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We tried Manchester's new karting experience that's like being inside a game of Mario Kart
The UK's first live action video game karting experience arrives in Manchester this week and we were the first inside to take to the tracks.
'I was out with friends and then I woke up in a hospital bed being told I'd have to learn to eat and walk again'
A man given just 24 hours to live after a horror e-bike accident has defied the odds after learning to walk and eat again.
How Many Calories Do Chess Players Burn In A Day? Study Reveals Staggering Number
The entire India is proud of the manner in which young Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa played in the FIDE Chess World Cup, going all the way to the final. Although players don't have to physically move much in the game of chess, the sort of pressure the game puts on their minds, and the sheer amount of focus it puts on their brains is relentless. Though the players don't exert as much physical effort as cricketers, footballers or tennis players do, a study has revealed the stunning amount of calories a chess player can burn in a day.
After Historic World Athletics Championships Campaign, Have A Look At India's National Record Holders In Various Athletics Events
At the recently concluded World Athletics Championships 2023, Indian Olympic medalist Neeraj Chopra made history by giving the country its first-ever World Champion in athletics and 3000 m steeplechase racer Parul Chaudhary also established a new national record in her discipline with timings of 9:15.31 and qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics. After a historic World Championships event for India, let us look at our national record holders in various disciplines in athletics.
Stadiums packed with fans will be welcome sight for 2024 Paralympic athletes
The party starts with the opening ceremony at the Champs-Élysées one year from today.
This Morning viewers rush to defend Rochelle Humes and say 'someone needs to tell' Andi Peters
This Morning fans wasted no time in rushing to Rochelle Humes' defence as they complained that 'somone needs to tell' Andi Peters about her past success. The singer-turned-presenter was back at the helm of the ITV daytime show alongside Andi on Monday (August 28).
With World Athletics Championships Gold, Neeraj Chopra Gets Prize Money Of...
India's Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra scripted history yet again. The star javelin thrower became the first player from the nation to clinch a gold medal in the World Athletics Championships on Sunday. It was a throw of 88.17m in his second attempt in the final in Budapest, Hungary that helped Neeraj bag the honour. Pakistan's reigning Commonwealth Games champion Arshad Nadeem took the silver with his season's best throw of 87.82m, while Jakub Vadlejch (86.67m) of Czech Republic bagged the bronze medal.