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“Benfica broke its own transfer record at the time in 2019 by purchasing the forward for $27.6 million (€24 million)”
“Ticket sales of 434,000 were well down from 1.5 million for Birmingham 2022”
“Russell Wilson spent 14 seasons in the NFL”
“The win followed an exceptional 12 months for Keith, who had established a personal target of completing 70 golf courses before his milestone birthday. Taking inspiration from a friend who played 60 rounds during his 60th year, Keith succe…”
“In September 2021, Nunez scored a brace in a 3-0 Champions League win over the La Liga giant at the Estadio Da Luz”
“the budget for Ahmedabad 2030 is almost double Glasgow's £160m”
“Russell Wilson entered the NFL in 2012 as the 75th overall pick”
“Additionally, Keith served as a volunteer marshal at The Renaissance Club during the Genesis Scottish Open between July 9 and 12. He managed scoring duties for Scottie Scheffler, Tommy Fleetwood and Matt Fitzpatrick on one day, whilst acco…”
“a bid of $115 million (€100 million) has been knocked back by Atletico Madrid”
“the number of sports rises - not beyond 20, as was planned for Victoria, but to 17 from the 10 in Glasgow”
“He quickly put those doubts to rest by leading the Seattle Seahawks to the playoffs as a rookie and winning Super Bowl 48 on Feb. 2, 2014”
“Nunez has been offered to Barça through his agent Jorge Mendes”
“The main venue will be the 120,000-seater cricket stadium which bears the name of Prime Minister Narendra Modi”
“earned 10 Pro Bowl selections”
“FC Barcelona has reportedly been offered Darwin Nunez on loan from Al-Hilal”
“I don't think one can give any guarantees," Raghu Iyer - chief executive of the Indian Olympic Association - told BBC Sport”
“threw 353 touchdown passes”
“Barça initially declined talks”
“organisers say the past 11 days in the Scottish city have "exceeded all expectations"”
“rushed for more than 5,500 yards”
“to sell a 20% minority stake in the World Cup to private investors”
“finished his NFL career with 46,966 passing yards”
“More than 200 of FIFA’s 211 member associations had formally endorsed Infantino for another term before the investment plan”
“India produced its biggest day of the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games on Saturday, collecting a remarkable 16 medals to surge into fourth place in the overall standings with one day of competition remaining.”
“He needs 106 votes to win reelection”
“Indian pugilists won seven gold and three silver medals”
“he promised to increase team distributions by 20% to at least $2.7 billion over the next four years”
“India added medals in para athletics, athletics and judo to take its overall tally to 39 medals, comprising 13 gold, 17 silver and nine bronze.”
“to raise an estimated $4.2 billion this year by selling a reported 20% minority stake in a new subsidiary—called FIFA Forward Enterprise—at an equity valuation of $20 billion”
“Australia continues to dominate the Games with 153 medals (62 gold, 40 silver and 51 bronze)”
“He’s particularly popular among members of Africa’s CAF (54 votes) and South America’s CONMEBOL (10 votes), and is generally liked by Oceania’s OFC (11 votes) and Asia’s AFC (46 votes)”
“England sits second with 100 medals (26 gold, 40 silver and 34 bronze)”
“in 2026, the launch of X Games League”
“Canada occupies third place with 58 medals, including 18 gold, 19 silver and 21 bronze.”
“40 skateboarding and BMX athletes were drafted onto four teams of 10.”
“after all 10 finalists stepped into the ring, returning with seven gold medals and three silver medals.”
“The first season of league competition featured three stops: Sacramento, Chiba and the championship in New Orleans, all happening in the span of 30 days from late June to late July.”
“Rana clinched gold with a season‑best effort of 13.40 metres, finishing 0.12 metres ahead of compatriot Juyal”
“In the end, XC New York captured the championship by finishing only 10 points ahead of XC Tokyo.”
“Praveen Chithravel secured silver with a best leap of 16.58 metres, finishing just 0.14 metres behind Jamaica's Jordan Scott”
“the $500,000 prize purse that came along with the custom trophy”
“Gulveer Singh produced one of India's standout performances on the track by winning bronze in the men's 5,000 metres. He crossed the line in 13:24.95, finishing just 0.04 seconds ahead of Kenya's Cornelius Kemboi”
“XC New York entered the final day of competition with a 20-point lead over XC Tokyo.”
“Sharma defeated South Africa's Skye Knoester by Ippon in just one minute and seven seconds”
“Roberts overdelivered, finishing in bronze-medal position and earning 75 points.”
“Olympic medallist Lovlina Borgohain and Jadumani Singh also finished with silver medals.”
“two XC Tokyo athletes, Coco Yoshizawa and Yumeka Oda, earned podium positions and, between them, 160 points, 60 more than Nishiya earned with her first-place finish.”
“six world championship titles, an Olympic bronze medal, Asian Games and Commonwealth Games gold medals, and five Asian Championships.”
