The 30-member Indian athletics team for the Olympics will train at three different venues abroad in their last leg of preparations before assembling in Paris on July 28, four days before the start of track and field competitions.The Olympic Sports Center in Spala, Poland; Antalya in Turkey; and St Moritz in Switzerland are the three foreign destinations where Indian athletes will train in their last leg of preparations.”The members of the national athletics team will be training at different venues to prepare for the Olympic Games, but will have to assemble in Paris on July 28,” chief coach Radhakrishnan Nair…

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Hyderabad Polo and Riding Club (HPRC) is all set to sport a different and welcome look with its new international-standard sports complex ‘Silver Spur’ slated for formal opening this week-end.“The all-inclusive complex will provide facilities on a par with international standards. We have been on the job for two years to put this in place and are really happy that the entire complex presents a grand look for sports lovers,” said president of HPRC Chaitania R. Kumar.“We are going to host many national and International polo tournaments, including the Asia Cup, soon and this new infrastructure will lift the image…

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I started attending the University of Minnesota in the fall of 1994, a couple months shy of my 18th birthday, and began reporting about my school soon thereafter as a staff writer with The Minnesota Daily. That bled into a quarter-century at the Star Tribune, with the U as a focal point at many stages along the way. My hope is that those credentials make me qualified to say this: There has never been a time in those 30 years when the Gophers athletic department hasn’t been in some sort of financial crisis. This idea was cemented a little over…

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Hyderabad Polo and Riding Club (HPRC) is all set to sport a different and welcome look with its new international-standard sports complex ‘Silver Spur’ slated for formal opening this week-end.“The all-inclusive complex will provide facilities on a par with international standards. We have been on the job for two years to put this in place and are really happy that the entire complex presents a grand look for sports lovers,” said president of HPRC Chaitania R. Kumar.“We are going to host many national and International polo tournaments, including the Asia Cup, soon and this new infrastructure will lift the image…

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Wigan Warriors host St Helens in a top-of-the-table Super League clash on an action-packed Friday on Sky Sports. The fierce rivals meet at 8pm, with coverage live on Sky Sports Action and Main Event from 7.30pm, as part of a rugby league triple-header.Also at 8pm, Castleford Tigers visit London Broncos – live on Sky Sports Arena – but before those games, Wigan Warriors Women take on St Helens Women at 5.30pm, with coverage starting at 5pm on Sky Sports Action.You can also watch the Griquas take on the Sharks in South Africa’s Currie Cup on Sky Sports Action at 2pm…

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The ability for student-athletes to make money off their name, image, and likeness has altered college sports in the last few years.The latest: Sports coverage from WPBF 25 NewsNow, NIL is coming to the high school ranks.In June, the Florida High School Athletic Association unanimously voted to make Florida the 36th state to allow high school student-athletes to profit off NIL, and now players, coaches, administrators, and local businesses are trying to figure out what’s next. Can high school athletes really start to cash in?”It’s an opportunity for them to make an income at a young age. Who wouldn’t be…

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The Paris 2024 Olympic Games offer an unforgettable experience. The Paris Olympics 2024 represent a historic return of the Games to the iconic French capital, marking its third hosting after memorable editions in 1900 and 1924. This centennial event promises to captivate the world with 17 days of extraordinary athletic achievements, embodying the values of excellence, friendship, and respect. Over 17 days, the world will witness a celebration of athletic prowess and sportsmanship, emphasising excellence, friendship, and respect. A total of 329 medal events will take place across 35 venues in Paris, the Île-de-France region, and various locations throughout France.Spanning…

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The docuseries has amassed 2.4 million views worldwide in its first week of being released SPRINT has flown out of the blocks and is one of Netflix’s most popular new shows. The docuseries, which follows the journeys of some of the world’s elite sprinters in the build-up to last year’s World Championships in Budapest, has amassed 2.4 million views worldwide since its release last week. That puts SPRINT sixth among the most-watched shows on Netflix right now, according to the latest figures released by the streaming service. As well as 2.4 million views, the six-part series has also garnered 10…

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After several breakthroughs on the international stage in recent years, Singapore Athletics (SA) hopes to field a large contingent at the 2029 SEA Games when the event returns to the Republic. The association’s ambitions were given a boost as it announced on July 11 a five-year sponsorship deal worth $500,000 with Income Insurance, which will provide its athletes with more support and opportunities. Known as the Income Insurance Athletes Development Fund (IIADF), the new sponsorship is an extension of an existing partnership deal between Income Insurance and SA, which consists of cash sponsorship and insurance coverage for more than 120…

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The competitors at the 33rd Summer Games will include 24 current, former and incoming Buckeyes across 10 countries and nine sports. Seven athletes from Ohio State will compete for the United States while eight Buckeyes will compete for Canada at this year’s Olympics, which will be held from July 26 through August 11 in Paris. Two former Buckeyes will compete for France and Ohio State will also be represented by athletes competing for Germany, Ireland, Lithuania, Nigeria, Puerto Rico, Spain and Trinidad & Tobago. Ohio State’s Olympians include six swimmers, three synchronized/artistic swimmers, three track and field athletes, three pistol…

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