Tag: Champion
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Two-time champion Pete Alonso to participate in Home Run Derby at All-Star Game – Winnipeg Free Press
[ad_1] NEW YORK (AP) — Mets slugger Pete Alonso will participate in the All-Star Home Run Derby on July 10 in Seattle, looking to win the event for the third time. Alonso was selected to his third All-Star team Sunday, and New York’s lone representative on the National League squad will take part in the…
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Winless Elks face stiff test against reigning Grey Cup champion Argos – Winnipeg Free Press
[ad_1] EDMONTON – It might be a stretch to call a team that finished 4-14 last season and hasn’t won a home game in more than two seasons the biggest disappointment so far in the young CFL season. After all, the bar isn’t set very high for the winless Edmonton Elks, who host the Grey…
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Olympic beach volleyball champion April Ross expecting a baby – Winnipeg Free Press
[ad_1] Reigning Olympic beach volleyball champion April Ross is pregnant. The gold, silver and bronze medalist announced on Instagram on Monday that she is expecting a baby in October with her husband, Arizona State beach volleyball coach Brad Keenan. “Been working on this project for a little while now,” Ross wrote next to pictures of…
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3-time Grand Slam champion Andy Murray pulls out of clay-court French Open – Winnipeg Free Press
[ad_1] Three-time Grand Slam champion Andy Murray has withdrawn from the clay-court French Open, organizers said Sunday. The 36-year-old British player lost in the 2016 final to Novak Djokovic and reached four other semifinals at Roland Garros in western Paris. Play begins there May 28 and the tournament will also be without record 14-time champion…
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2016 Olympic champion Van Avermaet to end cycling career – Winnipeg Free Press
[ad_1] PARIS (AP) — Greg Van Avermaet, the 2016 Olympics road race champion, said Wednesday this will be the final season of his cycling career. Van Avermaet, who turns 38 this month, will not stay on for the 2024 Paris Olympics, saying in a statement: “Sadly this adventure will come to an end at the…
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Former youth world champion Wambui banned 2 years for doping – Winnipeg Free Press
[ad_1] NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Former 800-meter youth world champion Jackline Wambui of Kenya was banned for two years on Wednesday after testing positive for the substance norandrosterone. The 23-year-old Wambui’s ban was backdated to start on Dec. 20, 2021, the date of her provisional suspension, the Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya said. Wambui won gold…
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Defending champion Scottie Scheffler leads WM Phoenix Open – Winnipeg Free Press
[ad_1] SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Defending champion Scottie Scheffler took the lead into the weekend in the WM Phoenix Open, with local favorite Jon Rahm right behind at TPC Scottsdale. The second-ranked Scheffler played 25 holes Friday, completing a 3-under 68 in the first round and shooting a bogey-free 64 in the second to get…
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कौडियागंज:जहां कवि जैनेंद्र ने बुनी शब्दों की माला,मिट्टी से उपजा एशियन कुश्ती चैंपियन मालव सिंह – Poet Jainendra And Asian Wrestling Champion Malav Singh Birth In Kodiyaganj
[ad_1] कवि जैनेन्द्र – फोटो : फाइल फोटो विस्तार अलीगढ़ में जलाली की कालिंदी नदी के किनारे बसा कौडियागंज कस्बा धर्म और आस्था का केंद्र है। यह वह भूमि है जहां, पद्म भूषण कवि जैनेंद्र कुमार ने कविताओं के माध्यम से शब्दों की माला बुनी, तो यहां की मिट्टी से एशियन कुश्ती चैंपियन मालव सिंह…
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Serie A champion Milan to be sold to RedBird for $1.3B
[ad_1] AC Milan players hold the trophy as they celebrate after winning the Italian Serie A title at the end of a match against Sassuolo, at the Citta del Tricolore stadium, in Reggio Emilia, Italy, Sunday, May 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni) MILAN (AP) — Less than two weeks after celebrating AC Milan’s…
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The tale of Nikhat Zareen’s resilience: From requesting a ‘fair trial’ to becoming world champion | Boxing News
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: None other than legendary MC Mary Kom had asked in 2019, ‘who is Nikhat Zareen‘? Cut to 2022, the Telangana boxer is a world champion. Three years ago, Nikhat was pleading for a “fair trial” against Mary Kom ahead of the Tokyo Olympics after being denied a chance to compete in the…