“has been extended to a 250-mile street race, honoring America's 250th birthday. The race, now 147 laps on the 1.7-mile circuit”
“The Indian men's and women's hockey teams, who have traditionally played in blue jerseys, will wear saffron kits during the Hockey World Cup in the Netherlands and Belgium, which begins on August 15.”
“With America celebrating 250 years of freedom and innovation in 2026, it is only fitting that the Freedom 250 Grand Prix will be a true 250-mile race," said Bud Denker, Chairman of the Freedom 250 Grand Prix”
“Hockey India announced the change on July 27.”
“FOX has already announced an extended Freedom 250 Grand Prix pre‑race show, with coverage from Washington D.C. scheduled to begin at 11:30 am ET on Sunday, Aug. 23 and the green flag set to wave shortly after 1:00 pm ET”
“nine goals, 17 assists, 26 points, 110 hits, and 128 penalty minutes across 76 games last season split between the Buffalo Sabres and the Winnipeg Jets”
“Set against the backdrop of iconic American landmarks, the Freedom 250 Grand Prix will mark the first‑ever NTT IndyCar Series race held on the streets of Washington, D.C.”
“According to NHL insider Frank Seravalli (h/t Sportsnet's Luke Fox), Stanley is seeking "as much as $25 million" on a four- or five-year deal”
“The Freedom 250 Grand Prix of Washington, D.C., will take place Aug. 22-23, 2026”
“He's a physical player at 6'7" and 231 pounds”
“The 1.7-mile, seven-turn circuit will feature a sweeping run down Pennsylvania Avenue and past several of Washington's most recognizable historic sites”
“Still only 28 years old, Stanley should command a multi-year deal”
“Real Madrid's friendly against Fiorentina ended in a 2-2 draw”
“For the Anaheim Ducks, the team can easily meet Logan Stanley’s $5 million yearly demand without hurting their future budget”
“Los Blancos took the lead through Endrick after just 12 minutes”
“Obviously, I've been out for an entire year.”
“Alexis Ciria doubling the lead on 24”
“playing five back-to-back ODIs [against New Zealand earlier this month]”
“The 2-1 result at half-time was very tight”
“Chopra finished with the silver medal after registering a best throw of 85.83m.”
“With Moise Kean he played in the box with two 18-year-old boys”
“Sri Lanka's Rumesh Pathirage claimed gold with a winning effort of 89.75m.”
“trained for just three days since starring at the World Cup for the Netherlands and Brazil respectively yet managed over 70 minutes in Austria”
“Yash Vir secured bronze with a throw of 85.41m.”
“two unacceptable, trophyless seasons”
“India's medal tally at the Commonwealth Games now stands at 23, comprising five gold, 12 silver and six bronze medals, placing the country 10th in the standings.”
“five of the six domestic pieces of silverware”
“The silver marked another major medal for Chopra, who had won gold at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast.”
“scorer of Spain’s winning goal at the 2026 World Cup”
“Olympic GamesGold2020TokyoJavelin throw”
“Ferran’s currently still on holiday recharging his batteries with Marcos Llorente following Spain’s World Cup triumph”
“Olympic GamesSilver2024ParisJavelin throw”
“Rodri, who joined City in 2019 for €70 million, is a World Cup winner and 2024 Ballon d'Or recipient”
“Competing in only his second event of the season, Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra registered a season‑best throw of 85.83m in his second attempt to win the silver medal despite the cold and windy conditions.”
“Where Rodri will be playing his football when the France Football award ceremony takes place in Paris on October 26 is another matter”
“collecting six medals across judo and athletics”
“Barnes has posted an unsightly 7.50 earned run average in a small sample of 12 innings split between the (Chicago) Cubs and Dodgers,”
“all 10 Indian semi-finalists booked their places in Saturday's gold medal bouts”
“The well-traveled 30-year-old has allowed seven runs over 10 innings across four appearances for the Dodgers this season.”
“India had increased its overall medal tally to 23 medals- five gold, 12 silver and six bronze”
“ESPN's Joe Tessitore revealed the two-night split on Monday, ending weeks of speculation about how the 12 matches would divide across the weekend.”
“remaining 10th in the standings, just one medal behind ninth-placed Wales”
“Asmita Dey claimed gold in the women's 48kg event”
“Harsh Singh created history by becoming the first Indian male judoka to win a Commonwealth Games gold medal”
“Yamini Mourya secured silver in the women's 57kg category”
“Tejaswin Shankar became the first Indian athlete to win a Commonwealth Games decathlon medal, collecting bronze with 7,976 points”
“Neeraj Chopra won silver with a season-best throw of 85.83m”
“Yash Vir Singh, whose personal-best 85.41m secured bronze”
“Sri Lanka's Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage, who claimed gold with 89.75m”
“India's mixed 4x400m relay quartet of Vishal TK, Rajesh Ramesh, Rashdeep Kaur and Neeru Pathak safely negotiated the heats to qualify for the final”
“Yashas Palaksha and Santhosh Kumar Thamilarasan finished seventh and eighth respectively”
“men's pairs combination of Dinesh Kumar(1) and Navneet Singh defeated the Falkland Islands”
