Tokyo fans savour athletics worlds four years after Olympic lockout
Japanese fans soaked up the atmosphere on Saturday's opening day of the world athletics championships in Tokyo, four years after being shut out of the same stadium for the pandemic-troubled Olympics.
Read moreAkram tells Pakistan, India to forget noise and 'enjoy' Asia Cup clash
Pace bowling great Wasim Akram has urged Pakistan and India's cricketers to ignore the noise and enjoy the game when they meet in a highly charged Asia Cup T20 match on Sunday.
Read moreSomething to get your teeth into: 'Jaws' exhibit marks 50 years
Take one very large shark, a boat (we're gonna need a bigger one of those) and a movie that ran way over budget and you've got all the ingredients of a career-making film for one of Hollywood's most successful directors.
Read moreGermany, France, Argentina, Austria on brink of Davis Cup finals
Germany, France, Argentina and Austria all edged closer to the Davis Cup finals on Friday taking 2-0 leads in their second-round qualifiers.
Read moreWar with Russia weighs heavily on Ukrainian medal hope Doroshchuk
Oleh Doroshchuk has a chance of a medal at the world championships but the Ukrainian high jumper told AFP he finds the war still raging in his country with Russia is an "overwhelming weight".
Read moreDunfee and Perez claim opening world golds in Tokyo
Canada's Evan Dunfee and Spain's Maria Perez claimed the opening golds on offer at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo with respective victories in the men and women's 35km race walking events on Saturday.
Read moreBen Griffin leads PGA Procore Championship in Ryder Cup tune-up
Ben Griffin led the charge of US Ryder Cup players at the PGA Procore Championship on Friday, firing a six-under par 66 to seize a three-shot lead over Russell Henley and amateur Jackson Koivun.
Read more'We're more than our pain': Miss Palestine to compete on global stage
Nadeen Ayoub, the first Palestinian to compete in Miss Universe, will step onto the stage at the height of one of the most harrowing periods in her people's history, determined to show they are more than headlines of war.
Read moreIngebrigtsen seeks elusive 1500m world gold after injury-plagued season
Jakob Ingebrigtsen might have hoped it would be third time lucky in his quest for a 1500 metres world title in Tokyo but he arrives rusty having been laid low by an achilles injury this season.
Read moreThailand's Chanettee leads by two at LPGA Queen City event
Thailand's Chanettee Wannasaen fired a four-under par 68 to hold her two-stroke lead after Friday's second round of the LPGA Queen City Championship.
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