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'Mathematically proved', javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra is the best
From the moment Chopra landed at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi on August 9, people started clicking pictures of the ace thrower's javelin at the arrival lounge, neatly packed in a black bag with "Neeraj Chopra" written prominently on it. The best 'calculation' though was done by someone who tweeted a sketch of a pencil shaped like a javelin and drew a gold medal, captioning it "History".
Formula One: Alpine F1 team engine head Remi Taffin leaves
The Frenchman has been part of Renault's F1 programme since 1999, and early in his career worked as an engine engineer for Jenson Button. He collaborated with Fernando Alonso during the world championship triumphs of 2005 and 2006. In 2009 Taffin became manager of the team's track activities, before a switch in 2011 to a role looking after Renault's engine customers.
Messi gone but wage ceiling still massive problem for Barcelona as new season looms
Although Messi's considerable wage bill is no longer an issue for the club, Barca have not been able to register any of their summer signings of Memphis Depay, Sergio Aguero, Eric Garcia or Emerson Royal into their squad to compete in La Liga, because the club is still failing to meet La Liga's financial conditions. Barca have to reduce their wage bill to 73 per cent of the club's income before these players can be included.
Tokyo Paralympic Games to set a record in women participation
At least 40.5 per cent of all the athletes will be women, according to the IPC Qualification Criteria. This equates to 1,782 athletes, an increase on the 1,671 women who competed at Rio 2016 (38.6 per cent). Tokyo, which will make history as the first city to stage the Paralympic Games for a second time -- having hosted the event in 1964 -- will also see badminton, a sport with mass viewership, make its debut along with taekwondo.
Olympics bring injury problems for Real Madrid and Barcelona
Ceballos has come off worst of the two after Real Madrid confirmed that he has suffered a "complete tear in his anterior talofibular and calcaneofibular ankle ligaments." The news is surprising given that the Spanish Football Federation announced at the Olympics that he had suffered a 'grade two' twisted ankle in the first match of the Games against Egypt, and Ceballos was thought to have been close to playing in the final.
Medvedev advances; Nadal pulls out due to foot injury
Medvedev, who had enjoyed a breakthrough run to his first ATP Masters 1000 final in 2019, overcame Kazakhstan's Alexander Bublik 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 in a rain-disrupted clash to kick start his North American hard-court swing on Tuesday evening. However, Nadal withdrew before his match. Nadal's left foot injury forced him to miss Wimbledon and the Tokyo Olympics.
Neeraj Chopra's gold in Tokyo is one of World Athletics' 10 magical moments
In its page titled, "10 magical moments from the Tokyo Olympic Games", WA wrote for Chopra, "Deserved recognition: Most keen followers of the sport had heard of Neeraj Chopra before the Olympic Games. But after winning the javelin in Tokyo, and in the process becoming India's first athletics gold medallist in Olympic history, Chopra's profile sky-rocketed.
2nd Test: To play or not to play Ashwin
Ravindra Jadeja's success with the bat (56 in first innings) may keep the door closed on Ashwin even though the India left-arm spinner failed with the ball in the first Test. He bowled 16 overs without a wicket, conceding 50 runs.Former India spinner Maninder Singh says that in rain-affected matches in England, spinners can only play a supporting role and it is the pacers who have to be the strike bowlers.
Afghanistan spinner Rashid calls on world leaders to save his country
"Dear World Leaders! My country is in chaos, thousand of innocent people, including children & women, get martyred everyday, houses & properties being destructed. Thousand families displaced.. Don't leave us in chaos. Stop killing Afghans & destroying Afghanistan [emoticon: flag of Afghanistan]. We want peace. [emoticon: folded hands] (sic)," tweeted Khan.
The Silent Seven: Coaches behind India's Olympic medals
we must pause to note the unseen hand of the coaches -- seven foreign and one Indian -- who played key roles in fashioning this moment of victory. They worked on perfecting athelete and their technique and in 2019 one of the coach handed Chopra over to his compatriot Bartonietz, who added muscle to the athlete's frame.
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