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Home favourite Gauff fights back for first Grand Slam title at US Open

  • Tennis

Coco Gauff became the youngest American since the legendary Serena Williams to win the women's singles at her home Grand Slam the US Open after coming from behind to beat Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka in New York City.

She became the ninth home winner and the first since Sloane Stephens in 2017 at the United States Tennis



Garnbret wins home IFSC World Cup in Koper as teenager Anraku stars again

  • Sport Climbing

Reigning Olympic champion Janja Garnbret tasted home success by capturing the women’s lead title at the International Federation of Sport Climbing World Cup event in Koper.

superb performance saw Anraku reach the top to seal another impressive victory.Jesse Grupper of the United

States made 42+ for silver, while the bronze medal went to reigning Olympic champion Alberto Ginés López



Defending champion Evenepoel bounces back to win stage 14 of Vuelta a España

  • Cycling

Defending champion Remco Evenepoel of Belgium demonstrated his mental toughness as he bounced back from yesterday’s disappointment to win stage 14 of the Vuelta a España.

Jumbo-Visma continue to occupy the top three spots in the general classification with Sepp Kuss of the United

States leading the way ahead of Primož Roglič of Slovenia and Vingegaard.Kuss placed eighth today to


Britain claim five golds on penultimate day of World Rowing Championships

  • Rowing

Britain captured five gold medals on an impressive day at the World Rowing Championships in Belgrade where further boats sealed spots at next year’s Olympics and Paralympics in Paris.

secure their place at Paris 2024 where Britain will hope to maintain their legacy in the event.A new United

States crew came second in 6:06.37 with New Zealand earning bronze in 6:08.44, while France, Australia


New Zealand hammer Fiji to seal men's Olympic football place at Paris 2024

  • Football

New Zealand have sealed a place at Paris 2024 by overpowering ten-player Fiji 9-0 in the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) Men's Olympic Qualifier in Auckland.

Paris 2024 is due to be played at venues in seven cities in France.New Zealand joins hosts France, the United

States and Dominican Republic from North and Central America and the Caribbean, Spain, Israel and Ukraine


Romero succeeds Lopera as Pan American Sambo Union President

  • Sambo

Eliseo Romero from the Dominican Republic has been elected as President of the Pan American Sambo Union, succeeding Colombia's Omar Lopera.

returned José Angel Arteaga of Mexico as general secretary, Trinidad and Tobago's Jason Fraser, the United

States' Mikhail Kozitsky and Croimain Roberson of Haiti as vice-presidents and Cesar Arteaga of Venezuela


Medvedev stuns Alcaraz to set up US Open final against Djokovic

  • Tennis

Serbia's Novak Djokovic is through to a 10th men's singles final at the US Open after beating the United

States' Ben Shelton, and is set to face Russia's Daniil Medvedev who stunned the defending champion

five-set final at Wimbledon in July.However, Djokovic is one match away from a first triumph at the United

States Tennis Association Billie Jean King National Tennis Center since 2018 and adding to his 23 career


IOC proposes Olympic Charter changes to send "strong message" on human rights

  • Olympics

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board has today proposed changes to the Olympic Charter that aim to ensure respect for human rights and freedom of expression at the Olympic Games.

consultation with the Advisory Committee on Human Rights.The viewpoints of two Special Rapporteurs of the United

and Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.It represents a move away from Rule 50 of the Olympic Charter that states


Ingebrigtsen sets men's world 2,000m record at Brussels Diamond League meeting

  • Athletics

Jakob Ingebrigtsen, running here in a revamped stadium with a super-fast new track, marked the occasion of the penultimate Diamond League meeting of the season by setting a world record in the men’s 2,000 metres.

knocking on the door" of the world record of 21.34 set by the late Florence Griffith-Joyner of the United

States in winning the 1988 Olympic title.She remains on the doorway after another massively impressive

see off all but the lingering challenges of Sam Kendricks, the 2017 and 2019 world champion from the United

States, and world silver medallist Ernest John Obiena of the Philippines.Kendricks, enjoying renewed

States won the men’s 200m in a season’s best of 19.79 from Britain’s world 100m bronze medallist Zharnel


ITF meets Asian leaders to discuss "main goal" of developing taekwon-do on continent

  • Taekwon-Do

The International Taekwon-Do Federation (ITF) has made developing the sport and increasing professionalism in Asia its "main goal", inviting leaders from member nations to share their concerns and ideas here.

New Zealand, Australia, Canada and the United States have a really good level, in Argentina 100,000 people


Luo puts last year’s failure behind her to give China another title at IWF World Championships

  • Weightlifting

China’s national anthem was played for the fourth time in four days after Luo Shifang put the disappointment of last year behind her to win a sweep of golds in an exciting women’s 59 kilograms contest at the International Weightlifting Federation World Championships in Riyadh.

weightlifting so was Luo surprised to see so many contenders from Europe, South America, Africa and the United

States - Taylor Wilkins was 10th on 220kg - on the scoreboard?"


Vingegaard prevails in Jumbo-Visma clean sweep on stage 13 of Vuelta a España

  • Cycling

Two-time Tour de France winner Jonas Vingegaard of Denmark claimed stage 13 of the Vuelta a España as he topped a Jumbo-Visma one-two-three.

brutal mountainous stage.Jumbo-Visma took control of the stage with overall leader Sepp Kuss of the United

States and Primož Roglič of Slovenia finishing behind Vingegaard.The Danish cyclist powered home in


Prince Harry set to open Invictus Games for 21 countries in Düsseldorf

  • Paralympics

Twenty-one nations have entered the sixth edition of the Invictus Games, which is due to start tomorrow in the German city of Düsseldorf.

Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Düsseldorf Mayor Stephan Keller and a crowd of 18,000 spectators anticipated.The United

States President Joe Biden has confirmed a delegation from his country will be led by Administrator