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Olympic champion Tentoglou clinches world title with last jump
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Heading into the sixth and last attempt on Thursday final, Tentoglou and Jamaica's Pinnock had both jumped an impressive 8.50m. However, the Greek athlete's second-best result was just 1cm behind Pinnock's 8.40m, placing him in second position, Xinhua reports.
De-bloat powder, home-cooked food at the centre of Rishabh Pant's nutrition powered recovery
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"Rishabh was unable to eat anything, resulting in him having no energy. He had too much headaches, couldn't do his physio or walk even for two steps or five minutes. What food he had to eat was a problem as his family attempted to make him eat his comfort food, as he’s a hardcore chicken lover."
Rahmanullah Gurbaz becomes the third fastest player to smash five ODI hundreds with 151 against Pakistan
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Gurbaz overtook Pakistan skipper Babar Azam (25 innings) and is now sitting behind the joint-first position holders, Quinton de Kock (19) and Imam-Ul-Haq (19). Afghanistan were helped to a solid total of 300/5, courtesy of a brilliant 151 from Gurbaz. This was their highest total against their regional rivals, Pakistan.
Chess World Cup: Praggnanandhaa goes down fighting to Carlsen in final
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Former world champion Carlsen clinched the title by winning the first tie-breaker game and then drawing the second one.
US Open: Alcaraz, Tiafoe among 'Stars Of The Open' exhibition event, raise money for Ukraine
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And a sold-out crowd of 14,000 at Louis Armstrong Stadium on Wednesday night enjoyed some tennis hijinks in the headlining singles match as fan favorites Frances Tiafoe and world No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz traded strokes and advice.
Messi's double assist powers Inter Miami to US Open Cup final
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Miami will play Houston Dynamo in the final, scheduled on September 27 as the club looks to claim its second trophy of the year.
Rashid Khan cooled his stance on BBL boycott threat, nominates for draft: Reports
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In January of this year, the star of-spinner threatened to quit BBL after Cricket Australia's (CA) decision to withdraw from a three-match ODI series against Afghanistan due Taliban's ban on girls' education in the country.
John Isner announces he will retire from tennis after US Open
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The 38-year-old at Flushing Meadows will draw to a close his illustrious career, during which he has won 16 ATP Tour titles, 488 tour-level matches and competed in the ATP Finals (in 2018).
IBSA World Games: Indian men's blind cricket team defeat Bangladesh; women's team beat Australia by 163 runs
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Having registered two consecutive wins after facing a defeat in the first match, the men's team used all their experience to outplay Bangladesh on Wednesday. In the women's match, India thrashed Australia by 163 runs in the IBSA World Games 2023 in Birmingham.
Ireland v India: Third T20I abandoned due to rain; India win series 2-0
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No play was possible at the venue on Wednesday as rain fell steadily, and the capitals did not have to come out for the toss, with no possibility of the match happening, as visuals showed covers firmly over the square area.
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