World number seven Ons Jabeur made a near-flawless start to her French Open campaign as she brushed aside unseeded Italian Lucia Bronzetti 6-4 6-1 on Tuesday to reach the second round. Jabeur has had a stop-start season in which she had minor knee surgery before winning the title in Charleston and skipping the Madrid Open …
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On Tuesday morning, I received a phone call from one of Manipur’s National Award-winning sportspersons. Other prominent athletes, too, were on that call and together, we were discussing ways we could help find a solution to the current crisis that has gripped our state. We brainstormed for a while and it was suggested that those …
India’s junior men’s hockey team maintained its continental supremacy as it beat arch-rivals Pakistan 2-1 to emerge Asia Cup champions here on Thursday. Click Here: wicklow gaa jerseys Angad Bir Singh (13th minute) and Araijeet Singh Hundal (20th) scored for India while Pakistan managed to pull one back through Abdul Basharat (37th). This was India’s …
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HILLSBOROUGH, NJ — The results are in! Congrats to those who braved the 26.2-mile iconic race through the five boroughs of New York City on Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024. Here are the results of the Hillsborough runners including their Name, Age, Finish Time (Please note, this list does not encompass the whole field from NJ, …
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Leicester Tigers have announced that Tonga wing Solomone Kata and Wallabies lock Sam Carter will join the club from Exeter and Ulster respectively. Kata, 28, is also able to play at centre and is a cross-code exponent having played for New Zealand Warriors in the NRL and New Zealand at Test level. Born in Tonga, …
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ARLINGTON, VA — Arlington voters head to the polls Tuesday in the Nov. 5 general election. Voters will cast ballots to decide who will be the next president and vice president, as well as who will represent them on Capitol Hill. Arlington voters will also be casting ballots for candidates in the county board and …
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Good news for Arsenal fans: Ligue 1 side PSG have pulled out of the race for Alexis Sanchez because they cannot match the salary offer that the Gunners have made the Chilean international, according to Le Parisien. Internally at PSG, Sanchez as a target is now considered too difficult and too costly. PSG do not want …
Wales head coach Warren Gatland has hailed Alun Wyn Jones and Justin Tipuric following the announcements of their international retirements ahead of the Rugby World Cup. The pair boast a combined Test cap tally of 264, with Jones playing 170 internationals in total. Standard setting Jones Gatland picked both men in his 54-player preliminary training …
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Speaking in an interview with Corriere dello Sport, super-agent Mino Raiola discussed the future of Mario Balotelli. “Balotelli trusts me. His move to Nice was positive, but Mario needs to give even more because he has the ability to do so. I am demanding and he knows it… Will he stay at Nice? We will see. …
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Crusaders back-row Christian Lio-Willie rounded off a brilliant team try during his team’s 41-7 triumph over Moana Pasifika in their Super Rugby Pacific clash in Auckland on Friday. With the teams still deadlocked at 0-0 during the early stages of the match, the Crusaders launched an attack in the 10th minute from just inside Moana’s half …