Unhygienic Sabarmati water forces triathlon to the indoor pool Unhygienic Sabarmati water forces triathlon to the indoor pool: At the 36th National Games, triathletes were scheduled to complete a course that included a 750-meter open-water swim in the Sabarmati River, a 20-kilometer bike ride, and a 5-kilometer run. Credit – https://indianexpress.com/ At the Indian Institute of Technology in Gandhinagar, however, they have an Olympic-sized pool (50 meters in length) in which to swim. Declarations The Sabarmati River’s greenish water has been deemed “unhygienic and contagious” by event organizers, making swimming there unsafe. Amdavad Municipal Corporation officials have been checking the…
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India’s firepower and intimidation factor will suffer without Jasprit Bumrah, who has a threatening vibe reminiscent of Sushil Kumar. India’s firepower and intimidation factor will suffer without Jasprit Bumrah, who has a threatening vibe reminiscent of Sushil Kumar. In the event that Jasprit Bumrah is ruled out of the T20 World Cup in Australia this month, India will appear weak on paper. More crucially, the frame of Rohit Sharma and his guys hitting the field against Pakistan at MCG would lack the rakish ruthlessness. Credit – https://indianexpress.com/ For this reason, India is worried about Bumrah’s health just before leaving for…
Back stress fractures not career-threatening Back stress fractures not career-threatening. Millions of Jasprit Bumrah and Team India fans can sigh relief now. While he may miss the 2018 T20 World Cup in Australia due to a stress fracture in his back, ICC Medical Advisory Committee member Dr. Dinshaw Pardiwala assures fans that this will not be the end of the great bowler’s brilliant career. Credit – https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/ Back stress fractures are neither life-threatening nor fatal. “Once you rest and heal the injury, the bowler returns to total normalcy,” Pardiwala told TOI on Thursday. Though stress reactions mend rapidly, stress fractures…
Former Pakistani Cricketer makes a remark on Jasprit Bumrah’s injury issue Former Pakistani Cricketer makes a remark on Jasprit Bumrah’s injury issue: The former Pakistani cricketer makes a remark on Jasprit Bumrah’s injury and unavailability for the T20 World Cup. He suggests a unique name for the replacement of Jaspreet. Jasprit Bumrah missed out on the Asia Cup due to injuries. However, he came back in the T20 Series against Australia after spending 2 months in NCA. However, team India is facing a massive blow just before the world cup. Image credits: wallpapercave.com On Thursday, there were reports that Jasprit…
Despite wrist injury, Mirabai wins gold with ease in the 49kg category Despite wrist injury, Mirabai wins gold with ease in the 49kg category: As is her custom, Mirabai Chanu waited until her competitors were done before taking the stage. Credit – https://indianexpress.com/ After that, the Olympic gold medalist needed only a few lifts, as is usual for her in competitions where there are no Chinese lifters. To everyone paying attention, Chanu’s victory in the 49-kilogram division of the National Games was a clear conclusion. It was hardly shocking that she would accomplish this with such ease. Chanu Chanu only…
The act of one man handing a drink to another has never been more talked about. The act of one man handing a drink to another has never been more talked about. Shortly after breaking the world record for the marathon on Sunday in Berlin, Eliud Kipchoge tweeted four photos, each accompanied by a brief message. Credit – https://indianexpress.com/ He clapped his hands, hugged his coaches, jogged with the pacemakers who had helped him finish, and then took a sip from a volunteer’s water bottle. These pictures weren’t picked at random. Kipchoge, who knocked 30 seconds off the previous world…
Max Verstappen could clinch 2nd F1 title if he wins Singapore GP Max Verstappen could clinch 2nd F1 title if he wins Singapore GP: This year’s Formula One championship has long seemed like a parade for Max Verstappen, in contrast to last year’s thrilling title duel that went down to the wire and enthralled the world of sport. Credit – https://indianexpress.com/ If the Red Bull driver wins the Singapore Grand Prix and Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc falters, the title race might be finished by Sunday. Verstappen currently has a 116-point advantage over Leclerc and needs only 22 more points than his…
