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Dversnes banks Giro stage 15 win, Vingegaard keeps pink | Eastern Riverina Chronicle | Henty, NSW
6+ hour, 10+ min ago (440+ words) Norway's Fredrik Dversnes outsprinted rivals in a breakaway group and kept the peloton at bay to win stage 15 of "Giro d'Italia with Denmark's Jonas Vingegaard retaining the pink jersey after the stage was shortened for safety reasons. Dversnes, an "Uno-X…...
'Revenge, spite' driving Aussie quick in Cup swansong
2+ hour, 45+ min ago (438+ words) Megan Schutt has declared this her last World Cup campaign as the Australian pace spearhead prepares to pass the baton. The veteran quick hasn't put a date on her retirement yet, but is "self aware" enough to say with certainty…...
Shower of sparks as singer serenades to the stars
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (673+ words) Under an orange-coloured sky, in a postcode marked middle of nowhere, on a pop-up stage flanked by a couple of full-scale model dinosaurs, Verdi's La traviata soars over the jump-up country and surrounding Mitchell grass plains. Tenor Filipe Manu is…...
Knicks zero in on NBA Finals with third win over Cavs
20+ hour, 10+ min ago (387+ words) Jalen Brunson has scored 30 points and Mikal Bridges 22 to lead the New York Knicks to a 121-108 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 3 "of the NBA's Eastern Conference finals. The Knicks' victory on Saturday gave them a commanding 3-0 lead in…...
China sending astronaut on year-long space mission
23+ hour, 25+ min ago (427+ words) China is sending an astronaut to its space station for a year, enabling the study of long-duration human physiology in space as Beijing works towards its ambition of a crewed moon landing by 2030. The Shenzhou-23 vessel is scheduled to launch…...
Piastri loses ground as gloves are off at Mercedes
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (576+ words) Oscar Piastri has lost more ground in the F1 championship race after finishing fourth in the Canadian Grand Prix sprint - but Mc Laren could take heart from an extraordinary bust-up between Mercedes' pacesetting drivers as George Russell celebrated victory. In what…...
'Great initiative': Blues back Arrow fundraising push
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (503+ words) South Sydney captain Cameron Murray has paid tribute to Jai Arrow for his strength and courage after he was forced to retire following his diagnosis with motor neurone disease. Former Queensland State of Origin forward Arrow, went public with his…...
'Good thanks': farmer's mental health story hits home
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (463+ words) When George Henderson's doctor asked how he was going, the farmer automatically responded "good thanks". The doctor stopped Mr Henderson, told him to look at his surroundings and acknowledge he was far from good. The NSW southern tablelands grazier was…...
Sidelined Vonn's World Cup downhill lead slashed
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (315+ words) Switzerland's Corinne Suter has won the first women's downhill after the Milan-Cortina Olympics with Germany's Emma Aicher fourth in Andorra "to slash Lindsey Vonn's World Cup lead to 94 points with three races remaining. Vonn's season "is over after the US…...
Quiet, please: tennis stars' French Open media protest
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (448+ words) Aryna Sabalenka cut short her press conference at the French Open as leading players protested against the tournament. A group of 20 players, including world No. 1s Sabalenka and Jannik Sinner, have been pushing for a higher percentage of revenue at the…...