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SMU to visit Penn State in opening CFP round with Boise State awaiting the winner in the Fiesta Bowl
1 month, 1 week ago

SMU to visit Penn State in opening CFP round with Boise State awaiting the winner in the Fiesta Bowl

Associated Press  

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — SMU had an anxious morning awaiting word from the College Football Playoff committee. SMU earned the CFP’s last at-large selection on Sunday and will open the College Football Playoff at Penn State on Dec. 21, with the winner moving on to face Boise State and electric running back Ashton Jeanty in the Dec. 31 Fiesta Bowl. “Brands …

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Second 'failed gender test' boxer Lin Yu-Ting WINS opening fight at the Olympics via unanimous decision - after being cleared to compete in women's event despite eligibility row - before opponent leav
5 months, 1 week ago

Second 'failed gender test' boxer Lin Yu-Ting WINS opening fight at the Olympics via unanimous decision - after being cleared to compete in women's event despite eligibility row - before opponent leav

Daily Mail  

A second boxer who 'failed a gender test' has won her opening fight in the Olympics after being cleared to compete in the event amid an eligibility row. Lin is one of two boxers at the Games who were disqualified from the Women's Boxing World Championships last year - with Algeria's Imane Khelif win in the women's welterweight event just …

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Max Verstappen wins Canadian Grand Prix to match F1 legend in race wins
1 year, 6 months ago

Max Verstappen wins Canadian Grand Prix to match F1 legend in race wins

The Independent  

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Youth World Boxing Championships: Deepak, Vanshaj Register Opening Wins
2 years, 1 month ago

Youth World Boxing Championships: Deepak, Vanshaj Register Opening Wins

News 18  

Riding on solid performances, Asian youth medallists Deepak and Vanshaj made winning starts to their campaigns and maintained India’s unbeaten run on the opening day of the IBA Youth Men’s and Women’s World Boxing Championships 2022 in La Nucia, Spain. Deepak came out all guns blazing in the men’s 75kg bout and took just over a minute to outperform his …

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Best bits of the Tokyo Olympics: Australia wins first gold, silver and bronze in pool
3 years, 5 months ago

Best bits of the Tokyo Olympics: Australia wins first gold, silver and bronze in pool

ABC  

It was a dazzling opening session in the pool on day 2 of the Tokyo Olympics for the Aussies. The Aussie women's 4x100 metres freestyle relay team secured Australia's first gold medal of the games in the opening pool session on day two. Brendon Smith won Australia's first medal at the Tokyo Games, taking bronze in the men's 400m individual …

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Max Verstappen crashes with Hamilton during opening round of British Grand Prix
3 years, 5 months ago

Max Verstappen crashes with Hamilton during opening round of British Grand Prix

NL Times  

Formula 1 driver Max Verstappen was leading in the first lap of the British Grand Prix when he collided with Lewis Hamilton who was advancing from the inside on a turn. Massive disappointment for @Max33Verstappen But great to see him waving to the crowd #BritishGP 🇬🇧 #F1 pic.twitter.com/p4TXcZnK3j — Formula 1 July 18, 2021 Red Bull team leader Christian Horner …

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Swiss Open: Srikanth wins, Satwik-Ashwini pair registers stunning victory
3 years, 10 months ago

Swiss Open: Srikanth wins, Satwik-Ashwini pair registers stunning victory

The Hindu  

Kidambi Srikanth staved off a spirited challenge from compatriot Sameer Verma to make a winning start to his campaign at the Swiss Open Super 300 tournament here on Wednesday. Satwik and Ashwini, who reached the semifinals of the Toyota Thailand Open Super 1000 event in January, had earlier defeated the Indonesian combination at the Yonex Thailand Open in a thrilling …

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Murugappa Gold Cup Hockey: Wins for Indian Navy, Railways on opening day
6 years, 4 months ago

Murugappa Gold Cup Hockey: Wins for Indian Navy, Railways on opening day

The Hindu  

On a balmy evening at the Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium here on Thursday, the matches didn’t rise to the expected levels, with Indian Railways and Indian Navy scripting dour wins over their opponents in the MCC-Murugappa Gold Cup 92nd All-India hockey tournament. Railways, champion in 2016, played well below its best in beating Mumbai Hockey Association 2-1 in a Group A …

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Sourabh wins Russian Open, Kuhoo-Rohan finish runner-up
6 years, 5 months ago

Sourabh wins Russian Open, Kuhoo-Rohan finish runner-up

The Hindu  

Former national champion Sourabh Verma pulled off a come-from-behind win over Japan’s Koki Watanabe in the summit clash to claim his first title of the season at the $75,000 Russia Open Tour Super 100 tournament, here, on Sunday. Second-seeded Indian mixed doubles pair of Rohan Kapoor and Kuhoo Garg, however, suffered a 19-21, 17-21 loss to Russia’s Vladimir Ivanov and …

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