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As the final Gold level meeting in Madrid’s 2024 World Athletics Indoor Tour series wraps up

2023 World Indoor Tour winners Photo credit: World Athletics

 

Another 11 athletes have secured wild card spots for the World Athletics Indoor Championships Glasgow 24 following the final Gold level meeting in Madrid’s 2024 World Athletics Indoor Tour series.

 

This means that some national teams for the global event in Glasgow, taking place on March 1-3, will be strengthened by having a third team member in specific disciplines. Usually, team selection for the World Indoor Championships is capped at two athletes per nation per discipline, but these wild card places allow a third athlete to compete. As always, the final decision on entering any individual athlete for the World Indoor Championships rests with the athlete’s national federation.

 

In addition, each of the 2024 World Indoor Tour series winners receives a US$10,000 bonus.

 

The scoring disciplines on the World Indoor Tour rotate each year, and the first 11 winners were decided during the 2023 season.

 

The individual event winners of this year’s World Indoor Tour are:

 

Women
400m – Lieke Klaver (NED)
1500m – Freweyni Hailu (ETH)
60m hurdles – Devynne Charlton (BAH)
High jump – Urte Baikstyte (LTU)
Long jump – Milica Gardasevic (SRB)

Full standings

Men
60m – Jeremiah Azu (GBR)
800m – Catalin Tecuceanu (ITA)
3000m – Selemon Barega (ETH)
Pole vault – Piotr Lisek (POL)
Triple jump – Yasser Mohammed Triki (ALG)
Shot put – Tom Walsh (NZL)

Full standings

 

The 2024 World Indoor Tour Gold series started in Astana on 27 January and ended in Madrid on 23 February. Each Gold meeting offered at least USD$7000 in prize money for each discipline on the program, including USD$3000 to the winner.

Live streaming, Chelsea vs Liverpool

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Carabao Cup 2023-24 final: Reds eye record 10th title – where to watch

 

Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp
 

The Wembley Stadium will host English football giants Liverpool and Chelsea as they face each other in Sunday’s Carabao Cup 2023-24 final, Mufeed Mahdi Rizvi reports for olympics.com/en.

 

The Chelsea vs Liverpool Carabao Cup 2023-24 final starts at 8:30 PM IST in India. The match will be live-streamed in India.

 

Liverpool are nine-time Carabao Cup, or EFL Cup, champions. No English club has won the title more. The Blues, too, have five titles to their name.

 

Sunday’s final will be the rerun of the 2021-22 title decider, where Liverpool defeated Chelsea 11-10 in a penalty shootout after the match ended in a goalless draw after regulation time.

 

The two teams also met in the 2005 final, where Chelsea emerged victorious by a 3-2 scoreline.

 

In the Premier League, Liverpool tops the table with 60 points, while Chelsea is lingering at 10th with 35. However, heading into Sunday’s big game, Chelsea and Liverpool are struggling with injuries to their key players.

 

Chelsea’s Mykhailo Mudryk, Thiago Silva, and Carney Chukwuemeka are doubtful for the match. At the same time, Liverpool fans will hope Mohamed Salah, Darwin Nunez, and Dominik Szoboszlai are fit enough to pitch on match day.

 

As Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp prepares to step down at the end of this season, the Reds will look to keep the hopes of a quadruple alive by ticking off the Carabao Cup on Sunday.

 

Chelsea, meanwhile, have lost their last five finals at Wembley (FA Cup in 2019-20, 2020-21 and 2021-22 and Carabao Cup in 2019 and 2022) and will hope to curb the trend under Mauricio Pochettino on Sunday.

 

Where can you watch Chelsea vs Liverpool Carabao Cup 2023-24 final live in India?

 

Live streaming of the Chelsea vs Liverpool Carabao Cup 2023-24 final will be on India’s Fancode app and website. There is no live telecast of the Carabao Cup final on any TV channel in India.

Car crash of half-truth allegations

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Canelo vs Benavidez veers off into another tangent

Canelo-vs-Benavidez-vs-Gvozdyk-farce Photo credit: WBN

 

Canelo vs David Benavidez is not happening. We all know that, but the whole saga has sunk into a car crash of half-truth accusations, Phil Jay reports for WBN.

 

Following the World Boxing Council’s confirmation that Benavidez will put his super middleweight mandatory spot on hold to move to 175 pounds, the story has veered off into another tangent.

