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Shaunae Miller-Uibo | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The mention of Shaunae Miller-Uibo elicits memories of her famous dive across the finish line to win gold in the women’s 400m at the 2016 Rio Olympics. It helped the Bahamian track and field sprinter, who specialises in the 200m and 400m, pip Allyson Felix by 0.07 seconds…
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India’s new T20I captain Smriti Mandhana and vice-captain Shafali Verma have added 4,080 runs together as openers, 50% more than any other pair in women’s T20Is. On October 6, Smriti was named India’s white-ball captain and Shafali her deputy in T20 Internationals (T20Is). India’s two leaders are also its openers. When India meets Zimbabwe in…
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Mystikos, who has been well prepared, is expected to score in the A.R. Subramanya Raj Urs Memorial Trophy (1,200m), the feature event of the races to be held here on Friday (Oct 16). False rails (width about 6.5m from 1,600m to the winning post) will be in position. 1. NYVELI PLATE (1,200m), rated 00 to…
Prasanna Kumar-trained Sassy Sarah (Aleemuddin up) won the K. Thammanna Gowda Memorial Trophy (1,400m), the main event of the races held here on Thursday (Oct 15). The winner is owned by Mr. K. Manoj Kumar, Mr. K. Harish Nayak & Mr. H.J. Balram. Jockey Antony won three races on the day. The results: 1. SEA…
Jammu and Kashmir pacer Umar Nazir. | Photo Credit: File photo: IMRAN NISSAR With a point to prove after being ‘rested’ for J&K’s Ranji Trophy opener, Umar Nazir found an unlikely mentor in BCCI president Mithun Manhas. During breaks in the game against Madhya Pradesh, Manhas watched the tall pacer bowl in the nets, even…
Delhi Ranji team’s bowling coach Sanjeev Sharma. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement With a wide array of experience as a player and coach over nearly 40 years, Sanjeev Sharma has seen the transformation of fast bowling to be convinced that speed is not everything. Even as the current trend is to look for speedsters clocking…
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Bhairava and Beyond Stars pleased when the horses were exercised here on Thursday (Oct. 15) morning. Inner sand: 600m: Aries (Peter) 41. Easy. Queen Of Beauties (A. Gaikwad) 38. Moved well. 800m: Ashwa Gypsy (Gore) 52, 600/38. Moved well. Red Lightning (J. Chinoy) 53, 600/38. Moved fluently. Neutralist (A. Gaikwad) 51, 600/37. Moved nicely. Magical…
Tipped Off and Small Dreams pleased when the horses were exercised here on Thursday morning (Oct 15) Inner sand: 600m: Quannah (Shreyas) 40.5. Moved well. Como (Aliyar), Zobel (Salman) 39.5. They worked well. Outer sand: 600m: Magnetor (Shinde) 46. Easy. N R I Victory (S. Qureshi) 43.5. Shaped well. 1000m: Echoes Of Time (Reza) 1-13.5,…
PSG’s Desire Doue celebrates after scoring his side’s opening goal during the Champions League opening phase match between Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain in Manchester, England | Photo Credit: AP Twice-defending champions Paris Saint-Germain beat Manchester City 4-2 in a pulsating Champions League encounter on Wednesday, their devastating first-half display proving decisive against a City…
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Liverpool’s Bradley Barcola in action with LASK’s Lukas Jungwirth as he shoots at goal in the UEFA Champions League match on October 14, 2026 | Photo Credit: Reuters Liverpool’s Bradley Barcola scored his first goals for the club with a hat-trick as they swept aside Champions League newcomers LASK 6-3 on Wednesday, spoiling the Austrian…
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