United States and Spain reach women’s water polo final
Holders the United States and former winners Spain romped into the women’s water polo final at the World Aquatics Championships and qualified for the 2020 Olympics after emphatic wins over their respective rivals on Wednesday.
Organizers unveil Tokyo 2020 medals a year before Games
The medals for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics were unveiled on Wednesday with exactly one year to go until next year’s Games.
Olympics: Year before Games, Tokyo better prepared than any city before – IOC
A year before hosting the 2020 Olympics, Tokyo is better prepared than any other city in the past to host the Games, Olympic chief Thomas Bach said on Wednesday.
‘The Gay Footballer’ deletes twitter account
A Twitter account, which claimed to be from a soccer player who was preparing to come out as gay, has been deleted.
MLB roundup: Yanks earn wild 10-inning win over Twins
Didi Gregorius went 5-for-5 with seven RBIs and scored the winning run in the 10th inning as the New York Yankees rallied for a wild 14-12 victory over the Minnesota Twins in a battle of division leaders Tuesday night in Minneapolis.
Swimming: FINA need to crack down on ‘drug cheat’ Sun – Fraser
Chinese swimmer Sun Yang is a “drug cheat” who should not be competing at the world championships and governing body FINA need to “get off their backsides” to protect clean athletes, Australian swimming great Dawn Fraser has said.
Motor racing: Vettel facing his demons on return to Hockenheim
Sebastian Vettel will be battling his demons as well as his Formula One rivals when the Ferrari driver returns to Hockenheim this weekend for his home German Grand Prix.
Motor racing: Formula One statistics for the German Grand Prix
Statistics for Sunday’s German Formula One Grand Prix at Hockenheim, the 11th race of the 21-round season:
Swimming: Dressel delivers message with year’s fastest 100 free
Caeleb Dressel showed no signs of slowing down at the world swimming championships on Wednesday after the American delivered the year’s fastest time in the 100 meters freestyle heats.
Swimming: Scott returns to pool after podium controversy
Britain’s Duncan Scott said he was unaware he had been issued a warning by swimming’s governing body FINA over his refusal to shake Sun Yang’s hand at the medal ceremony for the 200 freestyle on Tuesday.
