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Andrew Flintoff’s son Rocky, 16, scores century for England Under-19s in second Test against Sri Lanka | Cricket News
Rocky Flintoff, the 16-year-old son of former England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff, scored a century for England Under-19s in the second Test against Sri Lanka. Rocky began the third day of the four-day match on 82 and went on to reach three figures from 176 balls before being dismissed for 106 from 181 deliveries. The teenager…
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Drunken night out leads to Olympics for Team USA’s Sunny Choi
Breaking athlete Sunny Choi poses for a portrait during the 2024 Team USA Media Summit at Marriott Marquis Hotel on April 16, 2024 in New York City. Mike Coppola/Getty Images/AFP A chance encounter during a drunken night out was the unlikely catalyst for Team USA breakdancer Sunny Choi’s journey to the Olympics. The 35-year-old American…
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A trademark move and a classic finish… Henry has still got it!
Thierry Henry shows off his skills and proves he can still finish despite retiring almost 10 years ago!
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Giving up volleyball, Delgaco makes rowing history
Joanie Delgaco will be the lone Filipino competing in the rowing competition of the Paris Olympics 2024. Joanie Delgaco is proof that sometimes, it’s OK to switch paths in sports. The country’s top female rower was initially into volleyball and was on her way to carving her own niche there. “I played in [the] Palaro…
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Kevin Magnussen to leave Haas at end of 2024 Formula 1 season with Esteban Ocon expected to take seat | F1 News
Kevin Magnussen will leave Haas at the end of the 2024 Formula 1 season, with Esteban Ocon expected to take his seat. It marks the end of Magnussen’s seven-year association with Team Haas across two spells, with the 31-year-old first joining in 2017 before returning in 2022. Magnussen has also held seats at McLaren and…
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Rafa Nadal, Andy Murray could be bidding adieu at Paris Olympics
PARIS — All the way back when he first discussed the likelihood that 2024 would be his final season as a professional tennis player, Rafael Nadal made sure to refer to the Paris Olympics as “one of the important competitions I would like to be at.” If, indeed, this is his last hurrah, and if,…
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Leny Yoro: Why Manchester United splashed the cash on the ‘complete’ 18-year-old also wanted by Real Madrid | Football News
Complete at 16: Yoro’s beginnings “When I knew him in the beginning aged 16, he was a very complete player.” Jocelyn Gourvennec was the Lille manager who gave Yoro his professional debut in the 2021/22 season. Lille have a long history of producing sensational youth talent – Eden Hazard, Benjamin Pavard, Lucas Digne and Franck…
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Angel Canino skips Alas Pilipinas training camp in Japan
Alas Pilipinas women’s national team arrive in Japan for its training camp ahead of the SEA V.League. Angel Canino will be missing the Osaka camp due to student-athlete duties. –PNVF PHOTO MANILA, Philippines — Angel Canino will be missing Alas Pilipinas’ training camp due to her student-athlete commitment with La Salle, while Eya Laure, Jennifer…
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Lewis Hamilton: Mercedes driver expects more steps forward with next F1 upgrade at Hungarian GP | F1 News
Lewis Hamilton is hopeful Mercedes’ next raft of car upgrades – the latest of which will be introduced at this weekend’s Hungarian Grand Prix – will soon allow them to reproduce their stellar front-running British GP form on a regular basis. Having gone 19 months without a win in F1, Mercedes head to Budapest’s Hungaroring…
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Caitlin Clark breaks WNBA’s game assist record with 19
Indiana Fever’s Caitlin Clark celebrates in the second half of a WNBA basketball game against the Dallas Wings, Wednesday, July 17, 2024, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez) ARLINGTON, Texas — Caitlin Clark smiled and hesitated just long enough for Indiana teammate Aliyah Boston to intercept the answer for what it meant to the rookie…
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