Carreno Busta withstands Bublik barrage to claim Chengdu crown
Spain’s Pablo Carreno Busta claimed his first ATP title in more than two years after coming back from a set down to beat big-serving Alexander...
Bekele narrowly misses world record in Berlin marathon win
Former Olympic and world champion Kenenisa Bekele staged a thrilling comeback to win the Berlin marathon on Sunday, recording the second fastest time ever to...
MLB roundup: Astros clinch home field, Verlander gets 3,000th strikeout
Justin Verlander became the 18th pitcher in major league history to reach the 3,000-strikeout plateau on Saturday as the Houston Astros recorded a 6-3 victory...
Canada’s Heaton takes fumble memes in his stride
Canadian Matt Heaton is staying positive by seeing the funny side of things of his error-prone Rugby World Cup debut against Italy on Thursday....
Vieria defies ‘hell’ to win silver at 43
Japan’s Yusuke Suzuki won the world championship 50 kilometres race walk on Sunday while 43-year-old Joao Vieira defied conditions he described as “hell” to become...
College football notebook: One play, two injured for Purdue
A pair of key Purdue offensive players were injured on the same play on Saturday against Minnesota....
Vieria defies ‘hell’ to become oldest world championship medalist
Japan’s Yusuke Suzuki won the world championship 50 kilometers race walk on Sunday while 43-year-old Joao Vieira defied conditions he described as “hell” to become...
Santa Anita suffers another horse death
Santa Anita Park saw another horsing fatality on Saturday when Emtech, a 3-year-old colt, sustained injury and had to be euthanized....
Agassi finds few places of comparison in modern ‘aggressive’ field
As a tennis player, Andre Agassi defied comparison. And as a retiree, the eight-times Grand Slam champion would rather not try himself....
Golf: Champ jumps three shots clear after 54 holes in Napa
American Cameron Champ tamed windy conditions to jump to a three-shot lead in the third round at the Safeway Open in northern California on Saturday....