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“The two-day motorsports event, which culminates in Sunday's marquee 250-mile race, is the first IndyCar race to take place in the nation's capital.”
“In 2016, she became the first player in the program to record three career and season hat-tricks.”
“Jon Berti announced his retirement from professional baseball after eight MLB seasons in an emotional Instagram post Thursday.”
“He lifted the Europa League with Villa last season. He is one of his country's most reliable performers, starting seven of England's eight games at the World Cup.”
“a 364% raise for the league’s athletes, the largest in the history of pro sports.”
“The former World No.1 had a four-year ban by the International Tennis Federation reduced to nine months in 2022 after appealing to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).”
“Yildiz has made 131 appearances for Juve”
“50-year career”
“going 83rd overall in the 3rd round”
“The race itself will be broadcast live on Fox, and is slated to take about two and a half hours.”
“Her professional career took her overseas in 2017 when she joined Icelandic club UMF Afturelding.”
“An 18th-round pick of the Blue Jays in 2011”
“He was ranked as having the best ground duel success (73.1%) and best passing accuracy (95%) of all defenders in the Premier League last season.”
“Nneka Ogwumike has served as president of the players’ union (the WNBPA) for the past 10 years.”
“Halep tested positive for roxadustat, an anti-anaemia medication that stimulates the production of haemoglobin and red blood cells, at the 2022 US Open.”
“the Dutchman has scored just five goals in the Premier League since his £36.5million arrival from Bologna in the summer of 2024, nine in total across 75 appearances.”
“for 26 years”
“The Phillies selected him first overall in 2016, the so-called “1-1” pick”
“All I'll say is the Detroit Grand Prix has cost us about $21 million a year, and we're greater than that.”
“Brittany scored twice during her only season there before stepping away from professional soccer later that year.”
“Berti became just the fifth player in MLB history to start a postseason game at a position he’d never fielded before”
“He was also ranked first out of all Premier League outfield players to contest more than 20 ground duels in the league last season.”
“Yesterday, Ogwumike announced that she is retiring from the WNBA after 15 seasons.”
“Chelsea striker Joao Pedro is the nearest to taking Haaland's crown, as he is in 61.8 per cent of teams”
“Last season’s 10th place finish”
“Drivers will tackle 147 laps, for a total of just under 250 miles each.”
“She joined the ownership group when the National Women’s Soccer League franchise was established in 2020.”
“In his final MLB action, Berti appeared in 51 games with the Cubs last season before being DFA’d in August.”
“He also ranked fifth of all defenders in the league for ball carries of more than five metres.”
“70% of fans say they've bought merch—while only 51% have actually bought a ticket to a game.”
“Liverpool midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai (41.4 per cent, £7m)”
“Arsenal finished as runners-up for three successive seasons before finally lifting their first Premier League trophy since 2004 last term.”
“Drivers will follow an angular, 1.7-mile course with seven sharp turns.”
“An unblemished 9-0 record.”
“The 35-year-old announced his retirement after the 2023 season, saying he felt complete after 10 illustrious seasons in the NFL.”
“he registered a 97% pass completion rate.”
“Arsenal goalkeeper David Raya (35.9 per cent, £6m)”
“Arsenal underlined their status as Premier League title favourites with an emphatic 3-0 win over Manchester City in Sunday’s Community Shield.”
“The D.C. race is the 15th of this year's 18-race championship.”
“11-21, 21-15, 17-21 in 68 minutes.”
“Espinal alleged the eight‑time Pro Bowler punched their son in the chest, but his lawyer said that was the first time he heard that claim.”
“The Gunners played 63 games in all competitions as they won the title, reached the final of the Champions League, the final of the Carabao Cup and the quarter-final of the FA Cup.”
“The second-most expensive striker is Alexander Isak at £9m”
“extended her losing record to 3-6 against the 26-year-old, with Sindhu now losing four in a row.”
“At the time, the Chiefs banned Hill indefinitely from all team activities. The NFL did not suspend Hill after a four‑month investigation.”
“He has reached at least the semi-finals at six of the past seven Grand Slams”
“24-time Grand Slam champion”
“they became the first Indian women's doubles pair in 11 years to reach the World Championships quarter-finals.”
