Warholm shatters hurdles wr
oslo: Karsten Warholm shatters the long-standing 400m hurdles world record at Thursday's Diamond League meet in Oslo. He clocked 46.70 sec to beat the previous best of 46.78sec set by Kevin Young in 1992.
maana makes it to Olympics
new delhi: Indian woman swimmer Maana Patel's participation in the Tokyo Olympics has been confirmed through ‘Universality quota'. She will take part in the 100m backstroke at the Tokyo Games.
Felix to be out for 2 months
madrid: Atletico Madrid striker Joao Felix underwent right ankle surgery on Friday which could keep him out for two months.
Indian Open Golf cancelled
new delhi: The Indian Open Golf was on Friday cancelled for the second straight year running owing to the Covid-19 pandemic.
faf signs up for Hundred
london: Faf du Plessis will replace Aaron Finch as the Northern Superchargers captain in The Hundred, the organisers announced.
Gilmour joins Norwich on loan
london: Chelsea midfielder Billy Gilmour, who impressed for Scotland in Euros, has joined Norwich on a season-long loan deal.
Richardson will miss Oly 100m
eugene: American champion Sha'Carri Richardson cannot run in the Olympic 100-meter race after testing positive for a chemical found in marijuana.
Kroos retires from nat’l team
berlin: Germany midfielder Toni Kroos says he is retiring from the national team after 106 appearances for his country.
Thangavelu named flag-bearer
new delhi: Para high-jumper Mariyappan Thangavelu was on Friday named the flag-bearer of the Indian contingent in the Tokyo Paralympics, which begins on August 24.
Malik handed two-year ban
new delhi: His hopes of competing in the Olympics over, Indian wrestler Sumit Malik was on Friday banned for two years by the sport's world governing body UWW after his B sample also returned positive for a prohibited stimulant.