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3 days, 15 hours ago

Why are elite-level athletes so into video games?

CNN

CNN — Most points in NBA history. “It’s one of those things where it’s almost… not another job, but it keeps me active.” I would say 75% of guys play video games.” Channing Frye, 13-year NBA veteran and 2016 champion Both Frye and Ross take pride in their gaming abilities, but it would not be unfair to say that their …

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5 days, 20 hours ago

DC Edit | Don’t devalue Khel Ratna

Deccan Chronicle

The Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna sporting awards list for the year has the world chess champion, D. Gukesh, as well as the double Olympic bronze medallist, Manu Bhaker, besides the hockey captain, Harmanpreet Singh, and para-athlete Praveen Kumar. To revamp the system that currently allows sporting federations, Khel Ratna awardees and individual sportspeople to nominate themselves for the honour, …

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1 month ago

Henry Olonga: Sportspeople have strong ideas, should not be excluded from using their voice

The Hindu

Speedster, painter, musician, author and rebel. I am married to an Australian wife and I have got two children.” He does multiple things - cuts music albums, delivers speeches, paints for causes, is a casual coach with the South Australia Cricket Association and is an umpire at weekend games. READ | Bumrah and Co. miss twilight trick with pink ball …

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Tom Brady and Serena Williams lead famous sports faces at Taylor Swift Eras Tour concert in Miami

Daily Mail

Taylor Swift is kicking off the final leg of her Eras Tour that has spanned two years - and some famous faces from the world of sports showed up to watch. Tom Brady posted a photo with his sons Jack and Ben at Taylor Swift's Eras Tour Tennis icon Serena Williams was Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce was not …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Leigh Sales on what she learned about interviewing from autistic journalism students on The Assembly

ABC

Leigh Sales is no stranger to interviewing Australia's most high-profile figures — be they celebrities, artists, sportspeople or politicians. Sales said the students' questions also showed how different approaches can cut through the "spin" some guests might have prepared. Sales also made a mental note of a few questions by the students, including one from Silas who asked Blake, "Have …

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5 months, 1 week ago

Why does Rory McIlroy represent Ireland over Great Britain at the Olympics?

The Telegraph

Rory McIlroy suggested he would opt to turn out for Team GB after declaring he “always felt more British than Irish” which did not go down well in Ireland. As an Ulsterman, McIlroy had a choice, despite the official name of Team GB being the ‘Great Britain and Northern Ireland Olympic Team’. “I won great amateur titles representing Ireland and …

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

Ray Reardon, six-time world snooker champion nicknamed Dracula, dies aged 91

The Independent

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

World Underwater Hockey Championships in Malaysia to host South West WA athletes

ABC

While athletes like Patty Mills and Lauren Reynolds prepare for the Paris Olympics, a group from Western Australia's South West is gearing up for a different world competition. Barling said after training in the world-class underwater hockey pool at the South West Sports Centre, it would be hard to play anywhere else. The sport celebrates its 70th anniversary this year, …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

Aishwarya twins with daughter Aaradhya in matching traditional suits for Anant-Radhika’s wedding

ABP News

Aishwarya Rai made a stylish entry along with her daughter Aaradhya at the star-studded wedding ceremony of Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant. Like mother, daughter Aaradhya wore a blue-green printed Anarkali. Anant Ambani, son of Mukesh and Nita Ambani, married his long-time girlfriend Radhika Merchant, daughter of Viren and Shaila Merchant, on July 12 at the Jio World Convention Centre …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

Business tycoon Gautam Adani leaves from Mumbai airport after attending Anant-Radhika wedding

ABP News

Business tycoon Gautam Adani left from Mumbai airport after attending Anant-Radhika wedding at Jio World Convention Center in Mumbai on July 12. Anant Ambani, son of Mukesh and Nita Ambani, married his long-time girlfriend Radhika Merchant, daughter of Viren and Shaila Merchant, on July 12 at the Jio World Convention Centre in Mumbai. The wedding was a star-studded affair, with …

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6 months ago

The US war hero who sacrificed promising football career to fight for his country: How Pat Tillman turned down lucrative NFL contract to serve in Afghanistan before being killed in friendly-fire ambus

Daily Mail

With his rugged good looks, a beautiful wife and a multi-million dollar NFL contract, Pat Tillman seemed to have it all. Pat Tillman, pictured in his Army Rangers uniform, gave up a promising football career to fight for his country Tillman gave up a multi-million dollar contract offer from the Arizona Cardinals to join the US Army. The Duke of …

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6 months, 1 week ago

IIT Madras to conduct ‘Sports Tech Start Up Conclave’ on July 12-13 in New Delhi, details inside

Hindustan Times

A ‘Sports Tech Start Up Conclave’ will be organised by the Indian Institute of Technology Madras Center of Excellence in Sports Science and Analytics in New Delhi on July 12 and 13, 2024. The conclave will witness the launch of far-reaching programs that are in line with the Government of India’s vision for sports development in the Nation and also …

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8 months ago

Italian swimmer redefines records and racial stereotypes

China Daily

Sara Curtis is one of Italy's brightest swimming prospects, qualifying for the Olympics in March with a junior European record of 24.56 seconds in the 50-meter freestyle. Despite being the subject of three separate investigations — including one for allegedly inciting racial hatred — Vannacci was named last month as a candidate for June's European Parliament elections for Italy's hard-right …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

