Nicknamed the ‘IronGran,’ Brocklesby is the oldest British woman to have completed an IRONMAN: the world’s toughest triathlon challenge comprising of a 2.4-mile swim, a 112-mile bike ride, and a full 26.2-mile marathon. Ideally, she says, it would be in Lanzarote, which has always been Brocklesby’s favorite place to train. “The water is crystal clear […]
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“The FC Bayern forward is self-isolating at home in accordance with the relevant health authorities and doing well under the circumstances,” said the German club on its website. Choupo-Moting’s positive result comes as Bayern grapples with a number of players quarantining due to coronavirus amid Germany’s deteriorating Covid-19 situation. Choupo-Moting, Serge Gnabry, Jamal Musiala, and […]
The court went further than the prosecutor in its ruling on Wednesday, which only requested a 10-month suspended prison sentence against Benzema. “It was clearly announced by the court that Karim Benzema was not aware of the prior machinations and then in the end they said that ‘he cannot, not have known,’ without any proof,” […]
Given the contrasting form of both sides — Bayern has won all five its group stage games so far, including a 3-0 Camp Nou hammering of Barça — that result seems unlikely, but it’s not all doom and gloom for the Catalan club. Yusuf Demir’s standout individual performance in the first half was one exceedingly […]
The whereabouts of Peng, a former tennis doubles world number one, became a matter of international concern for nearly three weeks after she posted a message on social media alleging that a former top Chinese government official had sexually assaulted her. She re-appeared over the weekend in Beijing. The WTA, the main organizational body for […]
Michael Carrick stood in as caretaker manager ahead of the game at the Estadio de la Ceramica, and he watched on as United struggled to create chances for much of the contest But his side burst into life towards the end of the second half, the two goals ensuring United reaches the Champions League last […]
During a virtual press conference Tuesday, HRW China Director Sophie Richardson denounced the IOC’s role in collaborating with Chinese authorities on Peng Shuai’s reappearance. “In 2008 we were hopeful that they [the IOC] would show some spine and oblige Chinese authorities to live up to some basic promises,” said Richardson, referring to when China first […]
Brady threw 307 passing yards and two touchdowns as the Bucs ended their two-game losing streak on Monday night, continuing the Giants’ season of struggles. The 44-year-old also avoided losing three in a row for the first time since 2002. It was the 104th time in Brady’s career that he’s finished with over 300 passing […]
Speaking to CNN Sport’s Amanda Davies, Infantino was questioned on reports — the most recent from the International Labour Organization (ILO) on Thursday — regarding human rights issues in Qatar. Last week’s ILO report said that at least 50 of Qatar’s workers died in 2020, stating that the country was inadequately investigating these workplace deaths. […]
Rory Dames’ resignation was announced in a press release dated Sunday from the Red Stars, which lost Saturday 2-1 to the Washington Spirit. The statement made no mention of the allegations. The story Monday in the Post is the latest chapter to roil the 10-team league, which has been facing a reckoning over the treatment […]