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Courtney Sarault extended her gold-medal streak to seven races with a victory in the women’s 1,000 metres at the Canadian short track speed skating championships on Saturday in Montreal. CBC | Sports News
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Sweden’s Duplantis raises his pole vault world record to 6.29 metres in Budapest
Mondo Duplantis raised his pole vault world record to 6.29 metres at the Istvan Gyulai Memorial meet in Budapest on Tuesday. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Injury sidelines Andre De Grasse from Canadian championship, Audrey Leduc wins women’s 100 metres
Sprinter Audrey Leduc of Gatineau, Que., won the senior women’s 100-metres championship on Friday night, clocking 11.06 to top the eight-runner final at the Canadian track and field championships in Ottawa. Canadian sprint star Andre De Grasse did not compete due to a sore hamstring. CBC | Sports News
Read More »The UK coastal road that’s just metres from collapsing into the sea
This road could soon crumble away with authorities concerned for safety. Daily Express :: Travel Feed
Read More »As temperatures dropped in Gaza, this family took refuge in a hole 1.5 metres under their tent
Cold weather and heavy rains have pummelled much of the Gaza Strip in recent weeks, leaving many Palestinians living in tents at risk against the elements. CBC | World News
Read More »Israel launches new airstrikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen, WHO chief says he was metres away
Houthi rebels in Yemen said Israeli airstrikes on Thursday targeted the rebel-held capital of Sanaa and the port city of Hodeida, following several days of Houthi launches setting off sirens in Israel. Meanwhile, an Israeli airstrike killed five Palestinian journalists outside a hospital in the Gaza Strip overnight. CBC | World News
Read More »Horror in Israel as Hezbollah missiles explode metres from Tel Aviv airport runway
Air raid sirens went off across central and northern Israel at around 11.30am as a wave of rockets rained down on the country. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »The UK’s ‘most pointless’ train station just 199 metres from its closest neighbour
It takes about 30 seconds to travel between two DLR stations in east London, perhaps making one of them the most pointless in the UK. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »De Grasse dips under 20 seconds to take 200 metres at Hungarian Athletics Grand Prix
Canadian sprinter Andre De Grasse dipped below 20 seconds over 200 metres for the first time this season, clocking 19.98 for the win on a warm, dry Tuesday evening at the Gyulai István Memorial – Hungarian Athletics Grand Prix in Székesfehérvár. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Emergence of Jamaican sprinter Kishane Thompson injects real drama into men’s Olympic 100 metres
Kishane Thompson’s sudden emergence in the sprinting landscape ahead of the Paris Games is an unforeseen plot twist. And a welcome one. CBC | Sports News
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