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Ski great Vonn confirms St. Moritz World Cup return next week

US ski great Lindsey Vonn confirmed Friday that she will make her World Cup comeback in St. Moritz from December 21-22, nearly six years after retiring. HT Image "She's back," wrote Red Bull, the skier's sponsor, on Instagram, posting a video in which the 40-year-old former Olympic and world champion smiled: "I hear St Moritz is nice this time of …

World World Cup Ski Olympic Cup St Moritz Vonn Confirms

2 weeks, 1 day ago

Kush Maini becomes first Indian racer to win Formula 2 Constructors’ Championship

The Hindu

Formula Two driver Kush Maini finished 13th in the drivers’ standings in his second Formula 2 season and made history by clinching the Constructors’ Championship with Invicta Racing at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. He is the first from India to win a FIA Constructors’ World Championship, despite having an inconsistent season. The 24-year-old played a pivotal role in Invicta …

Formula Maini Constructors Championship

2 weeks, 2 days ago

When did McLaren last win the World Constructors’ Championship?

The Hindu

McLaren won the World Constructors’ Championship after 26 years on Sunday, at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, the finale of the Formula One 2024 season. Lando Norris won the race from pole position while Oscar Piastri finished 10th to win the coveted title for the first time since 1998, its ninth title overall. READ | F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix …

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2 weeks, 5 days ago

Valtteri Bottas on F1 swansong: ‘This year has been the toughest of rides’

The Independent

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1 month ago

INTERVIEW | ‘Success is a rollercoaster ride’: Badminton star Ashwini Ponnappa

New Indian Express

HYDERABAD: She made India beam with pride as she donned gold medals at podiums across the world, including the Commonwealth Games. Indeed, Indian badminton star Ashwini Ponnappa came up with one ‘smash’ ing performance after another to emerge triumphant in several arenas across the world. A guest at Victor’s opening of India’s first Experience Centre Store in Hyderabad, the champion …

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F1 team brutally axe BOTH of their drivers - including star with 67 Grand Prix podiums

Daily Mail

Sauber have removed both Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu from their roster for the 2025 F1 season, and confirmed the two exciting stars who will replace them next year. Sauber have brutally removed Valtteri Bottas from their roster for the 2025 F1 season The team have also axed Zhou Guanyu after a disastrous campaign leaving them on zero points They …

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2 months ago

McLaren, Red Bull, and Ferrari Battle for Second Place in F1 Constructor Standings

The Hindu

McLaren, Red Bull, and Ferrari are locked in a fierce battle for the Constructor's Championship with five races to go in the 2024 Formula One season. Red Bull, seeking to defend their title, finds themselves trailing McLaren and Ferrari, who are locked in a close race for second place. With the title hanging in the balance, the teams are eager …

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2 months ago

Teenage snowboard star Valentino Guseli targets triple success at 2026 Winter Olympics

ABC

It was late March when Australian teenager Valentino Guseli's phone buzzed. "They're waiting for another one," the accompanying message, from Guseli's father Ric, read. Guseli's career is still fledgling — he has started just 32 World Cup events, earning nine podiums. "I am aiming to qualify in all three disciplines that I do; slopestyle, half-pipe and big air," Guseli says …

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

F1 agrees stunning $1billion deal and big change to future podiums

The Independent

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Minority athletes hope their Olympic journeys will sway intolerant hearts and minds

LA Times

American Logan Edra, known as B-Girl Logistx, competes during the breaking competition at the Paris Olympics. Representing Filipinos and immigrant families more broadly was “the most overwhelming part” of breaking on the Olympic stage, Edra said, calling it “a different layer of love.” As the spotlight now shifts to the Paralympics, athletes like Edra shoulder not only their countries’ hopes …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Avani Lekhara wins gold, Mona Agarwal takes bronze in air rifle para shooting; India’s medal tally opens at Paralympics

Hindustan Times

Avani Lekhara created history on Thursday as she clinched a historic gold medal at the women's 10m air rifle standing SH1 in the Paris Paralympics, thus securing successive top podiums at the event. In a surprising twist, Lee faltered under pressure, delivering a disappointing 6.8, which allowed Lekhara to clinch the gold by a significant margin of 1.9, sealing her …

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4 months ago

Under-17 World Wrestling Championships 2024: India wins four gold medals in women’s freestyle

The Hindu

Indian women wrestlers Aditi Kumari, Neha, Pulkit, and Mansi on Thursday became the Under-17 World champions in their respective categories, stamping their class in the prestigious Cadets event, here. Frolova made a desperate attempt to get the winning move but Pulkit defended well in the final 20 seconds to claim the title. Mansi Lather clinched the top podium spot after …

India Frolova

4 months ago

Donald Trump's plans to speak from behind bulletproof glass sparks hilarious jokes and memes: 'He shouldn't be buried'

Hindustan Times

Donald Trump, the former President and the GOP presidential candidate, has drawn jeers over plans to use a bulletproof shield at his upcoming campaign rallies after surviving a July 13 assassination attempt. However, the bulletproof glass that will be used in front of the podiums at his future rallies has drawn immense mockery from X users. Posting a picture of …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Afghan refugee breaker disqualified for wearing ‘Free Afghan Women’ cape at Paris Olympics

Associated Press

PARIS — Refugee breaker Manizha Talash, or “b-girl Talash,” was disqualified from the first ever Olympic breaking competition on Friday after she wore a cape that said “Free Afghan Women” during her pre-qualifier battle against India Sardjoe — known as “b-girl India.” The 21-year-old, originally from Afghanistan and representing the Olympic Refugee Team, lost in the pre-qualifier battle against Sardjoe …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

