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“England's Chris Murray claimed the bronze medal with a total lift of 325kg.”
“James is currently the only active NBA player worth a billion dollars, and he signed a two-year, $8 million contract with Philly, dropping to the league’s veteran’s minimum salary. That represents a pay cut of roughly $48 million, or more …”
“Emily Roper and Abigail Roper claimed the first gymnastic medals for Team Wales at this Commonwealth Games”
“Wood, who was a first-round pick (26th overall) by the Phillies last year, has a 3.51 ERA and 1.08 WHIP in 17 starts across two levels and is the organization’s top pitching prospect and 50th in baseball”
“At the 2025 Commonwealth Championships in Ahmedabad, he won gold in the men's 79kg category with a personal-best total of 335kg (152kg snatch + 183kg clean and jerk), setting new championship records.”
“Abigail secured third place in the women's vault, one place ahead of sister Emily, who then claimed her own medal later in the afternoon by finishing third in the uneven bars.”
“And after starting for the National League in the All-Star Futures Game, he’s ready to be back at Citizens Bank Park.”
“At the 2024 Commonwealth Championships in Suva, Fiji, he won gold medals in both the junior and senior men's 81kg categories.”
“Wales have now claimed six medals in Glasgow, with five bronze and one silver so far.”
““Oh, he’s going to push you, man,” said rookie running back Emmett Johnson, who signed a four-year, $4.9 million contract with the Chiefs.”
“He also competed at the 2025 World Championships in Forde, Norway, where he finished 16th overall in a field of 39 lifters.”
“World number one Scottie Scheffler did not win any of golf's four major championships in 2026”
“Tubular Labs data cited by The Measure found that World Cup content generated more than 259 billion social video views across YouTube, Instagram and TikTok, with creators responsible for over 70 percent of that engagement.”
“Bindyarani Devi clinched Bronze in the women's 58kg final... Bindyarani totalled 199kg (87kg snatch + 112g clean and jerk)”
“It has been six months since world number one Scottie Scheffler won a golf tournament.”
“The total prize money for last year’s event was $2,360,000, with the winning team of Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori taking home $1,000,000.”
“Nigeria's Rafiatu Folashade stole the show with a stunning 225kg (103kg + 122kg), rewriting both the Commonwealth and Commonwealth Games records to take the gold.”
“two weeks ago he missed his first cut in 78 events, ending the longest unbroken streak on the PGA Tour.”
“The initial entry list for the highly anticipated return of the elevated Championship—which won Sports Business Journal’s ‘Sports Breakthrough of the Year’ award for its 2025 reimagination—includes the following teams”
“Canada's Ann Sophie won the silver medal with 215 kg (94+121)”
“Of his 20 victories on tour, 75% have come when he has held the lead going into the final round”
“The entry window will close at noon on Monday, Aug. 17, at which time the top six teams with the best combined singles ranking at the time will officially be directly accepted into the main draw field.”
“It was India's fifth weightlifting medal at the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Earlier, Mirabai Chanu (women's 48kg - gold), Rishikanta Singh (men's 60kg - silver), Muthupandi Raja (men's 65kg - silver), and Gyaneshwari Yadav (wome…”
“Sunday's second place at the 3M Open was his fifth runners-up finish - only the second golfer in 40 years to have at least five second places in a season on the PGA Tour.”
“Eight teams will be determined via wild card and announced on a date to follow. Two teams will earn a main draw spot by advancing through the eight-team qualifying draw played on Monday, Aug. 24.”
“Gyaneshwari lifted 88kg in the snatch to finish second.”
“Scheffler has 795 more than Fitzpatrick in second.”
“Our goal every year is for the Travelers Championship to be one of the best tournaments on the PGA Tour, so being part of the upcoming PGA Tour Championship Series is validation of the collective effort that Travelers, the tournament team,…”
“In the clean and jerk, Gyaneshwari successfully lifted 111kg.”
“Scheffler has been world number one since 21 May 2023 - nearly 166 weeks.”
“To become a Championship Series host, the naming rights organization must fund the $20 million prize pool, cover event build-out expenses, share a portion of hospitality revenue with the PGA Tour and staff the event.”
“It is the fourth weightlifting medal for India at the CWG and fifth medal overall.”
“The Brazil international joined Real as an 18-year-old in 2018, winning 14 trophies and scoring 128 goals in 375 matches for the Spanish giants.”
“In 2025, the Travelers Championship ranked ninth in total television viewership”
“The foundation also promised to donate $1,500 for every touchdown Patrick Mahomes threw during the 2023 NFL regular season.”
“In normal circumstances, according to industry sources, Vinicius' market value would exceed £200m.”
