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CHICAGO, United States (AFP)–American sprinter Jenna Prandini didn’t let a rain delay slow her down as she stormed to a dominant win in the women’s 200 meter final at the US Track and Field championships on Sunday. Prandini clocked a 22.62 seconds into the headwind to beat reigning world 400 metre champion Phyllis Francis at the Drake University Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa. Francis finished in 22.83 while Kyra Jefferson was third in 22.89. “I […]
by Nova Safo Agence France Presse CHICAGO, United States (AFP) — The Michigan university where serial sex abuser Larry Nassar practiced medicine announced Wednesday it has agreed to a $500 million settlement with hundreds of former victims of the ex-USA Gymnastics doctor. The agreement with attorneys representing 332 women and girls was a “global settlement,” Michigan State University (MSU) said. It resolved claims against faculty and staff employed at the school who were also […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Jose Ramirez claimed the vacant World Boxing council super lightweight world title Saturday with a 12-round unanimous decision over fellow American Amir Imam. Ramirez, a 2012 Olympian, remained unbeaten, taking his record to 22-0 with 16 wins inside the distance as he captured the title vacated by Terence Crawford when he moved up to welterweight. “Man, it’s a dream come true,” said California’s Ramirez, who gained the decision by scores […]
by Greg Heakes © Agence France-Presse INDIAN WELLS, United States (AFP) — Daria Kasatkina defeated her second straight top 10 player as she needed less than an hour to rout Angelique Kerber and book her first Indian Wells semi-final on Thursday. The 20-year-old Russian rolled to an easy 6-0, 6-2 victory in 58 minutes over the 10th seeded Kerber at the joint WTA/ATP hardcourt tournament on Thursday. Kasatkina, who is ranked 19th in the world, […]
INDIAN WELLS, United States (AFP) — Seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams defeated Sorana Cirstea 6-3, 6-4 in the second round of the WTA Indian Wells hardcourt tournament on Saturday. The 37-year-old American moves on to the third round where she will face either her younger sister Serena or Dutch player Kiki Bertens, who are scheduled to follow Venus on the centre court Stadium. Venus Williams reached last year’s Wimbledon final where she lost in […]
GANGNEUNG, South Korea (AFP) — American prodigy Nathan Chen became the first figure skater to land six quads as he set an Olympic record in the free skate at the Pyeongchang Winter Games on Saturday. Japan’s Yuzuru Hanyu clinched the title with compatriot Shoma Uno second and Javier Fernandez of Spain third. Chen, 18, was out of contention for a medal after bombing on Friday in a nervy short programme that left him languishing in 17th place […]
(Eagle News) — Jamie Anderson won her first gold medal at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia for the first-ever Women’s Slopestyle event. The 27-year-old Olympian, Anderson repeated her amazing feat of winning the gold in the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea. Anderson isn’t new to medaling as she was the youngest female to ever medal at the age of 15 during the Winter X Games in 2005. Although strong winds […]
(Eagle News) – After losing an overtime thriller to the Canadians in the 2014 gold medal game in Sochi, Team USA seeks redemption. That loss fueled their preparations in exhibition games and Olympic pre-qualifiers. In the opening period of the first game against Finland, the game’s tempo did not reflect a desperate U.S. team. Telecast of the match showed the U.S. team off to a slow start. They gave up one goal to Finland […]
https://youtu.be/IAFzWERy5So by Nova Safo Agence France Presse CHICAGO, United States (AFP) — A father whose three daughters say they were sexually abused by Larry Nassar lunged at the disgraced former USA Gymnastics doctor in a Michigan courtroom Friday, bringing his sentencing hearing to an abrupt halt while order was restored. The disruption came on the last day of victim impact statements before Nassar — already condemned to spend dozens of years behind bars on […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — MMA fighter Conor McGregor switched to the boxing ring to make one of the richest professional fights in history possible and now Floyd Mayweather hints he might return the favour. Mayweather, who hasn’t fought since knocking out McGregor in that boxing match last year, teased fans Friday night by posting a picture on his Twitter page of himself wearing mixed martial arts gloves and standing in an UFC cage. “Billion Dollar […]
MINSK, Belarus (AFP) — The United States aims to end its longest Fed Cup title drought when it meets a Belarus team missing former world number one and two-time Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka in this weekend’s final. The 17-time champion US team claimed its last title in 2000 and has lost three finals since — to France in 2003 and Italy in 2009 and 2010. This time the team is missing the Williams sisters, who have […]
