Triathlon-Britain's Yee adds world title to Olympic gold
British Olympic champion Alex Yee finished third after a barn-storming run in the men's triathlon World Championship Finals in Torremolinos, Spain on Sunday to win his first world title.
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Six-time Olympic champion Hoy reveals he has terminal cancer
Britain's six-time Olympic track cycling champion Chris Hoy has revealed he has "two to four years" to live after he was diagnosed with terminal prostate cancer which metastasised to his bones.
Triathlon-Olympic champion Beaugrand shrugs off disastrous start to take world title
France's Cassandre Beaugrand recovered from a dreadful start at the women's triathlon World Championship Finals in Torremolinos, Spain on Saturday to add a first world title to her Olympic gold medal from the Paris Games.
PV Sindhu Goes Down In Quarters, India's Campaign Ends At Denmark Open
Indian star PV Sindhu bowed out with a quarterfinal loss to Paris Olympics bronze-winner Gregoria Tunjung as the country's campaign came to an end in the Denmark Open badminton tournament on Friday. The 29-year-old Sindhu went down 13-21, 21-16, 9-21 in a nearly hour-long clash. The world number 8 from Indonesia, who had won just two matches from their 12 past encounters, was at her dominant best despite Sindhu managing to claim the second game. Top-seed An Se Young of South Korea will be the fifth-seeded Tunjung's semifinal opponent. Tunjung displayed command on the proceedings and reeled of eight points in a row to take the first game rather easily.
'It was redemption': Canada's Stefan Daniel wins 6th career world Para triathlon title
Canada's Stefan Daniel won his sixth career world triathlon Para championship title Friday, calling his victory "redemption" after a heartbreaking crash at the Paris Paralympics.
Less pressure means more fun for Wodak in Toronto marathon return after grind of Olympic pursuit
Five days from her ninth marathon, Natasha Wodak looks happy, healthy and relaxed in the company of her cats in the backyard of her home in North Vancouver, B.C.
PV Sindhu Goes Down In Quarters, India's Campaign Ends At Denmark Open
Indian star PV Sindhu bowed out with a quarterfinal loss to Paris Olympics bronze-winner Gregoria Tunjung as the country's campaign came to an end in the Denmark Open badminton tournament on Friday. The 29-year-old Sindhu went down 13-21, 21-16, 9-21 in a nearly hour-long clash. The world number 8 from Indonesia, who had won just two matches from their 12 past encounters, was at her dominant best despite Sindhu managing to claim the second game. Top-seed An Se Young of South Korea will be the fifth-seeded Tunjung's semifinal opponent. Tunjung displayed command on the proceedings and reeled of eight points in a row to take the first game rather easily.
Water polo-Italy to miss World Cup after ban for abusing officials at Paris Games
The Italian men's water polo team will miss next year's World Cup after they were handed a six-month suspension for abusing referees and officials following their quarter-final loss to Hungary at the Paris Olympics.