Iran’s head coach Amir Ghalenoei believes his coaching and fitness staff would have their work cut out getting the ?squad ready for ?the World Cup at their training camp in Turkiye, with most of the players having been out of action for seven weeks. The country’s ?domestic Persian Gulf Pro League season was suspended after […]
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Australia race clear of England to seize control of second Ashes Test
A relentless Australia seized a 44-run lead over England in the day-night second Ashes Test in Brisbane on Friday, with aggressive opener Jake Weatherald and Steve Smith leading the charge. By stumps the hosts had not only reeled in England’s first-innings 334 but raced clear, ending a draining day two on 378-6 in front of […]
China suspends unregulated sports after deadly ultramarathon
China on Wednesday said it would suspend all sports competitions that lack national safety standards, after extreme weather at an ultramarathon killed twenty-one runners and sparked calls for more regulation. Beijing’s General Administration of Sport said that events suspended included mountain trail running, wingsuit flying and ultra-long distance running. They did not say how long […]
Swiss Moto3 rider Dupasquier hit by bike in Mugello crash
Swiss Moto3 rider Jason Dupasquier was being taken to hospital after a three-bike crash that halted qualifying for the Italian motorcycling Grand Prix at Mugello on Saturday. Television images showed the 19-year-old fall and then being struck by another bike, before sliding along the track. Half an hour after the incident Dupasquier was still out […]
Turkey’s opposition party takes narrow lead in Ankara mayor race
Turkey’s main opposition party candidate took a narrow lead in the capital Ankara in Sunday’s local elections, early results showed, with President Tayyip Erdogan’s AK Party leading the race in Istanbul. Mansur Yavas of the secularist opposition Republican People’s Party had 49.1 percent of the vote in Ankara, one percentage point more than AKP former […]