Swiss heptathlete overtakes Damian Warner for world indoor lead ahead of final event
Damian Warner trails for the first time in two days at the world athletics indoor championships.
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World Athletics Indoor Championships: Ukraine's Yaroslava Mahuchikh wins emotional high jump gold
Ukraine's Yaroslava Mahuchikh won an emotional women's high jump gold at the World Athletics Indoor Championships.
Ukraine's Yaroslava Mahuchikh defies odds to win world indoor high jump gold
Yaroslava Mahuchikh overcame the "total panic" of armed conflict in her native Ukraine to win gold in the high jump at the World Indoor Championships on Saturday. Following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Mahuchikh was forced to flee her home, hide out in a cellar and eventually make the 2,000km trip over three days to Belgrade to face what she dubbed her own front line. The reigning European indoor high jump champion, who won Olympic bronze in Tokyo and world outdoor silver in Doha in 2019, was forced to leave her home in Dnipro just three weeks ago as the conflict escalated.
'Impossible' for Novak Djokovic to compete at the Canadian Open if Covid-19 rules remain the same - tournament director
It would be «impossible» for Novak Djokovic to compete at the Canadian Open if the regulations in the country remain the same, says the tournament organisers. Djokovic missed out on the Australian Open due to not being vaccinated for Covid-19 and had been banned from competing at the Indian Wells Masters and Miami Open this month due to USA's Covid-19 guidelines which state an individual must be fully vaccinated in order to enter the country. Ad/> The 20-time Grand Slam winner was allowed to compete at the Qatar Open in February and will take part at the Serbian Open, the Monte Carlo Masters and the French Open.
Sheffield United defender praises manager after season turnaround
Sheffield United defender Jack Robinson has been praising manager Paul Heckingbottom after the former Barnsley boss gave him ‘a new lease of life’.
Paul Heckingbottom issues frank play-off prediction amid Sheffield United hopes
Sheffield United manager Paul Heckingbottom believes the race for the play-offs is going to go right down to the wire this season despite several sides’ different quality on paper, making this honest admission to The Star.
Indian Wells 2022 - Home favourite Taylor Fritz completes semi-final line-up with win over Serbia's Miomir Kecmanovic
Taylor Fritz’s dream of winning a maiden Masters 1000 title on home turf remains intact thanks to a hard-fought win over Miomir Kecmanovic. The American world number 20 came out on top by a 7-6 (5) 3-6 6-1 scoreline to make it back-to-back semi final appearances in the desert. Ad/> Fritz will now face number seven seed Andrey Rublev in the last four on Saturday and he is anticipating another heavy-hitting encounter.
Andrey Rublev to face Taylor Fritz in semifinals at Indian Wells
Andrey Rublev beat Grigor Dimitrov 7-5 6-2 to reach the semi-finals at Indian Wells where he will face American Taylor Fritz, who sent Serbia's Miomir Kecmanovic packing with a 7-6(5) 3-6 6-1 win on Friday. Dubai champion Rublev benefitted from some poor serving by his Bulgarian opponent, who had five double faults and was broken four times after having previously lost his serve once at this year's tournament. World number seven Rublev was not at his best either and struggled to close out the first set, being broken to love as Dimitrov levelled at 5-5, leading the intense Russian to drop his racket and loudly vent his frustration to the players' box.