'Elevated heat conditions' force road events at World Athletics C'ships to start early

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Tokyo, Sep 11 (IANS) All road events on the first three days of the World Athletics Championships 2025, starting on Saturday, will start 30 minutes earlier than scheduled due to elevated heat conditions in Tokyo that could pose a health and safety risk to competing athletes, the Local Organising Committee (LOC) said.The new start time for the women’s and men’s 35 Kilometres Race Walk on September 13, Women’s Marathon September 14, and Men’s Marathon on September 17 is 07:30 am.”World Ath…

Eala, Tjen set up quarterfinal meeting in Sao Paulo

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Sao Paulo, Sep 11 (IANS) Alexandra Eala continued her surge Wednesday with a 6-1, 6-4 win over Julia Riera to reach the quarterfinals of Sao Paulo Open. It marks Eala’s third quarterfinal of the season, coming on the heels of her WTA 125 title in Guadalajara and a first-round upset of Clara Tauson at the US Open in recent weeks.The Filipino star converted all three break points to take the opening set in just over 30 minutes.The second set was more competitive. Eala broke in the first game, bu…

Hardie ruled out of Australia 'A' tour of India with shoulder injury

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Melbourne, Sep 11 (IANS) Australia A have suffered another blow ahead of their multi-format tour of India with allrounder Aaron Hardie sidelined with a shoulder injury.Hardie injured his left shoulder at state training last Friday and is expected to be sidelined for around a month.”Hardie will complete targeted rehabilitation in Perth over the coming weeks with potential for return play early in the Sheffield Shield season,” Cricket Australia said in a statement.Allrounder Will Sutherland, who w…

Wolfsburg signs Eriksen on free transfer

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Berlin, Sep 11 (IANS) VfL Wolfsburg have strengthened their midfield with the signing of Danish veteran Christian Eriksen, the Bundesliga side announced on Wednesday evening.The 33-year-old joins on a free transfer after leaving Manchester United at the end of last season and has signed a two-year deal, and will wear the number 24 shirt.For Eriksen, Wolfsburg represents his first experience in German football following spells in the Netherlands, England and Italy.”VfL Wolfsburg is my first club …

Athletic Bilbao defender Yeray issues apology after positive drug test

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Madrid, Sep 11 (IANS) Athletic Bilbao defender Yeray Alvarez said that he assumed responsibility after testing positive for a prohibited substance, which has seen him given a 10-month suspension by UEFA.Yeray was given the suspension after testing positive for canrenone, which can be used as a masking agent, that was present in a treatment he was taking against hair loss he was suffering after surviving cancer twice, reports Xinhua.The 30-year-old tested positive for Canrenone, both in and out, …

Asia Cup: Kuldeep picks 4-7 as commanding India thrash UAE by nine wickets (Ld)

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Dubai, Sep 10 (IANS) On his return to the T20I team after playing 2024 Men’s T20 World Cup final, Kuldeep Yadav became the wrecker-in-chief with extraordinary figures of 4-7, as India thrashed the United Arab Emirates (UAE) by nine wickets to open their 2025 Men’s Asia Cup campaign in a commanding fashion. On a cool evening at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, UAE made a promising start by reaching 47/2 in eight overs, with opener Muhammad Waseem and Alishan Sharafu finding early boun…

PKL 12: Aditya, Pankaj shine as Puneri Paltan beat UP Yoddhas to take top spot

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Visakhapatnam, Sep 10 (IANS) Puneri Paltan had a brilliant day at the office as they thumped UP Yoddhas 43-32 at the Vishwanadh Sports Club on Wednesday night. The win was powered by Super 10s from Aditya Shinde and Pankaj Mohite, while Gaurav Khatri chipped in with a solid High Five. For the Yoddhas, Gagan Gowda stood out once again with yet another Super 10. Puneri Paltan opened the match on a positive note with a successful raid from Aslam Inamdar to claim the first point. However, UP Yoddhas…

Asia Cup: Worked on bowling and fitness, everything was perfect, says Kuldeep

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Dubai, Sep 10 (IANS) Left-arm wrist-spinner Kuldeep Yadav credited his recent work on fitness and bowling propelling him to have everything going in a perfect way to pick a match-winning spell in India’s commanding nine-wicket win over the UAE to begin their 2025 Asia Cup campaign on a grand note. At the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Kuldeep became the wrecker-in-chief by finishing with extraordinary figures of 4-7, including three wickets in a single over, as India bowled out UAE for j…

Retired senior army officer appeals for boycott of BCCI team matches

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Srinagar, Sep 10 (IANS) A retired senior army officer who served in Kashmir has appealed to fellow countrymen that they should not watch the BCCI team matches in deference to those innocent Indians killed in “cold blood” in Kashmir’s Baisaran meadow. Lt General KJS Dhillon (retired), who served as the GoC of the Army’s Srinagar headquartered Chinar Corps, wrote on X, “If you are watching @BCCI team’s matches . . . . . . Please spare a thought for those innocents Indians murdered in c…

Asia Cup: Suryakumar withdraws stump-out appeal against SIddique in opener

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Dubai, Sep 10 (IANS) A rare moment of sportsmanship took centre stage during India’s Asia Cup opening game against the United Arab Emirates (UAE) at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Wednesday, when skipper Suryakumar Yadav withdrew a successful stumping appeal against Junaid Siddique – only for the batter to fall the very next ball. The incident occurred in the 13th over when Shivam Dube was running in to bowl. Just as he delivered, the blue towel tucked in his back pocket slipped …