 

Ahead of Benavidez being pitted against Oleksandr Gvozdyk for the interim light heavyweight title and number one position at the higher weight, cash offers to Canelo are hitting the headlines.

 

Promoter offer to Canelo

 

Benavidez promoter Sampson Lewkowicz and Jose Benavidez Sr. claim to have offered anywhere between five, fifty-five, or sixty million dollars to Canelo before the WBC approval for Gvozdyk.

 

Add into the mix that Team Benavidez didn’t know Gvozdyk was part of Team Canelo, and the situation becomes even more farcical.

 

Now, depending on what you believe, Canelo had contracts to consider. His trainer and manager, Eddy Reynoso, denies this, making the scenario a cloak-and-dagger affair.

 

His team deny Benavidez money

 

“The reality is that none of the big promoters, not Al Haymon from Premier Boxing Champions, not Eddie Hearn from Matchroom, not Bob Arum from Top Rank, and not even Oscar De La Hoya from Golden Boy, have given me an offer to fight Benavidez. Certainly not [an offer to fight] Terence Crawford,” Reynoso told ESPN MX.

 

Canelo is still considering his next move. Jaime Munguia, Jermall Charlo, Crawford, and Chris Eubank Jr. remain potential opponents for May 4.

 

The Mexican superstar is running out of time to make the official announcement. Next Monday will represent the two-month marker until fight night in Las Vegas.

 

Stalling over Canelo’s next Cinco de Mayo offering has already hurt former stablemate Ryan Garcia. “Kingry” wanted to fight in Vegas on April 20. Still, the indecisiveness over who would be in the opposite corner meant Garcia couldn’t even negotiate a deal for both fights to happen in the city two weeks apart.

 

Haymon has the weeks before and after on lock. Therefore, Garcia is forced to take his signed clash with Devin Haney to New York. This is something the super lightweight is not happy about.

 

WBC order

 

Currently, Canelo vs Benavidez is a clown show of lies, receipt, acceptance, and avoidance, with the WBC being blasted for their part in the mess.

 

WBC chiefs first said Benavidez would be ratified as Canelo’s mandatory by March. Days later, they confirmed the deal for Benavidez vs Gvozdyk. What Canelo’s input into that conversation was is yet to be revealed.

 

The fans feel like someone is pulling the wool over their eyes as they want to see Canelo in a big fight. Without Benavidez, the preference undoubtedly would be Crawford.

 

Mateiko and Gebreselama victorious

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Win Ras Al Khaimah half marathon Gold Label road race

 

Tsigie Gebreselama celebrates her Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon victoryTsigie Gebreselama celebrates her Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon victory (© Giancarlo Colombo / organizers)

Daniel Mateiko and Tsigie Gebreselama were victorious at the Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon, a World Athletics Gold Label road race, on Saturday (24), World Athletics reports.

 

Making his third appearance in Ras Al Khaimah, Mateiko lit up a foggy morning to storm home in a world-leading time of 58:45 and win by five seconds from his compatriot John Korir, while Isaia Lasoi completed a Kenyan top three, clocking 58:55.

 

In the women’s race, Ethiopia’s world cross-country silver medallist Gebreselama improved her personal best by more than half a minute to win in 1:05:14, 30 seconds ahead of her compatriot Ababel Yeshaneh, the 2020 Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon champion and former world record-holder. Tanzania’s Jackline Sakilu was a surprise third, beating her personal best by more than three minutes with a national record of 1:06:05.

This year’s race was held exclusively for the first time on the fast and flat roads of Al Marjan Island, and the elites took it in their stride despite unusual weather conditions, which saw visibility limited to around 50m at the finish line.

 

Mateiko was always to the fore, and made his winning move in the final kilometer, leaving Korir and Lasoi to chase him to the finish line.

 

A delighted Mateiko was relieved to finally win in Ras Al Khaimah after finishing sixth on his debut in 2022 and runner-up to Benard Koech last year.

 

“I was the fastest man in the field, and I promised myself I’d win here after finishing sixth and then second last year,” said the charismatic 25-year-old, who dedicated his win to Kelvin Kiptum, the marathon world record-holder who died in a road traffic accident earlier this month.

 

“The conditions were tough – it was windy, humid, and a little foggy – so this is the best win of my career so far.”

