ireland s ben healy won his first ever grand tour stage, taking stage eight of the giro d italia with the biggest winning margin forfive years. healy attacked with 50km to go to win in fossombrone by a minute and 49 seconds. norway s andreas leknessund still holds the overall race lead with a week to go. and that s all the sport for now. i let you get back to watching the eurovision. the presidential candidates in turkey have finished their final day of campaigning before sunday s crucial election. president erdogan held a rally in istanbul earlier, a city where he built his popular support as mayor more than 20 years ago. and his secular challenger, kemal kilicdaroglu, has also been campaigning pledging to restore democracy and improve relations with the west. from ankara, our international correspondent, orla guerin, has more on what s
No threat as Cyclone Tauktae 650km away from Karachi, says PMD
Pakistan
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Cyclone Tauktae is 650km south-southeast of Karachi, but it still does not pose any threat to the country s coastline, Pakistan Meteorological Department said late Monday.
In the morning, the meteorological department had said the cyclone was 800 km south-southeast of Karachi.
In the latest alert, the PMD said the cyclone was 580 km south of Thatta. Maximum sustained winds around the system centre are 180-200 Kmph gusting 220 Kmph.
The system is likely to move further northward for some time, then recurve towards the Northeast and cross Indian Gujarat by midnight today, it said.
Records fall at Tarawera Ultramarathon in Rotorua
13 Feb, 2021 02:23 AM
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Rotorua Daily Post
Caitlin Fielder winning the women s 50km at the Tarawera Ultramarathon and coming second overall. Photo / FinisherPix
The first champions at the 2021 Tarawera Ultramarathon have been crowned, with new course records being set in the women s 50km and men s 21km races.
Runners from across New Zealand have taken to the trails around Rotorua today for the 13th Tarawera Ultramarathon, the country s largest trail running event, with competitors greeted by stunning conditions.
First underway was the 100-Miler at 4am, followed by the 102km which is a part of the Ultra-Trail World Tour, the 50km and finally the 21km.
Caitlin Fielder ready to get back on her feet at Tarawera Ultramarathon
4 Feb, 2021 10:09 PM
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Rotorua Daily Post
Caitlin Fielder is preparing to defend her Tarawera Ultramarathon 50km women s title next weekend following a year full of challenges.
Lockdowns and surgery rehabilitation made for a 12 month stretch like she s never had before.
The Rotorua-born trail runner claimed victory in 2020, setting a new course record on the way, with Fielder then spending most of the last year out of action. It s certainly not like a usual race prep that I would have, Fielder said.
Advertisement The week after last year s race I had an operation on my hip. It wasn t supposed to be as serious as it was but it turned out being more intense than they thought it to be, so I spent about eight months last year with no running or walking really. It s been a bit of a grind getting back into it, but will be worthwhile in the end.