F1 2024 mid-season ratings: Lewis Hamilton, Lando Norris and Max Verstappen ranked

The Independent

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz agrees on two-year deal to join Williams Formula 1 team

Associated Press

GROVE, England — Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz has agreed on a two-year deal to join Williams. “Carlos will race alongside Alex Albon for Williams Racing for 2025 and into the new F1 regulations era as the formidable pairing look to spearhead the team’s mission to return to the front of the grid,” the team said in a statement on Monday. …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

After years lost in the wilderness, American mountain biking on the rise entering the Paris Olympics

Associated Press

ELANCOURT, France — Lea Davison always wondered why a tiny nation such as Switzerland could be so successful in mountain biking while the United States, where the sport traces its origins to meandering treks high in the Colorado mountains, never seemed to break through on the international stage. Several factors aimed at helping the U.S. become a force on the …

Olympics World World Cup Olympic American Davison Mountain Biking

5 months ago

Colton Herta dominates in Toronto for first IndyCar victory in more than 2 years

Associated Press

TORONTO — Colton Herta won the chaotic Honda Indy Toronto on Sunday for his first victory in more than two years, starting from the pole and maintaining control throughout at Exhibition Place. And so it feels great to finally get one back.” The race was the first street event for the hybrid powertrains introduced two weeks ago on the road …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

Austrian Grand Prix: Max Verstappen on Pole for Sprint, Christian Horner Embroiled in Verstappen Senior Spat

News 18

Max Verstappen took pole position for Saturday’s sprint race at the Austrian Grand Prix on Friday after another public spat between his father and “childish” Red Bull team boss Christian Horner. “It’s good to be first here in front of all my home fans and in our home Grand Prix,” said Verstappen, who leads Norris by 69 points as he …

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6 months, 1 week ago

MSNBC host to Trump: Bragging about acing a cognitive exam is like boasting about DUI test

Raw Story

MSNBC host Nicolle Wallace couldn't help but compare former President Donald Trump's continuous brags about his cognitive exams to a sober driver bragging about acing a DUI. Wallace called out the Rupert Murdoch-owned news outlets like the Wall Street Journal, New York Post and Fox networks, all of which have selected edited footage and even interviews with lawmakers to craft …

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6 months, 1 week ago

Biden and Trump campaigns agreed to mic muting, podiums among rules for upcoming CNN debate

CNN

CNN — With less than two weeks until the first presidential debate of the 2024 election cycle, CNN has released additional details on the parameters agreed upon by the Trump and Biden campaigns. The debate, which will be hosted by CNN’s Jake Tapper and Dana Bash in Atlanta on June 27, will mark the first in-person showdown of the 2024 …

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6 months, 1 week ago

Kuwait fire: Preparations underway at Kochi airport to receive bodies

Business Standard

Smoke billows after a fire broke out in a building, in Mangaf, Kuwait, Wednesday, June 12, 2024. An uneasy silence hung over the import cargo terminal of the airport here on Friday morning as authorities made arrangements to receive the bodies of 31 Indians who lost their lives in a tragic building fire in Kuwait two days ago. India had …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

Alpine to part ways with Esteban Ocon at end of 2024 season

The Independent

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7 months ago

Paris 2024 organizers unveil design of podiums

China Daily

Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics mascots "the Phryges" pose during a presentation to the press of the Paris 2024 podium on the Trocadero Parvis des Droits de l'Homme in front of the Eiffel Tower on May 23, 2024 in Paris. Like the medals, the design of the podiums also draws its inspiration from the landmark Eiffel Tower with the metal …

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Ski great Vonn confirms St. Moritz World Cup return next week

Kush Maini becomes first Indian racer to win Formula 2 Constructors’ Championship

When did McLaren last win the World Constructors’ Championship?

Valtteri Bottas on F1 swansong: ‘This year has been the toughest of rides’

INTERVIEW | ‘Success is a rollercoaster ride’: Badminton star Ashwini Ponnappa

F1 team brutally axe BOTH of their drivers - including star with 67 Grand Prix podiums

McLaren, Red Bull, and Ferrari Battle for Second Place in F1 Constructor Standings

Teenage snowboard star Valentino Guseli targets triple success at 2026 Winter Olympics

F1 agrees stunning $1billion deal and big change to future podiums

Minority athletes hope their Olympic journeys will sway intolerant hearts and minds

Avani Lekhara wins gold, Mona Agarwal takes bronze in air rifle para shooting; India’s medal tally opens at Paralympics

Under-17 World Wrestling Championships 2024: India wins four gold medals in women’s freestyle

Donald Trump's plans to speak from behind bulletproof glass sparks hilarious jokes and memes: 'He shouldn't be buried'

Afghan refugee breaker disqualified for wearing ‘Free Afghan Women’ cape at Paris Olympics

F1 2024 mid-season ratings: Lewis Hamilton, Lando Norris and Max Verstappen ranked

Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz agrees on two-year deal to join Williams Formula 1 team

After years lost in the wilderness, American mountain biking on the rise entering the Paris Olympics

Colton Herta dominates in Toronto for first IndyCar victory in more than 2 years

Austrian Grand Prix: Max Verstappen on Pole for Sprint, Christian Horner Embroiled in Verstappen Senior Spat

MSNBC host to Trump: Bragging about acing a cognitive exam is like boasting about DUI test

Biden and Trump campaigns agreed to mic muting, podiums among rules for upcoming CNN debate

Kuwait fire: Preparations underway at Kochi airport to receive bodies

Alpine to part ways with Esteban Ocon at end of 2024 season

Paris 2024 organizers unveil design of podiums