Saudi boxers debut with wins at Canelo-Crawford fight
LAS VEGAS: Two Saudi boxers made their debuts on Saturday night as part of the “fight of the century” between Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and Terence Crawford.
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Crawford slams critics after defeating Canelo
LAS VEGAS: American boxer Terence Crawford, who on Saturday was crowned undisputed world champion in the super middleweight division after a unanimous-decision win over Mexico’s Saul “Canelo” Alvarez, took aim at his critics who questioned his abilities, saying the “clear favoritism” partly motivated his victory.
Thompson and Bednarek dead heat their way into 100m final
TOKYO :Jamaica’s Kishane Thompson and American Kenny Bednarek laughed their way into the world 100 metres final on Sunday, crossing the line smiling together in their heat with identical times to the thousandth of a second in 9.85 seconds.
Hudson-Smith hobbles through to 400m semis in Tokyo
TOKYO : Britain's world and Olympic 400 metres silver medallist Matthew Hudson-Smith scraped into the semi-finals at the world championships on Sunday but said he felt flat and struggled with a hip problem as he finished fourth in his heat.
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Crawford conquers Alvarez to become undisputed super middleweight champ
Terence Crawford clinched a unanimous victory over Saul "Canelo" Alvarez to become the undisputed super middleweight champion in a thrilling contest at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Saturday.
Jovic edges Bartunkova to set up Guadalajara Open final with Arango
GUADALAJARA, Mexico :American Iva Jovic won a battle of teenagers as she recovered from a second-set wobble to beat Czech Nikola Bartunkova 6-3 6-7(5) 6-3 in the semi-finals of the Guadalajara Open on Saturday, booking her place in the showdown with Emiliana Arango.
Stunned Paternain secures Uruguay's first world championship medal
TOKYO :Julia Paternain reacted in complete disbelief when she crossed the line third in the women's marathon on Sunday to win Uruguay's first world championship medal.