June 2021

Rugby was created in the UK. It is difficult to establish the exact year. However, we do know that it was in the early 1800s. Most of us accept the year assigned by the Football Association of 1862 as the first organized…

Winner or not, 43-year-old New Zealander Laurel Hubbard will make her country's and world history by becoming the first transgender athlete to compete in the Olympic Games set to begin in Tokyo next month. The decisions that paved…

Manika Batra has clearly defined her plans. The Indian paddler wants to win a gold medal at the Olympics and help table tennis gain popularity by paving the way for more young people to take up the sport.Manika Batra started playing the…

"It is an absolute honor and privilege to be selected for the New Zealand Olympic team. It has been a dream for many, many years and is now becoming a reality. It is a satisfying feeling!" Wilde commented. Wilde and his teammates…

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Japan is reversing a forecast of how many gold medals it will win at the Tokyo Olympics delayed by the pandemic which is expected to open next month. Predicting performance in Tokyo could be a problem for many countries, not just…

June 28, 2021 Papua New Guinea international jumper Rellie Kaputin is delighted to have made her childhood dream come true. This follows the announcement made by World Athletics confirming his availability to participate…

Indian Amit Panghal received a boost of confidence ahead of the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, as he was ranked world No. 1 by the Boxing Task Force (BTF) in the 52kg flyweight category.The 25-year-old has reserved his spot for the March 2020…

JOHN BISSET / StuffBalkrishna Uniyal, 18, before, was eagerly awaiting a cooked breakfast with other students when their 40-hour famine event at the Timaru Boys High School gymnasium ended on Sunday morning.A group of teenagers from three…

Reigning 40-year-old German men's singles champion Timo Boll, looking to build on his record-breaking seven titles, reached the final four at the European Table Tennis Championships in Warsaw. He took a 12-10, 15-17, 11-8, 11-8,…

Olympic gold medalists Fiji picked up a potentially decisive victory over world champions New Zealand to increase their chances of winning the men's title at the Oceania 7-a-side championships in Townsville. Fiji edged World Cup…

Four table tennis players have qualified for the Tokyo 2021 Olympics, which also include the legendary Sharath Kamal - who is set to make his fourth Games appearance. Manika Batra will make an appearance for the second time, while…

PORTLAND, Oregon (AP) - The Pacific Northwest suffocated Friday and braced for even warmer weather throughout the weekend as a historic heat wave hit Washington and Oregon, with temperatures in many areas expected to reach 30…

Costabile: On each take I did the whole song and I was like, 'You're not going to use this whole song. Do you want me to sing? ' They're like, “Yeah, yeah. That's great, keep going.” I think there was some pleasure in torturing me about…

Novak Djokovic can equal the men's Grand Slam title record by winning a sixth title at Wimbledon. Seeded Djokovic is halfway through a Grand Slam schedule after winning both the Australian Open and the French Open. It now has 19…

Opened in 1913, the Mountain Lakes Club weathered an influenza pandemic, two world wars and the Depression to reach the end of the 20th century.The past few years have presented new challenges, including a $ 2.8 million bank loan that…

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Thursday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention extended its moratorium on evictions for a month, until the end of July. Democrats had been insist for several days. But the Biden administration has signaled very loudly…

Bryson DeChambeau waves after putting on the ninth green in the US Open Golf Championship Final Sunday, June 20, 2021, at the Torrey Pines Golf Course in San Diego. (AP Photo / Jae C. Hong)…

Beijing's "water cube" to reopen as one of the world's largest water parks Beijing's famous water cube, which has since been…

The Oceania Sevens are the last chance for Caleb Clarke and Etene Nanai-Seturo to solidify their place in the Tokyo Olympics squad after coming down from 15. The three-day event in Townsville, against Olympic champions Fiji, Australia…

The mixed triathlon relay will make its Olympic Games debut in Tokyo in 2021 after capturing the imaginations of fans and athletes in recent years. The first mixed triathlon relay world championships were held in the United States in…

A Kansas City payday loan business owner was sentenced in federal court on Wednesday to spend a year plus a day in jail after pleading guilty to filing a bogus bankruptcy petition while seeking to offload $7.5 million in debt.…

NEW YORK — Congress on Thursday reversed a set of regulations enacted in the final days of the Trump administration that effectively allowed payday lenders to avoid state laws capping interest rates. The House voted…

Special report June 24, 2021 7:00 p.m. Last updated: July 16, 2021 at 10:58 a.m. Americans trust their political institutions less and less.…

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - US expert on trans rights and politics says New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard's participation in the Tokyo Olympics could inspire other trans athletes, but could also become a priority for conservative…

+7More than 70 table tennis enthusiasts from across the state gathered in Busselton for the annual Southwest Open table tennis championship last week. This year the tournament featured backyard events which were hugely successful and…

At a time when bipartisan agreement is rare, last monththree Republicans voted with all Senate Democrats on a resolution under the Congressional Review Act (ARC) to overturn a rule finalized last year by the Office of the Comptroller…

At a time when bipartite agreement is rare, last month, three Republicans voted with all Senate Democrats on a resolution under the Congressional Review Act (ARC) to overturn a rule finalized last year by the Office of the Comptroller…

MISHAWAKA - The city's newest teen park on the South East Side was designed by teenagers and will serve to honor the accomplishments of several Indigenous sons and daughters.Heroes' Park - formerly known as Hums Park - underwent a $…