The Tripura girl, who rode on the Produnova, a tough front handspring and two front somersaults, said she is under no pressure and will give her best in the event. “There is no such pressure of being in my first Olympics. I will give my best from whatever I have practised so far. Its all about practice and the rest is how you perform on the given day,” Dipa had told IANS before leaving for Rio....
Country Gold Silver Bronze Total Australia 2 0 1 3 Hungary 2 0 0 2 United States 1 4 0 5 China 1 2 3 6 South Korea 1 1 0 2 Russia 1 1 0 2 Japan 1 0 4 5 Argentina 1 0 0 1 Belgium 1 0 0 1 Thailand 1 0 0 1 –IANS ajb/vd 0 votes
Comfortably the most decorated Olympian is history, Phelps took his record-breaking tally of medals to 28 at Rio 2016 — including 23 golds — by topping the podium on five occasions and taking silver in the 100-meter butterfly. MORE: Classic photos of Michael Phelps | Full medal count The 31-year-old American picked out his victory in the 200M butterfly, which saw him edge Japan’s Masato Sakai by four hundredths of a second, as the highlight of his fifth Games....
The 2008 Beijing Olympics Gold medallist was involved in a shootout with Ukraine’s Serhiy Kulish in Rio yesterday. Bindra’s 10.0 was not good enough to beat Kulish’s 10.5, hence the Indian had to settle in fourth place. Abhinav Bindra, who was India’s most celebrated Olympian, met with an accident before the game where he fell down along with his gun. The accident damaged the sight of the gun, which helps the shooter take aim....
“I have had a very warm welcome from fellow U.S. athletes and other athletes around the village, almost thanking me for being here,” Fowler said in a news conference. “It’s a really cool feeling to see them, and them kind of reaching out. Like I said, not just from the U.S., but other countries as well. “Just they, in a way, appreciate that we wanted to make the trip down and wanted to represent our country....
In the next attempt, the 24-year-old managed to lift 5 Kgs more to end with 148 kgs. The third attempt didn’t go well for the lifter as he failed to lift 153 kgs. At the end of the Snatch round, Sivalingam was at 4th place with Indonesian lifter Deni and the Romanian lifter Captari ranked below him. The first round of clean and jerk event saw Sivalingam exceed expectations as he lifted 181 kgs and got a score of 329 after the three attempts....
His NFL legacy is in some ways already sealed regardless of how many career sacks he accumulates. He’s the player who used an opponent’s helmet as a weapon in primetime football action. When the Browns, who drafted Garrett No. 1 overall in 2017, face the Bengals on Thursday, his infamous attack will almost certainly be recounted by TV broadcasters. After all, the scrap with Pittsburgh took place on “Thursday Night Football” last season....
The twin brothers and ex-NFL coaches jousted with some patrons at a Nashville bar before order was restored. The reason for the scuffle isn’t known. MORE: Top sports siblings If we’re going to stay with the hockey thing (and of course we are), that exchange would not have resulted in penalties had it happened on ice. Save it for Game 4 Monday night (8 p.m. ET, NBCSN), fellas. MORE: Ryans smashing cars, beer in Nashville...
Starting this week at practice, Ryan will enforce a push-up rule in hopes of reducing the number of penalties his team is charged with. MORE: Week 5 picks against the spread | Jennifer’s 8: A spin around the NFL According to ESPN, wide receiver Percy Harvin said the coaches made players do push-ups at practice if they committed a penalty in the previous game. Buffalo was flagged 17 times in Sunday’s embarrassing home loss to the Giants, bringing the team’s total on the season through Week 4 to 47 penalties....
Mysterio is arguably one of the most recognizable wrestlers of all time and is an icon of Lucha Libre worldwide. Before making his name in ECW and WCW, he wrestled in Mexico, trained by his uncle Rey Misterio Sr. The former WWE Champion wrestled in several Mexican promotions as “Colibri,” meaning Hummingbird in Spanish. After taking his uncle’s name, Rey Jr. wrestled for the Lucha Libre promotion AAA, where he first wrestled his long-time rival Juventud Guerrera....
Rhian Brewster close to securing a loan move to Swansea City According to Sky Sports, Swansea City are close to signing Liverpool’s Rhian Brester on loan until the end of the season although the final decision solely lies on the striker. The English youngster has been unsuccessfully toiling for game-time at Anfield this season and is expected to go out on loan to gain first-team experience. The 19-year-old has been linked with a move to Leeds United but the Reds are reportedly keen on sending him to Swansea instead....
Taking to Twitter, Flair shared a clip of himself watching Charlotte’s segment from this week’s episode of WWE SmackDown. The Nature Boy seemed quite happy and took to social media to showcase his love for his daughter. Check out Ric Flair’s tweet and message for Charlotte Flair below: Charlotte Flair is currently on the back of a rather disappointing Royal Rumble by her elite standards. Flair, who entered the Women’s Royal Rumble Match at #17, lasted for more than 31 minutes in the match....
“I think he wants to win, so I think he’s going to work with me to make sure we win elections,” Scott told reporters at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday. “My goal is that he’s going to make sure that after we win the primaries, that we win the general.” Scott recently traveled to Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort and had dinner with the former president, who remains politically popular and a big fundraising draw among his base....
Gervais riffed about the rise of Netflix and his own show Afterlife on the streaming platform before landing the lines about Epstein to an audience of A-list actors and top movie executives that was laughing and groaning in equal measure. “No one cares about movies anymore. No one goes to the cinema, no one really watches network TV. Everyone’s watching Netflix,” Gervais said during his Golden Globes monologue. “This show should just be me coming out going, ‘Well done Netflix, you win everything....
Rubio’s place in the lineup seemed precarious after Minnesota selected Dunn with the fifth overall pick in this year’s NBA Draft, but the crafty Spaniard retained his job before leaving Saturday’s game against the Kings because of the injury. Dunn is an electric, pass-first point guard who can also score in a variety of ways. In limited game time so far, he’s averaging 6.0 points and 2.5 assists. MORE: Top 15 NBA point guars for 2016-17...
The two have very similar character traits. WWE even had both of them together on-screen at WrestleMania 37 as Mr Monday Night handed Riddle some rolling papers. Speaking with Sony Sports India, Riddle had the following to say when asked which legend he would want to bring back to have a match with. Riddle locking horns with Rob Van Dam would be an intriguing encounter considering that both of them have incorporated a diverse range of wrestling styles into their moveset....
Over 1 million people have watched the video shared by Kelsey Lynn, under handle @kels_lynn22, to TikTok. The Ring camera recorded Kelsey’s two cats, Flora and Max, playing and fighting in the kitchen, and moments later, Calvin, the black Labrador, ends it by simply barking. More than 252,000 people have liked the video, and Calvin has been compared to a “mom” by hundreds online. You can watch the comical moment here....