“Estimates for the Travelers Championship conservatively place 2025 ticket sales at approximately 125,000, while attendance during the tournament's busiest years has approached 200,000.”
“India's comprehensive 3-0 T20I series victory over Zimbabwe ended with mutual appreciation between captain Shreyas Iyer and stand-in head coach VVS Laxman, as both credited each other's leadership for the team's commanding performances. ..…”
“The club signed the Belgian in 2019 in a deal worth up to £130m.”
“The 3M Open in Blaine, Minnesota, saw an estimated 30% increase in ticket sales following the announcement that world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler would compete.”
“Iyer, who registered his first series win as India's T20I captain, returned the compliment by thanking Laxman...”
“It is clear that Arsenal would almost certainly need to obliterate the British transfer record of £125m, from Alexander Isak's move from Newcastle to Liverpool last summer.”
“The 3M Open ranked 27th in television viewership in 2025, but with the successful recruitment of Scheffler, the tournament may begin attracting more of the world’s top golfers. Since the event’s debut in 2019, this marked only the second t…”
“It's a new group of players. We know that only four or five of those who were there in England joined us on this tour.”
“Reports suggest he earns in the region of £450,000 a week at Real Madrid, although sources indicate it is considerably more.”
“A well-attended 3M Open has historically drawn around 125,000 spectators, but the golf-centric Twin Cities may have surpassed 165,000 in total attendance this year. Minnesota claims to have the highest number of golfers per capita in the U…”
“A relatively inexperienced Indian squad, missing several first-choice players including Sanju Samson, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh and Harshit Rana, completed the clean sweep...”
“At Arsenal, that would immediately make him the club's top earner by some distance, with Bukayo Saka currently earning up to £400,000-a-week.”
“Singh, 20, from Bihar's Muzaffarpur district, and 18-year-old Abhishek Moond from Rajasthan's Sikar district trained alongside Australia's Test squad for two weeks as part of the long-running partnership between the MRF Pace Foundation and…”
“Vinicius Jr has won the Champions League twice with Real, most recently in 2023-24”
“The MRF Pace Foundation and Cricket Australia have worked together since 1992, building on Australian pace legend Dennis Lillee's association with the Foundation after it was established in Chennai in 1987.”
“Vinicius Jr's Real Madrid contract runs until 2027”
“The partnership has helped shape several leading fast bowlers. Australian greats Glenn McGrath, Mitchell Johnson and Brett Lee have all been associated with the Foundation, while Indian stars such as Javagal Srinath and Zaheer Khan are amo…”
“He said the World Cup "celebrated humanity at its best", adding that the 2026 tournament had "100% safety and security, only joy and happiness"... Doubling down on the tournament's safety, Infantino said there were "zero incidents, zero vi…”
“Vaibhav Sooryavanshi dominating the headlines after the 15-year-old became the youngest player ever to win the Player of the Series award in men's international cricket.”
“However, Fifa is investigating Argentina's actions after players and backroom staff were involved in altercations with Spain's players after losing the World Cup final. It is also investigating allegations of racist abuse towards American …”
“Abhishek Sharma... managing scores of 1, 8 and 2.”
“Uefa said the decision had "crossed a red line", labelling it "unprecedented, incomprehensible, and unjustifiable"...”
“In his last six T20Is for India, he has registered scores of 10, 16, 3, 1, 8 and 2, highlighting a worrying dip in form.”
“Of the 191 other red cards shown at a men's World Cup, only one other player has escaped a suspension.”
“The 15-year-old capped off an outstanding series with a brilliant 81 off 49 balls in the third T20I in Harare, guiding India to a 35-run victory and a 3-0 clean sweep.”
“Morgan Rogers scored 10 goals and registered seven assists in 37 Premier League matches last season for Aston Villa”
“His 151 runs across three matches made him the leading run-scorer of the series and earned him his first Player of the Series award.”
“The midfielder became the most expensive British player of all-time when he moved from Aston Villa to Stamford Bridge last week”
“The youngster flourished under his guidance during India's victorious ICC Men's Under-19 Cricket World Cup campaign earlier this year, finishing as the tournament's highest run-scorer with 439 runs and being named Player of the Tournament.”
“Rogers has signed a six-year contract with Chelsea, with an option for a further year”
“He also highlighted Abhishek's recent numbers, saying, "In the UK series, apart from one fifty, there were no scores at all. Not even 20s and 30s, no significant score. One fifty in the last eight matches. If you include the World Cup, thr…”
“The Blues are also expected to announce the £52m signing of France international defender Maxence Lacroix from Crystal Palace”
“In the UK series, apart from one fifty, there were no scores at all. Not even 20s and 30s, no significant score. One fifty in the last eight matches. If you include the World Cup, three half-centuries in the last 18 matches.”
