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[ad_1] Kaylee McKeown continued her excellent form, swimming the fifth fastest 50 metres backstroke of all time to win the Australian Open Championships on Friday, where Ariarne Titmus also impressed. The 22-year-old had already set Australian records in both the 200 and 400 metres individual medleys in the last two days, and swam 27.07 seconds […]

[ad_1] PARIS : Eating disorders remain a “huge” issue in climbing, Olympic gold medallist Janja Garnbret said, even as new regulations meant to stop dangerously underweight athletes competing came into effect earlier this month. The International Federation of Sport Climbing announced the new rules in February after a group of elite climbers spoke out about […]

[ad_1] English Football League (EFL) representatives agreed in meetings that FA Cup replays should be scrapped from next season, the English FA said on Friday in the face of criticism from several lower-league clubs for ditching the revenue-generating matches. English soccer’s governing body announced the move on Thursday as part of a six-year agreement with […]

[ad_1] Germany manager Julian Nagelsmann has extended his contract until the conclusion of the next World Cup in 2026, the German Football Association (DFB) said on Friday. Nagelsmann replaced Hansi Flick as Germany coach last September and had initially signed a contract to the end of Euro 2024, which Germany will host in June. The […]

[ad_1] “EMBARRASSING RESULT” The Chinese Athletics Association said earlier this week they had met, issuing a statement vowing to make improvements to the sport in the country. Sunday’s incident received significant attention on Chinese social media site Weibo, with some users criticising what they saw as an “embarrassing” result. “This will certainly be the most […]

[ad_1] SHANGHAI : Red Bull is not in a rush to announce its driver line-up for 2025, team boss Christian Horner said on Friday ahead of the Chinese Grand Prix, following reports that the champions are in talks with Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz. While three-times world champion Max Verstappen has a long-term contract with Red Bull […]

[ad_1] SHANGHAI: Aston Martin’s Lance Stroll lapped fastest in Friday’s (Apr 19) sole free practice session for the Formula One Chinese Grand Prix followed by McLaren’s Oscar Piastri, as teams sought to get to grips with a circuit they have not visited in five years. How the current ground-effect era cars would respond to the […]

[ad_1] West Ham United forward Michail Antonio criticised the refereeing in Thursday’s Europa League quarter-final against Bayer Leverkusen and said his side were “playing against 14”. Trailing 2-0 to newly-crowned Bundesliga champions Leverkusen after the first leg, West Ham drew 1-1 in London to exit the competition 3-1 on aggregate. Spanish referee Jose Maria Sanchez […]

[ad_1] Fast bowler Jofra Archer said he cannot endure another year disrupted by injuries as he looks to secure a spot in England’s Twenty20 World Cup squad. The 29-year-old’s career has been plagued by injuries and he has not played for England in any format since March 2023 because of an elbow injury. He was […]

[ad_1] NEW DELHI : India’s Asian Games silver medallist Murali Sreeshankar will miss the Paris Olympics with a knee injury sustained in training this week, the long jumper said on Thursday. Sreeshankar will have surgery after hurting his knee on Tuesday, which ruled him out “of the one single thing I have chased relentlessly all […]