Australian Olyslagers wins high jump after long rain delay
TOKYO :Australia’s Nicola Olyslagers, twice an Olympic silver medallist, won the women’s world high jump gold on Sunday, but only after a nervous wait during a long rain suspension.
Show Sport News
Switzerland's Reusser powers to world time trial title
KIGALI :Switzerland’s Marlen Reusser overcame illness this year to win the women’s individual time trial at the Cycling Road World Championships in Kigali on Sunday, finishing 51.89 seconds quicker than the rest of the field for a dominant victory.
Partick Thistle vs Celtic LIVE as Sinisalo, Iheanacho and Yang all start
Twenty-two is the number of times Celtic have lifted the League Cup.
Kenyan Odira storms to shock 800m gold
TOKYO :Kenya's Lilian Odira produced a storming finish to win an astonishing women’s 800 metres world gold on Sunday, smashing her personal best by almost two seconds and erasing the 42-year-old championship record.
Neugebauer's second-day surge earns decathlon gold
TOKYO :Germany's Leo Neugebauer stepped up from his Paris Olympic silver to take the world championship decathlon gold on Sunday, as a huge javelin personal best set him up for a 1,500 metres that he paced perfectly.
Switzerland's Reusser claims world time trial title
KIGALI :Switzerland’s Marlen Reusser overcame illness this year win the women’s individual time trial at the Cycling Road World Championships in Kigali on Sunday, finishing 51.89 seconds quicker than the rest of the field for a dominant victory.
WWE SmackDown takeaways: Contracts for Wrestlepalooza signed, Heyman and Lesnar meet again - ESPN
A signed contract — with the obligatory brawl — between Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes and Drew McIntyre, a potential Brock Lesnar-Paul Heyman reunion, another impressive victory for women's tag team champions Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss and another U.S. title defense by Sami Zayn highlighted SmackDown's go-home show Friday ahead of Saturday's Wrestlepalooza (7 p.m. ET on ESPN Unlimited).
Amorim calls for Manchester United to keep up their sense of urgency
MANCHESTER, England :Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim said his side must match the level of urgency they showed against Chelsea on Saturday if they are to keep on winning.