“The 26-year-old would be Chelsea's oldest signing since 2022”
“How many matches Samson played in the World Cup? Three. And fifties in all three.”
“That will leave Chelsea with nearly 40 players in their squad and needing to sell a substantial number of them”
“Abhishek's highest score in the five matches is 16.”
“World number one Littler finished the week with an average of 111.04, beating Taylor's record of 106.31 in 2010.”
“He earned four Pro Bowl selections and finished his career with 88.5 sacks, including 85.5 with Minnesota.”
“He averaged 111.53 in the final, setting a new record as he bettered Taylor's 111.23 against Adrian Lewis in 2013.”
“On Saturday, the 18-year-old added the achievement that may end up defining her junior career, having become the first Indian ever to win the World Junior Squash Championship, beating Egypt's Ruqayya Salem 3-0 in the final in Niagara-on-th…”
“Littler claimed £225,000 in prize money for winning the event and now has £3,143,500 over the PDC's two-year order of merit. That is £2.13m more than Luke Humphries in second spot.”
“Anahat debuted for India at 14 at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, won Asian Games medals at 16, and climbed inside the world's top 20 as she transitioned onto the senior circuit.”
“The back-to-back world champion also hit 12 180s in the final to set a new tournament record of 66, surpassing the total he set last year.”
“She'd beaten two other Egyptian players en route, a country that had held this exact title for sixteen consecutive years running.”
“The run is also continuing his sublime form in longer-format matches - this win extending the streak to 29 successive wins in games with 20 or more legs. His last defeat over a match of that duration was when he burst on to the scene in th…”
“Baker has made $131.8 million already in his career & he’ll make $40 million this season.”
“Price also averaged 104.97 in the final and has enjoyed a successful week, climbing to fourth in the order of merit and reclaiming the Welsh number one spot from Jonny Clayton.”
“While Mayfield would prefer a long-term deal, he’s not afraid of the franchise tag, which would cost Tampa Bay at least $47M in 2027.”
“McLaren's Lando Norris won his first grand prix of the year in Hungary”
“Tampa Bay finished 8-9, missed the playoffs for the first time since 2019”
“The fact I could keep up with Oscar on this kind of track, where it's impossible to follow and impossible to overtake, I was within 0.8 seconds or something for, I don't know, almost 40 laps, the fact I could do this is what gave me confid…”
“ESPN's annual survey of NFL executives, coaches and scouts reflected that shift. After previously being viewed among the league's top quarterbacks, Mayfield dropped out of the Top 10 and landed in the honourable mention category.”
“McLaren's Lando Norris is fifth in the drivers' standings while Oscar Piastri is seventh”
“Mayfield is a winner, one anonymous NFL coordinator told ESPN's Jeremy Fowler. He can make every throw. Fearless. Teammates seem to love to play for him.”
“while Ferrari, the pre-race favourites, floundered and made, in the words of their team boss Frederic Vasseur 'too many mistakes'”
“Olympic silver medallist Mirabai Chanu headlined India's Day 4 performances by winning her third consecutive Commonwealth Games gold medal... finishing with a combined lift of 190kg. She set a new Commonwealth Games record of 85kg in the s…”
“Lando is much more confident. He's much more aware of his tools that he has in his driving, how to deploy these tools. And I think he's also, let me say, more in control of his emotions”
“Rishikanta Singh Chanambam delivered an outstanding performance to secure silver in the men's 60kg event... successfully cleared 116kg, 119kg and 121kg in the snatch, with his best effort equalling the Commonwealth Games record. He then ma…”
“Craig Overton won an entertaining contest against twin brother Jamie as Trent Rockets edged a thriller by four wickets against London Spirit in the men's Hundred.”
“Raja Muthupandi ensured India finished the day with three weightlifting medals by taking silver in the men's 65kg category... recording 126kg in the snatch before adding 160kg in the clean and jerk to finish with a combined total of 286kg.…”
“India's men's 4x200m freestyle relay quartet of Srihari Nataraj, Aryan Nehra, Aneesh Gowda and Dhakshan Shashikumar successfully qualified for the final after finishing third in Heat 2. The Indian team clocked 7:39.48 to finish behind Aust…”
“India concluded Day 4 with four medals overall at the Games; one gold, two silvers and one bronze, with the boxing contingent continuing to build momentum heading into the quarter-final stage.”
“India concluded Day 4 with four medals overall at the Games; one gold, two silvers and one bronze...”