At first, a Chelsea executive didn’t take a female agent’s complaint about inappropriate messages seriously. At first, a Chelsea executive didn’t take a female agent’s complaint about inappropriate messages seriously. Tom Glick, president of business at Chelsea, informed a female agent that her complaint about a senior executive. He had hired their days before; sending her a barrage of improper messages did not interest him and had nothing to do with his job. Credit – https://www.theguardian.com/ Glick’s first reaction to Catalina Kim came after she forwarded him sexually explicit communications from Damian Willoughby, the commercial director at Chelsea, until this…
A faltering start puts Moyes under early-season pressure at West Ham A faltering start puts Moyes under early-season pressure at West Ham: David Moyes will find little solace in his bleak forecast coming true. After a lackluster 3-1 loss to Brighton on the penultimate day of the previous season cost West Ham a spot in the Europa League, Moyes said, “If we’re going to play like that, we’re going to be challenging in a different section of the league.” Credit – https://www.theguardian.com/ “If they’re going to act like that, I can’t have them.” No one was holding back. Moyes saw…
Liam Norwell’s nine-wicket haul saves Warwickshire and relegates Yorkshire Liam Norwell’s nine-wicket haul saves Warwickshire and relegates Yorkshire: Nails were chewed down to the quick and pulses were racing on the final day of the County Championship season, when Warwickshire pulled off the great escape. Credit: thecricketer.com Also, sent Yorkshire plummeting into Division Two with a miraculous nine-wicket effort from Liam Norwell. The second-from-last Warwickshire were on the verge of becoming the seventh team in the promotion-and-relegation history to follow winning the County Championship. It is with the drop after defending just 139 runs against Hampshire under threatening skies at…
‘Less cricket, higher intensity’: Dawid Malan backs ECB’s cuts to county game ‘Less cricket, higher intensity’: Dawid Malan backs ECB’s cuts to county game. The suggestion by the England and Wales Cricket Board to cut the number of county championship matches has received the unqualified approval of England and Yorkshire batter Dawid Malan. Credit – https://www.theguardian.com/ Malan remarked that it was easy to start feeling like “you’re just going through the motions” when playing county cricket due to the constant stream of games. Statements “England’s reign at the top of the Test cricket rankings has been brief.” He continued, “we…
Allison Schmitt, Ten-Time Olympic Medalist Allison Schmitt, Ten-Time Olympic Medalist: American 4-time Olympian Allison Schmitt, who was diagnosed with anemia in 2010 and required to wear an intrauterine device (IUD) for the next eight years while she pursued peak performance, recently spoke to sporttechie. Credit – https://indianexpress.com/ It is about a scientific approach to coping with the hormonal changes female athletes’ bodies undergo while striving for peak performance. Her fears about discontinuing birth control when athletics lost their significance were also voiced. The freestyle specialist, who competed in the Beijing, London, Rio, and Tokyo Olympics, won a total of 10…
“Perhaps you can be a sourpuss and hurl your racket about. There are a lot of players who agree with you. “I didn’t,” said Rod Laver. “Perhaps you can be a sourpuss and hurl your racket about. There are a lot of players who agree with you. “I didn’t,” said Rod Laver. The only player in tennis history to win all four majors in the same calendar year (Rod Laver, who did so in 1962 and 1969) was the beneficiary of Roger Federer’s retirement announcement. Credit – https://indianexpress.com/ The debate over who is the best player of all time will…
What made it possible for Eliud Kipchoge to break the unofficial two-hour marathon mark? What made it possible for Eliud Kipchoge to break the unofficial two-hour marathon mark? Sport exists outside the realm of Live Action in the multiverse. Wordsmiths’ retellings of it are seen and heard and studied in depth. Credit – https://indianexpress.com/ Each week in LWR, the Express Sports staff recommends their favorite podcasts, documentaries, online television shows, and books for sports fans. Check it out, guys! Surely, world-class athlete, Eliud Kipchoge has faith in his own ability, right? Certainly, that is the case. At the Berlin Marathon…
Knowing England’s luck we’ll win this depressing incarnation of the World Cup Knowing England’s luck we’ll win this depressing incarnation of the World Cup: Greg Dyke, England’s new FA chairman, discussed his hopes for the national team nine years ago. “I want to set two aims for all of English football,” he declared. Credit – https://www.theguardian.com/ The first is for the English squad to go to the final four at the 2020 European Championship; the second is for the United Kingdom to win the World Cup in 2022. To say that they have performed above and beyond expectations would be…