Hammer thrower Camryn Rogers grabs silver behind reigning world champion in Poland
Eleven months later in a different continent, the result was the same: A North American sweep in women's hammer throw.
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The Ocean Race: Two-time IMOCA world champion Charlie Dalin joins 11th Hour Racing Team for crucial leg
French offshore sailor Charlie Dalin, a two-time IMOCA world champion, is set to join the 11th Hour Racing Team, the sole US entry in The Ocean Race, for a pivotal double-pointer leg from Newport, Rhode Island, to Aarhus, Denmark. Hailing from Le Havre and currently based in Brittany, France, Dalin has consistently achieved victories and podium finishes in major offshore sailing events in recent years.
Former world champion sprinter Tori Bowie dies aged 32
American former world 100m champion Tori Bowie has died at the age of 32.
Chess-China's Ding Liren defies odds to become world champion
China's Ding Liren was crowned on Sunday as the 17th world chess champion in a tense match against Russian-born Ian Nepomniachtchi in Astana, Kazakhstan, in the last chapter of an odds-defying sequence of events.
Snooker world champion sees 'unpopular opinion' send punters loopy as he's warned over madcap rule change
Former world champion Shaun Murphy has faced a backlash from snooker fans after he called for a change to the format that would overhaul the way the game is played.
Former world champion Adrian Lewis takes break from professional darts
Two-time world champion Adrian Lewis has announced he is taking a break from professional darts.
Two-time world champion Adrian Lewis set for darts break
Two-time world champion Adrian Lewis has announced he is taking a break from professional darts.
In Carlsen's shadow, chess awaits a new world champion
Chess will crown a new world champion when Ian Nepomniachtchi and Ding Liren begin their battle on Sunday (Apr 9) in the shadow of incumbent Magnus Carlsen, who voluntarily relinquished the title he held since 2013.