October 1, 2019

Taylor seals golden treble with triple jump escape act

Christian Taylor of the United States completed a superb hat-trick of World Championship triple jump titles here on Sunday, surviving near elimination to take gold....

Players of Japan celebrate after the final match between China and Japan of the FIBA Women's Asia Cup in Bangalore, India on Sunday.

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October 1, 2019

Players of Japan celebrate after the final match between China and Japan of the FIBA Women’s Asia Cup in Bangalore, India on Sunday.

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September 30, 2019

Rain shortens cycling world road race in Yorkshire

Heavy rain left roads in Yorkshire too treacherous for the men’s elite world championships road race to pass on Sunday forcing organisers to slash one...

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September 30, 2019

Price is right as American claims hammer gold

DeAnna Price of the United States won the gold medal in the women’s hammer at the World Championships in Doha Saturday, completing a superb victory...

Champions Duan Yingying (right) of China, Veronica Kudermetova (2nd from right) of Russia and runners-up Elise Mertens of Belgium (2nd from left), Aryna Sabalenka (left) of Belarus pose on the podium after the awarding ceremony of the women's doubles fin

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September 30, 2019

Champions Duan Yingying (right) of China, Veronica Kudermetova (2nd from right) of Russia and runners-up Elise Mertens of Belgium (2nd from left), Aryna Sabalenka (left) of Belarus pose on the podium after the awarding ceremony of the women’s doubles final between Elise Mertens of Belgium-Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus and Duan Yingying of China-Veronica Kudermetova of Russia at the 2019 WTA Wuhan Open tennis tournament in Wuhan of central China’s Hubei Province on Saturday.

Christian Coleman (center) of the United States, crosses the finish line to win the Men's 100 Metres final final during day two of 17th IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha 2019 at the Khalifa International Stadium on Saturday.

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September 30, 2019

Coleman brushes off Johnson barbs after 100m win

AFP, Doha :Christian Coleman hit back at US sprinting legend Michael Johnson on Saturday after powering to a brilliant 100m victory at the World Championships.Coleman...

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September 30, 2019

The winners of the Inter-House Sports Tournament of the Green James International School with the chief guest Country Manager of Cambridge University Shaheen Reza and the teachers of Green James International School pose for a photo session at the school premises in the city’s Dhanmondi on Sunday.

Japan's Kento Momota poses during the awards ceremony after winning against Taiwan's Chou Tien Chen during men's single final match at the Korea Open Badminton in Seoul, South Korea on Sunday.

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September 30, 2019

Japan’s Kento Momota wins Korea Open

AFP, Seoul :Top-ranked Kento Momota of Japan clinched the men’s singles title at the Korea Open badminton tournament on Sunday with a win over number...

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September 30, 2019

Naomi Osaka reaches China Open round two despite being ‘riled up’

AFP, Beijing :Naomi Osaka said she had been “really riled up” as Japan’s two-time Grand Slam champion reached the second round at the China Open...

Players of China, pose for photo after winning the match between China and Serbia at the 2019 FIVB Women's World Cup in Osaka, Japan on Saturday.

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September 29, 2019

Players of China, pose for photo after winning the match between China and Serbia at the 2019 FIVB Women’s World Cup in Osaka, Japan on Saturday.

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Ruth Chepngetich of Kenya, poses with the national flag after winning gold medal in the women's marathon of the World Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar on Saturday.

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September 29, 2019

Chepngetich tames marathon heat as World Championships underway

AFP, Doha :Kenya’s Ruth Chepngetich powered through brutal heat and humidity to win gold in the women’s marathon on Saturday, bringing the curtain down on...

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September 29, 2019

Halep to play China Open despite chronic back problem

AFP, Beijing :Wimbledon champion Simona Halep said on Saturday that she will compete at the China Open in Beijing, days after retiring from the Wuhan...