Tag: track

“Paeng” to exit PAR on Saturday, Sept. 29

(Eagle News) — “Paeng” is moving slowly in a northwestward direction and is expected to exit the Philippine Area of Responsibility on Saturday, Sept. 29, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said. In its 11 a.m. advisory, PAGASA said as of 10 a.m., the eye of Typhoon “Paeng” was located  655 kilometers east northeast of Basco, Batanes. The typhoon is packing maximum sustained winds of up to 160 kilometers per hour near the center and […]

Australia’s Matthew Glaetzer becomes world king of sprint

  APELDOORN, Netherlands (AFP) — Australia’s Matthew Glaetzer was crowned king of the sprint on Saturday when he swept past Britain’s Jack Carlin 2-0 in the final at the track world championships. Glaetzer, 25, arrived in the Netherlands claiming to be in “the form of my life” after becoming the first man to dip below the one-minute barrier in a kilometre race staged at sea level in Manchester last year. However, he wasn’t the only headline […]

Bolt enlisted to make Aussie cricketers ‘explosive’ runners

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Australia’s cricketers have called on retired sprint king Usain Bolt to boost their running between the wickets during the Ashes Test series against England. The Jamaican track superstar, the world record holder in the 100m and 200m and eight-time Olympic champion, is working with the Australian batsmen to improve their “explosiveness” off the mark. “It’s all about explosiveness, and that’s one thing I’ve noticed with cricket — they don’t really have […]