6 new podcasts to listen to this week

The Independent

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9 months, 1 week ago

IPL 2024: 'It's something you cannot control', Boult, Chawla back MI skipper Hardik amid captaincy criticism

Firstpost

Meanwhile, Mumbai Indians’ veteran spinner Piyush Chawla said the situation will change once the team, which has again made a disappointing start to the IPL losing the first two games, gets a win in their kitty. Rajasthan Royals fast bowler Trent Boult has backed Mumbai Indians skipper Hardik Pandya and suggested that the latter must ignore the outside noise and …

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10 months ago

James Anderson continues to defy time and age on the cricket pitch

The Independent

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1 year, 3 months ago

Dementia among footballers should be classed as industrial injury – Blackford

The Independent

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The Ross, Skye, and Lochaber MP called for dementia among footballers to be classified …

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1 year, 4 months ago

How paediatric cancer survivors at Tata Memorial became winning sportsmen

Hindustan Times

MUMBAI: In 2014, when organisers of World Children’s Winners Games, an international sports competition for young cancer survivors, got in touch with the Tata Memorial Hospital to introduce sports to patients in the hospital’s paediatric oncology department, no one realised that it would become a transformative journey for the cancer survivors. How paediatric cancer survivors at Tata Memorial became winning …

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1 year, 5 months ago

The best Desert Island Discs with sports stars, from Jill Scott to Ian Wright

The Independent

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1 year, 7 months ago

Aryna Sabalenka denouncing Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko at the French Open came from being pressured, and is fraught with danger

ABC

Aryna Sabalenka has been on the end of a thrashing she usually reserves for on-court opponents as the tennis media and Ukrainian players demanded for months the 25-year-old Australian Open champion denounce the war in Ukraine. Not only did Sabalenka say she does not support the war, she also hit out against Belarusian strongman President Alexander Lukashenko, a staunch ally …

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1 year, 7 months ago

The Art and Science of Fitness | Elite sport helps in getting the general population to be more active, or does it?

Hindustan Times

“Excuse me, sir.” As I turned around, I saw a young girl running up to me, huffing and puffing. For the same reason, a recent research article titled ‘Effect of Elite Sport on Physical Activity Practice in the General Population’ published in the Journal of Physical Activity and Health intrigued me. Dr Alexis Lion and his colleagues looked at whether …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Wrestlers protests: How much is the demonstration costing the sportspeople?

Live Mint

The protesting wrestlers' fight for justice at Jantar Mantar is turning out to be an 'expensive' one as arranging for even the most basic needs is burning a hole in their pocket. In five days, the wrestlers have spent more than ₹five lakh for arranging mattresses, bed sheets, fans, speakers and microphones, a mini power gen-set, apart from water and …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Cricket Australia increases average pay for women and men, lifts Big Bash League salary cap in new deal

The Hindu

Cricket Australia is set to lift the salary cap for its domestic Twenty20 league by 50% and increase the minimum and average pay for the women’s national team by 25% as part of a five-year deal agreed with the player union. The salary cap for each team in the men’s Big Bash League will increase to 3 million Australian dollars …

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2 years, 1 month ago

Elite sportspeople at higher risk of osteoarthritis, research shows

The Independent

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Why are elite-level athletes so into video games?

DC Edit | Don’t devalue Khel Ratna

Henry Olonga: Sportspeople have strong ideas, should not be excluded from using their voice

Tom Brady and Serena Williams lead famous sports faces at Taylor Swift Eras Tour concert in Miami

Leigh Sales on what she learned about interviewing from autistic journalism students on The Assembly

Why does Rory McIlroy represent Ireland over Great Britain at the Olympics?

Ray Reardon, six-time world snooker champion nicknamed Dracula, dies aged 91

World Underwater Hockey Championships in Malaysia to host South West WA athletes

Aishwarya twins with daughter Aaradhya in matching traditional suits for Anant-Radhika’s wedding

Business tycoon Gautam Adani leaves from Mumbai airport after attending Anant-Radhika wedding

The US war hero who sacrificed promising football career to fight for his country: How Pat Tillman turned down lucrative NFL contract to serve in Afghanistan before being killed in friendly-fire ambus

IIT Madras to conduct ‘Sports Tech Start Up Conclave’ on July 12-13 in New Delhi, details inside

Italian swimmer redefines records and racial stereotypes

6 new podcasts to listen to this week

IPL 2024: 'It's something you cannot control', Boult, Chawla back MI skipper Hardik amid captaincy criticism

James Anderson continues to defy time and age on the cricket pitch

Dementia among footballers should be classed as industrial injury – Blackford

How paediatric cancer survivors at Tata Memorial became winning sportsmen

The best Desert Island Discs with sports stars, from Jill Scott to Ian Wright

Aryna Sabalenka denouncing Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko at the French Open came from being pressured, and is fraught with danger

The Art and Science of Fitness | Elite sport helps in getting the general population to be more active, or does it?

Wrestlers protests: How much is the demonstration costing the sportspeople?

Cricket Australia increases average pay for women and men, lifts Big Bash League salary cap in new deal

Elite sportspeople at higher risk of osteoarthritis, research shows