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Italian Sonny Colbrelli wins epic Paris-Roubaix classic.

Italian Sonny Colbrelli wins epic Paris-Roubaix classic.
Sonny Colbrelli became the first Italian to win the Paris-Roubaix Monument classic in 22 years when he prevailed on his debut in a three-man sprint finish at the end of a grueling race on Sunday. His whole body caked in mud after 257.7 kilometers featuring 30 cobbled sectors…
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Manny Pacquiao Announces Retirement from Professional Boxing.

Manny Pacquiao Announces Retirement from Professional Boxing.
Boxing legend Manny Pacquiao is officially hanging up his gloves. The eight-division world champion and Philippines senator on Wednesday announced his retirement from the ring, three months shy of his 43rd birthday After 26 years and 72 professional bouts, Former world champi…
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Sri Lanka bags two bronze medals at 58th World Military Boxing Championship.

Sri Lanka bags two bronze medals at 58th World Military Boxing Championship.
Lance Corporal Sajeewa Nuwan of the Sri Lanka Army (SLA) and Leading Aircraftwoman Gayani Kaluarachchi of the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) won bronze medals at the 58th World Military Boxing Championship in Russia held recently in Moscow. According to the SLA and SLAF sources,…
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US beats Europe Won Ryder Cup golf tournament.

US beats Europe Won Ryder Cup golf tournament.
The United States has clinched the 2021 Ryder Cup after rookie Collin Morikawa secured the final half-point to get to a 19-9 victory, which is the largest margin of victory in Ryder Cup history since the 28-point format came about. It's the first time since 1979 and 198…
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Rohit Sharma first to score 1,000 runs against one team in IPL.

Rohit Sharma first to score 1,000 runs against one team in IPL.
Rohit Sharma became the first batter in the Indian Premier League (IPL) history to score 1000 runs against a single team during Mumbai Indians’ (MI) contest against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi.  The 34-year-old achieved the feat in the …
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England cricketer Moeen Ali announces retirement from Tests.

England cricketer Moeen Ali announces retirement from Tests.
England spin-bowling all-rounder Moeen Ali has announced his retirement from the game’s longest format, bringing an end to a 64-Test career. Ali announced his retirement from Test cricket on Monday (27th). Making his Test debut in 2014, the affable all-rounder scored 2914 ru…
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Sania Mirza & Zhang Shuai Win Ostrava Open WTA Doubles Title.

Sania Mirza & Zhang Shuai Win Ostrava Open WTA Doubles Title.
India’s Sania Mirza and her Chinese partner Zhang Shuai won the women’s doubles title in the women’s doubles final at the Ostrava Open in Ostrava, Czech Republic.  The second-seeded Indo-Chinese duo defeated the third seeded pair of American Kaitlyn Christian and New Zealand…
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Lewis Hamilton wins the Russian Grand Prix 2021.

Lewis Hamilton wins the Russian Grand Prix 2021.
Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes-Great Britain), has won the F1 Russian Grand Prix 2021. This is his 100th Grand Prix win.  It was Hamilton’s fifth win of the season and his first since the British Grand Prix in July. Max Verstappen (Red Bull–Netherlands) came second while Carlos Sa…
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Mahela appointed consultant for Sri Lanka National and U19 teams.

Mahela appointed consultant for Sri Lanka National and U19 teams.
Former Sri Lanka Captain Mahela Jayawardena has been appointed as a ‘consultant’ to the National team during the First Round of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) announced today (24th). Jayawardena, who is currently the head coach of the Mumbai Indians, wi…
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Second edition of LPL to kick off on December 04.

Second edition of LPL to kick off on December 04.
Sri Lanka Cricket today (23rd) announced the commencement date and team composition for the second edition of the Lanka Premier League (LPL), Sri Lanka’s topmost domestic T20 tournament with an international flavor. The SLC said that 2nd edition of the tournament will be hel…
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Top 10 highest paid young athletes in 2021.

Top 10 highest paid young athletes in 2021.
Who are the athletes currently being paid the most? We've taken a look at this year's Forbes' list of the 50 highest-paid sportspeople on the planet, and picked out the youngsters below 26 as the cut-off age. Here are the current top 10, based on this year's e…
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England call off men’s and women’s cricket tours of Pakistan.

England call off men’s and women’s cricket tours of Pakistan.
England's men and women were due to play simultaneous two-match T20 series; the ECB's decision to pull out of their planned October matches in Rawalpindi follows the abandonment of New Zealand's tour to Pakistan. England's joint men's and women's tour…
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Boxing star Manny Pacquiao to run for Philippines president.

Boxing star Manny Pacquiao to run for Philippines president.
Philippine boxing star Manny Pacquiao says he is to run for president in next year’s election. He was nominated as a candidate by a faction of the ruling party, PDP-Laban. On top of a glittering career as a fighter, Mr Pacquiao, 42, is a senator in the Philippines’ parliamen…
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New Zealand call off Pakistan cricket series after security alert.

New Zealand call off Pakistan cricket series after security alert.
New Zealand on Friday (17th) pulled out of their tour of Pakistan just before the start of the first ODI in Rawalpindi due to a “security alert”.  New Zealand Cricket (NZC) in a statement on Friday said that the team will not continue with the tour following an “escalation i…
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2 times Olympic Gold Medalist Yuriy Sedykh passes away.

2 times Olympic Gold Medalist Yuriy Sedykh passes away.
One of track and field’s longest-standing world record holders, Yuri Sedykh, died of a heart attack Tuesday (14th), according to the Russian federation. Sedykh, who won Olympic hammer throw gold at both the Montreal 1976 and Moscow 1980 Games and silver at Seoul in 1988, was…
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Virat Kohli will be stepping down as India's T20I Captain.

Virat Kohli will be stepping down as India's T20I Captain.
Virat Kohli will be stepping down as captain of the Indian cricket team in T20Is after the completion of the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup, which is scheduled to take place in UAE and Oman from October 17 to November 14. He will continue to lead the team in Test cricket and OD…
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Lasith Malinga announces retirement from all forms of cricket.

Lasith Malinga announces retirement from all forms of cricket.
Sri Lanka pacer Lasith Malinga has decided to hang up his boots in T20I cricket, bringing an end to one of the great careers in the sport. The pacer made this announcement on his social media channels. Malinga played 30 Test matches, 226 ODIs and 84 T20Is for Sri Lanka, pick…
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Daniel Ricciardo wins Italian Grand Prix 2021.

Daniel Ricciardo wins Italian Grand Prix 2021.
Daniel Ricciardo (McLaren, Australian-Italian) has won the Formula One Italian Grand Prix 2021 title held at Autodromo Nazionale Monza track, Italy.  This is the first victory for McLaren in 9 years. Lando Norris came second while Valtteri Bottas came third in the F1 race.  L…
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MS Dhoni to mentor Indian team for the T20 World Cup.

MS Dhoni to mentor Indian team for the T20 World Cup.
BCCI announced that the former India captain MS Dhoni will mentor the team for the tournament, which will be played in UAE and Oman in October and November. He announced his retirement from international limited-overs cricket on August 15, 2020. Dhoni had last played for Ind…
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Joe Root & Eimear Richardson voted ICC Players of the Month for August.

Joe Root & Eimear Richardson voted ICC Players of the Month for August.
England captain Joe Root and Ireland star Eimear Richardson have been voted winners of the ICC Player of the Month for August. Root scored 507 runs in three Tests against India in August. He scored three important centuries, including an unbeaten 180* at Lord’s, and the form…
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