Author: Daily Sabah With Agencies
Usain Bolt lit the Olympic flame in Beijing at 22 with an electric 9.69 in the 100 meters. Seventeen years later, a teenager from Ipswich, Australia, is turning heads with the kind of blistering speed that echoes the legend’s early days. Gout Gout, a 17-year-old sprinting sensation born to South Sudanese parents in Queensland, has become the fastest rising name in Australian athletics. From shattering decades-old national records to challenging world-best under-18 marks, Gout’s meteoric rise is sending shockwaves through the track and field world. In December, the high school senior ran a staggering 20.04 seconds in the 200 meters,…
Usain Bolt lit the Olympic flame in Beijing at 22 with an electric 9.69 in the 100 meters. Seventeen years later, a teenager from Ipswich, Australia, is turning heads with the kind of blistering speed that echoes the legend’s early days. Gout Gout, a 17-year-old sprinting sensation born to South Sudanese parents in Queensland, has become the fastest rising name in Australian athletics. From shattering decades-old national records to challenging world-best under-18 marks, Gout’s meteoric rise is sending shockwaves through the track and field world. In December, the high school senior ran a staggering 20.04 seconds in the 200 meters,…
Fenerbahçe’s title chase hit another speed bump on Sunday after a chaotic 3-3 draw with Kayserispor, dropping the Yellow Canaries five points behind league leaders Galatasaray with just six matches to play. The drama unfolded at Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium, where Talha Sarıaslan’s stoppage-time strike silenced the crowd and sparked fury from the terraces, with fans chanting for President Ali Koç’s resignation in a night that ended in protests and unrest. Blow for blow in Istanbul Kayserispor drew first blood early in the 7th minute, as Ramazan Civelek pounced on a defensive lapse. Fenerbahçe responded in the 36th through red-hot Anderson…
Fenerbahçe’s title chase hit another speed bump on Sunday after a chaotic 3-3 draw with Kayserispor, dropping the Yellow Canaries five points behind league leaders Galatasaray with just six matches to play. The drama unfolded at Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium, where Talha Sarıaslan’s stoppage-time strike silenced the crowd and sparked fury from the terraces, with fans chanting for President Ali Koç’s resignation in a night that ended in protests and unrest. Blow for blow in Istanbul Kayserispor drew first blood early in the 7th minute, as Ramazan Civelek pounced on a defensive lapse. Fenerbahçe responded in the 36th through red-hot Anderson…
Galatasaray travel to Konyaspor on Tuesday for a high-stakes Turkish Cup semifinal – a decisive second-leg clash with a coveted spot in the final up for grabs. After a goalless first leg, if the second leg ends level after 90 minutes, the match will go to extra time. If there’s still no winner, a penalty shootout will determine who reaches the final. Path to semifinals Galatasaray entered the competition at the group stage, finishing second in Group C with five points from one win and two draws, behind Konyaspor, Başakşehir, and Boluspor. The Lions then secured a 2-1 away win…
Italy’s Serie A paused all Monday fixtures in reverence after the passing of Pope Francis, a spiritual giant and football romantic whose papacy touched stadiums as much as it did souls. The Vatican confirmed that Pope Francis, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Buenos Aires, died Monday at the age of 88 following a struggle with bilateral pneumonia. His death ends a historic chapter: the first Latin American leader of the Catholic Church, a man who led with humility – and cheered with heart for his beloved San Lorenzo de Almagro. Serie A announced the postponement of all top-flight and Primavera…
Italy’s Serie A paused all Monday fixtures in reverence after the passing of Pope Francis, a spiritual giant and football romantic whose papacy touched stadiums as much as it did souls. The Vatican confirmed that Pope Francis, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Buenos Aires, died Monday at the age of 88 following a struggle with bilateral pneumonia. His death ends a historic chapter: the first Latin American leader of the Catholic Church, a man who led with humility – and cheered with heart for his beloved San Lorenzo de Almagro. Serie A announced the postponement of all top-flight and Primavera…
Oscar Piastri surged to the top of the Formula One championship on Sunday, clinching his third win of the season at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix after Max Verstappen was penalized for an aggressive opening-lap move. The McLaren driver kept his cool in a tense 50-lap showdown, capitalizing on a five-second penalty handed to Verstappen, who had stormed to pole and appeared poised for back-to-back wins. But a cut-corner lunge in a first-turn battle with Piastri was deemed too much by stewards – a call that proved decisive. “This was won at Turn 1,” Piastri said. “I made my move,…
Oscar Piastri surged to the top of the Formula One championship on Sunday, clinching his third win of the season at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix after Max Verstappen was penalized for an aggressive opening-lap move. The McLaren driver kept his cool in a tense 50-lap showdown, capitalizing on a five-second penalty handed to Verstappen, who had stormed to pole and appeared poised for back-to-back wins. But a cut-corner lunge in a first-turn battle with Piastri was deemed too much by stewards – a call that proved decisive. “This was won at Turn 1,” Piastri said. “I made my move,…
Oscar Piastri surged to the top of the Formula One championship on Sunday, clinching his third win of the season at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix after Max Verstappen was penalized for an aggressive opening-lap move. The McLaren driver kept his cool in a tense 50-lap showdown, capitalizing on a five-second penalty handed to Verstappen, who had stormed to pole and appeared poised for back-to-back wins. But a cut-corner lunge in a first-turn battle with Piastri was deemed too much by stewards – a call that proved decisive. “This was won at Turn 1,” Piastri said. “I made my move,…