women's high jump at the Diamond League meet in Paris on Sunday. Just three weeks out from the Paris Games, reigning world champion Mahuchikh set a new best of 2.10 metres. That mark beat by 1cm the previous record set by Bulgaria's Stefka Kostadinova at the 1987 world championships in Rome, one of track and field's longest-standing. "I feel fantastic because it was an incredible jump and I managed to do it in my first attempt," Mahuchikh said.
Alcaraz, Sinner stay on course for Wimbledon meeting, Gauff falls
LONDON : Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz and world number one Jannik Sinner stayed on track for a blockbuster Wimbledon showdown by reaching the quarter-finals, while women's second seed Coco Gauff was sent tumbling out on a soggy Sunday.