Hiromasa Urakawa passes days after Shigetoshi Kotari died
Pair had been injured in fights at same event in Tokyo on 2 August
Two Japanese boxers have died days after suffering brain injuries in separate fights on the same card, boxing associations and media reports said.
Shigetoshi Kotari died on Friday and Hiromasa Urakawa on Saturday after being injured in their fights at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo on 2 August, Japanese media said.
Continue reading...Australia reels in US rival Regan Smith
Cameron McEvoy storms to 50m freestyle title
Kaylee McKeown, the world record-holder, underlined her status as the undisputed queen of backstroke as she added 200m gold to her triumph in the 100m at the world championships in Singapore on Saturday.
Once again it was American Regan Smith attempting to take down McKeown, only to be reeled in on the last lap as the Australian clocked 2min 03.33sec, the third-fastest of all time. It was nearly a second better than Smith (2:04.29), who had taken silver behind McKeown in the 100m and 200m at the Paris Olympics, and was runner-up to her in the 100m in Singapore.
Continue reading...Woods shoots 74, drops from second to ninth
Three bogeys, double doom Ryder Cup hopes
Esterline wins with 19-under; Puebla second
Charlie Woods dropped into a tie for ninth on the final day of the Junior PGA Championship, which took him out of the running for a qualifying spot for the US Junior Ryder Cup team on Friday.
The 16-year-old son of Tiger Woods shot back-to-back 66s in the second and third rounds at the Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex in West Lafayette, Ind., and was tied for second place entering the final round.
Continue reading...Woods tied for second at 12-under entering final round
Teen shot third-round 66 with nine birdies, four bogeys
Top two finishers earn Junior Ryder Cup automatic bids
Charlie Woods is in a strong position to earn a spot on the US Junior Ryder Cup team as he enters the final round of the Junior PGA Championships in West Lafayette, Indiana.
The 16-year-old son of Tiger Woods is tied for second place at 12-under-par 202 after shooting a 5-under 66 at the Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex’s Ackerman-Allen Course on Thursday.
Continue reading...McIntosh swims second-fastest 200 fly in history
Marchand wins gold but misses own world record
Popovici adds 100m title to 200m freestyle crown
Summer McIntosh came within a whisker of breaking a long-standing world record and Léon Marchand failed to improve on a new mark he set just a night earlier, but both young guns won gold medals at the world championships in Singapore on Thursday.
Romania’s David Popovici also flirted with a record on day five at the World Aquatics Championships Arena, the 20-year-old claiming a thrilling 100 metres freestyle gold to go with his 200 crown on day three.
Continue reading...Former biathlete struck by rockfall at altitude of 5,700m
Tributes paid to athlete ‘with heart, attitude and vision’
The German double Olympic biathlon champion Laura Dahlmeier has died after a mountaineering accident in Pakistan, her management confirmed on Wednesday.
The accident occurred at around noon on Monday, at an altitude of approximately 5,700 metres at Laila Peak, the Alpine Club of Pakistan said on Tuesday. Dahlmeier was climbing with her mountaineering partner when she was struck by a sudden rockfall in the Hushe Valley, part of the northern Gilgit-Baltistan region.
Continue reading...Wiebes holds off Marianne Vos to triumph in Poitiers
Demi Vollering continues after Monday’s heavy crash
Lorena Wiebes stormed to her second consecutive stage victory at the Tour de France Femmes on Tuesday, winning the fourth leg after denying Marianne Vos in a sprint finish at Poitiers.
Dutch rider Wiebes (Team SD Worx-Protime) made her move around 250m from the line on a short uphill finish, with compatriot and overall leader Vos (Visma-Lease a Bike) unable to overhaul her. Ireland’s Lara Gillespie (UAE Team ADQ) was third across the line in the bunch sprint.
Jeremy Whittle’s full report will follow
Continue reading...Australian beats Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 5-7, 6-1, 7-6 (7-3)
Spaniard blows three chances to win first ATP Tour title
Alex de Minaur rallied from a set down and saved three match points to claim the Washington Open title with a 5-7, 6-1, 7-6(3) win over Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in the final of the ATP 500 event.