“The 32‑year‑old is a free agent ahead of his potential 11th NFL season and aims to bounce back after suffering a season‑ending knee injury during Week 4 in 2025.”
“Djokovic is level with Margaret Court for the most Grand Slam singles titles in history, having won his 24th trophy at the 2023 US Open.”
“world number five”
“21-16, 21-12 in just 44 minutes.”
“erupted for four 30-point games after failing to record one during his first three NBA seasons”
“maybe up to 90% of athletes take supplements.”
“6-2 4-6 4-6 loss”
“first Indian women's doubles combination to reach the last eight of the World Championships since Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa in 2015.”
“ranks second in field-goal percentage allowed as the contesting defender among players who have challenged at least 2,000 shots”
“probably closer to 100% of athletes will be taking some form of supplementation.”
“I certainly hope so, but it looks more likely not, unfortunately.”
“blitzed 19-21, 11-21.”
“entering its 11th month”
“creatine could improve explosive athletic performance by 1-3%.”
“Team GB’s women’s hockey squad won gold 10 years ago at the 2016 Rio Olympics.”
“After an intense 54-shot rally that went in Zhi Yi's favour.”
“an estimated 80% of athletes were taking creatine.”
“A record-equalling nine Premier League clubs will compete in European competitions this season, including five in the UEFA Champions League.”
“$209.5bn (£154bn) in 2025 and is projected to grow to $431.7bn (£317.4bn) by 2033.”
“Record 115 goals were scored in the 90th minute or later, accounting for 11% of all goals scored.”
“as many as one in 10 supplements is contaminated.”
“142 matches were decided by a single goal, representing 37.3% of all games, more than in either of the previous two seasons.”
“product contamination was responsible for 8% of all anti-doping violations between 2005 and 2022.”
“West Ham United were relegated for the first time since 2010/11 despite collecting 39 points, the highest tally for a relegated team since Birmingham City and Blackpool also went down with 39 points in 2010/11.”
“over 100 grams of supplemental carbohydrate were ingested per hour.”
“Coventry City return to the Premier League for the first time in 25 years after winning the Championship.”
“110 grams of carbohydrate per hour that was achieved.”
“Hull City are back in the Premier League for the first time in a decade after securing promotion through a dramatic Play-Off Final victory over Middlesbrough.”
“The supplement industry is really expensive.”
“67 countries were represented across the 20 clubs last season.”
“128 nationalities have now been represented in the Premier League across its history.”
“46% of the world's top 100 players feature in the Premier League.”
“Erling Haaland became the fastest player to reach 100 Premier League goals, reaching the landmark in just 111 appearances and breaking Alan Shearer's previous record of 124 matches.”
“Bruno Fernandes set a new Premier League record for assists in a single season, finishing the campaign with 21.”
“Premier League watch time across the JioStar network in India surpassed 9.04 billion minutes, according to a joint JioStar and Nielsen study using BARC data.”
“The League now has 144.5 million followers in India.”
“Combined linear television and digital reach has grown 2.4 times over the past five years.”
“Rajasthan, Bihar, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh accounted for 12% of total Premier League views five years ago but now represent nearly 25%, with growth exceeding 200%.”
“Non-metro centres with populations of more than one million account for 55% of mobile and web views and 63% of Connected TV viewing.”
“Linear television watch time for the Premier League was reported to be three times that of the UEFA Champions League.”
“Record average attendance 41,753.”
“98.7% stadium capacity.”
“His 434-day WWE Championship reign further increased his face value.”
“He signed with UFC and competed twice professionally.”
“CM Punk left WWE in 2014 and later moved into MMA.”
“He eventually returned to wrestling with AEW in 2021.”
“Robinson gave England the perfect start by taking a wicket with the first ball of the match.”
“Messi now has 13 goals and nine assists in 17 MLS games this season.”
“Manav Suthar scripted a remarkable piece of Indian Test history on Wednesday (August 19), becoming the first spinner and only the second Indian cricketer to claim a five-wicket haul in both his first home and first away Tests.”
“Mohammad Nisar was the first Indian to accomplish the feat.”
“Suthar became only the third Indian to claim a six-wicket haul in a Test innings in Sri Lanka.”
“Suthar also became the youngest Indian to claim a 10-wicket haul in a Test match.”
