Sport is sometimes called the good unifier and praised for its capacity to carry folks collectively. Maybe Indian cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar summed it up finest when he stated, “no matter language you communicate … the language of sport is frequent.” Whereas Pat Haden, Sue Bailey, Almena Theobald and Margaret Mumford cheer on England’s netball … Read more
The Boomers introduced bronze to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics with their historic medal nicknamed “rose gold” in males’s basketball. And on the Commonwealth Video games, the rose gold glow is actual. By Australian requirements, it was an extended anticipate a wrestling medal of any colour – 12 years. Jayden Lawrence had been to 2 earlier … Read more
When Australia’s Madison de Rozario gained the ladies’s T53/54 marathon on the Commonwealth Video games in Birmingham, there have been solely two athletes on the rostrum. It was the identical when Jess Gallagher and pilot Caitlin Ward gained the ladies’s tandem B monitor biking dash finals. Because of the small variety of opponents in these … Read more
BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) – Working the Commonwealth Video games in tandem with its largest Paralympic sports activities program has been a hit and is anticipated to be adopted in different main occasions, five-time Paralympic gold medal Ellie Simmonds stated Friday. . The swimming greats, nonetheless, don’t desire the mannequin for use within the Olympics, as … Read more
Australian walker and reigning Commonwealth Video games champion Jemima Montag says she is accepting the strain to defend her crown inside days of competing on the Birmingham Video games. The Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Video games gold medal guarantees to be the walker to beat on the occasion, aiming to turn into the primary girl … Read more
Sports activities journalism can do numerous good. It is a subject of the career that has produced lovely written works, shone a light-weight in darkish corners, and defined the intricacies of elite sport to these of us who watch in awe. And sports activities journalism has finished quite a bit with athletes to open the … Read more
Africa Melane is joined by Netball South Africa president Cecilia Molokwane to debate the Netball World Cup hosted within the nation 60 years after its inception. FILE: For Netball South Africa president Cecilia Molokwane, the Cup will change the netball narrative within the nation. Picture: NetballSA / Twitter Precisely one 12 months has handed earlier … Read more
Africa Melane is joined by Netball South Africa president Cecilia Molokwane to debate the Netball World Cup hosted within the nation 60 years after its inception. FILE: For Netball South Africa president Cecilia Molokwane, the Cup will change the netball narrative within the nation. Picture: NetballSA / Twitter Precisely one 12 months has handed earlier … Read more
Danni Di Toro has virtually performed every thing in his 30-year profession in sport. The 47-year-old has been to seven Paralympics in two totally different sports activities, was co-captain of the staff twice, received silver and bronze on the Paralympics, and received a number of Grand Slam titles in wheelchair tennis. So it’s extraordinary that … Read more
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) – Like a fish out of water, Elisabeth Hammerstad tracks down a easy backyard hose to scrub off the sand and funky off a bit from the scorching warmth of Alabama. The fair-skinned Hammerstad, her hair pulled again right into a French braid, simply helped Norway simply win over Australia. In seashore … Read more
