Boxing: Wilder and Ortiz heavyweight rematch set for November
Undefeated heavyweight world champion Deontay Wilder will defend his title when he fights Luis Ortiz in Las Vegas on Nov. 23, event promoters announced on Saturday.
Athletics: I haven’t been careless, says Coleman
World 100 meters champion Christian Coleman said on Saturday he had not missed doping tests out of carelessness but that he could approach them more diligently in the future.
Athletics: Coleman says he is not ready to replace Bolt
Christian Coleman said he was not ready to become the face of athletics and fill the void left by the retirement of the great Usain Bolt after winning gold in the 100 meters at the world championships on Saturday.
Athletics: Sizzling Coleman leaves Doha cold with 100 meters win
American Christian Coleman scorched to the 100 meters world championship gold medal on Saturday but the crowning of the world’s fastest man could generate no more buzz than the air conditioning in a half-empty Khalifa Stadium.
Cycling: Van Vleuten solos to world gold in women’s road race
Dutchwoman Annemiek van Vleuten produced one of the greatest solo rides ever seen at the UCI Road World Championships to storm to victory in the women’s road race on Saturday.
Equestrian: Horses take the ferry for show-jumping event on New York island
You can lead a horse to water but can you make 95 of them board a ferry from Lower Manhattan to an island in the middle of the New York Harbor?
One athlete briefly in hospital after women’s midnight marathon: IAAF
One runner competing in the women’s marathon that took place in scorching heat and high humidity in the middle of the night was hospitalized following the event but later released, the IAAF said on Saturday.
Athletics: Botswana’s Amos withdraws with Achilles problem
Botswana’s Nijel Amos, one of the favorites to win the 800 meters at the world championships, withdrew before his opening heat on Saturday with an Achilles problem.
Pole vault world record holder Lavillenie misses final
French pole vaulter Renaud Lavillenie, the world record holder, was eliminated from the world athletics championships on Saturday after failing to clear the qualifying height.
Athletics: Yellow hair and hot time have Fraser-Pryce in spotlight
Jamaica’s Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce clocked the top time ever in a heat of the women’s 100 meters on Saturday as the world athletics championships got off to a blazing start for the second straight day.