 

While Mateiko saw off a world-class field that included defending champion Koech, who finished fifth (59:42), and New York Marathon champion Tamirat Tola, who took seventh (59:46), in the women’s event, the hugely talented Gebreselama underlined why she is considered one of her country’s finest prospects.

 

After passing 15km in 46:42, Gebreselama and Yeshaneh broke away from the lead women’s group before Gebreselama forged ahead for victory.

 

“I am so happy to have run a personal best today,” said the 23-year-old, who finished fourth in the half marathon at the World Road Running Championships in Riga in October.

 

“I was apprehensive about Peres (Jepchirchir) in this race, so I was surprised when she dropped back. It’s a great win for me, and while it’s too early in my career to think about the Paris Olympics, I aim to break the half marathon world record.”

 

Olympic marathon champion Jepchirchir, one of the pre-race favorites and a three-time half marathon world champion, suffered a setback early on in the race when a shoe slipped off, costing her at least 20 seconds.

 

Organizers for World Athletics

 

Leading results

 

Women
1 Tsigie Gebreselama (ETH) 1:05:14
2 Ababel Yeshaneh (ETH) 1:05:44
3 Jackline Sakilu (TAN) 1:06:05
4 Margaret Chelimo Kipkemboi (KEN) 1:06:31
5 Evaline Chirchir (KEN) 1:06:36

 

Men
1 Daniel Mateiko (KEN) 58:45
2 John Korir (KEN) 58:50
3 Isaia Lasoi (KEN) 58:55
4 Gerba Dibaba (ETH) 59:38
5 Benard Koech (KEN) 59:42

Morocco, South Africa record road wins

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Paris 2024: Round-up of the first leg encounters

 

 

The first leg matches of the third round of the CAF zone qualifiers for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games have concluded, with noticeable away wins for Morocco and South Africa on Friday, 23 February, CAFonline reports.

 

Africa is reserved two spots in the Olympics’ women’s football division, and all eight nations are eyeing an appearance.

 

Morocco managed a slender 2-1 victory over Tunisia courtesy of goals by Ghizlaine Chebbak and Fatima Tagnaout. At the same time, Alaa Kaabachi gave the Tunisians the consolation and lifeline ahead of the return leg.

 

In Abuja, Cameroon held Nigeria to a frustrating 0-0 draw in a highly tactical affair by the two sides.

 

In Tanzania, the reigning queens of Africa, Banyana Banyana, comfortably cruised past Tanzania with a clinical 3-0 victory courtesy of goals by Jermaine Seopesenwe, Thembi Kgatlana, and Hildah Magaia, who all ply their trade in Mexico.

 

In Ghana, The Copper Queens showed great character and strength following the sad passing of their teammate Norin Betani, as they edged Ghana 1- 0 in Accra.

 

Paris 2024 Olympic Qualifiers: First Leg Results:

Tunisia 1-2 Morocco

Cameroon 0-0 Nigeria

Tanzania 0-3 South Africa

Ghana 0-1 Zambia

 

Second leg schedule:

Nigeria – Cameroon (Abuja National Stadium, Abuja)

Zambia – Ghana (Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola)

South Africa – Tanzania (Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit)

Morocco – Tunisia (Prince Moulay EL Hassan Stadium, Rabat)

 

Petro Atletico through to quarter finals

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Petro Atletico through to quarter finals

CAF Champions League: After draw in Libya

 

Al-hilal SC celebrates goal Pape Ndiaye of Al Hilal SC during the CAF Champions League 2023-2024 match between Al Hilal SC versus Etoile Photo credit: CAFonline

 

Angolan club Petro Atletico booked their place in the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League quarter-finals despite being held to a 0-0 draw away to Libyan side Al Hilal in their penultimate Group C clash on Friday evening.

 

The result in Benghazi means the Angolan champions progress to the last eight of the competition, establishing an unassailable lead at the top of their group.

 

Petro went into the game knowing just a point would be enough to seal qualification, and they produced a disciplined defensive performance to earn the point they required.

 

Al Hilal enjoyed the lion’s share of possession and chances but found Petro goalkeeper Hugo Marques inspired as he made several vital saves to keep a clean sheet.

