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When looking at elite runners—whether sprinting 100 meters or racing many miles—once athletes hit physical maturity, the best men have anywhere from a 9 to a 12 percent advantage over the best women. A significant gap can be seen in cycling, swimming, speed skating, high-jumping, and a variety of other athletic feats. For example, when looking at elite weight lifters in the same weight class, the performance gap is about 24 to 30 percent. September 28, 2022 • With Wednesday night’s dinger, the New York Yankees superstar has tied a record set in 1961 and is the first major leaguer to hit so many home runs in a season since 2001. Brewers fall half game behind Phillies for WC spot with loss to Marlins Avisaíl García came off the injured list and hit a grand slam in the eighth inning in the Miami Marlins’ 4-2 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday night. The loss left Milwaukee a half-game behind Philadelphia for the final NL wild-card berth.
- Tennis star Roger Federer will play the final match of his career Friday when he teams up with Rafael Nadal at the Laver Cup in a men’s doubles match.
- CINCINNATI — Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa sustained neck and head injuries after being slammed to the ground Thursday night against the Cincinnati Bengals and was stretchered from the field.
- Longtime NBA announcer Mike Breen’s home on Long Island, New York, was destroyed by fire early Sunday morning.
- The Ministry for Sport in Ireland will promote active and social participation in sport during the winter months.
- Grand feasts were part of the program, and drunkenness commonly added to the revelry.
Tutsi high jumpers of Rwanda and Burundi soared to heights that might have seemed incredible had not the jumpers been photographed in flight by members of Adolf Friedrich zu Mecklenburg’s anthropological expedition at the turn of the 20th century. Among the many games of North Africa was ta kurt om el mahag (“the ball of the pilgrim’s mother”), a Berber bat-and-ball contest whose configuration bore an uncanny resemblance to baseball. North Carolina Courage forward Diana Ordóñez spoke to On Her Turf about her rookie NWSL season, graduating early from UVA, and playing for the Mexican national team.
— South Carolina tailback MarShawn Lloyd wasn’t expecting much stadium atmosphere Thursday night. He and the Gamecocks got a bigger surprise than they could’ve imagined. CLEVELAND — Small plastic strips dangled from the ceiling in Tampa Bay’s clubhouse, which had been cleared of furniture and prepped over the final innings for what was supposed to be a wild, wet celebration.
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Seven games stand in England’s way of lifting the prestigious Jules Rimet trophy in December, with the final taking place the 80,000-seater Lusail Stadium on 18 December. ‘ Anthony Joshua accepts Tyson Fury’s ultimatum over December showdown as he says his lawyers are finalising terms… Conor McGregor hasn’t fought since last year when he broke his leg during a defeat to Dustin Poirier but he has regularly developed rifts with rivals online including Hasbulla, a social media star. Conor McGregor hasn’t fought since last year when he broke his leg during a defeat to Dustin Poirier but he has regularly developed rifts with rivals online including social media star Hasbulla. Allen’s incredible transformation from 19 stone at the World Snooker Championship in April to 14 stone 10 pounds was evident at the British Open in Milton Keynes this week.
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Castro, Baez homer, Tigers sweep Royals Willi Castro and Javy Báez homered to lead Detroit over the Kansas City Royals 10-3 on Thursday for a three-game sweep that moved the Tigers out of last place in the AL Central. Basketball, invented in 1891 by James Naismith, and volleyball, invented four years later by William Morgan, are both quintessentially modern sports. Both were scientifically designed to fulfill a perceived need for indoor games during harsh New England winters.
As long as wars were fought with bow and arrow, archery contests continued to serve as demonstrations of ready prowess. The prophet Muhammad specifically authorized horse races, and geography dictated that men race camels as well as horses. As games, chess and basketball are obviously different from leapfrog and playing house. One can win a game of basketball, but it makes no sense to ask who has won a game of leapfrog. CHICAGO — Struggling to end an 11-year playoff drought, the slumping Phillies lost their fifth straight game Thursday as the Chicago Cubs swept the season series from Philadelphia with a 2-0 victory.
The increase in technology has also allowed many decisions in sports matches to be taken, or reviewed, off-field, with another official using instant replays to make decisions. In some sports, players can now challenge decisions made by officials. In Association football, goal-line technology makes decisions on whether a ball has crossed the goal line or not. The technology is not compulsory, but was used in the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, and the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Canada, as well as in the Premier League from 2013–14, and the Bundesliga from 2015–16.
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Longtime NBA announcer Mike Breen’s home on Long Island, New York, was destroyed by fire early Sunday morning. Retired Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling this week sounded off on Yankees fans who still believe his “Bloody Sock Game” during the 2004 ALCS was staged. Aaron Judge tied Roger Maris’ American League record of 61 home runs in a season, going deep for the New York Yankees against the Toronto Blue Jays. The Ministry of Sport and Tourism of the Republic of Poland will direct the national sport strategy towards a healthy and fit society.
Dr. Abena Tannor recently completed the requirements and passed examinations to become the first fully accredited and trained family medicine and sports exercise and rehabilitation medicine fellow in Ghana and sub-Saharan Africa. She achieved this historic feat despite facing several challenges, including the COVID-19 pandemic. The resulting document, which will be published in 2022, will provide guidance and serve as a teaching tool for physicians, residents and fellows working in the sports medicine field. Last month, ACSM joined more than 30 other organizations in signing a letter requesting at least $2 million to fund the National Concussion Surveillance System. The funding would allow the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to develop an initial system that will collect necessary data to determine the incidence of sports-related concussions.
What we know is that the less a sport relies on speed, power, or endurance, and the more it relies on skill, the smaller the gap is. In sports like shooting and archery, the difference between men and women is negligible at best. Second, the performance gap of course doesn’t mean that all men will triumph over all women all the time.