Tennis-Fritz wins all-American showdown to clinch Japan Open title
(Reuters) - Taylor Fritz beat fellow American Frances Tiafoe 7-6(3) 7-6(2) in a tense final to win the Japan Open on Sunday and claim his third title of the year.
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Canada carries momentum of Quad Nations title into upcoming wheelchair rugby worlds
Canada's national wheelchair rugby team is ready to take on the world.
Lifters Jhilli Dalabehera, Gyaneshwari Yadav finish 4th and 5th in Asian Championships
Both Jhilli and Gyaneshwari lifted the same total of 171kg on Saturday night. Jhili, a former Asian Championship gold medallist in the 45kg event, heaved (77kg+94kg). Had she managed to lift 94kg in her third clean and jerk attempt, she would have won the bronze medal.
Filippo Ganna powers to cycling world one-hour record
Switzerland on Saturday. Olympic team pursuit champion Ganna bettered the surprise mark set by Britain's Daniel Bigham, a performance engineer at his Ineos Grenadiers team, of 55.548km on the same track last August. "It's amazing, fantastic.
Rugby-Foster calls up Lienert-Brown for All Blacks' northern tour
(Reuters) - Waikato Chiefs centre Anton Lienert-Brown has been recalled for the All Blacks' northern hemisphere tour after coach Ian Foster named a 35-man squad for the four-match trip.
Gustav Iden wins Ironman Kona World Championship, smashes course record
Gustav Iden won the Ironman Kona World Championship in a course record time, becoming the second consecutive Norwegian to win the men’s world title and the first to do so in Kona.
Italy's Ganna powers to cycling world one-hour record
Italian Filippo Ganna made up for a disappointing season so far by powering to a new track one-hour record of 56.792km at the Grenchen velodrome in Switzerland on Saturday.
Shapovalov ousted by Fritz in Japan semis
TOKYO (AP) — Frances Tiafoe and Taylor Fritz set up an all-American final at the Japan Open after winning three-set semifinals on Saturday.