Laces tied. Jerseys tucked. The lights dim – and the season begins.
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Oct. 21, 2025
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Category: 8. Sports
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England rugby legend Emily Scarratt retires after second World Cup victory
Going out on top is something few athletes get to script, but England’s Emily Scarratt has bucked that trend.
The 35-year-old, one of the most decorated players in English rugby history, announced her retirement on 21 October, a month after…
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‘When you are racing, you always go for it’
Carlos Sainz has defended his race-ending overtaking attempt on Kimi Antonelli in the United States Grand Prix, and explained why he opted against “playing it safe” and banking the points for P8 in Austin.
Sainz has been on something of a hot…
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10 pressing questions about the upcoming NBA season – NBA
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- The Athletic NBA staff predictions for 2025-26: More Thunder success, another Jokić award The New…
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Glasgow refuses to rush George Square opening for Commonwealth Games
Getty ImagesGeorge Square was a hub for visitors during the Commonwealth Games in 2014 Work to redevelop Glasgow’s George Square will not be “accelerated” to get it ready for the Commonwealth Games next year, the council has said.
The square is…
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UK Athletics in profit for first time in eight years
UK Athletics has reported a surplus for the first time since 2017, two years after facing the threat of bankruptcy.
The governing body announced a record annual loss of £3.7m in 2023 but has implemented strict measures to deliver a surplus of…
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Athletics: Diamond League 2026 – Full schedule and events
With the dust barely settled on track and field’s previous season, the world’s top athletes are already able to start preparing for the 2026 Diamond League campaign after next year’s calendar was revealed.
The event’s 17th season will begin in…
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P8 Nico Hulkenberg was ‘determined to bounce back’ from Sprint ‘low blow’ in Austin
Nico Hulkenberg conceded that Sauber’s strong show of pace at the United States Grand Prix was “unexpected”.
Hulkenberg was the surprise story in Sprint Qualifying, as he positioned his Sauber in fourth place. But he was unable to translate…
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Marcel Hirscher to miss Sölden World Cup opener due to illness
Marcel Hirscher‘s long-awaited comeback will have to wait a little longer.
The Austrian-born Dutch Alpine skiing great has withdrawn from this weekend’s World Cup opener in Sölden, citing the lingering effects of a rhinovirus that has kept him…
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Asia D’Amato rises like a phoenix at 2025 World Gymnastics Championships
Asia D’Amato on the importance of caring for body and mind
Three injuries in a year and nine months.
The last one, which shattered Asia’s dream of a second Olympic appearance, occurred at the 2024 European Championships in Rimini. The cruciate…
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