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Regardless of whether Jyothi Yarraji wins a medal or not, history will be made when she competes in the 2024 Olympics in Paris. In the 100m hurdles, no Indian woman has ever participated in the Olympics; nevertheless, the 24-year-old from Visakhapatnam is poised to alter that. Yarraji, the silver medallist and champion of the Asian Athletics, created history by using the world ranking quota to qualify for the Olympic Games in Paris. For Jyothi to have any chance of turning her historic debut into a brilliant medal, that quality must be highlighted. With a time of 12.55 seconds, the Indian…
Regardless of whether Jyothi Yarraji wins a medal or not, history will be made when she competes in the 2024 Olympics in Paris. In the 100m hurdles, no Indian woman has ever participated in the Olympics; nevertheless, the 24-year-old from Visakhapatnam is poised to alter that. Yarraji, the silver medallist and champion of the Asian Athletics, created history by using the world ranking quota to qualify for the Olympic Games in Paris. For Jyothi to have any chance of turning her historic debut into a brilliant medal, that quality must be highlighted. With a time of 12.55 seconds, the Indian…
Twins Michal Rada and Nina Radova made history with a unique 400m hurdles double, as Czechia celebrated three gold medals on the final night of action from the European Athletics U18 Championships in Banska Bystrica on Sunday (21). Full results Nina Radova ran a brilliantly paced race in the women’s 400m hurdles. Running from lane five, she ran with intent from the gun. By the home straight, Croatia’s Eva Barbarić running strongly in lane three was her only threat for gold. But Radova pulled clear over the penultimate barrier, running to a championship best of 58.00. Barbaric won bronze in…
Born 30 years apart, tennis legends Bjorn Borg and Rafael Nadal could not face on the court. However, Rafa got a chance to compete against Borg’s son Leo in the closing stage of his career, meeting the young gun in the first round in Bastad. Nadal admitted it was an honor to meet the legend’s son, praising his game and predicting a bright future. The 21-year-old Leo cracked the top-350 last year, but he will have to work harder to return there again following poor results in 2024
The bracket is out, and the matchups are set. From the LSU Tigers looking to repeat as national champions to South Carolina’s quest to complete a perfect campaign, this year’s NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament is loaded with storylines. [2024 Women’s March Madness Schedule: Dates, locations, channels, how to watch] We know the teams involved, but who are the players that could leave their mark on this year’s tournament? ADVERTISEMENT In no particular order, here are 68 players to know before the madness gets underway!
Finishing 9-4 isn’t exactly what Tennessee football had in mind last season. After making a resurgence back in the ranks of the elite of college football in 2022, the Vols came back down to earth a little bit last year. But this year’s roster looks promising for another comeback. In all, Tennessee football brings back eight starters, with five from the offense and three on the defense. In comparison to other teams in the FBS, the Vols rank 108th in returning production, at 48 percent, according to ESPN’s Bill Connelly. That ranks 15th out of 16 teams in the SEC. Though that…
And some of the very best to pick up a racket have claimed Olympic glory, with the likes of Steffi Graf, Venus and Serena Williams, and Rafael Nadal all gold medallists. However, since the sport was reintroduced in 1988, there have been a few surprise winners – and for some, Olympic gold has been the biggest success of their careers. 0:00 / 0:00 Fluid logo We take you through the seven Olympic singles champions who struck gold but have been unable to win a Grand Slam title.
The San Francisco 49ers are in a pickle with Brandon Aiyuk’s contract negotiations. The two parties are obviously not close on the terms of a new contract that would keep Aiyuk in San Francisco for the long haul. Instead, Brandon Aiyuk has now officially requested a trade from the 49ers, which puts the team’s back against the wall. Could one of the NFL’s top receivers be on the move soon? Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio suggests that one potential solution could be trading Deebo Samuel and then using the leftover cap space to extend Brandon Aiyuk. Before the 2024…
Bjorn Borg has been married thrice, with his first wife being Mariana Simonescu, who was also a tennis player. The couple got married in 1980 before divorcing in 1984. Borg’s first son Robin was born in 1985, with the latter’s mother being Jannike Bjorling, a model from Sweden. The tennis great’s second marriage was to Italian singer Loredana Berte from 1989-1993. He married Patricia Ostfeld in 2002 and their son Leo was born in 2003. Leo Borg has taken to tennis like his father, and has been in the news lately because he was Rafael Nadal’s first opponent at the…
Swedish tennis pro Björn Borg, known in his tennis-prime as the ‘Ice Borg’, delighted the grand-slam circuit in his heyday between 1974 and 1981. No stranger to Wimbledon, he was crowned champion on five consecutive occasions (and earned six trophies at the French Open). His look was distinctive, shoulder-length golden locks held in place by a bandana. A look easy to recognise in his son, Leo, who, at 18, cruised through the opening round of the Wimbledon boys’ event yesterday (reportedly, 41 years – to the day – after Borg senior lifted the last of his trophies at the All England Club).…