Two auto drivers, one destination: The birth of India’s new long jump queen Ancy Sojan | More Sports News

Kochi/Bhubaneswar: Nattika, a small fishing village in Kerala’s Thrissur district, got a rude awakening on Saturday when Ancy Sojan broke the 22-year-old national record in women’s long jump.About 2,000 kilometers away from the Bhubaneswar sand trap where she landed at a height of 6.88m, two local rickshaw drivers realized their sporting dreams instead and became…

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‘It’s about making space for girls’: NBA’s long game beyond superstars | More sports news

Lauren Jackson (Special Arrangements) SingaporeTimesofIndia.com: For years, the most important battle in women’s sports has been one: visibility.It needs TV coverage, sponsorship, bigger crowds and, most importantly, the right to be taken seriously. In much of the sports world, the battle has changed.The Women’s Super League has changed the business landscape of women’s cricket in…

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‘It’s about making space for girls’: NBA’s long game beyond superstars | More sports news

Lauren Jackson (Special Arrangements) SingaporeTimesofIndia.com: For years, the most important battle in women’s sports has been one: visibility.It needs TV coverage, sponsorship, bigger crowds and, most importantly, the right to be taken seriously. In much of the sports world, the battle has changed.The Women’s Super League has changed the business landscape of women’s cricket in…

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Angelina Jolie opens up about ‘personally painful experience’ of her ‘Couture’ character: ‘I’ve lived long enough to have a lot of bad news’ |

Angelina Jolie talks about how her character in Couture conveyed personal moments of pain. Image source: Instagram Angelina Jolie Everything is ready for the release of the poignant movie “Fashion.” The character centers on an American film director who is diagnosed with cancer, faces struggles and forges a path of self-discovery. The 51-year-old actor brought…

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