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When Australia's Madison de Rozario won the women's T53/54 marathon at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, there were only two athletes on the podium.It was the same when Jess Gallagher and pilot Caitlin Ward won the women's tandem B track cycling sprint finals.Due to the small number of competitors in those events, no bronze medal was…

BIRMINGHAM, England -- A week after the Lionesses became the pride of England for winning soccer's Women's European Championship, their compatriots in field hockey are hoping for their own historic moment in Birmingham.England has claimed a women's hockey medal in the six previous Commonwealth Games but gold has proved elusive. A thrilling…

PTI, Aug 6, 2022, 8:04 AM IST image source: Hockey India Birmingham: It was a heartbreak for the Indian women’s hockey team as it lost 0-3 in the shoot-out to four-time champions Australia after both the teams were tied 1-1 at the…

Elsie Mitromara, 19, a Greek national was “surprised at how many Greeks were in Melbourne” when she first moved here. The Greek Financial Crisis (2008-2017) resulted in a new wave of emigration from Greece and Cyprus. Unlike in the post-war period, many of the new arrivals have professional qualifications, or are skilled. Elsie, who is…

home page hives popping up created: 02/18/2022, 12:29 pm split Ayers Rock, known by Aboriginal people as Uluru, is one of Australia’s most popular visitor sites © Carl D. Walsh / IMAGO Australia is not only naturally one of the most exciting continents on earth. Biodiversity is also unique. Home to kangaroos, crocodiles and koalas, the…

South Africa won the inaugural cricket gold medal in the Commonwealth Games in Malaysia in 1998"A South African cyclist told me 'you cricketers are just here to booze and party'," Herschelle Gibbs said before breaking out into laughter. "He was right. But he didn't have an answer at the closing ceremony when I showed him my gold medal!"In…

Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022 is down to its knockout stage with India women taking on England women in the first semi-final at Edgbaston. The match starts at 3.30 pm IST which is 11 am local time on August 6. Australia Women take on the White Ferns in the second semi-final on the same day.  Australia topped the table from group A…

A month before the Premiership cranks into life, three out from the autumn internationals, 13 months before the World Cup, I intercept Eddie Jones at HQ fulfilling sponsorship engagements. Twickenham is lightly dressed in Umbro regalia, Jones appears relaxed, his face set with that familiar half-smile, wary, full of mischief, ready for anything.…

BERLIN, Germany -- I admit it: I accidentally got drunk. It happens, right? When you're hanging out with friends in the front of the Stadion an der Alten Försterei, it probably happens frequently.On the final day of the 2021-22 Bundesliga season, a colleague and I were indeed loitering outside of Union Berlin's home stadium, waiting for the team…

If you are an English speaker planning to move to Europe in 2022, you might want to find a country where you’re likely to be understood from the get go.Although learning the local language of your new home should be a priority, it takes time.While you’re getting to grips with verb tenses and articles, it’s comforting to know you can still…