Japan’s Nami Matsuyama (bottom) returns a shot as her teammate Chiharu Shida watches during the women’s doubles semi-final match against South Korea’s Lee So-hee and Shin Seun-chan at the Korea Open Badminton in Incheon, South Korea on Saturday.
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Old hand Valverde ready for cycling world title defence
AFP, Harrogate :Established stars Peter Sagan and Alejandro Valverde face a potential generational shift on Sunday as the 2019 world cycling championships wrap up with...
Aryna Sabalenka beats Alison Riske in WTA Wuhan final
Agency :Aryna Sabalenka became the first player to claim back-to-back titles in Wuhan thanks to a 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 victory over American Alison Riske in...
Heat is on Coleman and World Championships organisers
Agency :Controversial US sprinter Christia Coleman’s bid for 100m gold takes centre stage at the World Championships on Saturday as endurance athletes prepare for another...
Fraser-Pryce-Jamaica’s ‘pocket rocket’ with the golden touch
Agency :Jamaican sprint legend Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce has already battled her way from abject poverty to a level of relative riches that will allow her to...
Murray says playing only ‘top-70’ tennis after Zhuhai exit
Agency :Former number one Andy Murray said he was playing only “top-70, top-60” tennis after his bid to win a first singles title since major...
China’s Wang sweeps women’s 87kg division at Weightlifting Worlds
Xinhua, Pattaya :Chinese weightlifter Wang Zhouyu swept the women’s 87kg category by winning all the three gold medals at the 2019 International Weightlifting Federation (IWF)...
Barty in party mood after epic Wuhan win
Agency :Ashleigh Barty marched into her sixth semi-final of the season Thursday, describing her victory over Petra Martic in Wuhan as one of the best...
French walking star Diniz loses cool over Doha weather conditions
Agency :French race walker Yohann Diniz on Friday slammed the organisers of the World Athletics Championships in Doha over the way he and his rivals...
Transgender fans ‘welcome’ at World Cup, says Qatar
AFP, Doha :A top Qatari World Cup official has said that transgender and gay fans would be welcomed to the 2022 tournament but stressed that...
German woman boxer’s fight to wear headscarf in the ring
Berlin boxer Zeina Nassar’s fighting spirit has won her plenty of titles, but her battle to wear the hijab in the ring has also made...
World Championships seek Bolt successor, shake off doping
The first World Athletics Championships of the post-Usain Bolt era get under way here today with the sport desperately seeking a new superstar as it...