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Michael Schumacher: A Formula One legend turns 50 A final bow Schumacher won the 91st race of his Formula One career in Shanghai on October 1, 2006. It would turn out to be the last win of his F1 career. Schumacher retired from racing at the end of the season, in which he finished second in the drivers' standings. In 2007 he accepted an advisory role with Ferrari. … [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

"That's why the turf for hockey could not come up and the IMC took possession of the land," Baxla said. Since then former Indian hockey team goalkeeper Mir Ranjan Negi, who was the inspiration behind the Bollywood blockbuster 'Chak De India', had been advocating the need for an astroturf in Indore. … [Read more...] about Indore to get its long-awaited hockey astroturf in 18 months: Sports Department

Tricia Duffy, a strategy advisor for BAFTA albert, said: "It's fantastic to see Sky setting themselves such ambitious targets. We are all aware of the impact sports production has on the environment but together through the efforts of the albert Sports Consortium, we are finding ways to reduce our carbon footprint as well as bringing the climate into the conversation on screen too. … [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

"I never put doubt in myself and that's single-handedly one of the most important things in whatever it is you're going to do. Whatever you want to follow as your passion, it's about having the right mental attitude, having the right focus, following your dream and never wavering from it." … [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

Crucially, fans could watch on consoles, phones, laptops or tablets by choosing their own streaming services – there was no restriction to one format or provider, such as with Sky or BT Sport. At a Bafta Innovation event in January, sports broadcasters from around the world met to discuss the state of the industry and agreed that millennials (and their generation Z successors) are watching less traditional broadcast sports content via terrestrial, cable and satellite TV and more through streaming services and YouTube. … [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

Following is the compilation of tweets by current and former players.Virat Kohli: Congratulations on a wonderful career playing for the country paji. You gave us so many memories and victories and I wish you the best for life and everything ahead. Absolute champion … [Read more...] about Sporting fraternity fondly recalls Yuvraj Singh highs