 

Petro offered intermittent threat on the counter-attack, with striker Tiago Azulao going close several times. Still, they were content to soak up the pressure from the hosts.

 

In the end, Petro held on relatively comfortably to extend their unbeaten record in the group to four matches.

 

The point lifts them onto nine points after five games, ensuring they will finish in the top two in Group C regardless of results in the final round of matches next weekend.

 

It marks a significant achievement for Petro, enjoying a fine season in the Champions League campaign.

 

Al Hilal still has hopes of joining them in the last eight. They sit second on five points, level with Tunisian club Esperance.

 

The two sides meet next Friday in a straight shootout for the other qualifying spot behind Petro.

 

Meanwhile, Simba of Tanzania clinched a hard-fought goalless draw in their Friday visit to ASEC Mimosa’s home turf in Abidjan.

 

Despite an intense battle, Simba secured the draw against their Ivorian counterparts, keeping their dreams of progression alive in the competition.

 

This result sees them rise to 6 points on the standings, securing the second spot in the group.

 

All set for Santiago vs. Nakatani

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All set for Santiago vs. Nakatani

World Boxing Council bantamweight title defense scheduled for February 24 in Tokyo, Japan

 

 

According to The WBC, Alexandro ‘Peque’ Santiago will defend his World Boxing Council bantamweight title against Junto Nakatani on February 24 in Tokyo, Japan.

 

The champion from Tijuana will make his first defense of the world title that he won against the legendary Nonito Donaire last July. Peque (28-3-5, 14 KOs) arrives with a streak of four consecutive victories after a defeat in November 2021.

 

 

Nakatani (25-0-0, 19 Ko’s) faces him at 118 pounds after being champion in two divisions (flyweight and super flyweight).

 

 

It will be a high-quality card, as that same night, Takuma Inoue will face Jerwin Ancajas, while Kosei Tanaka will fight Christian Bacasegua.

 

This Friday, the official weigh-in of the card took place. Santiago weighed 117.7 pounds, while Nakatani stopped the scale at 117.5 pounds, showing that both are in excellent shape to compete for the WBC 118-pound WBC Green and Gold Belt.

 

The fight will be broadcast on Amazon Prime for Japan and on ESPN for Latin America and the USA.

 

 

Charr and Pulev fight is on

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Charr and Pulev fight is on

Gladiators hold presser for their March 30 fight at the Arwna Armeec in Sofia, Bulgaria

 

Following a court settlement, Mahmoud Charr returns as a regular champion

 

Mahmoud Charr and Kubrat Pulev met at the press conference to present their fight on March 31, to be held on March 30 at the Arwna Armeec in Sofia, Bulgaria, with the World Boxing Association (WBA) heavyweight title at stake, WBA says.

 

Charr is the champion of the pioneer organization and will be defending his belt after a long period of inactivity due to different extra-sporting situations. The veteran will put his belt on the line against another renowned fighter like Pulev in a fight that promises good action.

 

The Syrian-born German will return to the ring for the first time since 2022 when he defeated Nuri Seferi in a non-title about in Hamburg. The 39-year-old fighter has been working to get himself in shape for the opportunity in recent months.

 

Meanwhile, Pulev is a 42-year-old fighter with impressive punching power looking for a win on home soil. He has faced great fighters like Wladimir Klitschko, Anthony Joshua, and Derek Chisora, always leaving great fights full of action.

 

Charr has 34 wins, four losses, and 20 knockouts, while Pulev has 30 wins, 3, and 14 knockouts.

 

Spain secures Paris 2024 quota spot

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Women’s football: Batlles France in Nations League final

 

 

Olympics.com/en reports that the Women’s World Cup winner bested the Netherlands at home to secure an Olympic quota spot in the semi-finals of the first-ever UEFA Women’s Nations League. France denied Germany in the other semi.

 

Reigning Women’s World Cup champion Spain secured a Paris 2024 quota spot in football on Friday (23 February) with a 3-0 semi-final triumph over the Netherlands in the inaugural UEFA Women’s Nations League.

 

Spain will do battle in the final on Wednesday (28 February) at home in Seville against France, which also won on Friday, squeaking by Germany 2-1.

 

The Netherlands and Germany will face off in a third-place game on Wednesday (28 February) in Heerenveen, Netherlands, the winner of that match set to secure a second Olympic quota spot on offer.

