insert_link Sport Britain’s Wightman second in Melbourne mile on injury comeback British Olympic gold medal hopeful Jake Wightman continued his injury comeback with a close second place in the mile at the Maurie Plant meet in Melbourne on Thursday. The 2022 world 1500m champion, who was sidelined for most of last year, crossed a fraction behind Australian Stewart McSweyn, who won in 3mins 52.00secs. European and Commonwealth Games medallist Wightman pipped Tokyo Olympic gold medal winner Jakob Ingebrigtsen to win […] today15 February, 2024
insert_link Africa Zambia’s Kundananji lifts the earnings power of Africa’s women footballers with a world record transfer fee By Bonface Orucho, bird story agency Racheal Kundananji, a Zambian woman professional footballer, has become the first African football player -- male or female -- to break a world transfer record. This milestone reaffirms the growth of African women’s football, not only in skills and development but also in commercial terms. The forward from Spanish women’s league side Madrid CFF signed to California-based women’s soccer club Bay […] today15 February, 2024
insert_link Sport ‘Emotional’ Hamilton unveils Mercedes 2024 car Lewis Hamilton admitted it felt "emotional" and "surreal" to take part in the final Formula One car launch of his Mercedes career on Wednesday. Hamilton, a seven-time Formula One world champion, will leave Mercedes at the end of the 2024 season in a stunning switch to Ferrari. The 39-year-old had signed a new two-year deal with Mercedes worth £100 million ($126 million) in August. But Hamilton recently activated a break […] today15 February, 2024
insert_link Sport England’s Wood strikes early blows as India 93-3 in third Test England fast bowler Mark Wood took two wickets to rattle India's top order before the hosts recovered to 93-3 at lunch after electing to bat in the third Test on Thursday. Captain Rohit Sharma won the toss in Rajkot but Wood had India on the back foot with the wickets of Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill. They then slipped to 33-3 when spinner Tom Hartley removed Rajat Patidar. Rohit, […] today15 February, 2024
insert_link Sport Celtics crush Nets for sixth win in a row, Curry makes history in loss The NBA-best Boston Celtics imposed one of their most lopsided romps over Brooklyn on Wednesday, while Golden State three-point sharpshooter Stephen Curry made history in defeat. Curry's nine three-pointers made him the first player in NBA history to sink at least seven shots from behind the arc in four consecutive games, but the Warriors squandered a 15-point lead at home and lost to the Los Angeles Clippers. Boston's Derrick White […] today15 February, 2024
insert_link Sport One dead, children among 21 injured in Super Bowl parade shooting One person was killed and multiple children were among 21 injured after a mass shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl victory rally on Wednesday triggered panic among huge crowds of fans. Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, which takes patients up to the age of 17, said it was treating 12 people -- 11 of them children, nine for gunshot wounds -- after the shooting. The attack […] today15 February, 2024
insert_link Sport South Africa extend lead past 200 as Bedingham eyes maiden century South Africa's David Bedingham was approaching a maiden Test century as the Proteas extended their lead over New Zealand to 217 at tea on day three of the second Test. Bedingham had 88 off 108 balls and Keegan Petersen was on 33 as South Africa, needing a win to level the two-match series, reached the interval at 186-4 in Hamilton. Bedingham and Petersen put on 65 off 19 overs in […] today15 February, 2024
insert_link Sport India win toss, bat against England in Stokes’ 100th Test India captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to bat against England in the third Test in Rajkot on Thursday. The match is the 100th Test for England captain Ben Stokes. "Time flies when you're having fun," the 32-year-old said at the toss. India made four changes to their team with the five-match series level at 1-1, handing Test debuts to batsman Sarfaraz Khan and wicketkeeper Dhruv Jurel. […] today15 February, 2024
insert_link Sport Immobile hands Lazio Champions League advantage over troubled Bayern Ciro Immobile gave Lazio a slender lead in their Champions League last 16 tie with under-fire Bayern Munich after netting the only goal in a 1-0 win in Wednesday's first leg.Italy forward Immobile slotted home the decisive goal from the penalty spot in the 69th minute at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome to pile pressure on Bundesliga champions Bayern.The spot-kick was won by Gustav Isaksen who was clattered by […] today15 February, 2024
