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October 18, 2018
Asiri wins gold in Buenos Aires Youth Olympics
RIYADH — Mohammed Asiri, Saudi karate champion, has won gold in the Buenos Aires Summer Youth Olympic Games, which concluded on Wednesday. It was for the first time that Saudi Arabia had won a gold in Olympics after the Kingdom started participating in the Olympic Games since 1972.Asiri bagged gold in the category of 61kg on Wednesday, beating his Jordanian rival at the third Olympic Youth Games. Turki Al-Asheikh, chairman ...
October 18, 2018
Sevastova battles past Zvonareva into Moscow semis
MOSCOW — Latvian Anastasija Sevastova rallied from a set down to defeat qualifier Vera Zvonareva 4-6, 7-5, 6-3, in the quarterfinals of the Kremlin Cup on Thursday. Sevastova, who endured tough three-setters in the previous two rounds, kept alive her hopes of breaking into the world's top 10 for the first time with another determined display against former world number two Zvonareva. "I think it was a great match. We played at ...
October 18, 2018
FA says Wembley sale off after Khan withdraws offer
LONDON — England's Football Association's plans to sell Wembley Stadium and invest around £600 million into grass roots facilities and projects were in tatters on Wednesday after potential purchaser, American Shahid Khan, withdrew his offer. The billionaire owner of the NFL (National Football League) club Jacksonville Jaguars made his offer public in April and the proposed sale had been discussed by the FA's Board with the full FA Council to have ...
October 18, 2018
US Women claim CONCACAF title over Canada
FRISCO, Texas — The United States women's soccer team won their eighth CONCACAF Championship with a 2-0 over Canada on Wednesday in Frisco, Texas as both sides continued to build toward next year's World Cup. Rose Lavelle scored a goal in the opening minutes and Alex Morgan added another late on to give the Americans the title. The US won the tournament without conceding a goal. "It's another title and that's what ...
October 18, 2018
Sprint king Bolt rejects Malta football offer
SYDNEY — Sprint superstar Usain Bolt has turned down a contract from Maltese champions Valletta and will remain in Australia to pursue his dream of becoming a professional footballer, his agent said Thursday. The eight-time Olympic champion has been on trial with A-League club the Central Coast Mariners since arriving Down Under in August. He scored two goals in a pre-season friendly last Friday but is yet to be offered a deal, ...
October 18, 2018
Ex-Kenyan Olympic chief Keino and ex-minister surrender to police
NAIROBI — Former Kenyan Olympic chief Kipchoge Keino and ex-sports minister Hassan Wario surrendered to police on Thursday to answer charges of corruption at the 2016 Rio Olympics. Keino, 78, a two-time Olympic gold medalist, and Wario have been charged along with five former government and national Olympic committee officials over the misappropriation of more than 55 million shillings ($545,000). Three of the officials appeared in court on Monday, but Kipchoge and ...
October 18, 2018
Syndicates offer dreams of cut-price Derby glory
NEWMARKET, United Kingdom — Syndicates are a lifeline to racing fans who cannot afford to own a horse individually and in also attracting the young who are pivotal if the sport is to blossom, leading English trainer Richard Hannon Junior told AFP. The 42-year-old says another advantage to syndicate ownership is it is much more fun being part of a team of owners than standing on your own in a parade ...
October 18, 2018
Hamilton poised to join Fangio, Schumacher as five-time champion
AUSTIN — Lewis Hamilton stands on the verge of history this week as he needs to out-score Sebastian Vettel by eight points at the United States Grand Prix to become only the third five-time Formula One world champion. If he does, the 33-year-old Briton will join Juan Manuel Fangio, champion in 1951, 1954, 1955, 1956 and 1957 and Michael Schumacher, the title-winner in 1994 and 1995 who delivered five more for ...
October 18, 2018
Pique confident of luring Nadal and Djokovic to revamped Davis Cup
MADRID — Gerard Pique believes Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic will both play in the reformed Davis Cup next year and has said the "door remains open" to Roger Federer. Pique was speaking on Wednesday in Madrid, where the tournament finals will be contested over a week in November 2019, as part of a host of controversial changes to the format of the 118-year-old competition. The new Davis Cup carries a number ...
October 18, 2018
Serena coach makes plea for honest and open on-court coaching
NEW YORK — The coach whose attempts to guide Serena Williams mid-match during this year's US Open final led to her explosive row with the umpire and a code violation en route to defeat, has called for on-court coaching to be permitted. Patrick Mouratoglou admitted gesturing to Williams from the stands during her match with Japan's Naomi Osaka — in contravention of US Open and other grand slam tournament rules — ...
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