All Blacks Savea to wear protective goggles
The fact that the eyesight of All Blacks flanker Ardie Savea had deteriorated so much he needed to wear protective goggles during matches came as a surprise to long-time team mate Beauden Barrett.
College football notebook: Fair Pay to Play Act signed into California law
California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday signed the Fair Pay to Play Act, which will allow college athletes in the state to profit from endorsements and their likeness in defiance of NCAA rules. The law takes effect on Jan. 1, 2023.
No. 18 UCF packs potent passing for trip to Cincinnati
UCF wide receiver Gabriel Davis often watches college football’s top pass-catchers to emulate their game.
Athletics: American hurdler Roberts disqualified in heats
American Daniel Roberts hopes of winning a medal in the 110 meters hurdles at the world athletics championships were almost certainly dashed after he was disqualified for knocking down a rival’s hurdle in the heats on Monday.
Athletics: Uganda’s Nakaayi upsets field to win women’s 800 meters
Ugandan Halimah Nakaayi pulled off an upset to win the women’s 800 meters title at the world championships on Monday while favorite Ajee Wilson was left with another bronze as she ran out of steam with 100 meters left.
Athletics: Organizers blame late starts and boycott for empty stadium
The embarrassingly low attendance at the world athletics championships was blamed on late start times and a boycott of the country by other nations in the region by the event’s organizers on Monday.
Athletics: Warholm caps perfect season with world 400m hurdles gold
Norway’s Karsten Warholm completed a perfect season by blazing to world championship gold in the 400 meters hurdles on Monday while Abderrahman Samba finally gave the hosts something to cheer by claiming a bronze to secure Qatar’s first medal.
Athletics: Uganda’s Nakaayi upsets the field to win women’s 800 meters
Ugandan Halimah Nakaayi pulled off an upset to win the women’s 800 meters title at the world athletics championships on Monday while favorite Ajee Wilson was left with another bronze as she ran out of steam with 100 meters left.
Athletics: Russian Lasitskene first woman to clinch three world high jump titles
Maria Lasitskene became the first woman to win a third world high jump title, gracefully clearing 2.04 meters on Monday to bring Russia’s neutral athletes a second gold in two days.
Athletics: Kenya’s Chepkoech powers to women’s steeplechase gold
Kenya’s Beatrice Chepkoech stormed away from the field to win the 3,000 meters women’s steeplechase gold medal at the world athletics championships on Monday, making amends for a mistake that cost her a place on the podium two years ago.
