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World Athletics Championships 2022: Japan Team Rocked By COVID Outbreak

Seven members of Japan's team at the World Athletics Championships, including two marathon runners, have tested positive for Covid-19, organisers said Saturday. A joint statement from World Athletics, the Japan Association of Athletics Federations and local organisers said the outbreak had hit endurance athletes and staff at the championships in Oregon. Two marathon runners, four support staff and the head coach of the team had returned positive tests. The identities of the individuals involved were not disclosed. The statement said the seven individuals had already been isolated and will remain in isolation for five days.

PV Sindhu Vs Wang Zhi Yi, Singapore Open 2022 Highlights: PV Sindhu Wins First Super 500 Title Of 2022

PV Sindhu Vs Wang Zhi Yi, Singapore Open 2022 Final Highlights: India's PV Sindhu on Sunday defeated China's Wang Zhi Yi 21-9, 11-21, 21-15 in the final match of women's singles at the Singapore Open 2022. The two-time Olympic medallist won the first game in a dominating fashion before she lost the second game. The match went into the decider where Sindhu bounced back beautifully to clich her maiden Super 500 title of the year 2022. Wang Zhi Yi fought well till the end but Sindhu's early advantage in the final game played a crucial role in the latter's victory. Earlier, Sindhu had defeated Saena Kawakami of Japan 21-15, 21-7 in a 32-minute semi-final match to enter the summit clash. The Singapore Open 2022 also happens to be Sindhu's third title of the 2022 season after winning the Syed Modi International and Swiss Open BWF Super 300 titles.

Chile stun USA to qualify for 2023 Rugby World Cup

Chile advanced to the Rugby World Cup for the first time on Saturday with a stunning 31-29 victory over the host United States to win a two-leg aggregate qualifier.

PV Sindhu Vs Wang Zhi Yi, Singapore Open 2022 Final Live Score Updates: PV Sindhu Leads Against Wang Zhi Yi In Decider

PV Sindhu Vs Wang Zhi Yi, Singapore Open 2022 Final Live Score Updates: India's PV Sindhu won the first game against China's Wang Zhi Yi 21-9 but she lost the second game 21-11. This has taken the final match of women's singles at the Singapore Open 2022 to the decider game. The two-time Olympic medallist defeated Saena Kawakami of Japan 21-15, 21-7 in a 32-minute semi-final match. On the other hand, Zhi Yi had outplayed Japan's Ohori Aya in straight games with identical scores of 21-14. It is worth noting that PV Sindhu is chasing her maiden Super 500 title of the 2022 season.

World Athletics Championships: Japan team rocked by Covid outbreak

A joint statement from World Athletics, the Japan Association of Athletics Federations and local organisers said the outbreak had hit endurance athletes and staff at the championships in Oregon. Two marathon runners, four support staff and the head coach of the team had returned positive tests. The identities of the individuals involved were not disclosed.

Wallabies pre-match 'smack' talk was fuel for England, says Lawes

England captain Courtney Lawes said Australia's pre-match "smack" talk gave them the motivation they needed to beat the Wallabies 21-17 in Sydney on Saturday and clinch the three-test series.

Fred Kerley wins men's world 100m gold in US clean sweep

Oregon on Saturday. Kerley, in lane four, was down on Marvin Bracy for 95 metres of the tight race, but managed to out-dip his teammate for victory in 9.86 seconds at Eugene's Hayward Field. Bracy took silver in 9.88sec, Trayvon Bromell claiming bronze in the same time for a third-ever 100m world championship clean sweep for the United States after 1983 and 1991. The fourth of the strong US quartet, Christian Coleman, the reigning world champion from Doha in 2019 who was banned from the Tokyo Olympics for missing three doping tests, finished sixth (10.01) despite an electric start. "We said we were going to do it and we did! USA, baby!" Olympic silver medallist Kerley said to roars of approval and applause from a partisan home crowd.

Loh Kean Yew loses to Indonesia's Anthony Ginting in Singapore Badminton Open semi-finals

SINGAPORE: World champion Loh Kean Yew's run at the Singapore Badminton Open came to an end on Saturday (Jul 16) when he was defeated by Indonesia's Anthony Ginting in the men's singles semi-finals.

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World Athletics Championships 2022: Japan Team Rocked By COVID Outbreak

PV Sindhu Vs Wang Zhi Yi, Singapore Open 2022 Highlights: PV Sindhu Wins First Super 500 Title Of 2022

Chile stun USA to qualify for 2023 Rugby World Cup

PV Sindhu Vs Wang Zhi Yi, Singapore Open 2022 Final Live Score Updates: PV Sindhu Leads Against Wang Zhi Yi In Decider

World Athletics Championships: Japan team rocked by Covid outbreak

Wallabies pre-match 'smack' talk was fuel for England, says Lawes

Fred Kerley wins men's world 100m gold in US clean sweep

Loh Kean Yew loses to Indonesia's Anthony Ginting in Singapore Badminton Open semi-finals