Road to Qatar: how Uruguay qualified for World Cup 2022 - in pictures
The 2022 World Cup qualification campaign proved to the end of an era for Uruguay as record-breaking manager Oscar Tabarez saw his 15-year reign come to an end.
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World Cup Group E: Japan face tough task to advance to knockout stage
At the 2018 World Cup in Russia, Japan became the first beneficiaries of the fair play rule to progress from the groups ahead of Senegal after receiving fewer yellow cards, having finished with identical points, goals scored and goals against.
Russia's Samsonova credits Wimbledon ban for red-hot form
Liudmila Samsonova said that Wimbledon's ban on Russian players had given her time to transform her game, after winning her third title in four tournaments on Sunday at the Pan Pacific Open.
Olympic boxing's future is in doubt as Umar Kremlev holds on as IBA President
The future of Olympic boxing was plunged into further doubt in Yerevan on Sunday as delegates of the sport's world governing body, the International Boxing Association (IBA), voted emphatically against permitting a leadership challenge to incumbent president Umar Kremlev.
Russia's Ekaterina Alexandrova shines in Seoul for third title
The two battled to a lengthy tiebreaker after an evenly matched hour-long first set in front of more than 10,000 spectators, a record for the Seoul event. But everything changed in the second set as Russia's second-seeded Alexandrova dominated the former French Open champion from Latvia, who required a medical timeout at 3-0 down for a foot problem.
Russia's Alexandrova shines in Seoul for third title
Ekaterina Alexandrova overcame nerves to win the third title of her career as she dismantled injury-hampered top seed Jelena Ostapenko 7-6 (7/4), 6-0 in the final of the Korea Open on Sunday.
IBA extraordinary congress votes against holding new election
Russian Umar Kremlev will remain president of the International Boxing Association (IBA) after delegates at its extraordinary congress in Armenia on Sunday rejected the proposal to stage a new election.
Russian Alexandrova claims Seoul crown with win over Ostapenko
Russian Ekaterina Alexandrova registered a 7-6(4) 6-0 victory against top seed Jelena Ostapenko, who suffered a foot injury during the match, in the final of the Korea Open on Sunday to clinch her third WTA title.