Athletics: Morris finally ends Stefanidi’s winning streak
BIRMINGHAM, England (Reuters) – American Sandi Morris ended Katerina Stefanidi’s long winning streak in the pole vault — and stemmed her own run of silver medals — to claim a first major title at the world indoor championships on Saturday.
Cycling: American Dygert wins gold in individual pursuit
(Reuters) – American Chloe Dygert broke the 3,000m individual pursuit world record twice on her way to gold at the track world championships on Saturday as she took her second gold of the week.
Athletics: Coleman roars to world indoor 60 meters triumph
BIRMINGHAM, England (Reuters) – Christian Coleman demonstrated just why he is the man tipped to lead sprinting into the post-Usain Bolt era when he roared to victory in the 60 meters at the world indoor championships on Saturday.
Athletics: Farcical scenes as Maslak wins gold after top two disqualified
BIRMINGHAM, England (Reuters) – Pavel Maslak became the first man to win three world indoor 400 metres gold medals on Saturday after benefiting from another disqualification row in which the two athletes who finished in front of him were denied their m…
Tennis – Fognini ends Cuevas’s Sao Paolo winning streak to reach final
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Pablo Cuevas’s pursuit of a fourth successive Brazil Open title ended on Saturday as Italian Fabio Fognini snapped the Uruguayan’s 15-match winning run in Sao Paolo with a 6-4 6-2 win in the semi-finals.
Mayer holds on to grab heptathlon gold from Warner
BIRMINGHAM, England (Reuters) – Frenchman Kevin Mayer took heptathlon gold by a mere five points to deny Damian Warner in a thrilling finish to the two-day competition at the world indoor championships on Saturday.
Tennis: Bautista Agut downs Pouille to win Dubai final
(Reuters) – Third-seed Roberto Bautista Agut defeated France’s Lucas Pouille 6-3 6-4 in the final of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships on Saturday to secure his first ATP 500 title.
Alpine Skiing: Austria’s Hirscher claims giant slalom title in Slovenia
(Reuters) – Austria’s Marcel Hirscher lifted the men’s giant slalom World Cup title with a victory at Kranjska Gora in Slovenia on Saturday, fresh from his two Olympic golds at last month’s Pyeongchang Winter Games.
Neymar operation went perfectly says Brazil confederation
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazil’s Paris St Germain forward Neymar has had a successful operation on his injured foot and ankle, the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) said in a statement on Saturday.
Collins bids farewell after track’s longest sprint
BIRMINGHAM, England (Reuters) – As usual, Kim Collins — at 41 one of track’s most enduring, popular and charismatic figures — made everyone in the athletics arena smile on Saturday but it was for the last time.
