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Two world records for Brazil's Rodrigues at World Para Athletics Championships

  • Athletics News

Brazil's 58-year-old thrower Elizabeth Rodrigues finished day three of the 2023 World Para Athletics Championships with two golds - and two of the five world records set across the morning and evening sessions.

ParaAthletics) July 12, 2023Morning session world records were also provided by Breanna Clark of the United

States and Uzbekistan’s Doniyor Saliev.Clark, the Paralympic and world champion in the women’s 400m


More than 175 sports betting infractions found within NCAA since 2018, says President

  • Universiade

The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) has found 175 infractions of its sports-betting policy since 2018 and there are 17 active investigations.

for and flag potential betting policy infractions.Legal sports betting has spread widely across the United

States over the past five years, raising the likelihood of a college sports gambling scandal.NCAA rules



Panama stun defending champions USA to reach CONCACAF Gold Cup final

  • Football

Association Football (CONCACAF) Gold Cup final clash with Mexico after knocking out defending champions the United

States on penalties.

final of the Gold Cup for the fist time since 2013.After 90 minutes, both sides failed to score with United

States missing the goal by inches as Cade Cowell struck the post in the opening minute.Ismael Díaz,



Hosts Ireland suffer double defeat on day two of Women’s Softball World Cup Group A

  • Baseball and Softball

Hosts Ireland were defeated twice on the second day of action at the Women’s Softball World Cup Group A, as they were beaten by Australia and Chinese Taipei.

pic.twitter.com/obcxjylKnj— WBSC ⚾🥎 (@WBSC) July 12, 2023Elsewhere today, holders and top-ranked United

States faced the lowest ranked team in the World Cup, Botswana, who are 43rd in the rankings.As expected


Defending champion Rybakina beaten by Jabeur in repeat of Wimbledon final

  • Tennis

Defending champion Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan was beaten by Ons Jabeur in the women’s singles quarter-finals at the Wimbledon Championships, in a repeat of last year’s final.

women’s quarter-final second seed Aryna Sabalenka, playing as a neutral, overcame Madison Keys of the United

States 6-2, 6-4.After comfortably taking the first set, 2023 Australian open champion Sabalenka was

by a 6-4 scoreline to reach the last four.Elsewhere, the fairytale run of Christopher Eubanks of the United

States came to an end at the hands of neutral athlete Daniil Medvedev in five thrilling sets.Eubanks



FIBA denies receiving interest from Hong Kong after reported withdrawal from Paris 2024 3x3 qualifier

  • 3x3 basketball

The International Basketball Federation (FIBA) has denied receiving an expression of interest from Hong Kong in staging a 3x3 basketball qualifying tournament for the Paris 2024 Olympics, after a private promoter claimed it had withdrawn due to excessive costs.

continental cups and the World Cup, and three via the Olympic Qualifying Tournament.Latvia's men and the United

States women won the first 3x3 basketball Olympic gold medals at Tokyo 2020.


Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton independent investigation finds no evidence of harassment in Humphries complaint

  • Bobsleigh and Skeleton

Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton (BCS) has said an independent investigation into a safe-sport complaint by three-time Olympic gold medallist Kaillie Humphries found "no evidence that any of the allegations constituted harassment".

Humphries had won two-woman Olympic golds with Canada at Vancouver 2010 and Sochi 2014, but switched to the United

States in 2019 following verbal and emotional abuse allegations made against BCS head coach Todd Hays.BCS


US Senator criticises PGA deal with Saudi backed LIV Golf at hearing in Washington

  • Golf

Richard Blumenthal has accused the Saudi Government of trying to buy influence in American sport during a United

States Senate investigation into the deal between the United States Professional Golfers Association

The agreement between PIL and the PGA has not yet been finalised.The United States Justice Department


Thai 400m athletes set back-to-back world records at World Para Athletics Championships

  • Athletics News

Thai 400 metres athletes Chaiwat Rattana and Pongsakorn Paeyo set world records in back-to-back races on day three at the World Para Athletics Championships in Paris.

48.65sec for his maiden World Championships gold at the Stade Sébastien Charléty.Mohamed Alhammadi won the United

46.11.Canadian Brent Lakatos also produced a fast time of 46.22 but had to settle for silver, and the United

States' Brian Siemann completed the podium with a personal best 48.30.World records were also set in


New Zealand set to join World Boxing as Argentina also quit IBA

  • Boxing

New Zealand and Argentina have become the third and fourth countries to withdraw from the International Boxing Association (IBA), with the former declaring its intention to join the breakaway World Boxing.

They follow national governing bodies in the United States and Switzerland in formally resigning from


Carlsen wins SuperUnited Rapid and Blitz Championship in Croatia

  • Non-Olympic Sports

Norway's five-time world champion Magnus Carlsen has won the International Chess Federation (FIDE) 2023 SuperUnited Rapid and Blitz Championship in Zagreb to claim the first prize of $40,000 (£30,800/€36,200) with a score of 26.0/36.

defeated another Romanian Constantin Lupulescu to end the tournament on a high note.Fabiano Caruana of the United

States still leads the overall standings but next event in the Grand Chess Tour is not scheduled until


Indian and South Korean archers excel at World Youth Championships in Limerick

  • Archery

South Korea and India both won six gold medals to dominate the World Youth Archery Championships in Limerick in Ireland.

gold in the women's individual cadet competition for under-18s.Aditi Swami beat Leanne Drake of the United

States 142-136 to win gold.Priyansh, a double gold medallist on the Asian circuit last last year had

compound and in the cadet women’s team compound event where Swami joined her team mates to beat the United

States 214-212.The South Koreans had missed the last competition in 2021 but returned with a vengeance.Yejin

States were the only other country to win more than one gold.Sydney Sullenberger defeated European Games