Oleksandr Usyk vs Anthony Joshua 2: Andy Ruiz Jr gives prediction as rematch looms
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Portugal's Pichardo eases to world triple jump gold
EUGENE, Ore. : Portugal's Pedro Pichardo continued his dominance in the men's triple jump by easing to a first World Championships title on Saturday, adding to his Olympic gold from Tokyo.
Tampa Bay Rays' Wander Franco loses $650K in jewelry stolen from vehicle
An alleged serial burglar stole more than $650,000 of jewelry from the SUV of Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco when he was on a rehabilitation assignment in June, according to police and court records obtained by ESPN.
From salmon-flavoured gin to chorizo-flavoured whisky: Is this Spain's most disruptive bartender?
From salmon-flavoured gin to chorizo-flavoured whisky, Antonio Naranjo sees no limits to the unusual flavour combinations he can introduce to his cocktails.
World Athletics Championships: China's Feng Bin stuns women's discus for gold
Feng won off of her 69.12-metres opener, a personal best and her strongest performance of the season by a wide margin, as Croatia's Sandra Perkovic secured the silver in a 68.45-metres second attempt. With the home crowd urging her on, Allman rocketed the discus across the field on her third throw and she jumped with excitement but it was marked far short of Feng's effort, and she fumbled her final try for 51.41.
China's Feng Bin stuns women's discus for gold
EUGENE, Ore. :China's Feng Bin put up the performance of her life to stun the women's discus final at the World Championships on Wednesday, as Olympic champion American Valerie Allman settled for bronze.
World Athletics Championships: Long-jumper Murali Sreeshankar enters final to create history, steeplechaser Avinash Sable also qualifies for final
Sreeshankar, who had entered the championships as a dark horse for a medal at second spot in the season's top list, had a best jump of exactly 8m to finish second in qualification round Group B and seventh overall. Anju Bobby George was the first Indian to make it to the World Championships long jump finals and first to win a medal -- bronze in 2003 edition in Paris. Two other Indians, Jeswin Aldrin and Muhammed Anees Yahiya failed to make it to the final round after finishing ninth and 11th in Group A qualification round with best jumps of 7.79m and 7.73m respectively. Those who achieved 8.15m or the 12 best performers from across the two groups qualify for the finals to be held on Sunday (6:50am IST).
World Athletics Championships: Long-jumper Murali Sreeshankar Enters Men's Final
Indian long-jumper Murali Sreeshankar qualified for the final of the men's long jump at the World Athletics Championships with a best attempt of 8m in the heats. He finished seventh in the heats and was the only Indian to progress. Jeswin Aldrin (best attempt - 7.79m) and Muhammed Anees Yahiya (best attempt 7.73m) were the other Indians in the fray but they could not finish among the top-12 in the heats and hence failed to progress to the final.