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BWF World Championships 2022: Imperious Viktor Axelsen Wins Second Badminton World Title

Denmark's Viktor Axelsen won his second badminton world title on Sunday, beating Thailand's Kunlavut Vitidsarn 21-5, 21-16 in the final in Tokyo. World number one Axelsen has lost only one singles match this season and was too much for 21-year-old rising star Vitidsarn, who was blown away in the first game. Axelsen, who won Olympic gold last year, also claimed the world title in Glasgow in 2017. The 28-year-old Dane has been in imperious form this week in Tokyo, reaching the final without losing a single game.

Japan's Akane Yamaguchi retains badminton women's world title

The top-seeded Yamaguchi, who won her first world title last year in the Spanish city of Huelva, had to dig deep to see off the challenge of Olympic champion Chen. Chen was bidding to become the first player from badminton powerhouse China to win a women's singles world title since 2011. China has won a total of 15 women's singles world titles -- five times more than any other country -- but number four seed Chen was the nation's first women's world finalist since 2014.

BWF World Championships 2022: Akane Yamaguchi Retains Her Women's Singles Title

Japan's Akane Yamaguchi retained her badminton women's world title in front of her home crowd in Tokyo on Sunday, beating China's Chen Yufei 21-12, 10-21, 21-14. The top-seeded Yamaguchi, who won her first world title last year in the Spanish city of Huelva, had to dig deep to see off the challenge of Olympic champion Chen. Chen was bidding to become the first player from badminton powerhouse China to win a women's singles world title since 2011. China has won a total of 15 women's singles world titles -- five times more than any other country -- but number four seed Chen was the nation's first women's world finalist since 2014.

Imperious Viktor Axelsen wins second badminton world title

badminton world title on Sunday, beating Thailand's Kunlavut Vitidsarn 21-5, 21-16 in the final in Tokyo. World number one Axelsen has lost only one singles match this season and was too much for 21-year-old rising star Vitidsarn, who was blown away in the first game. Axelsen, who won Olympic gold last year, also claimed the world title in Glasgow in 2017.

Kasatkina bags second title in hardcourt swing ahead of US Open

Russian Daria Kasatkina will go into the U.S. Open brimming with confidence after winning her second title on Saturday in the hardcourt swing leading up to the Grand Slam in New York.

Daria Kasatkina bags second title in hardcourt swing ahead of US Open

Top seed Kasatkina defeated Daria Saville 6-4, 6-4 in the final at the inaugural Championnats Banque Nationale de Granby, with the contest lasting nearly two hours. It was Kasatkina's second singles title of the season after she won the Silicon Valley Classic crown in San Jose earlier this month.

Title win in Cleveland boosts Samsonova's preparation for US Open

Russian Liudmila Samsonova said winning the Tennis in the Land tournament in Cleveland has helped her prepare for the U.S. Open, though she expects different conditions at the year's final Grand Slam in New York.

Blitzboks crash out of LA Sevens to open World Series door for title rivals

Points leader South Africa crashed out in Saturday's group stage of the season-ending World Rugby Sevens Series tournament at Los Angeles, opening the door to the crown for three rivals.

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BWF World Championships 2022: Imperious Viktor Axelsen Wins Second Badminton World Title

Japan's Akane Yamaguchi retains badminton women's world title

BWF World Championships 2022: Akane Yamaguchi Retains Her Women's Singles Title

Imperious Viktor Axelsen wins second badminton world title

Kasatkina bags second title in hardcourt swing ahead of US Open

Daria Kasatkina bags second title in hardcourt swing ahead of US Open

Title win in Cleveland boosts Samsonova's preparation for US Open

Blitzboks crash out of LA Sevens to open World Series door for title rivals