OSAKA, Japan: American Bernard Lagat upset defending champion Rashid Ramzi to scoop the world 1,500m title yesterday, while Britain pulled off a rare one-two in the women's 400m.
NEW YORK: Maria Sharapova opened the defense of her US Open crown in commanding style on Tuesday by overpowering Italy's Roberta Vinci 6-0, 6-1 in under an hour.
NEW YORK: World No 1s Roger Federer and Justine Henin breezed past qualifiers on Monday into the second round of the US Open while reigning Grand Slam champions Serena and Venus Williams also advanced comfortably.
NEW YORK: John Isner's remarkable summer continued on Monday when the tour rookie knocked out 26th seed Jarkko Nieminen in first-round action at the US Open.
OSAKA, Japan: Pole vault queen Yelena Isinbayeva won gold yesterday but failed in a world record attempt, as Kenyan runners held sway on the track at the World Athletics Championships.
OSAKA, Japan: Jamaican world record holder Asafa Powell admitted yesterday that he gave up during his world 100m final showdown with new champion Tyson Gay.
OSAKA, Japan: The unstoppable Kenenisa Bekele blitzed the field to win a third-straight 10,000m world title as Jamaica's Veronica Campbell was crowned 100m queen yesterday.
OSAKA, Japan: Carolina Kluft outdid heptathlon great Jackie Joyner-Kersee by becoming the first woman to win three world titles, but she does not think she will ever beat the American's world record.
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