The Australian No 1, who lost the 2018 final to Alexander Zverev, felt he rode his luck to secure his 10th career title and ensure he will enter the top 10 in the world rankings ahead of next month’s US Open.
Continue reading...Mavi García breaks clear with 10km left and clings on
Kim Le Court Pienaar takes yellow from Marianne Vos
The veteran Spanish rider Mavi García claimed victory in a demanding second stage of the Tour de France Femmes on Sunday, attacking solo in the closing kilometres to secure a dramatic win in Quimper after a 110.4km ride from Brest.
The 41-year-old Liv-AlUla-Jayco rider launched her decisive move with 10km remaining, opening a gap of about 20 seconds on the chasing pack. She held on through the explosive final climb, crossing the line three seconds ahead of her pursuers.
Continue reading...Briton falls 6-4, 6-3 after dropping first sets of tournament
Russian to face Canada’s Leylah Fernandez in final
Anna Kalinskaya outclassed Emma Raducanu 6-4, 6-3 at the Washington Open to advance to the final, where she will face Leylah Fernandez.
After a strong start from both players, Kalinskaya secured the first break to lead 5-4 and served out the opening set, handing Raducanu her first dropped set of the tournament.
Continue reading...Player served three-month suspension over positive test
Umberto Ferrara blamed incident on physiotherapist
The Wimbledon men’s singles champion Jannik Sinner has reappointed his former fitness coach Umberto Ferrara with immediate effect, the Italian world No 1 confirmed on Wednesday.
Sinner parted ways with Ferrara and physiotherapist Giacomo Naldi last year following the investigation into his positive tests for banned substance clostebol.
Continue reading...Williams, 45, earns first singles win since 2023
Oldest WTA winner since Navratilova in 2004
Beatsworld No 35 Stearns after 16-month layoff
Venus Williams wanted to send a message – to herself and to others – about coming back from a long layoff, about competing in a sport at age 45, about never giving up. Yes, there was something special about just being back on a tennis court Tuesday night.
There also was this: She really, really wanted to win.
Continue reading...Home rider denies Ben Healy in lung-busting sprint finish
Tadej Pogacar retains the overall leader’s yellow jersey
Valentin Paret-Peintre stayed ice-cool in the heat to give France its first win in this year’s Tour de France as he prevailed atop the intimidating Mont Ventoux on the 16th stage.
The Soudal-Quick Step rider beat Ireland’s Ben Healy in a lung-busting sprint finish on the Giant of Provence, as Tadej Pogacar retained the overall leader’s yellow jersey after keeping chief rival Jonas Vingegaard in his sights on the 21.5km ascent at 7.5%.
Jeremy Whittle’s report to follow
Continue reading...Australia’s No 8 says team will try to ‘win every moment’ on Saturday
Nick Champion de Crespigny and Tom Lynagh come into injury-depleted squad
Australia captain Harry Wilson said the Wallabies were confident of beating the British & Irish Lions in the first Test at Lang Park on Saturday despite being heavy underdogs after losing several key players to injury.
The Wallabies have won only four of their last 11 Tests and on Saturday will be without regular fly-half Noah Lolesio and their best Test player of the last two years, loose forward Rob Valetini.
Continue reading...Norway’s Jonas Abrahamsen claims win in Toulouse
Pogacar falls 5km from end but quickly back on bike
Chaos reigned on stage 11 of the Tour de France in Toulouse as the defending champion, Tadej Pogacar, crashed and an anti-Israel protester ran on to the final straight. Norway’s Jonas Abrahamsen claimed the stage win ahead of second-placed Mauro Schmid of Switzerland.
A male protester wearing a ‘Israel out of the Tour’ T-shirt ran on to the home straight, as two frontrunners sprinted for victory, before he was restrained by a security officer. The protester, who was also waving a keffiyeh, was about 50m from the finish line. Israel is represented on the Tour through the Israel-Premier Tech team, but no Israeli riders are in the race.
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