Taylor to fight for fourth world title
World number one Katie Taylor of Ireland advanced into the finals after breezing past Tajikistan’s Mavzuna Chorieva 16-6 on the 60kg category at the Qinhuangdao World Boxing Championships here on Wednesday.
SFZ fines national soccer coach Weiss for insulting journalist
The Slovak Football Association (SFZ) has fined national team head coach Vladimir Weiss 10,000 dollars for “inappropriate and unprofessional behavior” at a press conference after Slovakia lost an Euro 2012 qualifier to Russia 1-0 in Zilina last week.
Iran finishes ninth in Judo World Cup with one silver medal
TEHRAN (Xinhua) — Iran finished in ninth place with one silver in the 2011 Judo World Cup, the local Mehr news agency reported. Iranian athlete, Javad Mahjoub, claimed a silver medal in the World Cup competitions in Baku, Azerbaijan on Sunday.
US rugby skipper Todd Clever cited
United States skipper Todd Clever became the second player to be cited at the World Cup. World Cup organisers said that he had been cited for dangerous tackling and dangerous charging during his side’s 13-6 win over Russia in a Pool C match on Thursday.
Men’s Basketball European Championship results
VILNIUS (Xinhua) — Following are the men’s European Championship basketball results on Monday, final batch of first round matches (aet – after extra-time):
