insert_link Sport Ledecky cruises to 1,500m free win in Knoxville Katie Ledecky launched the Olympic year with another dominant victory in the women's 1,500m freestyle on Wednesday at the Pro Swim series meeting in Knoxville, Tennessee. Ledecky's time of 15min, 38.81sec is the 17th-fastest in history. She owns all of the 16 faster times with the second-fastest performer ever, Denmark's Lotte Friis, now holding the 18th-fastest time ever of 15:38.88. Ledecky, who owns five world titles in the event […] todayJanuary 11, 2024 1
insert_link Sport McIlroy sees positives from LIV Golf Rory McIlroy feels that the days of golfers being independent contractors are changing as the PGA Tour and LIV Golf continue to negotiate a merger that could reshape the future of the sport.The former world No1, speaking Wednesday on the eve of making his 2024 season debut at the Dubai Invitational, said that while he may not have changed his views on LIV Golf completely, he could see some of […] todayJanuary 11, 2024 3
insert_link Sport Al-Attiyah wins Dakar Stage 5 Five-time winner Nasser Al-Attiyah posted his first win of this year's Dakar Rally on Wednesday, clocking the quickest time in the Empty Quarter dunes between Al-Hofuf and Shubaytah in Saudi Arabia.The 53-year-old Qatari finished 1min 51sec ahead of Toyota's Guerlain Chicherit to claim his 48th stage win in the Dakar and moved second in the standings, gaining two minutes on cars leader Yazeed Al-Rajhi, who finished fourth behind Argentinian […] todayJanuary 11, 2024 5
insert_link Sport Olympics opening ceremony still on the Seine The chief organiser of the 2024 Paris Olympics insisted Wednesday there were no plans to move the opening ceremony of the Games from the river Seine amid ongoing speculation about the hugely ambitious water-based show.After months of denials that contingency plans were being put in place, French President Emmanuel Macron sparked new doubts last month when he said that there was "obviously a plan B, a plan C" for […] todayJanuary 11, 2024 3
insert_link Sport Alaphilippe faces Italian challenge on return to Tour Down Under Adelaide, Australia, Jan 11, 2024 (AFP) - Double world champion Julian Alaphilippe will be the headline act when the Tour Down Under launches the men's cycling season next week, while the women's first stage begins in Adelaide on Friday. Frenchman Alaphilippe, who won men's world road race titles in 2020 and 2021, will face a challenge from Italian pair Filippo Ganna and Elia Viviani (Ineos Grenadiers). Grace Brown will […] todayJanuary 11, 2024 1
insert_link Sport Another comeback victory for Liverpool Liverpool produced another comeback after conceding first to take a 2-1 lead over Fulham into the second leg of their League Cup semi-final on Wednesday. Willian fired the visitors in front in their first ever League Cup semi-final at Anfield. But two goals in three second-half minutes from Curtis Jones and Cody Gakpo gave the Reds a slender advantage ahead of the second leg at Craven Cottage on January […] todayJanuary 11, 2024 2
insert_link Sport Australian Open Men’s Seeds Melbourne, Jan 10, 2024 (AFP) - Men's singles seeds for the Australian Open, the first Grand Slam of the year, which starts on Sunday at Melbourne Park: Men's singles 1. Novak Djokovic (SRB), Carlos Alcaraz (ESP) 3. Daniil Medvedev (RUS), 4. Jannik Sinner (ITA), 5. Andrey Rublev (RUS), 6. Alexander Zverev (GER), 7. Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE), 8. Holger Rune (DEN), 9. Hubert Hurkacz (POL), 10. Alex de Minaur (AUS), […] todayJanuary 10, 2024 2
insert_link Sport Australian Open Women’s Seeds Women's singles seeds for the Australian Open, the first Grand Slam of the year, which starts on Sunday at Melbourne Park: Women's singles 1. Iga Swiatek (POL), 2. Aryna Sabalenka (BLR), 3. Elena Rybakina (KAZ), 4. Coco Gauff (USA), 5. Jessica Pegula (USA), 6. Ons Jabeur (TUN), 7. Marketa Vondrousova (CZE), 8. Maria Sakkari (GRE), 9. Barbora Krejcikova (CZE), 10. Beatriz Haddad Maia (BRA), 11. Jelena Ostapenko (LAT), 12. […] todayJanuary 10, 2024 6
insert_link Entertainment Sinéad O’Connor died of natural causes, London coroner says Following months of speculation the Southwark coroner's court in London has released a brief statement regarding singer-songwriter, Sinéad O'Connor's death, The Guardian reports. "This is to confirm that Ms. O'Connor died of natural causes. The coroner has therefore ceased their involvement in her death.", Southwark coroner's court in London, via The Guardian. O'Connor died at the age of 56 last July in Herne Hill, London. Her death was not being […] todayJanuary 10, 2024 19
