What to watch at the track and field world championships this weekend
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How to watch World Athletics Championships online and on TV
The World Athletics Championships get underway in Eugene’s Hayward Field on Friday, kicking off 10 days of international competition that will see Great Britain’s track and field stars attempt to make their mark on the global stage.
Indian cricket legend Irfan Pathan lauds progress of sport in Saudi Arabia
RIYADH: Indian cricket legend Irfan Pathan has lauded the rapid progress of the game in Saudi Arabia after meeting with the Kingdom’s top officials.
Chun balloons to 75 as her lead shrinks to 3 at Women’s PGA Championship
BETHESDA, Maryland, USA: This was the moment the rest of the field needed: In Gee Chun standing near the trees, contemplating her situation and then eventually heading back to the point of her previous shot.
Veteran Sjostrom, teenager McIntosh complete golden doubles at swimming worlds
BUDAPEST: Sarah Sjostrom, who has been winning world titles for 13 years, and Summer McIntosh, who has been winning them for four days, both collected their second gold medals of the week in Budapest on Saturday.
Schauffele leaves it late to retain Travelers lead
NEW YORK: Xander Schauffele produced a late birdie spree to hold onto a slender lead at the PGA Tour’s Travelers Championship Saturday with a 3-under par 67.
McLaughlin books athletics worlds berth with 400m hurdles world record
EUGENE, OREGON: Sydney McLaughlin punched her ticket to the athletics World Championships with a world record 51.41sec victory in the 400m hurdles at the US trials on Saturday.
Olympic champion Jacobs fit to resume training ahead of worlds
Olympic champion Lamont Marcell Jacobs can resume training after recovering from a thigh injury a month before the world championships, the Italian athletics federation FIDAL said on Thursday.