Canadian Para-cyclist Mel Pemble crowned omnium world champion
Mel Pemble of Victoria won two gold medals and set a world record on the way to becoming a first-time omnium champion at her debut Para-cycling track world championships.
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Kohli blitz lifts India to victory in Pakistan cliffhanger
MELBOURNE: Virat Kohli smashed a stunning half-century to lift India to a four-wicket win on the final ball against arch-rivals Pakistan in a classic T20 World Cup match on Sunday (Oct 23) that unfolded in front of a massive Melbourne Cricket Ground crowd.
Gordon and Mullen battle to fifth in tandem sprint
Ireland concluded their Paracycling Track World Championships on Sunday as Martin Gordon and Eoin Mullen battled to a fifth-place finish in the tandem sprint while Chris Burns finished ninth in the scratch race and sixth overall in the omnium.
Astros shut out Yankees to move 1 win away from World Series berth
Cristian Javier and Houston's bullpen combined on a three-hitter, Chas McCormick followed a dropped flyball with an early two-run homer and the Astros beat Gerrit Cole and the New York Yankees 5-0 Saturday night to take a 3-0 AL Championship Series lead.
Rugby-France crush Fiji to advance to quarters, Australia beat Wales
(Reuters) -France joined Australia in qualifying for the quarter-finals of the women's Rugby World Cup on Saturday, cruising past Fiji 44-0 as hosts New Zealand handed Scotland a 57-0 thrashing.
Rugby-Australia advance to quarter-finals with narrow win over Wales
(Reuters) - Australia booked their place in the quarter-finals of the women's Rugby World Cup on Saturday with a hard-fought 13-7 win over Wales in Whangarei, New Zealand.
Mel Pemble hauls in 1st Canadian gold medal at Para-cycling track worlds
Mel Pemble can officially call herself a world champion.
Motor racing-Verstappen shoots for record to end Mercedes' title streak
(Reuters) - Red Bull's double world champion Max Verstappen can equal a Formula One record in Sunday's U.S. Grand Prix in Austin, Texas, and officially end Mercedes' unprecedented run of eight constructors' titles in a row.