Sweden’s Duplantis soars 6.17m to break pole vault world record
World silver medalist Mondo Duplantis realized a lifetime dream when he broke the pole vault world record on Saturday by soaring 6.17 meters on his second attempt at a World Athletics Indoor Tour meeting in Torun in Poland.
Monfils to meet Pospisil in Montpellier final
Top seed Gael Monfils beat Serbia’s Filip Krajinovic 7-6(4) 6-2 on Saturday to set up a final showdown with Vasek Pospisil at the Open Sud de France in Montpellier.
Figure skating: Japan’s Kihira retains Four Continents crown
Japanese teenager Rika Kihira overcame a lapse in concentration midway through her performance to top the women’s free program and successfully defend her title at the ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships on Saturday.
China women’s basketball team secure Tokyo Olympic slot
China secured their slot in this year’s women’s Tokyo Olympics basketball tournament by edging European champions Spain 64-62 in a tense qualifier in Serbia on Saturday, with South Korea set to join them.
French ice federation boss steps down amid sexual abuse scandal
French ice sports federation president Didier Gailhaguet resigned from his position on Saturday amid the sexual abuse scandal in figure skating.
Olympic gold medalist Schoeman blames contamination for positive test
South African Olympic swimming gold medalist Roland Schoeman says he still has ambition to compete at the Tokyo 2020 Games despite serving a one-year suspension after testing positive for a banned substance.
Serena edges out Ostapenko in Fed Cup
Serena Williams had to dig deep to fend off Latvian challenger Jelena Ostapenko as she wrapped up Friday’s play at the Fed Cup in Seattle with a hard-fought victory that gave the United States a 2-0 advantage.
NBA roundup: Beal hits last-second winner for Wizards
Bradley Beal’s layup with 0.2 seconds left lifted the Washington Wizards to a 119-118 win over the visiting Dallas Mavericks on Friday night.
NHL roundup: Last-minute goal lifts Wild over Stars
Minnesota’s Joel Eriksson Ek scored the second of his two goals with 25.7 seconds left in regulation, and the visiting Wild beat the Dallas Stars 3-2 on Friday night.
U.S., Canada women secure 2020 Olympics berths with wins
Sam Mewis scored a pair of goals to help lead a dominant United States to a 4-0 rout over Mexico, clinching a spot in the 2020 Olympics on Friday.FIFA’s No. 1 ranked women’s team, the U.S. played up to their lofty status as they blasted Mexico in the s…
