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Japan's Akane Yamaguchi retains badminton women's world title

The top-seeded Yamaguchi, who won her first world title last year in the Spanish city of Huelva, had to dig deep to see off the challenge of Olympic champion Chen. Chen was bidding to become the first player from badminton powerhouse China to win a women's singles world title since 2011. China has won a total of 15 women's singles world titles -- five times more than any other country -- but number four seed Chen was the nation's first women's world finalist since 2014.

BWF World Championships 2022: Akane Yamaguchi Retains Her Women's Singles Title

Japan's Akane Yamaguchi retained her badminton women's world title in front of her home crowd in Tokyo on Sunday, beating China's Chen Yufei 21-12, 10-21, 21-14. The top-seeded Yamaguchi, who won her first world title last year in the Spanish city of Huelva, had to dig deep to see off the challenge of Olympic champion Chen. Chen was bidding to become the first player from badminton powerhouse China to win a women's singles world title since 2011. China has won a total of 15 women's singles world titles -- five times more than any other country -- but number four seed Chen was the nation's first women's world finalist since 2014.

Cadwell BSB: TAG Honda parts ways with Tito Rabat

Tito Rabat will take no further part in the remainder of the Cadwell Park British Superbike weekend after agreeing to part ways with TAG Honda following Saturday free practice.

Dutch climber Wout Poels latest COVID exit from Vuelta, remainder of Bahrain Victorious team continues in bubble

Dutch climber Wout Poels is the latest rider to drop out of the Vuelta a Espana after testing positive for COVID. Poels completed the eighth stage of the Spanish Grand Tour, but will not continue. Ad His team, Bahrain Victorious, released a statement on Sunday morning, saying: «Wout Poels will not start stage 9 of La Vuelta a España due to a positive COVID-19 test with mild symptoms.