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Michael Schumacher: A Formula One legend turns 50 Ski accident On December 29, 2013, Schumacher lost control while skiing a off piste in the French Alps, hitting his head on a rock. Despite having worn a helmet he sustained a serious head injury. He underwent surgery and was placed in an induced coma. In June 2014, his management announced that he was no longer in a coma. Since then the now 50-year-old Schumacher has been at home in Gland, Switzerland. … [Read more...] about Sports news feed: Kylian Mbappe tests positive for coronavirus

29. Who was the last British man to win a Men’s single tennis Grand Slam title before Andy Murray in 2012? … [Read more...] about 50 sport quiz questions and answers for a virtual pub quiz on Zoom or House Party

He said most of his trainees were members of city-based Prakash Hockey Club, which established in 1940. Negi also said that he had written to Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, requesting him to set up an astroturf for hockey inside the city's Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya campus. … [Read more...] about Indore to get its long-awaited hockey astroturf in 18 months: Sports Department

Earlier this year, Sky announced it had achieved CarbonNeutral® certification for all of its UK Sky Original productions and received planning permission to build Sky Studios Elstree, what it is planning to be the most environmentally friendly TV studios in the world. … [Read more...] about Sky Sports’ Season of Sustainability: All live Premier League coverage to be albert certified

The Formula 1 season will begin on July 3-5 live on Sky Sports F1 with the Austrian GP. The race is the first of eight in 10 weeks in Europe, with every grand prix live on Sky Sports. … [Read more...] about F1 quiz: The Sky Sports team go head-to-head to be champion

The 12-time European Tour winner reveals how he has dealt with balancing his career with fatherhood and how he reacted to his clothing company closing down, plus explains how he deals with taking positives from a sport where you lose more events than you win. … [Read more...] about Life Lessons Through Sport: Ian Poulter on importance of positivity

Dr Steve Ingham, director of science and technical development at the English Institute of Sport, which worked with most of Team GB's Olympic and Paralympic medallists at the 2012 Games, said east African runners had a clear physiological advantage when it came to distance running: "The calf and the lower shank of the leg are extraordinarily thin and slim on most east African runners. What that means is when they are swinging their leg forward in the recovery phase of a running action, there is a much smaller cost to that movement, so the efficiency of running is much better." … [Read more...] about How sports science is changing the way the London Marathon is run

By mixing in star YouTubers such as Ninja and ONE_shot_GURL with young competitors and a lot of cosplay and hints about the forthcoming season 10, the Fortnite World Cup had the welcoming feel of a well-run fan event rather than a standoffish global sporting occasion. It was entertaining and exciting but also interactive and a bit goofy. The matches were brilliantly directed to help viewers keep track of the action and key rivalries amid the chaos of 100 people fighting on a large map. There was much to take away, both about how esports will work going forward and about what traditional sports providers will need to do if they want to reach millennial and generation Z viewers who lapped up this exuberant event. … [Read more...] about What can traditional sports learn from the Fortnite World Cup?

The Sports Ministry has sanctioned financial assistance of Rs five lakh to young Indian footballer Ramananda Ningthoujam, who is suffering from a kidney ailment.The son of a rickshaw-puller, Ramanada is taking treatment from Shija Hospital in Imphal, Manipur and he is also suffering from a problem of blurred vision. … [Read more...] about Sports Ministry sanctions Rs 5 lakh for ailing junior footballer Ramananda

Mohammad Kaif: One of the greatest match-winners in the history of the game,a fighter who built an extraordinary career through difficult challenges & came out a winner every time-We all are so proud of you #YuvrajSingh , u can be very proud of what u have you done for our country @YUVSTRONG12 … [Read more...] about Sporting fraternity fondly recalls Yuvraj Singh highs