Following is a abstract of present sports activities information briefs.

Rugby-Wales march into quarter-finals, shove Wallabies towards exit

Wales romped into the quarter-finals of the World Cup with a document 40-6 victory over Australia on Sunday that left the twice-world champion Wallabies heading for a pool stage exit for the primary time. Scrumhalf Gareth Davies, centre Nick Tompkins and flanker Jac Morgan scored tries with substitute flyhalf Gareth Anscombe banging over six penalties, a conversion and a drop purpose to present the Welsh a 3rd win in three Pool C matches.

Triathlon-Britain’s Potter wins world title after good run

Britain’s Beth Potter gained her first world title and a coveted slot within the 2024 Olympics after surging by way of on the run to win the ladies’s triathlon World Championship Finals in Spain on Sunday. The 31-year-old was a spark off the tempo in the course of the swim and bike sections however delivered an incredible run to take gold forward of fellow Briton Kate Waugh.

Games-Asia Olympic physique backs North Korea flag at Hangzhou regardless of WADA ban

The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) stated it was joyful for the North Korea flag to maintain flying on the Hangzhou Asian Games regardless of it being banned over the nation’s non-compliance with international anti-doping guidelines. The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) banned the flag in any respect main sporting occasions, outdoors the Olympic and Paralympic Games, in 2021 after deeming that North Korea had didn’t implement an efficient testing programme.

Soccer-Tottenham maintain Arsenal, Liverpool go second, Newcastle hit eight

Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur slugged one another to a standstill in an absorbing 2-2 attract Sunday’s huge Premier League derby and Liverpool maintained their resurgence to maneuver into second place after a victory over West Ham United. Brighton and Hove Albion shrugged off the midweek disappointment of shedding their first-ever European sport to maneuver into third place with victory over Bournemouth.

Tennis-Americans Tiafoe and Shelton safe Laver Cup title for Team World

Ben Shelton and Frances Tiafoe handed Team World a second successive Laver Cup title after they squeezed previous Team Europe duo Andrey Rublev and Hubert Hurkacz 7-6(4) 7-6(5) for an exciting doubles victory on Sunday. The Americans, who met earlier this month within the U.S. Open quarter-finals, discovered their rhythm to wrap up a final-day victory that lifted captain John McEnroe’s group to 13 factors and crushed any remaining hopes for Team Europe.

Soccer-Napoli’s Osimhen misses late penalty in goalless draw with Bologna

Napoli’s underwhelming begin to the season continued after a missed penalty by Victor Osimhen condemned the Serie A champions to a 0-0 draw at Bologna on Sunday. The Nigerian striker fired his penalty huge of the goal within the 72nd minute after Khvicha Kvaratskhelia’s deflected cross had struck the arm of substitute Riccardo Calafiori.

Athletics-Ethiopia’s Assefa smashes ladies’s marathon world document in Berlin

Ethiopia’s Tigst Assefa shattered the ladies’s marathon world document in Berlin on Sunday, lopping off greater than two minutes from the earlier greatest to clock an official time of two hours 11 minutes and 53 seconds. Assefa, who had set a course document with a private greatest final 12 months, set a blistering early tempo, steadily shaking off any competitors to pulverise Kenyan Brigid Kosgei’s document of two hours 14 minutes and 4 seconds set in 2019.

Soccer-Morata scores twice as Atletico outclass Real Madrid with 3-1 derby win

Alvaro Morata scored a brace to assist Atletico Madrid ship a press release efficiency as they outclassed metropolis rivals Real Madrid in a 3-1 derby win in LaLiga on Sunday. Morata opened the scoring within the fourth minute in a sold-out Metropolitano stadium with a towering header from a Samuel Lino cross and Antoine Griezmann prolonged Atletico’s lead with one other header within the 18th minute, from a Saul Niguez cross.

Soccer-Dutch police use tear fuel to disperse rioters after Ajax v Feyenoord deserted

Ajax Amsterdam’s house Eredivisie sport towards defending champions Feyenoord was deserted on Sunday as followers threw flares onto the pitch, and mounted police used tear fuel to disperse rioting followers outdoors the stadium. A gaggle of indignant Ajax followers tried to power their manner into the stadium after the sport was halted main the police to disperse them with tear fuel, Amsterdam police wrote on social media platform X.

Soccer-Kolo Muani and Ramos rating maiden PSG targets in win over Marseille

Randal Kolo Muani and Goncalo Ramos scored their first targets for Paris St Germain because the French champions crushed bitter rivals Olympique de Marseille 4-0 in Ligue 1 on Sunday. Kolo Muani and Ramos, with a brace, added to Achraf Hakimi’s early opener to elevate PSG as much as third within the standings with 11 factors from six video games, two behind shock leaders Stade Brestois.

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