Onwuzurike rues missed opportunity to compete at World championships
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How the Mets' season fell apart - ESPN
New York Mets general manager Billy Eppler watched the World Baseball Classic warily this spring. Of course, he knew there were inherent risks for his squad. And on March 16, as he sat in his spring training apartment with Catherine Eppler, his wife, he tried to mentally steer Edwin Diaz around the potholes of possibility from afar. Eppler followed Diaz's pitch count and tracked the outs remaining for Diaz, and when Diaz closed out a win for Puerto Rico, Eppler felt relief. He got up and walked into another room.
Joshua beats Helenius with seventh round knockout
LONDON : Former heavyweight world champion Anthony Joshua beat Finnish stand-in Robert Helenius with a seventh round single-punch knockout on Saturday to keep himself on track for a lucrative payday against American Deontay Wilder next year.
Expected starting line up for Manchester United’s U21s this season
Travis Binnion’s maiden season in charge of the Under-21 side begins away to Crystal Palace. A host of young talents will be vying for a regular spot in the new coach’s squad.
Ferrand-Prevot wins fifth MTB cross country title
GLASGOW : Pauline Ferrand-Prevot completed a golden double at the UCI World Championships when she outclassed the field to win the mountain bike cross country title for a fifth time on Saturday.
International manhunt underway after 10-year-old girl found dead
Three people police want to speak to following the death of a 10-year-old girl are believed to have left the country. The schoolgirl was tragically found dead in the early hours of Thursday morning (August 10), inside a semi-detached house in Woking, Surrey.
Sprinter Asinga handed provisional suspension ahead of World Championships
Surinamese sprinter Issam Asinga said he would respect the Athletics Integrity Unit's (AIU) processes after the organisation handed him a provisional suspension for doping days ahead of the World Championships.
American McLaughlin-Levrone to miss World Athletics Championships with minor knee injury
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone will miss the World Athletics Championships in Budapest because of what the world record holder in the 400-metre hurdles called a minor knee injury.