Athletics

Athletics-Ingebrigtsen caps comeback with Ultimate Championship 5,000m title

BUDAPEST, Sept 11 (Reuters) - Jakob ⁠Ingebrigtsen completed a remarkable comeback on Friday, surging to victory in the men's ⁠5,000 metres at the inaugural World Athletics Ultimate Championship just seven months after ‌Achilles surgery had left his campaign in doubt.

Other Sports

Sailing-McMahon squeezes into home-water showdown as Rose leads the charge into ILCA Worlds finale

Sept 11 (Reuters) - Charlotte ⁠Rose sealed top spot in ⁠qualifying for the ILCA 6 Women's World ‌Championship on Friday as the Elimination Series concluded on Dublin Bay, setting up a five-point cushion ​heading into Saturday's medal-deciding ⁠Final Series.

Rugby

Rugby-Rugby facing uphill battle for American attention

Sept 11 (Reuters) - Rugby players may be muscular, broad-shouldered athletes built to ⁠be seen, yet some of the sport's biggest stars barely turned any heads as they walked around Baltimore, Maryland this week.

Motorsport

Motor racing-Spanish GP parks Formula One on football's doorstep

MADRID, Sept 11 (Reuters) - Formula One's ⁠long-awaited Spanish Grand Prix in Madrid has parked itself in the heart of football country, with Real ⁠Madrid and Atletico Madrid helping bring the paddock and penalty area unusually close together.

Cycling

Cycling-Ireland's Dunbar reels in leading climber Buitrago for Stage 19 Vuelta victory

ESTEPONA, Sept 11 (Reuters) - Irishman Eddie ⁠Dunbar overtook leading climber Santiago Buitrago with 500m remaining in Stage 19 of ⁠the Vuelta a Espana to secure an impressive victory on Friday while ‌Spanish rider Enric Mas successfully defended his lead atop the general classification.

Football

Soccer-FIFA gives ex-Maldives FA chief lifetime ban for misusing COVID funds

Sept 11 (Reuters) - Former Football Association ⁠of Maldives (FAM) President Bassam Adeel Jaleel has been banned for life ⁠from football-related activities for misusing COVID-19 relief funds for his ‌personal benefit, world soccer's governing body FIFA said on Friday.

Football

Soccer-Carrick faces derby test as expectations soar at Man Utd

LONDON, Sept 11 (Reuters) - Michael Carrick's first Manchester derby as ⁠interim manager brought a victory and bought him time.

Football

Soccer-Football matches in the Netherlands to be abandoned if fireworks used

Sept 11 (Reuters) - Dutch ⁠football matches will be abandoned if ⁠fireworks are used in the stands ‌under a new agreement between the KNVB, the Public Prosecution Service and Justice and Security Minister David ​van Weel, Dutch media reported.

Football

Soccer-Manchester United ban 685 ticket accounts in crackdown on touting

Sept 11 (Reuters) - ⁠Manchester United have banned 685 ticketing accounts and issued warnings ⁠or reduced sanctions to a further 464 supporters following a ‌summer-long crackdown on ticket misuse and touting.

Football

Soccer-World Cup final tug-of-war escalates as Morocco PM rebukes FA head, Spain stakes claim

RABAT, Sept 11 (Reuters) - The battle over ⁠who will host the 2030 World Cup final intensified on Friday after Morocco's ⁠prime minister told his country's football federation head to stop making promises before ‌the Spanish FA chief insisted it should be held in Spain.

Football

Soccer-Ghana's Inaki Williams announces international retirement

Sept 11 (Reuters) - Athletic ⁠Bilbao captain Inaki Williams has retired from ⁠international football after four years with ‌Ghana, the forward announced on social media on Friday.

Motorsport

Motor racing-Antonelli leads Spanish GP practice as Madring makes its F1 debut

MADRID, Sept 11 (Reuters) - Formula One championship leader ⁠Kimi Antonelli lapped fastest for Mercedes in free practice at Madrid's new Spanish Grand Prix circuit on Friday with Ferrari's ⁠Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton close behind.

Hockey

National hockey juniors lose to defending champions India in semis

PETALING JAYA: The national junior hockey team's hopes of making the Junior Asia Cup final were dashed after they lost 3-1 to defending champions India on Friday (Sept 11).

Football

Soccer-Hull's Thomas unharmed after flipping car in accident near training ground

Sept 11 (Reuters) - ⁠Hull City forward Sorba Thomas ⁠escaped "completely unscathed" after he was ‌involved in a crash near their training ground that flipped his car upside ​down, the Premier League ⁠club said on ⁠Friday.

Athletics

Athletics-Red carpets, reels and racing: athletics leans into the creator era

BUDAPEST, Sept 11 (Reuters) - As Olympic champions and world record-holders ⁠drifted between interview stations at the World Athletics Ultimate Championship media day on Thursday, many had one eye on the cameras and another on their phones.

Football

Soccer-No excuses, no surprises: Arteta's Arsenal prepare for anything

LONDON, Sept 11 (Reuters) - Mikel Arteta once ⁠hired pickpockets to keep his Arsenal players alert. He has painted meeting rooms in ⁠colours designed to improve concentration and pipes opposition stadium anthems through speakers at the ‌club's training ground.

Football

Soccer-Hull fined over offensive chanting

Sept 11 (Reuters) - Hull ⁠City have been fined £30,000 ($40,512) by the ⁠Football Association over discriminatory chanting during ‌their FA Cup defeat by Chelsea in February, the governing body said on Friday.

Football

Soccer-Home clubs to get bill for increased policing costs at high-risk matches, German FA says

BERLIN, Sept 11 (Reuters) - The ⁠German Football Association (DFB) said on Friday that it would ⁠pass on increased policing costs for high-risk matches ‌to home clubs, adding that it still opposed charging fees for policing.

Cricket

Cricket-Growth of cricket in US a 'slow-burn', says Ponting

Sept 11 (Reuters) - Ricky ⁠Ponting said the growth of cricket in the United States has not ⁠been as fast as he expected, but he still sees potential with ‌the U.S. national team becoming more competitive, and the sport set to feature in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.

Football

Soccer-James Rodriguez returns to Colombia with Atletico Nacional

Sept 11 (Reuters) - Colombia ⁠midfielder James Rodriguez has returned ⁠to play in his homeland for the ‌first time since leaving as a teenager, joining Atletico Nacional on a free transfer, the club ​said.