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Sri Chinmoy 24hr track race: Run around in circles for 24 hours

October 8, 2024 0

Competitors run through the night in the Sri Chinmoy 24hr Track Race in Battersea Park

Sarah Funderburk, the leading woman as darkness falls at Battersea, is partial to salted potatoes. Brian Robb, the overnight race leader, slurps his way through 57 yoghurt tubes, the sort more commonly seen in a child’s lunchbox. Samantha Hudson dos Santos Figueira (formerly Amend), a GB 24hr runner and the British women’s 100-mile record holder, has taken it a step …

Praveen Jayawickram: Sri Lanka spinner handed one-year ban for breaching anti-corruption code

October 3, 2024 0

Praveen Jayawickrama prepares to bowl the ball

Sri Lanka spinner Praveen Jayawickrama has been handed a one-year ban from all forms of cricket for breaching the anti-corruption code. Jayawickrama was charged with three breaches of the code by the International Cricket Council (ICC) in August after failing to report an approach to fix matches and obstructing an investigation. The 26-year-old subsequently admitted to breaching the anti-corruption code. …