Bajrang, Pinki win Gold at Yasar Dogu
New Delhi: Bajrang Punia won his second consecutive international Gold while Sandeep Tomar had to be content with a Silver medal at the Yasar Dogu International as Indian wrestlers returned with 10 medals, including seven by women, from the ranking event in Istanbul, Turkey. In the women's competition, Pinki was the lone Gold medallist in the 55kg category with her 6-3 win over Ukraine's Olga Shnaider in the final but Olympic Bronze medallist Sakshi Malik endured a disappointing result as she failed to reach the medal round in the 62kg category. Overall Indian women grapplers outperformed the men's by winning seven medals. Vicky had won a Bronze in the 57kg on Saturday.All other Indian men's wrestlers - Amit (65kg), Jitendra (74kg), Pawan (86kg), Deepak (92kg), Jashkawar Singh (97 and 125kg) failed to reach the medal rounds. On Sunday two Gold medals were at stake in the women's 53kg and 57kg categories but Seema and CWG Silver medallist Pooja Dhanda lost their final bouts.
Berrettini claims 1st Swiss Open title
Gstaad: Italy's Matteo Berrettini, World No 84, upset second seed Roberto Bautista Agut of Spain 7-6 (11-9), 6-4 on Sunday to win the Swiss Open, his first career title. Berrettini, who was playing his first-ever ATP final, needed one hour and 45 minutes to defeat Bautista Agut, world No 17, and deprive the Spaniard of his third title this season, after his wins in Dubai and Auckland. "I'm really happy, I have to stay focused because of the doubles (final) and not think about this, but I am really happy," Berrettini, 22, said after the match. Bautista Agut lost his big chance in the first set, when he needed just two points to beat Berrettini, who has not dropped his serve during the whole tournament. Unseeded Berrettini defeated three seeded opponents in this tournament, although he had previously never reached the quarterfinal.
Baker breaks world record
irivine: Kathleen Baker set a world record of 58.00sec to win the 100m backstroke at the US swimming championships. Baker, silver medalist in the event at the 2016 Rio Olympics, improved on the world record of 58.10 set by Canadian Kylie Masse at the World Championships in Budapest on July 25 of last year. Baker, who tied for first with Regan Smith in the 200m backstroke this week, clocked a blistering 27.90sec over the first 50m and held on for the victory. She notched the first world record of the championships, the selection meeting for next month's Pan Pacific Championships in Tokyo. The two meets together are the qualifiers for the World Championships in South Korea next year. The top three finishers all broke 59 seconds, with Olivia Smoliga second in 58.75 and Smith third in 58.83.
Buffon faces fight at PSG
singapore: Italy legend Gianluigi Buffon has a fight on his hands for the Paris Saint-Germain goalkeeper's shirt as coach Thomas Tuchel revealed he had not yet decided who was his number one. Buffon has made his first move abroad at the age of 40 but faces stiff competition at the French club, which shares his ambition of a first Champions league title. Tuchel has an embarrassment of goalkeeping riches including Alphonse Areola, a member of France's World Cup-winning squad, German international Kevin
Trapp, Sebastien Cibois and Remy Descamps. "He's (Buffon) not afraid to fight for his place, Kevin and Alphonse are not afraid to fight for their place," Tuchel said in Singapore.