 

France is automatically qualified for the Games as the Olympic host nation.

 

2023 Getty Images

 

In a re-match of their World Cup quarter-final, Spain scored two goals late in the first half to take a 2-0 advantage into the locker room thanks to Jenni Hermoso (41′) and Aitana Bonmati (45′) finding the back of the net.

 

Ona Batlle (77′) sealed the win for Spain in the second half, putting the hosts up 3-0.

 

Meanwhile, France exacted revenge on Germany after losing to them in the semi-finals of the 2022 European Championships, Kadidiatou Diani (41′) giving the Lyon crowd something to cheer about before Sakina Karchaoui capitalized on an extra-time penalty before the half.

 

Germany’s Giulia Gwinn (81′) brought her squad within striking distance on a penalty with some 10 minutes remaining, but they would never get closer. France remains unbeaten in the Nations League.

 

National Olympic Committees have the exclusive authority to represent their respective countries at the Olympic Games; athletes’ participation at the Paris Games depends on their NOC selecting them to represent their delegation at Paris 2024.

 

UEFA Women’s Nations League: Schedule

Third-place play-off: Wednesday, 28 February

  • The Netherlands v Germany – Abe Lenstra Stadium (Heerenveen)
    Kick-off time: 1900 OR 20:45

Final: Wednesday 28 February

  • Spain v France – Estadio de La Cartuja (Seville)
    Kick-off time: 1900 OR 20:45

 

Common goal for Kwizera, Jebitok, and Amebaw

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Common goal for Kwizera, Jebitok, and Amebaw

Cross Country Tour leaders look to end season on a high in Albufeira

 

Likina Amebaw celebrates her win at the 2023 Cross International Zornotza (© Asociacion ADOC Photo credit: World Athletics

 

According to the World Athletics, Rodrigue Kwizera, Edinah Jebitok, and Likina Amebaw, the current leaders in the World Athletics Cross Country Tour standings, will be aiming for a final flourish in the last Gold meeting of the season when they compete at the Cross Internacional das Amendoeiras em Flor in Albufeira on Sunday (25).

 

As has been the case many times before, the event doubles as the European Champion Clubs Cup event, meaning a large contingent of European athletes is entered. As is the case for Kwizera, Jebitok, and Amebaw, several international athletes are set to compete, as they happen to be members of European clubs.

 

Jebitok and Amebaw are currently tied at the top of the women’s Cross Country Tour standings, and both have already amassed the highest score possible. Regardless of who finishes where on Sunday, it won’t prevent either one from being declared joint winners of the tour. But both will be keen to earn bragging rights with a victory in Albufeira.

 

Kenya’s Jebitok won in Seville in November, Venta de Banos in December, and Hannut in January. Meanwhile, Spain-based Ethiopian Amebaw won the Cross Country Tour Gold races in Amorebieta, Soria, and Alcobendas and took victory at the recent Monaco Run 5km in 14:35.

 

In their only season clash, in Atapuerca, Jebitok finished comfortably ahead of Amebaw.

 

Last year’s European Champion Clubs Cup winner, Anjelina Nadai Lohalith, who competes internationally for the Athlete Refugee Team, will defend her title. After her victory last year, the 29-year-old set a 5000m PB of 15:33.85 in the summer.

 

Spanish steeplechaser Irene Sanchez-Escribano, African U20 3000m champion Asmarech Anley of Ethiopia, and Portugal’s Mariana Machado will also likely feature at the top end of the race.

 

Rodrigue has won the senior men’s race at the European Champion Clubs Cup for the past two years. The Burundian runner has been in fine form this cross-country season, with wins in Soria and Alcobendas contributing to his current lead in the tour standings. A win this weekend in Albufeira will give him an unassailable lead in the tour.

 

His main opposition for individual honors will likely come from club-mate Thierry Ndikumwenayo, who finished a close second to Kwizera at the Spanish Cross Country Championships at the end of January.

 

Uganda’s 2022 world 5000m bronze medallist Oscar Chelimo was runner-up behind Kwizera at the European Champion Clubs Cup last year, so he’ll be highly motivated this time.

 

Kenya’s 2018 world U20 5000m champion Edward Zakayo and Vincent Rono, who placed seventh at the 2017 World Cross, will also likely be in contention, as will Portugal’s Rui Pinto.

 

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